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1) Advance Global Coaching (AGC)

November 15th, 2009 · No Comments

AGC is now offering professional life coaching for missionaries all over the globe, regardless of nation or organization. All of their coaches are professionally trained and have cross-cultural experience. Coaching topics include anything that relates to life such as cross-cultural adjustment, vision/ministry clarification, marriage, team, leadership as well as partnership development. They even coach parents [...]

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2) The Tool Every Missionary Needs For Christmas

November 15th, 2009 · 3 Comments

Your missionary needs an online wholesale greeting card and gift shop. I’m not talkin’ “cheezy e-cards” few people appreciate. I’m talkin’ premium printed greeting cards (16,000+ choices) into which he or she can create the text, insert up to 4 photos per page, and even include gifts. It’s a great way to keep in touch [...]

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3) Need to Create PDFs? Can’t Afford Adobe Acrobat Standard?

November 15th, 2009 · 9 Comments

Try PrimoPDF (alias PDFCreator). It’s fast, it’s effective, and it’s free. See it at… http://www.primopdf.com/index.aspx As far as we can tell, there are no malware or adware programs installed. You can choose a paid version… NitroPDF Professional, but even it is just $69 (but only ’til Nov. 30th). With the free version, you get a [...]

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4) Headed to a sensitive field? Encrypt your Hard Drive for Free

November 15th, 2009 · No Comments

Now you can use… http://www.truecrypt.org/ to completely envelope your laptop’s hard drive in a proective shell. Check it out. You can encrypt a folder, or force encryption of an entire hard drive, pre-boot. What’s more, after that, ancryption is “real-time.” You can even hide keep a hidden volume within the encrypted portion, thus tricking an [...]

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5) Raise Funds For Your Project Selling African Soap

November 15th, 2009 · No Comments

The Zambian Soap Company has a program for you to use their handmade soap and gift baskets to raise funds for your missions project. Their Christian fair trade company supports the work of Zambian villagers and widows making all natural soap bars. Equipped with the Zambian Soap Co. catalogue, youth groups, Sunday schools, and individual [...]

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6) My Favorite View at JoshuaProject.net

November 15th, 2009 · No Comments

What’s your favorite tool at … http://www.joshuaproject.net Mine is the People Group Finder at… http://joshuaproject.net/people-selector.php Why? Because it gives you absolute power to choose the region, the country, whether or not you just want 10/40 Window people groups, a population filter (e.g., greater than 10,000 people), the primary religion, % of Christian adherents, or % [...]

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7) Short Term Mission Trip to Mexico with Global Recordings

November 15th, 2009 · No Comments

Did you know that there are around 300 languages spoken in Mexico and Global Recordings Network has recorded the gospel in many of them? Check out their web site at: http://www.globalrecordings.net and type Mexico under “Find by Country” Better yet….Join them for one week to one month during February, giving CD’s and playing recordings of [...]

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8) Free downloadable Bible Adventure for Kids!

November 15th, 2009 · 1 Comment

Living the Story invites kids in fun way into the big Story (and all the little stories) of God’s love and interaction with His creation. There are currently 12 issues for download with no indication of whether there is a deadline on their availability. They are in pdf format, full colour and well-produced by Biblica [...]

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9) Thankful this Thanksgiving

November 15th, 2009 · No Comments

We’re so grateful for those who are jumping in to help reach the matching fund goal. One friend wrote, ” I would like to be the first person to give $100 towards your matching gifts.  I will get that to you before the end of the year, a little busy right now with the convention [...]

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10) Would you consider giving this Thanksgiving?

November 15th, 2009 · 2 Comments

If you’re thankful for someone, why not send a thank-you gift to Brigada, where we can mention their first name… and if you like, their city/state/country too. Just specify how you’d like us to express your gratitude for what they’ve done in your life. Just click on one of the “Donor” links at the top [...]

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11) The BackPage: Thankful for the Power of a Team

November 15th, 2009 · 4 Comments

Tonight, as I write this Brigada, Thanksgiving is just around the corner. I was pondering today… just how mighty and how broad is the power of a team. I happen to work with a fantastic group of characters. One amazing saint was serving with her husband in Mozambique when thugs murdered her lifelong mate. Instead [...]

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12) Closing Stuff

November 15th, 2009 · No Comments

Disclaimer — We can’t screen ‘em all. Please forgive us if a particular site contains offensive information — or no information at all! We try to visit them in advance, but often write “on the road” so we simply can’t preview everything. Please Don’t Subscribe us to your List — Sorry — nothing personal –but [...]

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