PRAYER POINTS
Generations of Virtue Asia Trip 2010
Week of September 26th – October 2nd
Packing – that we will bring everything necessary, we won’t bring too much, and we
won’t forget anything
Travel – peace and grace on flights especially with the kids. Safety in the airports and a
smooth schedule.
Kay – Kay is currently traveling to N. Korea. Please pray for his protection and for him
to accomplish everything God wants him to
Hotel in Singapore – please pray our lodging in Singapore will fall into place according
to God’s will
We’ll get over jet lag quickly
Financial provision – specifically that God will provide the rest of the finances necessary
to go on the trip
God will meet us at every point
God will open doors to spread His message of purity
Our website will continue to prosper while we are gone
26.9.10
22.9.10
As I Wait
Just something to keep in mind. It being the last day of summer: we're proceeding into a new season....Fall, and a new season in our individual lives. Keep your eyes focused where they should be, and be encouraged :) For He is faithful! And....um....pray that I find my travel size hair conditioner before we leave for Asia next week. Thanks :)
Blessings,
Bri
As I wait, I wish and pray-
Hoping to meet you someday.
Far away seems the time,
When you will hold me,
And be forever mine.
Terribly stretching seems
The wait for you.
Sometimes I pray
You’d just get here soon.
But what if I already know you?
And you I?
And if in the end,
God takes us by surprise?
Suppose there be a day,
When I wake to hear God say,
“My daughter, he is worth this wait.
Don’t pursue a certain date
For my timing is perfect and never late.
A closing to a simple rhythm.
But never a close to the purpose
I have in mind.
So patiently await-
And disappointment you will never find.
For my timing is perfect and oh so divine.
It will sweep you off your feet,
And you will never regret,
This time of waiting-
As I see fit to complete.
~Brianna Hiramine
Blessings,
Bri
As I wait, I wish and pray-
Hoping to meet you someday.
Far away seems the time,
When you will hold me,
And be forever mine.
Terribly stretching seems
The wait for you.
Sometimes I pray
You’d just get here soon.
But what if I already know you?
And you I?
And if in the end,
God takes us by surprise?
Suppose there be a day,
When I wake to hear God say,
“My daughter, he is worth this wait.
Don’t pursue a certain date
For my timing is perfect and never late.
A closing to a simple rhythm.
But never a close to the purpose
I have in mind.
So patiently await-
And disappointment you will never find.
For my timing is perfect and oh so divine.
It will sweep you off your feet,
And you will never regret,
This time of waiting-
As I see fit to complete.
~Brianna Hiramine
21.9.10
Ok....(breath in, breath out.)
If you've ever packed in a week for a 2 month mission trip, in which you will be participating in strenuous activities and otherwise unheard of incidents, then you know how we all feel at this time. By next Thursday I have to be packed and 'ready to roll'. No...I'm not stressed or anything. ;) This is when you really have to lean into God's organization abilities. Fourteen people on a 9 week mission trip isn't easy, but we've made it through before and we're all looking forward to doing it again. Some of our team went just last month on the first (drumroll please) Christian Forex trip ever! Hearing the stories they brought back only heightened our excitement. Thanks for all your prayers!
~Stac
~Stac
2.9.10
Ahhh...summer. And convention season.
GOV JR CREW EPISODE
....CRACK, SNAP, POP...
"Did you hear that crack?"
::lifting heavy box into trailer...::
"Uh, ya....what was it?"
"It was JUST my back."
This morning, Stac and Bri were assigned to wash the Generations of Virtue flooring....You know that cushy tile that they have in preschool thats multi colored and helps children not kill themselves each time they tumble. Well, we have A LOT of purple ones for our booth at conferences. They help the customers feet and ours during long hours. But they are an ultimate pain to put down, tear up, and of course....wash.....
SO: we usually, as the angels that we are, ::see my halo?:: offer generously to do it after shows. Well...... we.......are actually told to. Stac claims its worse then inventory. I think its (this is Bri, here) second to inventory.
And thus, we found ourselves outside on the front driveway by 9 am, scrubbing vigorously all the marks and dirt off the floors. Hot hose, dish soap, baking soda, and scrubbers/sponges....we work away a good 2 hours. Bri, reminicsing about friends from conference season...says in a melancholy tone: "We're just, like, washing away the footprints of friends....."
"Bri! That is soo depressing." Stac ::rolls eyes:: and flings soap suds in her direction.
Lay out, scrub, rinse, move to sun, dry, flip like pancakes to dry both sides, and stack....put back in bags.
Last step: Stac and Bri lying out themselves on the hot driveway...soaked, and breathing hard. Bri is now halucinating and not making any sense.
