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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 In this issue… 1) Close-Up On “Evangelism Resources” 2) Free Missions Video: “Waiting To Go” 3) Looking To Brush Up On Your Russian? 4) Fly Round-Trip In Africa For A Song [...]

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Evangelism Resources focuses on four major themes. In summary, E.R…. *** Brings people to Christ*** Makes them into disciples*** Unites them in the body*** Sends them to the nations They raise the cost to train workers, create schools of evangelism for them, then send them out nationwide and worldwide. Indigenous leadership is a top priority. [...]

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Hats off to “Steve” for offering his missions video, “Waiting to Go” to the Brigada audience, free of charge. If you decide to use it, please remember to pray for him. He originally volunteered this video in a comment made to a previous Brigada item (Nov. 23, 2008). Watch the video live, embedded below, by [...]

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3) LOOKING TO BRUSH UP ON YOUR RUSSIAN? — The Institute of Strategic Languages and Cultures, also known as Russian Language Ministries, is offering 2 or 3 week intensive Russian language courses during summer 2009 in Kiev, Ukraine. Two different courses will be offered, including Correct Grammar in Spoken Russian, a course devoted to giving [...]

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OK, maybe more than a song, but not much. Thanks to Brigada user Greg for tipping us on the fact that you can fly round trip anywhere within Africa that Kenya Airways goes (and they go all over the continent) for only 25,000 frequent flier miles (and about $70-80 reg fee) from any of the [...]

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“Chuck”, who works in South Asia, would like to know if there are any “village medicine” training seminars in the spring anywhere in the USA. Got any leads? If so, please leave a comment below explaining who, what, why, when, where. Thanks! Be sure and leave a website or other form of follow-up.

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Empowerment, transformation, and innovation take skill to produce. The 60-hour Core Coaching Skills Certificate Program, is a unique training for church multiplication leaders integrating Biblical values, professional coaching skills, and cross-cultural ministry. Learn in-person and by telephone. There are courses in London in February; Seattle in March; and Burgundy, France in June; Melbourne in August; [...]

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Caring for Others is once again holding two Personal Growth Conferences for Missionaries in 2009. Both will be held in Wisconsin, June 28-July 3 and again November 1-6. Personal Growth that comes through hearing from God and others in ministry is the goal of the conference. It is a highly interactive week of debriefing and [...]

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… for a check from Insurance Services of America (ISA) for $63 as a result of insurance purchased by Wendy and Mary Lou. Thank you ladies… and thank you ISA. Find out more about the options they offer, which are many, at… http://www.missionaryhealth.net/brigada.htm In short, you’ll find just about every kind of medical, travel, life, [...]

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It’s easy. Just click on one of the “Donor” links above. Both are safe, the one with PayPal and the other with one of the most well-known online merchant accounts you’ll ever meet. Neither require you to open an account with anyone … and neither ever spam you. If you prefer, just send an old-fashioned [...]

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Some might find it interesting to be able to compare their summer internship count with their peer agencies. It’s a sluggish economy in several sending countries. Perhaps your agency is feeling the brunt of a downturn, … perhaps not. We won’t know for sure until we share. The cool part about this Brigada lense is [...]

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