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However, because of the magic of the Internet, you shouldn’t have to change your “favorites” or “bookmarks” because our URL moves with us, of course. So browse around the new site. We hope you’ll find it clean, easily followed, and much easier upon which to make comments. Over the next few weeks, we’ll be rolling [...]

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Living Waters International is hosting a special restoration retreat for missionaries and cross cultural workers in Bali, Indonesia. It is designed to really be a time of special ministry to the missionary who may need some time to truly experience the personal love and care of Jesus. Especially if someone is struggling secretly, even with [...]

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Help your kids record their missions experiences with the Live Action Project Journal. This combination activity book and journal encourages children to reflect on up to twelve different missions projects. It includes prompts for kids to write or draw about their experiences before, during, and after each project.
 To order, visit
http://wmustore.com/product.asp?sku=W057108
or call 1-800-968-7301 (USA callers can [...]

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From Fuller School of Psych, here are three new release from Kelly O’Donnell: “The Pearls and the Perils: Practicing Psychology in Mission/Aid Settings,” (2009) Fuller School of Psychology USA, Integration Symposium, 19-20 February 2009. In this resource, Kelly gives three lectures that are relevant for further developing member care practitioners, sending groups, and the member [...]

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Internet Evangelism Day has listed the latest usage stats by number and language, along with a key new article from John Edmiston for missions on the most effective way we can deploy Internet evangelism and Cybermissions to facilitate the Global Harvest:
http://www.internetevangelismday.com/blog/archives/495

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Thanks to a Brigada responder writing on one of those comment links… we learned recently about “Set a New Direction”:
http://www.setanewdirection.com/returning_missionaries.html
It specifically focuses on the Career needs of returning workers. Brad is a former missionary who now helps others to objectively translate / reinterpret their unique skills, overseas experience and International IQ to the best opportunities [...]

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Here’s an exciting and intensive 4-week TESOL course equipping you with effective English teaching techniques and certification, sponsored by Youth With A Mission (YWAM) in Lebanon, Pennsylvania, USA. The course dates are July 13-August 7, September 7 – October 2, October 19 – November 13. Get a certificate upon completion that opens door around the [...]

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Jack Hempfling’s “BEFORE YOU GO” is a new 40 day devotional that prepares the hearts of each team member for “Cross Cultural Challenges, Living and working as a Team, Going with Faith and Expectation in God, Handling the Spiritual Issues, and Ministry Effectiveness & Personal Growth. It’s not yet available on Amazon (just off the [...]

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A DVD containing short (5-7 minute) prayer mobilization videos about each of the five nations of the North Africa Partnership (Libya, Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco, and Mauritania) is now available. Each DVD contains English, French, and Spanish versions all on the same single DVD and is available in either NTSC or PAL versions for US$10.00 including [...]

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Our queue is lots longer than the number of items we can publish weekly. We do eventually publish all items, regardless of sponsorship. However, those who pitch in to help cover Brigada’s expenses are treated with special dignity — because they’re helping pay the bills. We bump them directly to the head of the line. [...]

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Check it out. Just head on over to Amazon at:
http://www.amazon.com
The lead item will probably be about the Kindle. There’s a 6″ diagonal screen and a 9.7″ screen — and either one will cause your eyes to pop. Keep in mind that these screens aren’t your typical backlit computer LCD. They use a completely different technology [...]

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Is your organization experiencing rate increases on your short-term travel medical insurance? Do you want to help support Brigada?
If so, be sure to contact Insurance Services of America. They are a Christian organization that specializes in helping individuals and groups find affordable health insurance options. They can put together a “tailor-made” plan to fit [...]

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Churches and individual Christians typically have faulty assumptions about the causes of poverty, resulting in the use of strategies that do considerable harm to poor people and themselves. When Helping Hurts provides foundational concepts, clearly articulated general principles and relevant applications. The result is an effective and holistic ministry to the poor, not a truncated [...]

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Check out “Change the World: Mission Songs for Children CD,” a fun resource your children will enjoy year after year! This dynamic CD features worship and camp songs for kids, such as “Send Me, Lord,” “Change the World,” and a contemporary version of “We’ve a Story to Tell.” To order, visit
http://wmustore.com/product.asp?sku=W047103
or call 1-800-968-7301 (USA callers [...]

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Some Brigada members previously participated in the missiological forums on the FamilyNet BBS network. These have now been moved to Yahoo Groups. MISSIOLOGICAL is a discussion list for teachers, practitioners, and students of missiology from all Christian perspectives. To learn more go to
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/missiological/
To subscribe, send an e-mail to

and to contact Steve, the list owner, send [...]

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MATS International has been providing for the transportation needs of Christian Ministries since 1977. Cars, trucks, vans, buses, bicycles, motorcycles, for domestic, field, retired, furlough, personal use. New or Used, most any brand, model, make, most any place! Their sole objective is to save you money when your need is for ministry. Find them on [...]

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Wycliffe’s Children’s Communications Team now offers two of its larger curricula translated into Spanish for free download. The Steps to Bible Translation series can be found at:
http://www.wycliffe.org/Kids/FreeCurriculum/StepstoBibleTranslation.aspx [note that the "x" might wrap; it needs to be on the end of the asp]
Just click on the word “español” to find some teaching tips and 12 [...]

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Now you can listen to an interview on “Third Culture Kids (2009)” on World Radio Switzerland. Tina Quick (International Family Transitions) and Michele O’Donnell (Member Care Associates) share their expertise on supporting third culture kids and internationally mobile families. This 60-minute radio interview was aired live on 11 February 2009. You can download it for [...]

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The Zwemer Center For Muslim Studies at Columbia International University in South Carolina offers courses to help you understand Islam and Muslims (credit/seminar). They are designed for field worker candidates, workers on home leave, professional tentmakers in an Islamic country, pastors serving where there are a growing number of Muslims, and students sensing God’s call [...]

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Did you know that Global Opportunities has launched a FREE new monthly eNewsletter simply called “TM Briefs”? This short publication will teach, inform, inspire, support, challenge, and equip you for tentmaking, and more broadly, for integrating work and faith in all your life. Subscribing is as easy as it is to unsubscribe. Check it out.
http://www.globalopps.org/goworld/index.htm
To [...]

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Christian magazine editors and writers are invited to attend a conference in Manila this fall featuring two intensive courses designed especially for them. Magazine Training International will offer a course on Editing the Magazine Sept. 29-Oct. 2, and a course on Writing Effective Magazine Articles Oct. 4-7. Two international teams comprised of three experienced [...]

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Due to the global fiscal situation a team of tentmakers from a closed country had their vacations cancelled and are unable to attend. This means that although the course was already full, they now have a few more openings available. 2 weeks of learning about the essentials of ministry through tentmaking and business as mission [...]

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