--- title: "Washington/Neah Bay" slug: Washington%2FNeah+Bay date: author: "" original_url: https://www.lutheranindianministries.org/news-notes/category/Washington%2FNeah+Bay section: news-notes images: ["images/5d6b51f0-Beige_and_Gray_Minimalist_Quote_Instagram_Post.png", "images/0938b208-image-asset.png", "images/8c9915c0-image-asset.png", "images/b30c365c-generosity_pumpkin_patch_trunk_or_treat_makah_lutheran_neah_bay_washington_state_ben_maxson_lutheran_indian_ministries.j", "images/abd75252-Ben_NatalieMaxson.jpg", "images/9c2ad06e-18581944_1885585281724609_2817081200559945575_n.jpg", "images/6a2b147b-makah.jpg"] --- * [devotion](/news-notes/tag/devotion) * [This Week in the News](/news-notes/tag/This+Week+in+the+News) * [Ministry Update](/news-notes/tag/Ministry+Update) * [fnv](/news-notes/tag/fnv) * [thirsty (for knowledge) thursday](/news-notes/tag/thirsty+%28for+knowledge%29+thursday) * [lent devotion 2018](/news-notes/tag/lent+devotion+2018) * [lent devotion 2017](/news-notes/tag/lent+devotion+2017) * [lent devotion 2016](/news-notes/tag/lent+devotion+2016) * [lent devotion 2019](/news-notes/tag/lent+devotion+2019) * [lent devotion 2020](/news-notes/tag/lent+devotion+2020) * [what to watch](/news-notes/tag/what+to+watch) * [advent devotion 2020](/news-notes/tag/advent+devotion+2020) * [advent devotion 2018](/news-notes/tag/advent+devotion+2018) * [advent devotion 2019](/news-notes/tag/advent+devotion+2019) * [advent devotion 2016](/news-notes/tag/advent+devotion+2016) * [advent devotion 2017](/news-notes/tag/advent+devotion+2017) * [advent devotion 2015](/news-notes/tag/advent+devotion+2015) * [video](/news-notes/tag/video) * [faith for the reservations](/news-notes/tag/faith+for+the+reservations) * [being used by god](/news-notes/tag/being+used+by+god) * [generosity](/news-notes/tag/generosity) * [live by faith](/news-notes/tag/live+by+faith) * [spiritual guidelines](/news-notes/tag/spiritual+guidelines) * [god our hope](/news-notes/tag/god+our+hope) * [gerhard & prayer](/news-notes/tag/gerhard+%26+prayer) * [my redeemer lives](/news-notes/tag/my+redeemer+lives) * [truth for the world](/news-notes/tag/truth+for+the+world) * [baptism](/news-notes/tag/baptism) * [a new you devotion](/news-notes/tag/a+new+you+devotion) * [live like job](/news-notes/tag/live+like+job) * [making spiritual warriors](/news-notes/tag/making+spiritual+warriors) * [spiritual warriors prayer](/news-notes/tag/spiritual+warriors+prayer) * [i am](/news-notes/tag/i+am) * [dangerous prayers](/news-notes/tag/dangerous+prayers) * [what do lutherans believe](/news-notes/tag/what+do+lutherans+believe) * [what is hope](/news-notes/tag/what+is+hope) * [fruit of the spirit](/news-notes/tag/fruit+of+the+spirit) * [unholy trinity](/news-notes/tag/unholy+trinity) * [things that matter](/news-notes/tag/things+that+matter) * [starting conversations](/news-notes/tag/starting+conversations) * [confessionandabsolution](/news-notes/tag/confessionandabsolution) * [encountering jesus heart](/news-notes/tag/encountering+jesus+heart) * [after the bunny](/news-notes/tag/after+the+bunny) * [everybody always](/news-notes/tag/everybody+always) * [sacred mysteries](/news-notes/tag/sacred+mysteries) * [volunteer](/news-notes/tag/volunteer) * [giving tuesday](/news-notes/tag/giving+tuesday) * [suicide](/news-notes/tag/suicide) * [trunk or treat](/news-notes/tag/trunk+or+treat) * [augsburg confession](/news-notes/tag/augsburg+confession) * [prayer](/news-notes/tag/prayer) [![Living By Faith: Fear or Faith - Monday Morning Summer Devotion Series - Week 2](images/5d6b51f0-Beige_and_Gray_Minimalist_Quote_Instagram_Post.png)](/news-notes/living-by-faith-monday-morning-summer-devotion-series-week-2) [Washington/Neah Bay](/news-notes/category/Washington%2FNeah+Bay) Guest User 8/3/20 [Washington/Neah Bay](/news-notes/category/Washington%2FNeah+Bay) Guest User 8/3/20 # [Living By Faith: Fear or Faith - Monday Morning Summer Devotion Series - Week 2](/news-notes/living-by-faith-monday-morning-summer-devotion-series-week-2) Science says, you cannot be driven by anxiety and live in joy; our brains just won’t allow it. God’s word reinforces this and teaches us. 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We did our best, and we flattened curves. Yeah, us! But, what about the individuals who, because of the forced isolation, were exposed to abusive relationships, addictions, and worsening physical and mental health issues. This pandemic has made Native ministry even more relevant. [Read More](/news-notes/a-new-trauma) [![Summer Mission Work Doesn't End in the Fall](images/0938b208-image-asset.png)](/news-notes/summer-mission-work-doesnt-end-in-the-fall) [Washington/Neah Bay](/news-notes/category/Washington%2FNeah+Bay) Guest User 9/18/19 [Washington/Neah Bay](/news-notes/category/Washington%2FNeah+Bay) Guest User 9/18/19 # [Summer Mission Work Doesn't End in the Fall](/news-notes/summer-mission-work-doesnt-end-in-the-fall) I love to tell of what the Lord is doing when we let Him work through us, and ***you are a vital part of it!