Brigada

Here’s a delightful getaway at… http://www.chadashchay.com hosted by people with warm hearts on a lake near Cambridge, MN.  Amazing people. We’re in their debt. If you stay there, please tell them thank you from Brigada.

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Yes, this is the *true* Comfort inn… Comfort, Texas, that is. This tip came from the same truly warm-hearted folks mentioned above. They recently stayed at Haven River Inn in Comfort, TX (40 min. outside San Antonio). This beautiful bed and breakfast on the Guadalupe River offers two nights free to pastors and missionaries, and [...]

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Did you ever face that dilemma? You wanted to show a video to an upcoming Perspectives class or to a Sunday School class… but you just weren’t sure you’d have access to the Internet in that environment. So ideally, you’d like to “harvest” the video off YouTube to some format that would play on your [...]

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The Coalition on the Support of Indigenous Ministries (COSIM) is holding its 15th annual conference June 7-9 in Lombard, IL (Chicagoland). This year’s COSIM conference serves both mission agencies and local churches in focusing on best practices of cross-cultural partnership. The challenges of our new economic reality will be addressed head-on. Learn more at… http://www.cosim.info/default4aConf.asp?active_page_id=226 [...]

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This past week, a friend wrote to ask for stats on the persecuted church. I found a reality-check site from VOM that told both sides http://www.persecution.net/faq-stats.htm Check it out for yourself. It’s a great foundation to sharing truths about the persecuted church.

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We just heard about Logos Bible Software’s new release (4)and how one of their users created 55 Interactive Training Videos. That’s over 5 hours of 1 on 1 training. You can try the demo online: http://www.LearnLogos.com So if you’re a Logos user — or a wannabe — this is the site for you. (By the [...]

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The early church spread God’s Word quickly despite political persecution and cultural resistance simply by telling everyone stories from the Bible! Experience 5 days of Bible storying in beautiful Orlando, Florida with Campus Crusade for Christ and then you’ll be able to train others. This trainers training is May 10 – 14, 2010 and is [...]

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These are supplied and posted free of charge to writers/checkers and testers who supply mlloyd3000gmailcom with their full postal address. They are currently working at two reading levels – please see http://www.easyBibles.com and contact them. They are also keen to welcome new writers/translators and checkers. Following feedback and testimonies, they shall later be posting a [...]

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Lately, our staff here has been exploring the use of so-called “print-on-demand” publishers. We identified one in a previous item on Feb. 7 at… http://www.brigada.org/2010/02/07_4012 And our good friends at Innovation In Mission delved even further into Snowfall on Feb. 17th at… http://innovationinmission.blogspot.com/2010/02/highlighting-innovation-in-print-on.html (Note: This URL will ‘wrap.’ If you have trouble reassembling it, just [...]

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This new resource from The Mission Exchange (formerly EFMA) can be found in the online store at http://www.TheMissionExchange.org Either login or start as a “new visitor” and go to the online store. Global Issues Update is a downloadable webinar that focuses on big picture issues impacting the world of missions. In light of the urgent [...]

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If you are interested in making a difference in Haiti in ways that go beyond giving to aid organizations, visit http://www.HaitiHub.org to explore how you can connect and collaborate with others. (Thanks for the reminder, Mary Kay!)

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One of the most important ways all of us can contribute to the relief and rebuilding efforts in Haiti is through prayer. World Relief has been encouraging people to block out One Minute for Haiti, at 4:53pm every Tuesday, the time the earthquake struck on January 12, 2010. Why not consider setting a recurring alarm [...]

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Through your prayers and gifts, you can make Brigada happen. Just click on one of the “Donor” links at the top of this page. Both are safe, the one with PayPal and the other with one of the most well-known “real” online merchants on the web. Neither requires you to open an account with anyone [...]

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