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 May 6-8 at the Native American Holy Ghost Conference in Medford OR. https://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.jerusalemcenter.us%2F&h=cb5aa

March 25 & 26 Washington State Prayer Vigil at Seattle Rivial Center, New Castle WA. Our worship team openned the Friday afternoon session. What a an amazing time of worship, intercession and protocol. It was an honor to be able to serve our state in such a meaningful way.

Sunday April 3, Jerry & Leslie minstered at Four Winds Fellowship for their 12th anniversary celebration. What a wonderful group of people following Yeshua in First Nations tradition. We were blessed to have the opportunty to share this time with such wonderful people. Thanks for iniviting us Pastor Chet and Jeannie.

April 14-15 We traveled to Kelowna BC where Jerry played percussion on Art Lucier’s worship team at the Eyes and Wings conference. Incredible 2 days! So glad we made the trip. Thanks to all for the wonderful hospitality.

January 2011 Update

Well we are already off and running into Feburuary of 2011. On December 30th we had the joy of receiving our new grandson into the world, Presley Gage Tallbut was born at 6:03 PM healthy . The whole family is doing fine. Our daughter Natalie is a natural mommy and didn’t miss a beat stepping into her new role.

It should go with saying we have been a little pre occupied with our new little guy. After all he needs us to hold him a lot and we are sure we can hear him calling for us clear accoss town!

On January 15th we joined the Chinnok Tribe for their annual winter gathering at the Plank House in Ridgefild. It was wonderful day of song, dance, honor aknowlegments and of coarse great food! There were tribal reprentatives from all over Washington and Oregon. What a joy to be able to witness the traditions of our Northwest tribes. There is no doubt they understand what is to love, honor and respect one another. It means a great deal to us to be included in these special gatherings.

Janurary 21 & 22 Jerry was invited to be a part of a mulitcultural worship team for Missions ConneXtion Northwest in Beaverton OR. It was an honor for Jerry to be a part of such a talented and deverse worship team. Each one having such a deep love for the Lord. On Saturday afternoon Jerry taught a workshop on culturaly relevent worship in ministering to tribal people. Jerry had prepared and prayed through about this presentation and once he began, the annointing of Holy Spirit came along side and we found our selves being minisitered to in the midst of the teaching. Ah…only the Lord can do such things. We have had good feed back and also had a couple of the next generation people show interest in joining us in future endeavors. Here is a letter from someone we met through Missions ConneXtion.

Hi Jerry and Leslie,
I hope you are having a good week. It was nice talking with you at Mission connexion. You did a great job with your workshop. We appreciated what you had to say.
Ray and I have been volunteering for Wiconi for about a year and a half. We met them at the 2009 Mission connexion conference.
We knew nothing about Native people before God called us three years ago. We had been reading Richard and also Randy’s books for a year before we met them. We believed God was speaking through them and accepted what they had to say, but the vision God gave me when you guys were drumming at Mission connexion 09 was definitely a confirmation for me.
Here is an excerpt of what I wrote in my journal at the time:

Jan. 09. Ray and I went to the Mission connexion conference in Beaverton the weekend of Jan 15th-17th.
During one of the main worship services, Jerry Chapman and his band led worship. God’s anointing fell on me intensely. Some of the music Jerry and the others participated in included the playing of a very large drum on the front left side of the stage.
While the musicians were singing and playing using the large drum, God gave me a vision. I was up above the clouds. The clouds were dark and stormy and swirling around. I saw what looked like a maelstrom appearing in the center of the clouds. The center of the maelstrom was full of fire and light like a crucible. I could sense that God was leaning over the crucible, looking into it. After a while, what looked like a large and intensely bright bar of gold emerged from the crucible.
The crucible was directly over the location of the large drum the musicians were playing.