*** [Read More](/news-notes/summer-mission-work-doesnt-end-in-the-fall) [![Train up a Child - VBS in Neah Bay](images/8c9915c0-image-asset.png)](/news-notes/a-time-for-healing-w9am4-nmb68) [Washington/Neah Bay](/news-notes/category/Washington%2FNeah+Bay) Guest User 8/14/19 [Washington/Neah Bay](/news-notes/category/Washington%2FNeah+Bay) Guest User 8/14/19 # [Train up a Child - VBS in Neah Bay](/news-notes/a-time-for-healing-w9am4-nmb68) [Read More](/news-notes/a-time-for-healing-w9am4-nmb68) [Alaska/Fairbanks](/news-notes/category/Alaska%2FFairbanks), [Kansas/Haskell LIGHT](/news-notes/category/Kansas%2FHaskell+LIGHT), [Washington/Neah Bay](/news-notes/category/Washington%2FNeah+Bay), [Arizona/Phoenix](/news-notes/category/Arizona%2FPhoenix) Guest User 5/22/19 [Alaska/Fairbanks](/news-notes/category/Alaska%2FFairbanks), [Kansas/Haskell LIGHT](/news-notes/category/Kansas%2FHaskell+LIGHT), [Washington/Neah Bay](/news-notes/category/Washington%2FNeah+Bay), [Arizona/Phoenix](/news-notes/category/Arizona%2FPhoenix) Guest User 5/22/19 # [Ask the right questions, then stop talking](/news-notes/ask-the-right-questions-then-stop-talking) [Read More](/news-notes/ask-the-right-questions-then-stop-talking) [![Trunk or Treating Fun at Makah Lutheran](images/b30c365c-generosity_pumpkin_patch_trunk_or_treat_makah_lutheran_neah_bay_washington_state_ben_maxson_lutheran_indian_ministries.j)](/news-notes/trunk-or-treating-fun-at-makah-lutheran) [Washington/Neah Bay](/news-notes/category/Washington%2FNeah+Bay) Guest User 10/31/18 [Washington/Neah Bay](/news-notes/category/Washington%2FNeah+Bay) Guest User 10/31/18 # [Trunk or Treating Fun at Makah Lutheran](/news-notes/trunk-or-treating-fun-at-makah-lutheran) Over the course of a couple hours, they hosted close to 250 children from the community who participated in trick-or-treating, apple bobbing, and a variety of games, shopped the pumpkin patch, and enjoyed hot cider, cocoa, and corn on the cob. [Read More](/news-notes/trunk-or-treating-fun-at-makah-lutheran) [Washington/Neah Bay](/news-notes/category/Washington%2FNeah+Bay) Guest User 8/15/18 [Washington/Neah Bay](/news-notes/category/Washington%2FNeah+Bay) Guest User 8/15/18 # [See a Need, Fill a Need](/news-notes/see-a-need-fill-a-need) [Read More](/news-notes/see-a-need-fill-a-need) [![Generosity is Meant to Be Shared](images/abd75252-Ben_NatalieMaxson.jpg)](/news-notes/generosity-is-meant-to-be-shared) [Washington/Neah Bay](/news-notes/category/Washington%2FNeah+Bay) Guest User 2/14/18 [Washington/Neah Bay](/news-notes/category/Washington%2FNeah+Bay) Guest User 2/14/18 # [Generosity is Meant to Be Shared](/news-notes/generosity-is-meant-to-be-shared) Besides being extra busy with ministry and children, our hearts are full. It is amazing the change I feel in myself through the simple act of obedience to God in the calling He has placed on my life along side my husband. [Read More](/news-notes/generosity-is-meant-to-be-shared) [![Living in the Mission Field](images/9c2ad06e-18581944_1885585281724609_2817081200559945575_n.jpg)](/news-notes/living-in-the-mission-field) [Washington/Neah Bay](/news-notes/category/Washington%2FNeah+Bay) Guest User 10/11/17 [Washington/Neah Bay](/news-notes/category/Washington%2FNeah+Bay) Guest User 10/11/17 # [Living in the Mission Field](/news-notes/living-in-the-mission-field) **Generosity is meant to be shared,** which also happens to be Ben and Natalie's motto for every event and action they take as they move forward. [Read More](/news-notes/living-in-the-mission-field) [![Small Projects Reach the Hearts and Souls of Native People](images/6a2b147b-makah.jpg)](/news-notes/small-projects-reach-the-heart-and-sould-of-native-people) [Washington/Olympic Peninsula](/news-notes/category/Washington%2FOlympic+Peninsula), [Washington/Neah Bay](/news-notes/category/Washington%2FNeah+Bay) Guest User 8/8/17 [Washington/Olympic Peninsula](/news-notes/category/Washington%2FOlympic+Peninsula), [Washington/Neah Bay](/news-notes/category/Washington%2FNeah+Bay) Guest User 8/8/17 # [Small Projects Reach the Hearts and Souls of Native People](/news-notes/small-projects-reach-the-heart-and-sould-of-native-people) When Tom and Cathy plowed up a thorny back yard so that a tribal elder could grow vegetables; tribal leaders built a community garden so that others could enjoy the benefits of fresh vegetables for their families. When they gathered a group of volunteers to fill in potholes around elders’ homes; the tribal council began to better maintain their roads. After they helped to plan drumming circles and dance groups; tribal groups started to teach the youth about their lost culture. [Read More](/news-notes/small-projects-reach-the-heart-and-sould-of-native-people) [Older Posts](/news-notes?offset=1502218140539&category=Washington%2FNeah+Bay)