Moral: sad though it is: its true. Convention season is done, and a new season is opening up its doors...um. We don't know what this next season involves, but we know one thing: God's on it, and we don't have to wash mats for at least 6 months! (Stac here. personally, I don't think that's a moral, but were tiered...uhhh, tired, and I suppose Bri knows best.)
Combined effort,
Bri and Stac
....CRACK, SNAP, POP...
"Did you hear that crack?"
::lifting heavy box into trailer...::
"Uh, ya....what was it?"
"It was JUST my back."
This morning, Stac and Bri were assigned to wash the Generations of Virtue flooring....You know that cushy tile that they have in preschool thats multi colored and helps children not kill themselves each time they tumble. Well, we have A LOT of purple ones for our booth at conferences. They help the customers feet and ours during long hours. But they are an ultimate pain to put down, tear up, and of course....wash.....
SO: we usually, as the angels that we are, ::see my halo?:: offer generously to do it after shows. Well...... we.......are actually told to. Stac claims its worse then inventory. I think its (this is Bri, here) second to inventory.
And thus, we found ourselves outside on the front driveway by 9 am, scrubbing vigorously all the marks and dirt off the floors. Hot hose, dish soap, baking soda, and scrubbers/sponges....we work away a good 2 hours. Bri, reminicsing about friends from conference season...says in a melancholy tone: "We're just, like, washing away the footprints of friends....."
"Bri! That is soo depressing." Stac ::rolls eyes:: and flings soap suds in her direction.
Lay out, scrub, rinse, move to sun, dry, flip like pancakes to dry both sides, and stack....put back in bags.
Last step: Stac and Bri lying out themselves on the hot driveway...soaked, and breathing hard. Bri is now halucinating and not making any sense.
Moral: sad though it is: its true. Convention season is done, and a new season is opening up its doors...um. We don't know what this next season involves, but we know one thing: God's on it, and we don't have to wash mats for at least 6 months! (Stac here. personally, I don't think that's a moral, but were tiered...uhhh, tired, and I suppose Bri knows best.)
Combined effort,
Bri and Stac
22.8.10
Countdown Begins...
Countdown begins. In earnest. For real. 39 days until we leave the country.
The quiet before the storm…..
Er, not exactly. An eight week missions trip for 14 people to 8 different countries in Souteast Asia is by no means planned in one meeting….or one pot of coffee. So much planning:
Transportation, plane tickets, passports, visas, health regulations, packing, continuing to supervise Headquarters and Wharehouse while being out of the country, planning speaking engagements….meeting with different international Christian aid workers, working with various ministries…conecting with leaders……..shall I go on? Packing clothes, resources, basic needs, planning lodging for each country. Stuff for the kids to do on the 17 hour plane ride, balancing weight restrictions for tight luggage space, international phone plans, and so much more that I can’t even begin to eleaborate on.
Feeling overwhelmed just reading this? God is able, His Grace is sufficient and nothing is beyong His provision.
Keep the group in prayer as we embark on this journey. Check out our latest Asia Clip link below to catch a glimpse of what we’ll be doing in Southeast Asia this next few months…
Blessings,
Bri
http://www.generationsofvirtue.org/read.php?id=SE45FQKDK
The quiet before the storm…..
Er, not exactly. An eight week missions trip for 14 people to 8 different countries in Souteast Asia is by no means planned in one meeting….or one pot of coffee. So much planning:
Transportation, plane tickets, passports, visas, health regulations, packing, continuing to supervise Headquarters and Wharehouse while being out of the country, planning speaking engagements….meeting with different international Christian aid workers, working with various ministries…conecting with leaders……..shall I go on? Packing clothes, resources, basic needs, planning lodging for each country. Stuff for the kids to do on the 17 hour plane ride, balancing weight restrictions for tight luggage space, international phone plans, and so much more that I can’t even begin to eleaborate on.
Feeling overwhelmed just reading this? God is able, His Grace is sufficient and nothing is beyong His provision.
Keep the group in prayer as we embark on this journey. Check out our latest Asia Clip link below to catch a glimpse of what we’ll be doing in Southeast Asia this next few months…
Blessings,
Bri
http://www.generationsofvirtue.org/read.php?id=SE45FQKDK
6.8.10
Hmmm...
Who here is rather fed up with the weather lately? It won't heat up here in the west, then out in California it can't decide which way it'll go. I can't say anything about the east coast because everyone knows about the situation there. =D One country has so many different faces. Culture, food and climates. Not to mention the people. Different accents, skin color and so much more!
And then you widen your perspective a little. Look there. And there. Oh, and over there. And everywhere. All over the world people are ignorant of what He did to save us. Another thing is, God said he will not fulfill His promise of a new heaven and a new earth until all have learned the news,whether they accepted or not. How will they learn if there is no one to tell them? How shall they hear if no one speaks? If we ever want to be counted as true children of God, striving constantly to glorify His kingdom now and as it will be, then we should probably follow one of His greatest assurances.
