William came to Warrior Leadership Summit seven years ago. Tonight, he shared his powerful story with the warriors.
"Before I came here to WLS years ago, I said 'If this doesn't help, I'm going home and taking my life.' But that all changed because Jesus came in. Now I'm standing in front of you guys 'cause this hope Jesus Christ brought to me."
God is on the move in Native America!
This is a very special year at the Native American discipleship conference called "Warrior Leadership Summit." We are celebrating 25 years of life-changing impact through this event you have helped make possible!
Twenty-four Years. Twenty-four "On Eagles' Wings" rescue summers.
But this was the summer like no other.
No team has ever had the challenge of reaching so many seemingly "unreachable" and unreached Native young people.
No team has been more consistent, more relentless in fighting for lives night after night after night - no matter the resistance, no matter the rejection.
Thank you for your prayer!
Hundreds of warriors, representing many Native tribes, took part in this life-changing conference.
You would have been moved by the baptism service. Many Native young people wanted to boldly proclaim their new life in Jesus Christ.
"Do you realize we're getting to see what most Christians never get to see? Just like in Acts - people being saved daily!"
That comment to the team from a fellow warrior captured much of the miracle this amazing Summer of Hope. Day after day, young people coming to Christ - on Indian reservations! Where commitments to Christ are rare.
Warrior Leadership Summit 2015 is now finished. What a week this has been!
This was our largest gathering of Native young people - representing 115 Tribes!
There were many commitments this week: warriors choosing to begin a relationship with Jesus, or asking Jesus to make them clean, or choosing to break the cycle of sin, or becoming available to serve Jesus however, wherever.
It's so hard - probably impossible - to try to capture in words what we've seen and felt in this Summer of Hope. But it helps to see the breakthroughs through the eyes some of the Native pastors and missionaries we partnered with. In their words...
"Lord, please make this the Warrior Leadership Summit where You blow the lid off!"
That’s how God led us to pray beginning months ago. He answered that prayer big-time.
More than 1 out of 4 Native young people there gave their hearts to Christ.
You sent. The warriors went. And on ten reservations, Jesus came down.
There are two ways to tell the story of what God did through this holy partnership. First, the numbers.
Never before have we felt the deep need for your prayer as we did for this Summer of Hope. And never before, in the 20 supernatural years of On Eagles' Wings, have we seen such hard-fought and dramatic victories.