The Prestigious Dr. Ralph Dee Award

Dr. Clyde Rivers at the Award Ceremony

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Dr. Robert Ornelas created the Dr. Ralph Dee Honor Award in 2012 to recognize individuals and organizations that have made significant contributions to communities in Native Nations, United States and the world.

The Honor Award recipients are leaders who have distinguished themselves by demonstrating the highest proficiency in their fields: they have defined our culture and developed our communities. Through service, these recipients have created the next generation of leaders by challenging communities to tackle tough issues to create positive impacts around the United States and the world.

“For over 25 years, Dr. Ralph Dee has been one of the unsung heroes fighting to protect the freedom of his family, Navajo nation and tribal nations in North America,” said Dr. Robert Ornelas. “I have witnessed Dr. Dee demonstrate exceptional abilities to lead, serve, inspire, and collaborate with broad impact throughout the United States. It is a tremendous honor to be the co-founder of this prestigious honor award that is personally authorized by Navajo Nation President Ben Shelly.

This award recognizes excellence in leadership, especially
as it benefits communities through teaching, research, learning, and
foundational innovated approaches to practice.”

BURUNDI PRESIDENT’S NEW VILLAGE DEVELOPMENT PROJECT

H.E. President Pierre Nkurunziza, Republic of Burundi

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The President of the Republic of Burundi, H.E. Pierre Nkurunziza, has created a project for his country. In his early years in office President Nkurunziza built schools with much success. He now intends to build one hundred new villages within the country of Burundi. The major focus of this project is to make it easier for the Burundian people to have access to services and thus give them a better life. When you create a village you create a community and when you have a community it is easier to create and bring in services. President Nkurunziza is asking for people and other countries to donate materials such as, galvanized sheet metal and cement so that he can teach his people how to build for themselves.

Dr. Clyde Rivers, Honorary Ambassador at large for the Republic of Burundi said, “Projects like this really develop a nation because when you teach people how to build they can build forever. This is the new Burundi!”

BURUNDI FIRST LADY ORDAINED AS A MINISTER OF THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST

H.E. Mrs. Denise Nkurunziza, First Lady of the Republic of Burundi

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In Bujumbura, Burundi Africa on July 2, 2011 Her Excellency, Mrs. Denise Nkurunziza Bucumi, was ordained as a minister of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Rev. Bishop Dr. Arthur Kitonga a Kenyan preacher and renowned leader of the Redeemed Gospel Church officiated.

            The pastoral ordination of the First Lady of Burundi is the first of it’s kind in the country and all over the world. The service was held in the gardens of the Royal Palm Resort located on Lake Tanganyika.

            Several high-ranking authorities and distinguished guests from abroad were in attendance, including the Queen of Swaziland, Her Royal Highness NOMSA Matsebula. There were clergymen from Tanzania, Rwanda, D.R. Congo, Kenya, South Africa, Sweden and Canada in attendance as well.

            Burundi Head of State, H. E. Pierre Nkurunziza, in his congratulatory message to His spouse, expressed His delight to see the First Lady “chosen by the Almighty to proclaim the Good News.” President Nkurunziza went on to say He would never oppose the mission of the Lord. He instead urged the First Lady to preach the Word of God to the confines of the earth, as Jesus Christ advised his disciples.

            The Father of the Nation took the opportunity to provide advice to His countrymen and women. He preached love and obedience to families and throughout the country recommended following the Holy Scriptures. H. E. Nkurunziza is quoted saying, “Indeed the Bible requires women to obey their husbands, children to obey their parents and husbands to love their wives.” The President also urged the Highest Assembly to be wise, according to the biblical Proverbs in chapter 24, verses 3-5, so as to live harmoniously in their respective families.

            Dr. Clyde Rivers, Honorary Ambassador at large for the Republic of Burundi said, “This is a great day for the Republic of Burundi, the continent of Africa and the Kingdom of God. This is the new Burundi.”