Thanks so much for your music. You guys are a blessing.
Sue—and Ray Martell

On January 29 we had our annual Jerry Chapman Ministries board meeting. We are blessed with a ministry board that is rich in diversity and yet so united in the Lord. We are so thankful for these people the Lord had blessed us with. Following is a letter from our President Dave Bodine.

Jerry Chapman Ministries Annual Business Meeting

President’s 2010 Report
January 29, 2011

The Year of Increase

In 2008 Holy Spirit asked us, “Are you ready for increase?” and we saw incredible increase in 2009. God led increase continued and intensified in 2010. From the Chinook Winter Gathering at The Plank House in Ridgefield, WA to the “Connecting Cultures” in Tacoma, WA with a Korean worship group, Jerry and Leslie traveled and ministered in faithfulness and obedience.

Jerry saw fulfillment of the prophetic word that he would be stepping into a position of greater influence and exercising Godly authority. This translated into practical ministry not only to individuals but also people groups. Tsawwassen people will never be the same after their April visit. Kingdom Breeze, the first CD produced by Drumspeaker Publishing. A CD that extends Drumspeaker to the Nations in ways we will never be able to measure.

As I read through the 2010 Newsletters for Drumspeaker, the Lord reminded me of the great Banyon tree I saw last year in Hilo, Hawaii. It was so large that its branches reached an entire city block. As I listened I could hear the chirping and singing of many different birds perched in the branches. I believe this is the picture of what the Lord is creating Drumspeaker to the Nations to be. A place of shelter. A place to rest. A place of coming together. A planting of the Lord.

“In the midst of the street of it, and on either side of the river, was there the tree of life, which bare twelve manner of fruits, and yielded her fruit every month: and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations.” Rev. 22:2

David E. Bodine, President
Drumspeaker to the Nations
~Jerry Chapman Ministries

Friday February 11: Jerry and Leslie joined with a group of intercessors from around the state of Washington declaring Washington’s new name as being Washington State of Christ. There was participation either in person or by phone by every county in the State! What an amazing time in history to be living in. We look forward with great anticipation to see what this prophetic act brings about. All 49 states will be contacted and asked to do the same with a culmination with all the states joining together to claim the United State of America of Jesus Christ on April 11, 2011.

February 12: Our Drumspeaker worship team gathered for practice and worshiping the Lord. As ever faithful the Lord met us in that time and greatly honored us with his presence. It was so nice to be together once again as we have been on a break since the holidays. We are all anxious to get out with the people in 2011.

February 13: Jerry and Leslie had the honor to be invited to the Cowlitz Tribe’s 11th anniversary of Tribal Recognition. The Cowlitz people are the most gracious of hosts, and some of the most open hearted people we have ever known. They truly know what it means and how to honor one another. Their vision for unity among other tribes and the community is commendable. We are guessing there were about 500 people in attendance for this day of celebration. Jerry had the opportunity to take the floor and speak on behalf our community pastors and churches letting the tribe know that we are still praying for the Cowlitz and long for them experience the fullness of the Lord’s blessing. Jerry’s special gift to the tribe was to be able to drum and sing a song that he received from Holy Spirit. He then gifted that song to the tribe to be their own. All in all it was a wonderful day. We are so happy we were able to experience it all.

Barn Update: Bit by bit we keep pushing ahead on the barn. We should be ready to start having some meeting times in the very near future. All the work is done by volunteers, so we depend on their schedules as well as on the amount of finances that are available for supplies.
Current projects for the worship loft include: finish ceiling fabric and installation of one more fan. Future projects for the loft are purchasing a sound system that can also be used on the road, and then small finishing projects. Outside we still need tractor work and rock for parking area (the field around the barn gets pretty muddy with all the rain). Water to the barn and of course the most essential toilet! If you would like to donate your time or whatever you have to help with these project please contact us. Obviously we would love to hear from you.

