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Vicki Brawner

Teaching

Circumstances and Heaven’s Point of View

Have you felt like you are drinking the bitter waters of dire circumstances? Do you hear grumbling and complaining about the state in which you find the world coming into your mind, and sometimes maybe even out of your mouth? It can be so challenging to keep our focus on “things above” when things here and now are feeling out…
Vicki Brawner
November 10, 2022
Teaching

On Earth as It Is in Heaven

Matthew 6:9-10 This, then, is how you should pray: "Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name,  your kingdom come, your will be done,     on earth as it is in heaven." When Jesus prayed this in His prayer, I believe He meant it literally. And then He blessed us with the gift of the Holy Spirit, allowing us to stand in…
Vicki Brawner
March 4, 2022
Teaching

What if We Believed…?

“But we are a colony of heaven on earth as we cling tightly to our life-giver, the Lord Jesus Christ.” Philippians 3:20 (TPT) I love the sense of community this verse brings – we are all a colony of heaven! In the prayer Jesus prayed while he was teaching his followers to pray, he said “On earth as it is…
Vicki Brawner
January 20, 2021
Teaching

Stress in the World of an Enneagram 9

Hello, My name is Vicki and I am a 9. :) This sounds funny, but if you are familiar with the Enneagram, you know just what I mean. The thing is, though, they say 9s are sloths. Hmm...not sure I like that. Don’t get me wrong - sloths are super cute. In fact, I have had the privilege of petting…
Vicki Brawner
May 22, 2020
Teaching

Is This All There Is?

“Is this all there is?”  I often hear this question from women who are pausing from their busy lives to look up for a second. They seem to be running hard, doing all the things, keeping it all together, and for some unexplained reason are pausing to take a breath…and outcomes this anxiety-filled question.  The look of disappointment, unmet expectations, and…
Vicki Brawner
March 16, 2020
Fundraising for your mission adventureMission Trips

Fundraising for Your Mission Trip

Are you ready to fund that mission trip you said “YES!” to?  Are you still hoping to say “YES!”, but are worried about the money it will take to do it?  Let’s put your fears to rest and get you on the way to that exciting adventure … you can say a loud “YES!” today!!  One of the amazing things about our…
Vicki Brawner
March 16, 2020
Leadership

A Lesson in Leadership

A couple of years ago, I was leading a team to Haiti for Convoy of Hope (a Missouri-based ministry we often partner with). This was a youth group from Michigan, with mostly teenagers, and a few adult chaperones. As is normal in Haiti, we were to work at an orphanage for the week, doing construction work in the hot sun.…
Vicki Brawner
April 17, 2019
Andes Mountains PeruMission Trips

Peru – Part I

The Andes Mountains jut out of the ground straight up into the sky, making one feel small and insignificant. They are so vast it is almost more than the eyes can behold. Our bus crawled slowly along the winding, steep roads, our mouths agape at the astounding beauty. And as I looked closer, I realized those were not rocks and…
Vicki Brawner
February 22, 2019
Understanding the depths of povertyMission Trips

Poverty – Part II

Poverty Is a Spiritual Issue Recently, I wrote a blog about visiting our brothers and sisters who reside in a city dump in the Philippines, while serving with Convoy of Hope. This is where I began to discover that poverty is a spiritual issue. The poverty of soul is so much more prevalent than the physical poverty that my five…
Vicki Brawner
February 15, 2019
Mission Trips

Poverty – Part I

Poverty Is a Spiritual Issue In Motion Ministries partners with Convoy of Hope, leading some of their Field Teams on the short-term mission field. I had the privilege of traveling with Convoy of Hope to an island in the Philippines to visit a community that resides in the city dump. It was there I first heard the statement: Poverty is…
Vicki Brawner
February 8, 2019