This ministry since then has been invited to bring God’s message out into many other areas
of the U.S. to other cultures and crossing over all denominational lines we have tried to be obedient
and faithful to His call. One specific area where we were especially privileged to serve last year
was the Navajo Christian Leadership Center in Thoreau, NM. a camp for the purpose of
ministering to the Navajo children and youth. We were able to help them complete an all purpose
bldg (The Bam Project) which was literally a livestock bam complete with stalls and a dirt floor,
and turned it into a place of worship, preaching and teaching for this community equipped with a
fully functional kitchen and climate control! We were even able to pour a basketball court outside
for the summer camps! All the while we were all praying for the Navajo men to be touched by the
Holy Spirit to step up and become the leaders of their people that God ordained them to be. TMTY
was invited in 2009 to be part of training Navajo men to be pastors and because of those who
believed in our mission, we were able to supply 50 study bibles to give out at that training seminar.
Navajo people came from the 4 comer states to engage with us in the event. Your support, prayers
and confidence in God’s providence helped us to raise the awareness once again of the need and
now the NCLC is being supported by other ministries and churches taking this mission above and
beyond our wildest imagination! Praise be to God!

TMTY continues to take the message out to jails, prisons, rehab programs, homeless shelters, nursing homes, hospice care and home visits and our latest focus for 2010 brings us to the juuvenile detention centers. Young men primarily, are in great need of mentors hip and these “boys” are for the most part hungry for leadership from someone who earnestly cares about them. The old story of no father, or no parents that are involved or they have so many problems of their own they can’t raise a youngster properly or they just don’t know how or can’t. For the past two years we have been going to Ferris School for Boys in Wilmington, DE on a regular schedule with the Christian Motorcyclist’s Association! Good News Travelers’ chapter and have seen dozens upon dozens of boys make decisions for Christ. How exciting! Praise Him! The challenge here is that once they are released they go back to the environment they left and they have no one to support their new faith or come alongside to encourage and disciple them to Christian maturity. Wouldn’t it be wonderful if someone would make the commitment to do that? TMTY has decided that we will do this to God’s glory this year and we will be teaming up with GNT, other counselors, ministries, youth ministers and churches to help us move this forward into an exciting and fruitful ministry from God. He has given His stamp of approval through conviction of the Holy Spirit and we are humbled by His grace, finding us worthy to be of further service to Him. This will of course take much work and we will need everyone to pitch in again this year with their resources, finances and prayers. Please support our events, those who can help in anyway are invited and welcome to come
alongside us. Through Me To You is a phrase we can all utter to the Glory of God. There are so
many details and challenges to a program like this, there isn’t room or time to include all of it in
this letter, but be assured that we are ready and willing to answer all questions, receive all ideas and
constructive criticisms as we grow in this new mission. We need you to stand with us.

‘Through Me To You Ministries’ is a 501(c)(3); nonprofit organization; all donations are tax deductible.
For more information about TMTY Ministries and how you can contribute go to www.tmty.org or contact Ray Seemans @ ray@tmty.org or call 302 290-6573

The events that took place were a culmination of efforts guided by the Holy Spirit over the course of more than two years. While the training occurred over a few days, we are confident that the seeds planted will bear fruits for the Kingdom of God that will be innumerable and everlasting!

In addition to the training conference, we were blessed to meet with missionaries Mark and Gina Morris and witnessed the progress that is being made at the Navajo Christian Leadership Center for Children. Glenn and Robin assisted in the camp review and assessment for future development.  We were also blessed to preach and/or share God’s music and message in churches at Mariano Lake and Farmington, NM.

Along the way, God provided the opportunity to share the gospel with the lost, counsel with the addicted and assist 4 stranded motorists. Three out of four of us even conquered the infamous “Navajo Taco”!

In summary I think Robin Gaskill said it well when she said, “This is like stepping into another country, into another culture, in another time.” That’s why we at TMTY sincerely say “We are blessed to take part in doing foreign mission work right here in the United States.”

Jesus said, “Go into all the world and teach all nations”. Thanks to each and every supporter we were able to do just that…..take the gospel to the Navajo Nation. May God give the increase! We love each one of you and are eternally grateful! Enjoy the pictures herein and praise the Lord!