We thank each and every one of you who support us in prayer and with your finances. For these things we are truly grateful. If you have yet to find the time to pray for us or the means to financially support us we would respectfully ask you to consider doing so this 2011. It takes all of us to keep this ministry going.
We pray the Lords blessing over you and look forward to seeing you this year.
Jerry & Leslie

Itinerary:
February 18- Bend Oregon at “The Barn”
February 19 & 20 Visiting with Beit B’rit
March 6th Joining with Cowlitz
March 25- Opening with Worship for WA State Apostolic Prayer Conference Seattle
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April 9th Abbottsford BC ?
April 10th Vancouver BC?
April 14 & 15 Kelowna BC www.revivalnow.com
May 6-8 Medford OR, Native American Holy Ghost Conference

Be Blessed This Christmas

Well we are fast approaching another year’s end. We are trusting, that this greeting finds you all in good health and looking forward to this season of fellowship and rest with family and friends.

On October 27^th, we traveled to Olympia along with our worship team and participated in a state wide prayer gathering with people from every part of Washington.

The next day Jerry and Leslie joined about 40 intercessors at the Capitol for more prayer and intercession. Within weeks of that meeting we received report of two abortion clinics being closed in Washington State. God is willing to give prayer strategies and answers us when we are willing to pay attention. We were very much honored to be able to take part in such a strategic prayer assignment and will continue to look forward to future testimonies as a result of our time together.

Saturday October 30^th our team joined a Korean worship group for a time of “Connecting Cultures” in Tacoma.  Both teams sharing worship in our own cultural expression.  Our time together was inspiring. The Korean team worshiped and danced with such enthusiasm! This gathering was the results of our relationship Lenard and Debbie Nance who are YWAM leaders in Ketchikan, AK.  We want to say a big thank you to Dave and Diane Norman for finding a location and for their help in facilitating the event.

We postponed our trip to British Columbia in November as the weather forecast did not look good in that area for the days we planned to gather. We will reschedule during the New Year.

The Barn is so close to being ready we can taste it! Just some small projects and we will be ready to invited folks to gather.  Again we want to say thank you to all of you who have given their prayers, time, talents, and resources to this huge undertaking. Our bigger future projects include tractor and rock work for parking, and the very important bathroom installation.

At home our oldest daughter, son in law and granddaughter are now back living in the States. For that we are very pleased.  Our youngest daughter and her husband are expecting a son any day now, so there is a lot of excitement  around our home this holiday. We will be sending out an announcement once our new family member arrives.

Please know that your prayers and financial support are vital to this ministry. Thank You for your generosity. You are valued in our hearts as well as to all those you reach through this ministry. 

 May each and every one of you dear friends have a Blessed Christmas .  We look forward to seeing you in the New Year.

Jerry & Leslie Chapman                                    

 Drumspeaker to the Nations

As a reminder we are a 501-c3 non- profit and your financial gifts are tax deductible.

September Update

September 11, Bellingham WA on the Lummi reservation.  

 

 Here’s a quote from one of the people attending the gathering.

“ I spoke with you over the week-end and shared that the Lord had shown me a revelation
after the Cry of His Heart outreach on the Lummi reservation. I shared that the pastor who had the “Cry in his own Heart” about the gathering especially needed to hear this, because it was a huge encouragement to him specifically from the Lord but, of course, also to the rest of us.
First of all, my family went thru’ tremendous warfare the day before the gathering (as I am sure many did). It was to a point where the enemy was attempting to cause us not to go. I told my husband that we couldn’t go on ‘emotions’ at that point, that it was SO important that our family come in regalia and dance for the Lord. All I can say is thank you, I know that others were blessed from the gathering, but I am here to say thank you to all those who took part in interceding and also physical preparation because my husband, myself and our two sons were blessed out of our socks!! (or should I say mocassins!!)
When the gathering was ending, I went to walk out to the car to get a change of clothes and it had started to rain-a cold, chilling rain. The next morning during devotion the Lord directed me to a note in my bible on the North wind and two scriptures were included. The first was Proverbs 25: 23 -”As a north wind brings RAIN.” The second scripture was in Song of Songs 4:16-”AWAKE, north wind”. As the pastor with the cry in his heart had spoken in the meeting, there is a lot of work to do to bring more people together, the Lord was saying that this “Cry of His Heart” gathering was an “AWAKENING.” This was a “BEGINNING” of God’s people waking up to gather in unity and seek HIM!!! Praise God for all HE has done and is doing in this time!! We are truly grateful!!! Blessings to you,”                       

