WLS is a five day life-changing look into the Creator God's Word for young Native North Americans of any tribe, ages 16-35, who want to be better followers of Jesus. (Photo courtesy of RHM)
United States (MNN) ― The Ron Hutchcraft Ministries Summer of Hope is gearing up to begin in three weeks, but it only has about 40 percent of the support needed. Generous donors have offered two matching gifts to meet the need.
That means every gift to Summer of Hope 2009 will be doubled, up to $100,000. There a catch, though: RHM will only receive the gift if it matches the full $100,000.
Summer of Hope features a week-long Warrior Leadership Summit Conference for Native American youth, followed by the ministry of the On Eagles Wings evangelism team. This team of Native youth will share the Gospel on eight different reservations in the Southwestern U.S.
Just in the last three years, over 2,500 Native young people have believed the Gospel through the ministry of the On Eagles' Wings team.
The need for the Gospel among Native youth is enormous. After 500 years of missionary efforts to this group of indigenous peoples of North America, only 5 percent follow Christ. The suicide rate among Native youth is four times the rate among the rest of America's youth.