TMTY

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I want to say PRAISE GOD!!!
HE hung a picture on our hearts more than two years ago. I believe we are walking into that place, into that picture in less than two weeks!
The enemy has tried the same old stale tricks to prevent revival in the Native American culture. He’s a loser! Some people have quit or perhaps were led to do other things. May God bless them. But God placed something in our hearts. What sounded “crazy”, what was questioned with “why are you doing this?”, what we were encouraged to “forget about” is unfolding before our eyes!
There is a place, there is a picture in our minds and on our hearts. I am confident that it was placed there by the Holy Spirit. I am fully persuaded we will see it! God loves us> Jesus paid the full price > The Holy Spirit is our guide!

Hallelujah! He Reigns!
Stephen

The work has already begun, the battle is already won, and our faith is in the Son….these two Navajo pastors have a thriving church just a few miles from the Navajo Christian Leadership Center and will be instrumental in our efforts in October!

 

Romans 10:13-15
{”13 for “Whoever will call upon the name of the Lord will be saved” 14 How then shall they call upon Him in whom they have not believed? And how shall they believe in Him whom they have not heard? And how shall they hear without a preacher? 15¬† And how shall they preach unless they are sent?…”¬†}

If you read the preceding words and have been following God’s leading us into the Native American community, you’ll be interested and hopefully joy-filled at God’s blessing on our work together. About two years ago we (Stephen & I) made a trip out to Thoreau, NM to minister to a couple of missionaries who seemed to just want us to bring some preaching and worship music and give them a break from their strenuous routines. That’s when we first met Mark Morris from the Navajo Christian Leadership Center, known to us then as “The Bible Camp” where we found this man and his family diligently reaching out to the Navajo community through the children and youth on¬†a camp that had been vacant for years and in dire need of fixing up. TMTY knew then that God had called us to come alongside of Pastor Mark and lend a hand.

Since that time till today we have been praying for God’s hand on this mission and felt a strong desire to reach the rightful¬†leaders of these people, namely the men. After much work, support and prayers of all receiving this note today we have been able to assist in some of the repairs such as “The Barn Project” which is now finished and ready for year round use, replacing all the old (unuseable) bedding and taking new bunk-beds (very practicle!) and now the camp is still in need of some fixing but much more useable than when we started.

Here’s the exciting part! Pastor Mark Morris has been “called” and¬†given the opportunity to train 50 Navajo pastors (untrained) from the 4 corner states (Colorado, Utah, Arizona & New Mexico) and he has asked TMTY to participate in this awesome mission. The work we’ve done so far was in the spirit of reaching out to the children and God has answered our prayers to reach the leaders of the nation in an amazing way! We are now working on our logistics, budget and team, we need your prayers and tomorrow we will be giving more details and how you can again participate in this work for the Kingdom. Enough for now…

Keep praying!

Ray

 

We had a wonderful and inspiring morning of worship with some new friends and family at His Divine Presence in Elkton, MD. We sang , we prayed, and Pastor Jim brought the sermon! What a great start to our trek!

From there we drove 31 hours straight to Amarillo, TX under threats of severe weather. Kevin drove all night and by the grace and protection of God we only got enough rain to clean the bugs off the windshield!. Texas’ big reminder (see the photos of the huge cross!)¬† that He was with us!, we stopped in Amarillo for a meal and a night’s rest.

Tues 6AM we had a “free” breakfast and hit the road for New Mexico and the Navajo Christian Leadership Center and was greeted warmly by Rev. Mark Morris who helped us unload and stack these beds for in the near future use in the camp houses.

With all that done, it was time to high tail it home for my wife’s graduation on Thursday and to preserve my skin! On the way, God showed us His glory, and blessed us with the rainbow and clear travel skies! From the Albequerque Airport to the Philadelphia Airport we were safe at home again. The graduation was exceptional “Kudo’s to Emmie” and she got the loudest applause of all! Check out our crew of celebrators (I am a blessed man!). She is officially a Certified Medical Assistant…Hallelujah! God is Awesome in this place!

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