~Stac
Who here is rather fed up with the weather lately? It won't heat up here in the west, then out in California it can't decide which way it'll go. I can't say anything about the east coast because everyone knows about the situation there. =D One country has so many different faces. Culture, food and climates. Not to mention the people. Different accents, skin color and so much more!
And then you widen your perspective a little. Look there. And there. Oh, and over there. And everywhere. All over the world people are ignorant of what He did to save us. Another thing is, God said he will not fulfill His promise of a new heaven and a new earth until all have learned the news,whether they accepted or not. How will they learn if there is no one to tell them? How shall they hear if no one speaks? If we ever want to be counted as true children of God, striving constantly to glorify His kingdom now and as it will be, then we should probably follow one of His greatest assurances.
"The King will reply, 'I tell you the truth, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of mine, you did for me.' (Matthew 25:40)Now don't mistake me here. I'm not saying to pack your bag's and head of to Zambia right now. By starting with the little things, (1. Helping the Lady with triplets at the store get her cart. 2.Making sure the Elderly Gentleman has a place to sit on the bus. 3.Getting that Little Lost Boy at the Mall back to his mom...etc.) you are showing a Christian attitude and spreading the Gospel a new way . Not to mention 'Doing it to the Least of these.'
~Stac
4.8.10
Welcome Back :)
Welcome back to Govjrcrew!!!
In the brief break in which we left you all hanging: here's the scoop on GOV's latest:
As of This Morning:
Generations of Virtue Team has saftly deposited the near-empty trailer: Shamoo in our garage. Shamoo is hibernating until January! There was a mix of feelings as he was tucked up...joy, at having completed another successful season of conferences, and relief too.
Now that the Conference season is done, this doesn't mean that GOV is just hanging out until January. Ohhh no...this is just half of the year gone by so far. Now that US national convention season is pretty much done, GOV moves on to the International Ministry side of things.
As we interview Katherine Lockhart, Director of Marketing:
"So, Katherine. What are you up to now that Shamoo is asleep?" (Bri)
"I am: organizing her desk while simultaneously planning and packing for Christian Forex's Pilot Trip." (Katherine)
Katherine is flying to Asia with two high school students from here in the Colorado area for a two week on ground ministry adventure. As they countdown the days (they fly out in a week), Katherine had some prayer requests to keep in mind.
"As the students and myself are preparing for this missions trip, pray for safety as we travel international, health and God's provision. As huge as this undertaking is, we're very excited and can't wait to see the fruit that this will produce." (Katherine)
If your interested as a student, or know of one who may be interested, we encourage you to check out Christian Forex's website to learn more about upcoming missions trips and how you can become involved.
http://www.christianforex.com/Christian Forex
Keep in touch with Govjrcrew as the end of this summer and fall unfolds. This isn't the only International Missions Trip that GOV is helping out with. Check out and be sure to watch the video clip
:Khttp://www.generationsofvirtue.org/read.php?id=SE45FQKDK
Thanks for coming by!
Blessings,
Bri
In the brief break in which we left you all hanging: here's the scoop on GOV's latest:
As of This Morning:
Generations of Virtue Team has saftly deposited the near-empty trailer: Shamoo in our garage. Shamoo is hibernating until January! There was a mix of feelings as he was tucked up...joy, at having completed another successful season of conferences, and relief too.
Now that the Conference season is done, this doesn't mean that GOV is just hanging out until January. Ohhh no...this is just half of the year gone by so far. Now that US national convention season is pretty much done, GOV moves on to the International Ministry side of things.
As we interview Katherine Lockhart, Director of Marketing:
"So, Katherine. What are you up to now that Shamoo is asleep?" (Bri)
"I am: organizing her desk while simultaneously planning and packing for Christian Forex's Pilot Trip." (Katherine)
Katherine is flying to Asia with two high school students from here in the Colorado area for a two week on ground ministry adventure. As they countdown the days (they fly out in a week), Katherine had some prayer requests to keep in mind.
"As the students and myself are preparing for this missions trip, pray for safety as we travel international, health and God's provision. As huge as this undertaking is, we're very excited and can't wait to see the fruit that this will produce." (Katherine)
If your interested as a student, or know of one who may be interested, we encourage you to check out Christian Forex's website to learn more about upcoming missions trips and how you can become involved.
http://www.christianforex.com/Christian Forex
Keep in touch with Govjrcrew as the end of this summer and fall unfolds. This isn't the only International Missions Trip that GOV is helping out with. Check out and be sure to watch the video clip
:Khttp://www.generationsofvirtue.org/read.php?id=SE45FQKDK
Thanks for coming by!
Blessings,
Bri
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