Brigada

“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) LOOKING FOR A GLOBAL CELL PHONE SOLUTION?2) GET NOTIFIED WHEN THERE ARE NEW COMMENTS POSTED TO [...]

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Then would you at least try GlobalAirtime.com? First, please give them a look because they have committed to sponsoring Brigada on a regular basis. (They just sent a $50 gift this past week.) Second, they are creating innovative plans designed specifically with cross-cultural workers in mind. For example, check out their product called Celtrek Global [...]

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Interested in keeping track of new comments to a particular Brigada item? (Peter was.) Say one of our items asks for input on recommended shippers. Just go to that item and click “Comment” below it. Enter a one-line comment like this: “Subscribing…” or “Notify me please”. You’ll notice you’re now given the choice of being [...]

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It’s slated for Sept. 15-18 in a Dallas hotel (the Solana Marriott). The conference is designed with one key goal in mind: To teach participants to share the message of the Bible in story form. Learn more at http://www.internationaloralitynetwork.com/

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On September 12, 2008, OMF International will host the premiere showing of Breakthrough: The Story of James O. Fraser and the Lisu People, an inspiring half-hour docudrama which tells the story of James O. Fraser and the Lisu people reached for Christ. The event kicks-off at Grace Chapel in Englewood, Colorado, from 6:30-10 p.m. and [...]

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Now you can pick up a new MP3 player from Global Recordings Network (GRN) which enables hi-tech performance in low-tech areas. It is designed to work where electricity and batteries are not available. The “Saber” is rugged and can be played to a large group at a high volume with crystal clear sound. GRN can [...]

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Don, an unselfish pastor, wrote this past week with an offer few are willing to make: “Use my material!” See his site at http://www.prayforup.com/ He added, “Change it to eliminate any reference to me or mine. Make it a page on your own site. Why? You will be promoting the most powerful evangelistic tool known: [...]

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The largest medical missions conference is the Global Missions Health Conference held each year at Southeast Christian Church in Louisville, KY. If you are involved in any aspect of medical missions (long or short term), this conference is for you. This year’s key note speakers are Kay Warren, Dr. John Patrick, and Admiral Tim Ziemer. [...]

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Have you heard about, “The Journey Deepens” retreats? These weekends help prospective missionaries explore what it is like to be a missionary, discover whether a missionary or sender role is God’s fit, and connect with mission agencies. This is for high school seniors, college students, young adults, mid-lifers, baby boomers – anyone willing to explore [...]

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See the possibilities of that new on-line mapping service by logging on to: http://worldmap.org/ To go directly to the new training materials there, click to http://worldmap.org/partnersfiles/PartnersHelp.pdf

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We’re thankful for a new friend in Bishop, CA, who sent $50 this past week, and to ISA for a gift of $66.80 as a result of those who purchased travel & trip cancellation insurance. Learn more about ISA’s offerings at: http://www.missionaryhealth.net/brigada.htm Finally thanks for CrossWorld for a tremendously encouraging gift of $500. Serving with [...]

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Would you help send this edition and other future editions to 10,000 people in dozens of countries around the world. If so, see the pushbuttons at the right-hand top of the home page… or use the PayPal link on the upper left if you prefer. Either way, you can also click on the “Donate” page [...]

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Here’s the way one church is doing it. One congregation in Louisville formed a partnership with a mission organization there (in this case, Team Expansion). They invested 6 months in a study on how to form up new unreached peoples projects. The leadership studied unreached peoples, prayed together, then set aside a 30-day period to [...]

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