On Eagles Wings - Ron Hutchcraft Ministries

Update from Team Canada

11,000 people, 17 gangs.

Our third stop for Team Canada is known nationwide as one of the most violent and hard First Nations community in all of Canada. We've often been told by the Native believers in Canada that the On Eagles' Wings team needs to go to this grouping of four Reserves. Of the 11,000 people that call these Reserves home, they have experienced a violent takeover from gang activities that has lasted for over a decade. Just a few months ago, in a drive-by shooting, a young two-year-old girl was shot, and the people began to start taking back their communities in an "enough is enough" attitude. It seemed like this was a great time for OEW to visit, with this newfound desire to see peace, order, and hope return to this area.

Update from Ron Hutchcraft with Team U.S.

For many of us, this reservation is a pretty emotional place to be.

“Swiftwater” is the home rez for five of the warriors on Team U. S. Three of our strongest Gospel presenters were once lost young people in this town. Very lost. But now very “found” through On Eagles’ Wings. They are now dedicated to rescuing many who are what they once were.

It’s also the home reservation of a young man who gave himself to Jesus through our team a decade ago and later went with an On Eagles’ Wings team. He was transformed, he declared his passion to reach his friends for Christ – and died five weeks later in a tragic accident. That event continues to impact his reservation to this day. The Swiftwater members of our team come here with a broken heart for this place. They know what it means to be lost here.

Update from Team Canada

As the caravan of vehicles left our first community enroute to the Canadian border, we were filled with gratitude to God for the way He used this team in the past three days. With these being our first outreaches, there are usually kinks to work out, gaps that appear, and rookie team members trying to fit in to a high energy series of outreaches that tax even the most seasoned veterans. But this year is different. There’s a tremendous level of both spiritual maturity and self-initiation built into all the team, both veterans and first timers.

Update from Ron Hutchcraft with Team U.S.

It's not common for On Eagles' Wings to receive an official invitation from the Tribal Council of a reservation.