{"id":4861,"date":"2019-06-10T12:41:10","date_gmt":"2019-06-10T17:41:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/discipleship\/?p=4861"},"modified":"2019-06-10T12:41:10","modified_gmt":"2019-06-10T17:41:10","slug":"power-chicks-where-are-they-now-part-two","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/discipleship\/2019\/06\/10\/power-chicks-where-are-they-now-part-two\/","title":{"rendered":"Power Chicks: Where Are They Now? Part Two"},"content":{"rendered":"
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I would like to take you back to the beginning of Power Chicks. That kickoff event was held in 2007, but the story starts before then. As the mother of a boy and the wife of a committed Ranger leader, my daughter, Jennifer, and I had sent the men off to Camporama two or three times. I put my time and energy into Girls\u2019 ministries retreats for the Heartland Conference. Then, in 2001, I stepped into the position of national Girls\u2019 Ministries director. I thought about creating an event, but I needed to concentrate on getting myself adjusted to the new full-time position I had taken on.<\/p>\n

Then about four years into my position, I knew it was time to move. There was a young girl in my local church who had watched her brother go off to Camporama too many times. She kept asking me, \u201cMiss Irvina, when are you going to do an event for girls?\u201d Time and time again, over the course of about a year or more, she pounded me with that question. The idea had taken root, and I had gathered ideas, chosen a name, and presented a proposal to the appropriate leaders. We got the approval, and Power Chicks was born!<\/p>\n

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Kristyn then<\/p><\/div>\n

My little friend from church, Kristyn Thomas, attended the kickoff event in 2007 and then again in 2011. I asked her recently to share a<\/p>\n

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Kristyn now<\/p><\/div>\n

couple of her favorite memories from Power Chicks and to reflect on how Girls\u2019 Ministries impacted her life. \u201cPower Chicks is where I experienced speaking in tongues for the first time,\u201d recalls Kristyn, \u201cand that memory has stuck with me every day and every time I pray. I remember how it felt to fully be in my prayer closet with God. Girls\u2019 Ministries instilled core values and morals that stuck with me daily and have helped me grow my love of people and the desire to help others.\u201d One of Kristyn\u2019s passions has always been dancing, so it is no surprise that she is now employed in a dance studio teaching ages 2-8. She has also become a passionate advocate for the deaf community and is currently attending OSU-OKC to become a Sign Language Interpreter. She is active in her local church in Yukon, Oklahoma. I love Kristyn\u2019s challenge to those girls preparing to attend Power Chicks \u201919: \u201cPower Chicks is a great time to explore not only the nature around you but your own relationship with God while experiencing new things. Try everything at least once; you might find something new that you love. Be brave, be bold, be empowered.\u201d<\/p>\n

