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 In this issue…1) Going on a mission trip? check out the Day Tripper?2) Where do you get cost-of-living info?3) A new spot for cross-cultural training4) Catch a conference for the Kyrgyz5) [...]

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No, we are not talking about the Beatles song! The Day Tripper is an international medical insurance and medical evacuation plan for short-term teams. With rates as low as 60 cents per day you can’t go wrong with this plan! PLUS when you purchase this plan from Insurance Services of America on their web site [...]

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Phil is looking for a good reference or source for a cost of living index to evaluate how he provides for various missionary partners in difference countries. Where do you go to configure base salary … and/or that additional increase or decrease depending upon the cost of living and experience of a missionary worker. Phil [...]

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TRAIN International, based in Joplin, MO, offers cross-cultural training that is affordable, customizable, and mobile. They have several types of training available: pre-field training (June 1-19), language acquisition training (September 7-18), debriefing (Aug 3-7 and Oct. 5-9), church coaching to help churches send and sustain their missionaries (scheduled as needed), short-term trip leaders training (scheduled [...]

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An international partnership that supports Kingdom efforts among the Kyrgyz people of Central Asia will hold its annual conference on May 1-2 in the Mid-Atlantic region. For security reasons, first time attendees will be asked to provide a church reference. Contact them ASAP at

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Here’s a sample booklist, compiled with the help of Brigada beginning in the late nineties, by John O. Check it out at http://web.me.com/john.omalley/Site/Brigada.html

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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 the student the skills to speak with grammatical accuracy, [...]

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Is there a better way to do missions? In this dvd series, church leaders from around the world are asked, “If you had one piece of advice you could give the church in North America, what would it be?” Hosted by Steve Saint who intertwines stories from his experience in the Ecuadorian jungle, the series [...]

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Sure Mercies Outreach Free Sermon Tapes & Gospel Printed Literature at http://www.angelfire.com/mi/savedbygracealone/FreeTapes.html Get free audio tapes, tracts, booklets, KJV Bibles, Bible portions, pamphlets, Bible study courses & more to those worldwide seeking to know more about Jesus Christ & Salvation. Shipping is also free. This offer does not expire. It’s all 100% free as the [...]

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Here’s the perfect way to get started with biblical storytelling. Two great DVD workshops for only $10 each. Paul & Teresa have trained more than fifty biblical storytellers in Asia. Now they share their insights in these professionally produced DVDs, “Telling God’s Stories,” and “Multiplying Storytellers.” Each 55 minutes long, these DVDs are chocked full [...]

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The Journey Deepens weekend retreats 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 becoming a missionary. Each retreat [...]

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Thanks to the group focused on the Qashqa’i Nomads of Iran for pitching in $150. Another anonymous user wrote, “I have enjoyed Brigada for years and always seem to find useful information in each issue; here’s $100.”

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Want to get your point across? … the point that missions is still a vibrant option for all ages today, to all cultures? … to all unreached peoples? 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 “real” online [...]

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