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The folks at Empowerment Advocates International are happy to offer a new and exciting seminar called ACTS (Applied Community Technology Seminar). In this one month seminar you will learn the basics of the design and construction of Aquaculture or fishfarming, Water pumping systems, Papercrete and strawbale home construction, Wind and solar power, and more. These [...]

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Is your organization experiencing health insurance rate increases? 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 your group’s needs.  Their [...]

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I’ve mentioned them before: I don’t know of a single, solitary more effective web-authoring solution for the non-web-professional. Just browse to… http://www.cloversites.com/f/friendsofbrigada and be sure to notice what they’ve done to the place. Their “Greenhouse 2.0″ editing capabilities kicked in Apr. 28 and they radically bump up the service’s offerings. Sooooo much easier than anything [...]

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A Bible study guide called, “Finding Strength for the Journey,” provides a tool for member care or personal encouragement. The author drew from experiences as a missionary when writing this study guide on topics such as perseverance in hardship, dealing with depression, handling conflict, and benefit from trials. One missionary writes, “I have been able [...]

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Thanks to Greg, who recently passed along Nabeel’s site at… http://www.acts17.net/ It’s full of helpful resources for those who care about the Islamic world.

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Now you’ve got an assistant. Just visit… http://meetingmix.com to learn more about a virtual service that keeps track of minutes, participants, and meetings for you. If you’ve got $15/month, you’ll never miss an important meeting again!

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Crescent Project offers Sahara Challenge, a one-week intensive training on ministry among Muslims.  Designed for anyone who wants to learn how to effectively reach Muslims, the cost is $650 and is all-inclusive.  The dates this year are June 5-12.  It is held just outside of Atlanta, Georgia. For more information, go to http://www.crescentproject.org/sahara

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Chiang Rai International Christian School has an urgent need for Kindergarten and Elementary teachers for September (Grades 1-6, with a minimum of one- or two-year commitment). The Family Learning Center (also known as Chiang Rai International Christian School) is serving the Servants of the Golden Triangle area of N. Thailand. Serve the whole community by [...]

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Hats off to Environmental Advocates for $50 this past week. Thank you!

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Here’s your chance to give the gift that keeps on giving, every 7 days, throughout the whole year. Your gift benefits not only your own church and/or ministry, but also others throughout the entire globe! To undergird this ministry, just click on one of the “Donor” links at the top of this page. Both are [...]

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Did you ever stop to realize that Nehemiah didn’t start up his short-term mission trips until he made an advance set-up trip? See it in Nehemiah 2:11-16. He started by staying 3 days. We don’t know what he was doing during that time. Getting over jet lag? I doubt it; I think Jerusalem might have [...]

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