 We really had a great time in the Lord, several congregations praying and working together to make this gathering happen. The presence of the Lord was so sweet. We look forward to returning in the near future. We want to thank Johnny & Laurie for all their efforts in spear heading the event, Pastor Russell for his generous support and hospitality, Pastor Vennie for facilitating the evening session and Jason Hubbard and  Light of His Word House of Prayer for their prayer support. We feel honored have been a part of this inaugural gathering.

 

September 17 & 18 Auburn WA, Women of Destiny Conference
This was a great first time event. There was small group attending but the presence  of  the Holy Spirit was great.  We look forward to working with Brenda Hamilton and her team in the future.

This update is long past due!

 

 

Well it’s been a while since our last update. We have been busier than ever. Along with all of our ministry assignments Jerry has been driving truck 10  – 12  hours  a day 5 days a week. It’s been crazy but the Lord continues to give strength.  Our prayer is still for the day when ministry support and the drum building supply enough that Jerry will once and for all be able to hang those truck keys up.

First of all we have some dates coming up that we would like to invite you to as well ask for your covering in prayer.

September 11: Bellingham WA on the Lummi Reservation at Wexliem Community Center 2100 Lummi View Dr. Bellingham WA. We will be joining Randy and Cheryl Barnetson with classes during the day and then a concert with both worship teams that evening. For more information contact Lauri Paiz at: (johnny_lauri@verizon.net)

September 17 & 18: Auburn WA, Native Women of Destiny Conference, for information go to the events page at   www.gatewayim.org

We will be bringing our full worship team for both of these dates. We are praying that the Lord will meet our First Nations brothers and sisters with the power and love that only He can bring through an encounter with Holy Spirit. We also ask that you would pray for our team as Holy Spirit leads.

September 25, Jerry will emcee the Cowlitz Pow Wow in Toledo WA.

Okay so the last up date was the end of May. So here’s where we’ve been this summer.

Kenny & Louise Blacksmith

June 10-14, Jerry and Leslie were in Ottawa For the “I Forgive” Gathering. Jerry was asked to come and intercede on the “native drum kit”. He had the honor of being able to play with each worship team. What a blessing. There were literally thousands of people in attendance to witness First Nations people’s acceptance of apologies made by the prime minister of Canada two years ago. If was the culmination gathering after Kenny Blacksmith and his team traveled across Canada over the past year, to bring this apology to the attention of the Aboriginal people of Canada and ask them to forgive the government and church for all the atrocities done to the them for generations.  The only way to describe the final gathering is powerful. There was repentance and reconciliation between all people groups of Canada that weekend.  There was worship, prayer and dance, represented by so many people groups in very culturally relevant ways. We count it an honor and a privilege to have been asked to be a part of such a  God ordained, historic event.

June 18, We were honored to be invited to the Chinook First Salmon ceremony at Fort Columbia. It was a great day, we were so happy to be witnesses as the Chinook people reconnect with their roots through tribal celebrations that are hundreds of years old.

June 24-29, Our entire worship team traveled to Lawton Oklahoma, for the Sing to the Mountains first annual music festival. A true adventure! Only one person on our team of 8 had ever even been to Oklahoma. We met up with several old friends and had the opportunity to meet many new people as well.

July 17, Our team gathered with some of the Chinook people in Raymond WA. Joining us were Cheryl Bear and family for a day of worship in the park. Thank you to Pastor Tony & Lisa at Liberation Church for all their hard work in putting this event together. Also we want to thank all our friends and dancers who came out to support us.

