First Nations Outreach

First Nations Outreach

As a core value of God Encounters Ministries, we practice a “Culture of Honor.” For our ministry, one biblical expression of this value comes through Honoring the Host, the First Nation’s People.

As part of our regular contributions to various First Nations Ministries, we have helped with onsite prayer ventures and participated in the National Day of Prayer for the Cherokee. We also give away hundreds of our Christian books and provide gifts towards food distribution and education. When you designate your gift to our First Nations support you join us in holding up the hands of these powerful ministries we have partnered with for over a decade: Marble City Food Pantry and The Red Road.

Marble City Food Pantry in Oklahoma with Clifton Pettit

A humble and trustworthy man of God, Pastor Clifton Pettit is a full-blood Cherokee pastor who lives in Marble City, Oklahoma. Our role of support involves raising funds for his community’s Marble City Food Pantry, which provides food and other necessities for their high-poverty area. The Cherokee people constitute the majority of the population served by this ministry. God Encounters Ministries has been sowing prayer, food and financial aid to Clifton’s Cherokee community for well over a decade.

The Red Road with Charles and Siouxsan Robinson

Charles and Siouxsan Robinson founded The Red Road to empower and minister hope to Native American communities. They educate students and communities on the history and current condition of Native American culture. They minister the love of Jesus to the First Nations people through building relationships, meeting the practical needs of their Native people and working with them to break the cycles of addictions in individual lives.

Two of their current ongoing ministries reaching Native communities are Baskets of Hope and the Reservation Ministry. The Baskets of Hope assists individuals with the greatest need by hand-delivering a basket filled with essential household items. The Reservation Ministry serves as a relational building opportunity to demonstrate the love of Christ through enhancing the lives and culture of First Nations people.

Baskets of Hope Outreach sponsored by Red Road Ministries

The Red Road will journey to reservations in South Dakota, Montana, Idaho, and Canada. They will deliver the Baskets of Hope to share the love of Jesus and the Hope that exists within Him.

Native Americans face many day-to-day challenges — including but not limited to — high rates of suicide, alcohol/drug abuse, sexual abuse, and poverty.

Despite this, there is a great HOPE ready to manifest Himself to the First Nations people.

This year, your gift of a basket can provide an opportunity for Charles and Siouxsan to pray with and encourage a First Nations family about a Savior who gives HOPE during hopeless moments. In your basket, a Bible and a Jesus Calling devotional is being placed along with a personal note from The Red Road. You can make an online donation of $100 per basket and we will purchase one on your behalf or if prefer you can donate directly to theredroad.org/donate/