Rivers are the source of life, especially in the desert. Generally these rivers are barely flowing, but Hurricane Rosa brought the wettest October on record to this part of Arizona. We prayed at this location because the meridian marked at the point of confluence is where all addresses in Phoenix are measured from. We prayed that these rivers would always be flowing and that they would bring revival to the Southwest and the Indian nations.

We attended Fountain of Life Christian Fellowship on our first night in the area because Apostle Chuck Pierce was visiting. And when Chuck visits an area, he is sure to prophesy what God wants to do in that area to its full capacity. It was important for us to be there because our job was to be like an arrow to help fulfill the words God spoke through Chuck.

This house of prayer is a place for solitude and contemplation near Tucson and adjacent to the Saguaro Cactus National Park. Outside you are surrounded by the silent but embracing desert. Inside you may find others but they are seeking God. In this beautiful environment we shared communion together and with the land.

We really loved what this tribe said about themselves as depicted at the museum. They are lovers of God. They trust him to watch over them. They are peace loving. They did have some spiritual strongholds because of things they worship  - like Mt Bobaquivari. So we celebrated communion again and prayed for God’s blessing over this tribe.

Here we met with Kay Winters, who along with husband Bob, pastors a unique church dedicated to regional and national revival. Kay was uniquely qualified to help us because she understands the Indian history and culture and was on good terms with all of the tribes we would be visiting. Thus, she was able to prepare us for what we would find and help speak into our purpose. This was a very valuable visit.

We drove north to the town of Sedona known both for its red-hued rock nature setting and its occult practices and worship. We headed straight for the Catholic shrine known as the Chapel of the Cross built on a mountainside. In it is a powerful 40 foot high depiction of Jesus crucified on the cross. Because of a word from an intercessor friend, we prayed over all of Sedona from this place, believing that peace would descend over all of the valley and high places. We celebrated communion and shared it with the land.

When we arrived at the south rim of the Grand Canyon, the weather had turned windy and cold. Nonetheless, as always, the canyon was spectacular. We headed east along the canyon and prayed over it and several different places. We prayed for all tribes who came from this place, as many tribes have origin stories that start here. We prayed especially for the Hualapai and the Yavasupai tribes to find a unity as they both make their home in the canyon land and have experienced some division.

We spent the night at the Cameron Trading Post and saw the next morning that we were right on the Little Colorado River, which meets the Colorado in the canyon. We prayed for the entire river system of the southwest for peace and life. We celebrated our Sunday service here. An intercessor friend told us that she heard from the Lord that our intercession at the Grand Canyon the night before had deactivated the spirit responsible for the Las Vegas mass shooting the year before. Wow!

This is a photo from Walpi, the next village over from Sichomovi on First Mesa in the Hopi Nation, the village we visited, which looks very similar. In this village, even though it was a Sunday, we stopped at a house with an "art for sale" sign. We spent about an hour with the family and bought some of their art. They told us about all of the problems their family and their people experienced. Then they showed us artwork depicting the gods they worship (who lead them into these issues). We were able to pray with the family and invite Jesus into their house. The mother of the house used to attend the local Baptist church but had stopped going. After we left this family, we found the Baptist church just after service was over, told the pastor about this woman and her family, and he assured us he would visit them.

The Navajo Nation is the largest Indian reservation in the US. Window Rock is its capital. And the rock wall with a hole in it is the symbol of Window Rock. We were told by Kay Winters that the Spirit is moving powerfully in parts of this tribe, so we prayed for the Lord to move through the whole Navajo Nation.

This was the Washington DC of the ancient Pueblo culture a thousand years ago. It was their ceremonial capital but also had both permanent and transition housing perhaps like a hotel. Religious ceremonies were conducted here. All of the current Pueblo tribes in New Mexico and the Hopis in Arizona trace their roots here. The Navajos also consider it important. So it’s a key place in the network of indigenous people and their worship. Here is what our teammate Aaron prayed in Chaco Canyon:

. God would turn the original purpose of this place to his purposes.

.. The unity of cultures coming together will be used by our God who calls for unity.

.. Though there are no more inhabitants, change the worship and celebration tied to here and from here. Turn it away from false gods and turn it to you, God.

.. The practices, accomplishments, and mistakes would be remembered. The good retained, and the bad shaken off.

. God, we invite you here to establish a staging ground for your armies.

.. Send your armies on the roads that connect this place to the surrounding peoples and tribes

.. Drive off any spirits from here that continue to hold these people in bondage.

Taos is 1000 years old. It’s 1000 years old and the traditions have stayed strong. Parts of the Pueblo are 5 stories high. It’s an extensive village. Most families make their living as artisans, making jewelry, pottery, weaving, dolls, furniture. They have their shops right there in the Pueblo. We enjoyed talking to the artisans. Our prayers here focused on asking Father to give them a broader more satisfying life.

As we prayed for Albuquerque, the balloons came over the horizon. We did not time our trip to see the balloons but we felt that the balloons represented the freeing of the Indian nations that we were praying for and achieving by praying in Arizona and New Mexico.

Acoma Pueblo has a casino but it is famous for its Sky City - the primary place for the pueblo’s ceremonies is on top of a butte 350 feet above the surrounding area. By the time we got to the Cultural Center, Darlene and I were too short of breath and feeling too poorly to go on the tour, but Aaron and Russ were willing to go.  They learned a lot of history and other information about these resilient people. Once the guys had rejoined us we celebrated communion in the parking lot of the Cultural Center, led by Russ. We repented for the injustices done to these people for many years by Spanish conquerors, who murdered many and forced the people to build churches on top of their kivas (native worship structures). Up to 75% of the Pueblo people are Catholic but it’s mixed with native idol worship. We prayed for this people to come to a living faith in a loving God. We love these Acoma people, whose community practices would be a perfect wineskin for the practice of New Testament Christianity. 

Darlene woke from a dream in which I was prophesying that three Indian men would die if not rescued from their drug addiction. We prayed for deliverance for these man. But then we prayed for the entire Acoma tribe, indeed all the Pueblo tribes to be delivered. I said that they need to be lifted free of idolatry, which we had authority to do by virtue of the New Covenant in Jesus’ body and blood which we have been receiving on behalf of the people wherever we’ve gone. It’s like jacking up a car to remove a flat tire - you can change the tire if the weight is born by the jack. You can remove the sin if the weight of idolatry is taken by Jesus. We prayed for all the generational iniquity to be removed. Then we sang Did You Feel the Mountains Tremble right there in McDonalds. 

As we drove down the road we passed the Zuni Pueblo which we had intended to visit after the Hopis but couldn’t because of time. So we prayed for and blessed the Zunis. 

Because two of us had trouble with the altitude we actually headed back towards Phoenix early, which took us through the Painted Desert and Petrified Forest. This area is simply beautiful.

This museum preserves the pueblo way of life from 1000 years earlier and presents an advanced culture. Here we prayed for the healing of the land and the raising up of all of the cultures of the southwest.

I had found out also that the local tribes all consider Camelback Mountain as a sacred place, so this is where we went next. We parked in Echo Canyon on the side of the mountain. We made declarations here that the mountain of the Lord would be above all other mountains and that the Indian Nations will be among the nations drawn to him. (Isaiah 2).  We celebrated communion and Aaron and Russ carried the elements up the side of the mountain and deposited them on the mountainside. We felt this was the high place to conclude our journey.