Picture above: Sean Britt captain of Cowlitz canoe. Sean has spent many volunteer hours working on our barn and in our drum shop

July 18-20, Paddle to Makah, Neah Bay WA. This was our first time to get in on the canoe journey. Wow! How exciting to be a part of such a huge gathering of First Nations people once again reconnecting with their roots through cultural traditions and celebrations. Over 70 thousand people in attendance.  We want to give a big thank you to Jeff and Jan Walters for loaning us their new camper for the trip. It was awesome. We could really get used to traveling like that!

July 30-Aug 1, Wiconi Family Camp, the funny thing that kept being said this year was “This is the best camp ever! Wait didn’t we say that last year? Ah but it’s true it just gets better every year.”  We obviously were just 3 of many that had a great time at family camp. It was so much fun to have our 5 year old granddaughter Ava along with us. Our talking circle was on culturally relevant worship. There was a group of about 30 people and basically the time turned into Spirit led worship and intercession. The hour seemed like just a few minutes no one wanted to leave. The Pow Wow was over the top and Jerry and Ava had a great time dancing their prayers together.

Cowlitz Family

August 11, We hosted some of our Cowlitz friends in Ruby Creek, (Jerry’s home land). It was so nice to spend time just being together in a relaxed atmosphere. Jerry’s sisters and brother are the most gracious hosts. Saturday afternoon we had a gathering with about 30 people in attendance where we shared in protocol and music. We are already thinking about doing something together next year.

August 21, Jerry officiated a wedding in Grayland WA on the beach and uncharacteristic of Grayland the weather was bright, sunny with just a slight breeze on the beach. It was lovely day for the happy couple.

August 22 & 23, We went to the Gorge to celebrate our 32^nd wedding anniversary. The time was short but most refreshing.

The Barn: Well the process is slow but sure. Upstairs we have one wall left to finish, fabric to be hung from the ceiling, and 4 benches to be finished. Outside we have picked out the paint and will be purchasing that this weekend. Then some final scraping, a pressure wash and then we will be ready to paint starting in October. Pray for good weather The catch is we have chosen to change the color of red for the barn so now we will also have to paint the house. (Just one more thing to add to the list)       Also Help is needed in all of these areas so please call us or send an email and let us know what you are willing to do and when you will be available to help.

As always your prayers and financial support are greatly appreciated.

Thank You

We pray blessings for each and everyone and extended blessing to your families.

Jerry and Leslie

One of three drums headed for I Forgive Gathering

May Update

Well the last couple of months our worship team has spent many hours practicing and finalizing the recording of our first CD project.  It is now on its way to be published.  Jerry and I are so thankful for our team and the dedication they have shown toward the project. Not easy when most members work full time and we are out often ministering.

April 3^rd the team went to the Tacoma Gathering and shared some of our new music. As always we were well welcomed and enjoyed wonderful food and fellowship.

April 29-May 1, Jerry and Leslie headed up to Tsawwassen BC for a gathering with John Paul Jackson and Lynda Prince along with 120 drums.  We were graciously hosted by the Tsawwassen people who were helping to facilitate the whole weekend along with the Streams Ministry School students.  It was an amazing time of worship, protocol and prophesies.  Jerry led several of the session on the drums. It was good to worship and spend time with old acquaintances and meet new friends as well.

May 7-9, the team went to Medford for the 19^th annual Native American Holy Ghost Conference. This was our second time down and it was again an amazing spirit filled weekend. On the down side our good friend Marshall Talleagle suffered a serious stroke the first night and was rushed to hospital. Please keep him in your prayers as of this note is still in hospital making slow progress. We are thankful for all who attended and were so willing to move as the Holy Spirit led we truly experienced some heaven on earth while we worshiped together. We also want to thank Jerusalem Center for making all our housing and meal arrangements. We feel honored and blessed to have had the opportunity to minister along side of you all.

