Switzerland/Germany
9/12-9/28/2005
Dear Friends:
I would like to thank you for all your prayers on our recent ministry trip to Switzerland and Germany. All I can say is that God did more than my mind could ever have
imagined! God is the only one who can get the credit for the hundreds of hearts that were touched; for those who responded to the Gospel, and for the several thousand who heard the Gospel and were encouraged by the dances, songs and testimonies we shared. At least thirty people indicated that they had accepted Christ as their personal Savior for the very first time, and many others came to me and shared how the testimonies and words we shared spoke to their hearts. We gave out over 600 gospel tracts in German and French.
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It was not an easy trip. As we began planning for this trip, we started feeling the spiritual attacks from the evil one who did not desire us to go. It seemed like the more we planned the more intense the attacks became. It was not different while in Europe. I got sick and would finish a week and half of ministry
totally sick. One by one the team members started to come down with the same thing I got - but they were troupers! They never complained and we never were short of dancers even though some needed some days off to relax and try and get better. Eventually, six of the nine team members would get sick. But we danced and we shared and God kept giving us the strength to minister and share. It seemed like the sicker we got, the greater victories we had in the hearts of the people.
In one of our presentations in a public school a young boy about eleven years old came to me, and in his broken
English said: "The words you said to me today really touched my heart. It went to my spirit and I was blessed. Thank you for coming and dancing to us." Some schools hired their own translators for fear we would start preaching to the students. But not one administrator complained about our God-centered message and the need to put our hope and trust in our God and Creator above. One translator said to me: "My life was touched today. Your faith in God was an inspiration to me. Your stories of the dances are stories of life and reality. You have taught me a lot today. I will be able to face my problems with God's help. Thank you so much for helping me today." In another school a little girl wanted to tell me something. Her hand was up for a long time but I was not given any time to answer questions. So as her class started to leave the gym I asked her to quickly come and ask her question. She spoke English and said to me: "I do not have a question,
I just want to tell you something. Your dances and your songs and your words really touched my heart. Thank you so much."
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In one of our presentations in a public school a young boy about eleven years old came to me, and in his broken English said: "The words you said to me today really touched my heart. It went to my spirit and I was blessed. Thank you for coming and dancing to us." Some schools hired their own translators for fear we would start preaching to the students. But not one administrator complained about our God-centered message and the need to put our hope and trust in our God and Creator above. One translator said to me: "My life was touched today. Your faith
in God was an inspiration to me.
Your stories of the dances are stories of life and reality. You have taught me a lot today. I will be able to face my problems with God's help. Thank you so much for helping me today." In another school a little girl wanted to tell me something. Her hand was up for a long time but I was not given any time to answer questions. So as her class started to leave the gym I asked her to quickly come and ask her question. She spoke English and said to me: "I do not have a question, I just want to tell you something. Your dances and your songs and your words really touched my heart. Thank you so much.
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I was blessed over and over again by testimonies of people who were given a
good quality Native American presentation, but at the same time were hearing the good news of Jesus Christ. In another presentation a lady said, "I came to see dances, and fences had broken inside me. I received so much beyond what I expected." She further explained that in her past so many fences were built in her life against Christianity and the faith, but when she heard our message, something happened in her life; she realized that faith in Christ was something she had to choose personally. All
I can say is praise the Lord for His wonderful work and all He did through us. I want to thank the team for their sacrificial efforts to make this trip a great success. The team members were: 
Robert Soto...Lipan Apache; Fancy Dancer and Hoop Dancer
Danny Soto...Lipan Apache; Fancy Dancer/Eagle Dancer
Rachel Soto...Lipan Apache; Fancy Shawl/Jingle Dancer/Southern Traditional
Tayna Bass...Indigenous Hawaiian; Fancy Shawl/Jingle Dancer
Carrie Felps...Blackfoot; Jingle Dancer
Jacob Trevizo...Jumano; Grass Dancer/Eagle Dancer
Jodi Scott-Trevizo...Cherokee; Fancy Shawl Dancer
Steve Ruediger...Tour Coordinator/Translator/Chauffer
Iris
Soto...Financial Manager/Prayer Warrior and
faithful wife to me.
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I also want to thank our international team:
Serge and Yvonne Haenzi and his sisters Christine Haenzi and Muriel Haenzi in the French part of Switzerland; Pascal and Margrit Hugli, Robert & Christa Rahm, Dominique Suter, Res Niederfriniger and Philipp Ruediger in the German part of Switzerland, and Hanna & Joachim Binder and Peter Busch in Germany.
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want to thank all who pray for us, and who support us financially. But first and foremost, I would like to thank my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ who not only gave us the vision, but provided for the whole trip. We do not ask for a fee to give our presentations, but trust God to take care of all our needs.
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Keep us in prayer for next year. We are planning a follow-up tour in June to both the German and French part of Switzerland. This will be one of four international tours I am praying about and planning for next year. Along with Switzerland and
Germany, if the Lord is willing, we will be in Wales/England in May, Australia in August and Brazil in September. So keep the hearts of those who will be touched with the Gospel in prayer.
God bless.
Robert Soto Lipan Apache
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