When I presented my proposal for Power Chicks \u201907, my mandate was that the event had to break even. The prospect of the unknown for a pioneer event was rather unnerving to a person who always needed to know every detail. That led me to look for cheap (i.e. free) labor. My daughter, Jennifer Terry, and her best friend, Leslie Harris, fit the bill perfectly! So they were \u201chired\u201d as the first interns. I worked them so hard that I\u2019m surprised they didn\u2019t rebel. They represented Emmanuel College well and served the girls and leaders of the event with grace and respect. Leslie Harris Tignor and her husband Michael now serve the IPHC as missionaries in Rwanda. It is an honor to get to plant into their ministry now by financially supporting them. I am always delighted to see young people answer God\u2019s call on their lives. Our daughter, Jennifer, serves God in her local church and works with grades 5-12 at Heritage Hall, a private school in Oklahoma City. She serves as the director of the library media center and loves to point children to positive and powerful literature. While it is not a Christian school, she finds plenty of opportunities to be a mentor and show God\u2019s love. All three of these young ladies are Power Chicks in action!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Leslie and Michael<\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Leslie and Jennifer serving at Power Chicks<\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Ese evento de lanzamiento se llev\u00f3 a cabo en 2007, pero la historia comienza antes de esa fecha. Como madre de un ni\u00f1o y esposa de un l\u00edder de guardabosques comprometido, mi hija Jennifer y yo enviamos a los hombres a Camporama dos o tres veces. Puse mi tiempo y energ\u00eda en los retiros de los ministerios de ni\u00f1as para la Conferencia Heartland. Luego, en 2001, entr\u00e9 en la posici\u00f3n de directora nacional de Ministerios de Ni\u00f1as. Pens\u00e9 en crear un evento, pero necesitaba concentrarme en ajustarme a la nueva posici\u00f3n de tiempo completo que hab\u00eda asumido. Luego de unos cuatro a\u00f1os en mi puesto, supe que era hora de mudarme. Hab\u00eda una ni\u00f1a en mi iglesia local que hab\u00eda visto a su hermano ir a Camporama demasiadas veces. Ella segu\u00eda pregunt\u00e1ndome: \"Se\u00f1orita Irvina, \u00bfcu\u00e1ndo va a hacer un evento para ni\u00f1as?\" Una y otra vez, en el transcurso de aproximadamente un a\u00f1o o m\u00e1s, me critic\u00f3 con esa pregunta. La idea hab\u00eda echado ra\u00edces, y yo hab\u00eda reunido ideas, hab\u00eda elegido un nombre y presentado una propuesta a los l\u00edderes apropiados. \u00a1Conseguimos la aprobaci\u00f3n, y naci\u00f3 Power Chicks! Mi amiguita de la iglesia, Kristyn Thomas, asisti\u00f3 al evento de lanzamiento en 2007 y luego nuevamente en 2011. Le ped\u00ed que compartiera un par de sus recuerdos favoritos de Power Chicks y que reflexionara sobre c\u00f3mo impact\u00f3 su vida el Ministerio de las Ni\u00f1as. \"Power Chicks es donde experiment\u00e9 hablar en lenguas por primera vez\", recuerda Kristyn, \"y ese recuerdo se me ha pegado todos los d\u00edas y cada vez que rezo. Recuerdo c\u00f3mo se sent\u00eda estar completamente en mi cuarto de oraci\u00f3n con Dios. El Ministerio de Ni\u00f1as inculc\u00f3 valores y morales fundamentales que me acompa\u00f1aron a diario y me han ayudado a aumentar mi amor por las personas y el deseo de ayudar a los dem\u00e1s. \"Una de las pasiones de Kristyn siempre ha estado bailando, por lo que no es sorprendente que ahora est\u00e9 empleada en Un estudio de danza que ense\u00f1a edades 2-8. Tambi\u00e9n se ha convertido en una apasionada defensora de la comunidad sorda y actualmente asiste a OSU-OKC para convertirse en int\u00e9rprete de lenguaje de se\u00f1as. Ella es activa en su iglesia local en Yukon, Oklahoma. Me encanta el desaf\u00edo de Kristyn a aquellas chicas que se preparan para asistir a Power Chicks '19: \u201cPower Chicks es un buen momento para explorar no solo la naturaleza que te rodea, sino tambi\u00e9n tu propia relaci\u00f3n con Dios mientras experimentas cosas nuevas. Intenta todo al menos una vez; Podr\u00edas encontrar algo nuevo que ames. S\u00e9 valiente, audaz, empod\u00e9rate \u201d. Cuando present\u00e9 mi propuesta para Power Chicks '07, mi mandato era que el evento tuviera que ser equilibrado. La perspectiva de lo desconocido para un evento pionero era bastante desconcertante para una persona que siempre necesitaba conocer cada detalle. Eso me llev\u00f3 a buscar mano de obra barata (es decir, gratuita). \u00a1Mi hija, Jennifer Terry, y su mejor amiga, Leslie Harris, encajan perfectamente! As\u00ed que fueron \"contratados\" como los primeros internos. Los trabaj\u00e9 tan duro que me sorprende que no se rebelaran. Representaron bien a Emmanuel College y sirvieron a las ni\u00f1as y l\u00edderes del evento con gracia y respeto. Leslie Harris Tignor y su esposo Michael ahora sirven a la IPHC como misioneros en Ruanda. Es un honor poder plantar en su ministerio ahora apoy\u00e1ndolos financieramente. Siempre estoy encantado de ver a los j\u00f3venes responder al llamado de Dios en sus vidas. Nuestra hija, Jennifer, sirve a Dios en su iglesia local y trabaja con los grados 5 a 12 en Heritage Hall, una escuela privada en Oklahoma City. Ella se desempe\u00f1a como directora del centro de medios de la biblioteca y le encanta se\u00f1alar a los ni\u00f1os la literatura positiva y poderosa. Si bien no es una escuela cristiana, ella encuentra muchas oportunidades para ser una mentora y mostrar el amor de Dios. \u00a1Las tres de estas j\u00f3venes son Power Chicks en acci\u00f3n! \"\"<\/a>","author_name":"Irvina Parker","jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/discipleship\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/05\/Power-Chicks-Where-Are-They-Now-Part-Two.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4T9u2-1gp","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/discipleship\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4861","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/discipleship\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/discipleship\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/discipleship\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/26"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/discipleship\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4861"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/discipleship\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4861\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/discipleship\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4914"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/discipleship\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4861"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/discipleship\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4861"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/discipleship\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4861"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}