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“Brigada: Since 1995… Buckets full of Resources, Trends, Challenges — all in a weekly e-zine & website…”Compiled by Doug Lucas, Team Expansion, Louisville, KY(Thanks for your patience as we ‘catch up’ with the publishing date.) In this issue…1) How Do You Ship?2) New Christian Holiday And Conference Center Open In Italy3) Breakthrough: The Movie4) Omf [...]

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That’s what David would like to know. We originally reported on this topic in the Nov. 28, 1999 edition of Brigada Today. Uhmmm… So I think it’s time we refreshed it. :-) Please, if you have a moment, click online to the address below and share your favorite shipping recommendation. Whether you’ve got a favorite [...]

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Interested in waking up to the sound of cow bells and the sight of sunlight streaming into the valley from the Italian Alps in a brand new Christian holiday and conference center? OM Italy has just opened “Forterocca” in the location where the Waldensians fled to escape persecution. The center offers quality accommodation for about [...]

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About 100 years ago a young English college graduate gave up a potential career and fame to serve as a missionary in the remote regions of China. But after six years there was little response and the mission needed him elsewhere. Produced by OMF International, Breakthrough is an inspiring half-hour docudrama which tells the story [...]

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This event will be held September 27, 2008, at West Congregational Church in Peabody, Massachusetts. Learn more about breakthroughs in God’s work in East Asia as well as see OMF International’s new half-hour docudrama, Breakthrough: The Story of James O. Fraser and the Lisu People. Visit http://www.omf.org/us or contact

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This conference will be held October 18, 2008 at First Presbyterian Church of Glen Ellyn, Illinois. The international spotlight will be on Beijing this summer. After the Olympic crowds go away, God’s work done God’s way will still remain in China … Learn more by visiting http://www.omf.org/us or contact

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Are you wondering if becoming a missionary is for you? Then check out this tool that will help you find out if you are. Explore is a set of learning experiences designed for people who are exploring the possibility of missionary service. This tool will:- Clarify God’s will for one’s life- Teach what it takes [...]

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When we tried the switch (to HTML formatted email), the outcry was pronounced. And no wonder. Of the 1,173,109,925 Internet subscribers at the end of 2007, only 349,980,000 were said to connect via broadband. That means that the vast majority of the world is still looking at the Internet through a small pipe (dial-up).Sources:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_broadband_usersandhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_number_of_Internet_users(this last [...]

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Would you help us test our new online giving software? As you know, our budget for 2008 is $17,150. So far, we have about $3500. These funds go for secretarial help, costs of the website, missions mobilization, and even a share of the new building where Brigada will be based (on Team Expansion’s new site, [...]

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Like many inhabitants of our planet (about 15% of the whole world), my wife and I watched as China threw a party to beat all parties at the Olympic Opening Ceremonies. I was amazed by all the wizardry, costumes, people hanging on wires, and the works. Granted, I would have loved a more telling commentary [...]

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