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Statistically, it has been proven that the next generation can complete the Great Commission. So, one of our primary focuses is to bring awareness to this and train them even through their teenage years. We accomplish this through Fire for the Nations training which include mission trips and Music Missions. Generally, G2g travels to a different country every month. This continues to challenge us physically, emotionally, relationally and financially, but over the years we have seen Him continually give grace and strength and provision when we had none. We came to New Hope about five years ago, never dreaming that this would become home to us. The usual way of joining a church is to go, see, and eventually join. We came and were loved and accepted while we continued to travel around the world. One day we realized that New Hope had become in everything but name, our home church. So we were able to put a name to what the Holy Spirit had done in joining us together. We became official members of a church that had loved us into their family. Fire For The Nations:Fire for the Nations has had people from many nations – USA, Malaysia, Myanmar, Australia, the Solomon Islands, New Zealand, Singapore, India, Korea, and the U.K. to name a few! This “from Jerusalem to the ends of the earth” has had from 50 to a thousand taking part at any one time. While it is focused on children over 10 years, teenagers and young adults, we find that adults say they have never experienced anything like this and commit to seeing the training through.Training is given for those interested in facilitating Fire for the Nations in their church or ministry. It takes place over three days, two or three times a year with strategic mission trips, and the possibility of monthly online assignments. It is 75% inspirational and experiential with the cross, resurrection and coming again of Jesus as the central themes and 25% is upfront teaching. Practical topics cover cross cultural issues, character development, team dynamics, leading small groups, unreached and persecuted nations, understanding the news through the eyes of the Bible, surveying the area for church planting, and prayer walking. Each person is trained to lead small groups and is encouraged to lead them in their churches, schools, colleges and work places. The youngest to the oldest have amazed us with their enthusiasm and ability to understand and take part in every area of training; however we have been totally taken by the intercession that we see time and time again as this emerging generation touches the heart of the Father for those who have never heard and recognized His call to “go and make disciples of all nations.” (Matthew 28) We have opened a Fire for the Nations base in New Orleans in the midst of the post Katrina recovery. During the coming years we will see other bases open, as well as empowering, training and equipping churches and organizations to run their own Fire for the Nations training. Join us, bring your family– bring a team! Music Missions:We believe that music disciplesnations, and so our vision is: To make disciples of nations, through the transformation of music cultures and media, to fulfil the Great Commission in the lifetime of this generation. We have two main aims: 1) Impact local artists – helping, equipping and raising them up to impact their own nations, letting them know they don’t have to wait for the west to come, but that they can make a difference. 2) Hold local outreach events. We won’t go to a country just to do an event. The key to these Music Missions is discipling the local musicians as we try to be obedient to the command Jesus gave in Matthew 28:19, “Therefore go and make disciples of all nations.” Many have replaced the word “disciples” with the word converts, and they head out to save the world. While this is a good thing, it won’t necessarily change the world – disciples change the world. Indonesia Music Mission 07Some of the things that people passionately live and die for in Indonesia are politics and religion. During elections there are riots, violence, police killed and people terrorized. Indonesia is the largest Muslim nation and some areas are under Islamic law. These along with many other factors make this a very dangerous place to be a Christian. At the core of a decision to accept Christ is a willingness to die for their faith and to accept being banished from families, communities, possible imprisonment and martyrdom. This is reality for them. It could almost be said that to accept Christ is to accept death. Our trip was during Ramadan, a major Muslim holiday, making our trip even riskier. The local Christians set up a stage for us in a big field on police grounds opposite a Muslim temple. The event was the largest outreach event that these people had ever done. We reached out and planted seeds into the lives of 12,000 Muslims over the three day concert. The local Christian community was mobilized to integrate people into their own small group communities. There was no advertising. People just heard music and came to see what was happening. The main focus was for the artists who came from the USA to impact and encourage the local artists, and vice versa as they spent time equipping them to be more effective. During the second day of the concert, police came and took the main guy that we were working with. He was questioned and released, but the police threatened him and our team. They wanted us to shut down the “concert” a day and a half early. They said that if anything bad happened to us, they would not intervene. This was a very real threat! Some of the team also took time to visit an indigenous tribe. It was so exciting to see what God is doing within that nation and will be even more exciting to see what He does in the future. Future Music MissionsThis year we are looking to do two Music Missions. We will be returning to Indonesia for Music Mission, Part 2; and although Brazil is not an unreached or persecuted nation, we have decided to help a ministry there. We will be working with their local artists and reaching out to street gangs and prisons.Feel free to contact the Kirks at: This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it '; document.write( '' ); document.write( addy_text80956 ); document.write( '<\/a>' ); //-->\n This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it ; or www.gnation2gnation.com . |
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