Once again we want to thank all of you who continue to support us with your prayers and finances.

Jerry & Leslie Chapman

Coming Up

June 10-14, Jerry & Leslie traveling to Ottawa for the Forgiven Summit with Kenny Blacksmith.   Jerry will be drumming as a part of the international worship team.        http://www,i4give.ca/index.cfm?i=11874&mid=4&ministryid=22857 

June 18, Chinook Tribe’s First Salmon Ceremony

June 24- 29, Worship team heads to Oklahoma for, Sing to the Mountains First Nations Music Festival  http://www.breakingchristiannews.com/articles/display_art.html?ID=7889

 

July 17, Raymond WA, Gathering with Chinook Tribe, special guests recording artist Cheryl Bear and family.

July 18- 20, Canoe Journey Neah Bay

July 25^th, Church of Truth Longview

August 14-15, Hosting Cowlitz members in Ruby Creek BC

September 10-11, Nooksack Gathering near Bellingham WA

September 17 &18, Native Women of Destiny Conference, Auburn WA.  Contact brenda@gatewayim.org 

September 25, Emcee at Cowlitz Tribe Pow Wow

 

 

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Drumspeaker is about to hit the road.

March 2010

The weekend of March 6th our worship team traveled to Ruby Creek, BC Canada for Skawahlook’s inaugural First Nations gathering. There were close to 90 people in attendance. There were believers and pre believers joining in together for food fellowship and worship. We were treated like royalty by our hosts, Jerry’s sister Debbie & husband Dave and Jerry’s brother Brett. Our team wants to go back just to stay! Ministering to us came on the way home at exit 99. Thea was thinking of Roseby Foss as we were traveling down I-5 South and when we stopped at exit 99 to pick up the Barella’s who were riding with the Greely’s. We experience a divine appointment with Roseby who “God told to stop at this exit”. She had wanted to hook up with Jerry for a drum. (By the way she really didn’t know him but had seen him at a conference a few months back.) As we were there at the Pilot station taking our break in walks Roseby and she spots the Barellas as she came through the door. She tells them that God had told her to stop there. Then she sees Jerry, they talk about a drum for her. Then she hears the Lord tell her that she needs to pray for our team. We headed out into the parking lot for a time of amazing Holy Spirit prayer and release. The rest of the ride home was more than intense as the presence of the Lord had filled our vehicle. We say yes Lord to all of your plans and purposes for our lives.

Some of the team with Rosbey

Every weekend since our trip to Canada we have been spending hours upon hours as a team seeking the Father and practicing to prepare for the recording of our CD project. It really is a group effort with everyone participating in lyrics, music, arranging and interceding. This journey is quite a blessing. We couldn’t ask for a better group of couples to be partnering with at this time.

This weekend we head to the Tacoma Gathering to do our new songs there. We are looking forward to seeing many of our friends and of course indulging into the good food!

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The Barn: John Brown came and painted the walls, Vangie & Leslie painted the floors, and Morgan will be coming by to work on the stairs, door and wood trim for the upper room. Ready or not we will be recording up there April 16th-18th and the 23rd-25th.

Here is a look at our itinerary:

April 9-10, Practice

April 11, Breanne, Carlo and Ava come home from Indonesia!

April 16-18 & 23-25 Record CD

April 30-May 2, Worship Team to Tsawwasson Long House with Lynda Prince & John Paul Jackson

June 10, Jerry & Leslie to Ottawa for Journey of Freedom  http://www.facebook.com/pages/Kenny-Blacksmith/95254243745?v=wall

June 18, Jerry & Leslie to Chinook First Salmon Ceremony

June 24-29,  Worship team travels to Sing to the Nations First Nations Worship Festival Oklahoma  http://singtothemountainsmusicfestival.blogspot.com/

Thank you all for your prayers and finical support without you, all this would not be possible.

Jerry & Leslie Chapman

As a reminder we are a 501 c-3 ministry and all donations are tax deductable