In July 2008 our missionaries to the North Canada, Aminiasi and Semisi were invited with Roger Armbruster of the Canada Awakening Ministries to facilitate the Healing the Land process. It was such a powerful time as the community of Pond Inlet responded to Gods word. Below is a report from one of the key leaders from the community that helped co-ordinated the gathering:
"Hello, Bula, tauvauvusi Fijimiut from Pond Inlet, Nunavut. I praise and honor God for what He is doing in the north and what He is doing between the North and the Fiji nation as it says in the Bible:
Awake, north wind, and come, south wind! Blow on my garden that its fragrance may spread abroad. Let my lover come into his garden and taste its choice fruits. Song of Solomon 4:16
On July 2008 Healing the Land Ministry came to Pond Inlet and did the healing the land process with the elders, community leaders and community members. We saw many people repent from past sins and for defiling the land. We also witnessed crying of pains and releasing of all the bondages. There were many healing, restoration and reconciliation among the people, the team also visited homes to bless the families and their homes.
Before they arrived I was praying about this all night, and the Bible verse came to me:
Joel 2:18-29; Especially "18 Then was the Lord jealous for His land and had pity on His people.
19 Yes, the Lord answered and said to His people, Behold, I am sending you grain and juice [of the grape] and oil, and you shall be satisfied with them; and I will no more make you a reproach among the [heathen] nations." and the rest of the verses.
This really confirmed what the Lord wanted to do in our land.
The blessing already started even before the team came to Pond, there were fish caught right in front of our community, and they were huge sized fish too. And during their stay, Semisi caught several fish. After they left, there was more great abundance of fish, blueberries, ptarmigan, foxes and narwhals.
On November 2008, we were more blessed when the narwhals were trapped on the frozen ice, people of Pond were granted to harvest all of them by the Department of Fisheries and Oceans, which is quite rare for them to give the Hunter and Trappers Organization a full support in any way. For 2 weeks they were harvested and the total narwhals caught were 629. With this abundant blessing we were able to bless other communities in Nunavut and Nunavik by sending them muktaaq (narwhal skin, which we eat).
The community were in high spirits and joyous. The Hunter and Trappers Organization were praising God for the blessing even though most of them are non-church attenders, they could see that after the July healing the land process that something shifted and God has opened the windows of heaven of blessings. People of Pond Inlet went on their local radio station daily, people calling in and praising the Lord.
The community wanted to thank the Lord and have a community celebration, as church leaders, we decided to invite Aminiasi, Semisi and Roger Armbruster to celebrate with us. Aminiasi and Semisi arrived on December 18, 2008 and the next day there was a great community feast and celebration and they were able to take part in the celebration with our community members.
For the rest of 4 days we praised the Lord at our local church, On Sunday night we had the youth lead in worship and praise and in prayers. As a youth pastor, the Lord was telling me that we have to bless you (Fijians) for all the work and dedication you are doing. We prayed for Israel and for your nation, Fiji. We felt that we needed to bless you for all the great things you are doing with Nunavut, we could really feel the connection it was very powerful!
And on Monday night, Hunters and Trappers Organization were being blessed for all the great work that they were doing. As I mentioned before, most are non-church goers and when they were being prayed for, they could feel the anointing and they were testifying what how God has blessed us and some were shouting hallelujah! During the time of the narwhal harvest, they reported that the RCMP didn’t have any one complaining or being taken to jail. And the Health Centre was very quiet; the nurses were in peaceful time, no emergencies. The HTO chairman smelled the sweet smell of the Holy Spirit at the church, which he has never experienced before.
For the rest of few days we prayed for homes and have evening praise and worship. People of Pond Inlet are truly blessed; we give all the praise to the Mighty King, our Heavenly Father, Jehovah Jira! Glory to His name!"
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