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Gaining timeline clarity for myself and my supporters! Feels good. 😊

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Gaining timeline clarity for myself and my supporters! Feels good. 😊
They say that “hurt people hurt people” and conversely, “healed people heal people”. That is our hope at IBC, to see healthy Native leaders bringing healing to their people and the world. At IBC we are witnesses to the impacts of the trauma and abuse our students experience. Their pain and stories reflect the state of reservations across North America. High prevalence of violence. Sexual assault rates. Historical trauma impact. Addiction. Fatherlessness. Suicide. American Indians and Alaska Natives are 2.5 times more likely to experience violent crimes and at least 2 times more likely to experience rape or sexual assault crimes than any other race. Our experience is that over 95% of young Native Americans have experienced abuse.
We must be willing to walk alongside students as they face the healing process as they grow…
REFLECTION: I invite you to join me in a time of reflection as the chilly wind, singing leaves, and shimmering colors herald the seasons changing.
The LORD is stirring up a lot of good, challenging things in my own heart, and I thought I would share a couple of things to ponder & pray over. As we approach the 2024 election, it feels like an especially good time for repentance and return. I invite you to join me in reflection.
The world can be an increasingly scary place to find ourselves. It can be fear-inducing to know how to respond. I am praying for direction on how God wants me to move in these unpredictable and unprecedented times.
We are now 2 weeks following the catastrophic devastation from when torrential rains of Hurricane Helene shockingly and suddenly flooded poor, rugged Appalachia, most…