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Saturday, August 08, 2009

Ministry Among Oklahoma Indians

God has opened a door of ministry for us among the Choctaw Indians of Southeast Oklahoma. We'll be working with and assisting Bob and Cala Williams in the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma. There is so much that needs to be done! In just a month, we have seen the tragic result of drunkenness and abuse in the lives of many young people in this region.

This open door came at the right time for the Williams family and for us. Cindy still has some ongoing medical issues that are continuing to be treated at Dallas area doctors and hospitals. We are close enough to be able to travel freely to the Choctaw Nation while still living in the Dallas metro area.

Specifically, we will be working with Bro. Williams and his associate missionary, Bro. Sonny Dense. Bro. Sonny has been having some diabetes-related health issues. He needed some help and the Lord brought us all together. We've been asked to come in and assist the Choctaw Baptist mission work in Swink, Oklahoma. It's a blessing to be able to help these brothers as we plant and establish churches together. We have committed to helping these brother missionaries for a length of one year and during this time, we will seek the Lord's direction for future Native American ministry.

It's a blessing to talk with many pastors and receive assurances of continuing prayer and financial support. God bless you all!

I do have some prayer requests:
1. Car trouble: We have a suspension problem with our car and need funds to repair it. It will cost about $500.
2. We need to raise additional support. Could your church help us with additional support to conduct this mission work among the Native American Indians of North America?
3. I won't give the names, but there are some youth in our Choctaw churches and missions that need prayer. Their lives are marked tragically by abuse. Only the Lord God can heal these hurts. Please pray for the youth of Choctaw Baptist.

Ministry Transition

Cindy and I, along with Leah and Kayla, would like to thank you for your faithful prayers during what has been a very trying time. Cindy’s health battle has been really tough. First, she contracted TB. She’s been treated and is now cured. However, she is now being treated for degenerative disk disease, bulging disks, and fibromyalgia. And then there’s the ongoing problem of melanoma. Cindy is going to continue to need medical care here in the U.S. Through all of this, God has shown us that we should make the U.S. our base of ministry operations. God has confirmed this in our hearts in so many ways, it is amazing! God's power and presence through all of this has been so clearly evident.

The orphanage has been transferred to the direction of fellow missionaries, Drs. Leo and Mary Tago. The children are in excellent care. If you are supporting orphans, we are still forwarding your help on to Cambodia for their care. The same goes for supporting church planters in Cambodia.

On the U.S. spiritual battlefront, we will now be working with indigenous Native American Indians . We trust that you will continue to support us as we continue to serve our Lord in this needy ministry.

Sometimes we wonder why things happen the way they do, but it’s during those times we truly learn what Romans 8:28 means! We put a lot of hard work into Cambodia, seeing over 2,000 souls saved in our ministries, not to mention the over 10,000 we’ve witnessed come to Christ through the cooperative efforts of our missionaries in youth camps, conferences, and sports outreach programs! We miss Cambodia. Please continue to pray for us and continue to support us as we take the gospel to a neglected people group right here in our own backyard: The tribes of Native North American Indians.

In Christ,
The Haas Family
Billy, Cindy, Leah, and Kayla