“LINK provided me

an opportunity to be part of mission work

in Canada. We were the hands &

feet of Jesus to First Nations Canadian women & others, who needed the

hope found only in Jesus. I wholeheart-

edly believe in LINK’s ministry pur-

pose.” - Priscilla Arneecher

In This Is-sue LINK goes to

Canada

IFC Highlights

Farewell to Kelly King

Celebrating the Pastor’s Wife PRAY. ENGAGE. LEARN. SUPPORT. DEVELOP. PARTICIPATE…..MISSIONAL

LIVING. —-From Woman’s Missionary Union

LINK crosses the border for JESUS

The Native American LINK joined forces with a group of Oklahoma Christian Native American men of God to travel to Hay River Reserve, Northwest Territory, Canada in August. The team was led by Rev. Jim-my Anderson, longtime missionary/pastor. Team members included Andy Anderson (Muscogee Creek), Bill Anderson (Muscogee Creek) , Rev. Don Tiger (Muscogee Creek), Bro. Jimmy (Muscogee Creek), Ruth Walker (Seminole-Creek), Priscilla Arneecher (Cherokee), Augusta Smith (Muscogee Creek-Seminole) and Stephanie Wickliffe(Cherokee), representing six Oklahoma Indian Baptist congregations. Work includ-ed visits/prayer services for elderly, shut-ins, visits to hospitals & con-valescent facilities, jail ministry, (tribal) band headquarters, and words of encouragement/fellowship to Christian First Nations people. Wor-ship services were held nightly, with singing of Gospel and native hymns from Oklahoma tribes and First Nations people. Pray for our Northern brothers and sisters. The need for spiritual leaders is great.

The Native American LINK, Inc. Newsletter Issue 53 Summer 2016

Testimony from a LINK Participant My personal involvement with the Native American LINK Ministry has included opportunities to give, serve, train, learn and be on mission together with other Native American ladies, churches, as-sociations and communities. These opportunities have grown me in women’s leadership, missions understanding, team work, and in my relationship with the Lord. LINK recently provided me an opportunity to be a part of mission work in Northwest Territory, Canada on the Hay River Reserve. We were the hands and feet of Jesus to First Nations Canadian women and others, who needed the hope found only in Jesus. What an amazing experience that God used to speak to my heart and confirm direction that I had been in prayer about. I am ever so thankful to LINK and whole-heartedly believe in their ministry purpose.—Priscilla Arneecher

Indian Falls Creek 2016 Highlights

Priscilla with Alex

Tambour, Hay River

Reserve, NW Territory

Kelly King , BGCO Women’s Ministry & Missions Specialist Leaving Oklahoma

I have been so humbled & honored over the past 11 years to have the privilege of serving Oklahoma Bap-tists & especially our Native American churches & wom-en. It has always been a special honor to visit your churches & especially hear the Native Praise Choir. My heart has swelled with pride at national WMU events when the choir was fea-tured. You represent our state well. When I arrived at the BGCO, I had little knowledge of LINK, although I had met Willene Pierce at previous events. What an honor to partner first with Willene & now with Gus as the LINK ministry seeks to build rela-tionships among Native Americans & spread the Gospel. My prayer is that you would continue to seek the Lord with all your heart & love others into the King-dom. I look forward to staying in touch with you as I move to LifeWay Christian Re-sources. I’m confident the Lord will provide new & exciting ways for us to part-ner together for the cause of Christ. Blessings, Kelly

From the Director…. One of the best aspects of the LINK ministry is knowing that I’m not in this alone. I know God is very present, but oh, how wonderful it is when He provides participants who love the Lord and are ready to serve at a moment’s notice. The summer was full. The National WMU Celebration was, indeed, a June highlight. Ms. Wanda Lee will al-ways be a friend to our Native American women, & Native Praise Choir was honored to be a small part of her final meeting in St. Lou-is, MO. LINK continues moving west, serving through song & deed in Western Oklahoma. Mike & I were blessed to go with our small church mission to Cheyenne River, South Dakota in July, to help in building a home, and setting up a school library. Once again, Indian Falls Creek was rich in providing Bible Study, mission stories and focus on the reality of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) among our people. In August, LINK volunteers accompanied missionary/pastor, Rev. Jimmy Anderson, and Rev. Don Tiger, Andy & Bill An-derson to Hay River Reserve, NW Territory, Canada. Four women served as encouragers to our Canadian sisters, as well as singing for nightly services. We could not have accomplished so much with-out your support of resources, prayer, and even volunteering. Thank you beyond words. The work goes on….

Appreciate the Pastor’s Wife by Shirley Falls

Several years ago at Indian Falls Creek, a time was set aside to celebrate all the pastors’ wives. On Wednes-day afternoon, a couple of hours is focused on this special group of women. These women work hard & many times go unnoticed, & too often, they are not rec-ognized for their work. Our goal is to pamper them with love, laughter, fun, food, fellowship & send them home with gifts. It’s a way to say thank you. We have some pastors’ wives who have been coming since the begin-ning, some have gone to our heavenly home & then, we have new ones. If you or your church have not done something special for your pastors’ wife, would you consider showing her your love & appreciation in some way? Thank you to the LINK organization for sponsor-ing this event.

P. O. Box 470974 Tulsa, OK 74147

President: Laura Mackey 15854 S.E. 110 Road Red Oak, OK 74563 918-759-7320 nativelinkmackey@gmail.com Director: Augusta Smith P. O. Box 470974 Tulsa, OK 74147 Phone: 918-931-2218 NativeAmericanLINK@gmail.com Website: TheNativeAmericanLINKInc.org The Native American LINK Inc. is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. All donations are tax-deductible.

Choir Coordinator: Augusta Smith

Treasurer: Michael Smith P. O. Box 470974 Tulsa, OK 74147 918-863-4636 Additional Board Members: Angella Fish, Wetumka, OK Christine Fleming, Norman, OK Marilee Hilderbrand, Watts, OK Martha Johnson, Morris, OK Florence July, Okmulgee, OK Norma Lee, McAlester, OK Merry Monroe, Ada, OK Suzanne Russell, Ada, OK

Pray-that God will give our ministry fresh insight in making best use of our time & resources

Pray-for our LINK Board of Directors as we gather to plan for 2017

Pray-as we begin developing plans for the 70th yr. celebration of Indian Falls Creek 2017

Pray-for LINK to stay focused on the ultimate plan—pointing lost to Jesus