Brigada – 2024-03-31

You or Your Group Could Be the One to Make the Difference
Since January 1995, Brigada Today has served thousands on a weekly basis. Many have given gifts of $100, $500, and even $1000 or $2000 to fund our nominal costs. The total annual budget, if we were to be exact, comes in at $17,120, which covers the costs of web servers, emailing services, and one part-time staff person to help with publishing and communication. The costs are not great. The pre-school teacher who watches your small child probably makes more in a year than we ask for a full year’s work with Brigada. We don’t charge a subscription fee. And if donations were ever to surpass $17,120, we would apply any overage to the next year. In other words, this is not an attempt to raise big bucks or pad someone’s pocket. It’s simply offering you a chance to participate in something you love. If you’ve appreciated Brigada, here’s your giving opportunity. Just click “Donate” at www.brigada.org, or mail a check payable to Team Expansion (Brigada), 13711 Willow Reed Drive, Louisville, KY 40299. Team Expansion is a 501(c)3 incorporation so, for USA citizens, your gift to Christ by writing a check to Team Expansion is tax-deductible. Thank you, in advance, for your partnership!

The book is designed as a training manual for Families in Ministry with the purpose to encourage them to find a healthy balance as a family while being involved in ministry. It is now available in 6 languages. Each chapter starts with a teaching unit regarding the topic and is followed by worksheets for personal reflection, suggestions for spouse and/or group discussion, suggestions for family activities (with the purpose to share the topics with their kids) and information for additional resources regarding the topic. For more info, visit…

https://families-in-ministry.com/

(Thanks Jenny!)

Remember that for those who are residents of in the USA of Kentucky, Maine, Missouri, Montana, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, or Washington, in spite of the fact that your driver’s license is valid for driving, it will no longer be valid for air travel after January 22, 2018. Of course, you’ll still be able to use your passport, permanent resident card/green card or a military ID. To learn more, visit…

https://www.dhs.gov/secure-drivers-license-documentation

(Thanks again for reminding us of this, Jenny.)

This is a holistic resiliency training experience for Christian cross-cultural workers offering connection and co-learning, spiritual refreshment and soul care, and rest and discovery in southern Spain. It’s called “Adelante” and is being offered in Málaga, Spain, April 7-12, 2018. For more info, visit…

http://sentwell.org/events/adelante/

(We owe you big-time, Jenny! Thanks for suggesting these items.)

…for all those who have pitched in so far in 2017. Thanks to their help, we are nearly at the halfway mark for our annual budget needs and goals.

This past week, an anonymous donor heard that we had begun our end-of-year appeal and responded by sending a $100 gift. Another pitched in $20. Another friend send $40. Yet another, just yesterday, $50. We’re so grateful. Thank you and may God bless you!!!

In fact, your fellow Brigada participants have now pitched in $8275.33 so far in 2017. Could you or your church/group shave off $100 from the $8724.67 that remains? If just you and 2 friends would pitch in $100 for an end-of-year gift, you would tip the scales so that we were indeed over halfway home. If you’ve ever used an item in Brigada or if you’d like to give on behalf of someone who can’t, just click “Donate” at www.brigada.org, or mail a check payable to Team Expansion (Brigada), 13711 Willow Reed Drive, Louisville, KY 40299. Team Expansion is a 501(c)3 incorporation so, for USA citizens, your gift to Christ by writing a check to Team Expansion is tax-deductible. Thank you, in advance, for your partnership!

Is it because you want to escape Hell? Or is it something deeper? What if you experienced the LOVE of Christ… more than ever before. Now THAT is something that could power you through the long cycles of challenge and despair. Paul said it was Christ’s mercy (Romans 12:1) and love (2 Corinthians 5:14-15) that compelled him to give his whole life as if it were a living sacrifice. John Piper puts it this way:

https://www.desiringgod.org/articles/what-is-the-christian-gospel

(Thanks for pointing me to this article by Piper recently, Justin Long.) So how do we experience Christ’s love in such a way that it becomes our inner motive? One first step is reading His Word. Did you ever have a pen pal? Then you know it’s possible to begin to care deeply for someone just by reading their words. Reading Jesus’ Word is a terrific way to grow in our care for Him. But isn’t it a shame that missionaries and pastors alike, even though they serve Jesus professionally, can become cavalier about reading Jesus’ Word? If you are really serious about rediscovering the love of Christ and letting that love compel you forward, then take the first step and dive into His Word again today PERSONALLY, not just professionally. Start just by reawakening a daily habit to read a chapter of His Word daily — for FUN, not for lesson planning. Then reflect and pray, asking him to speak to you personally. Whatever He says, share it with someone else today. (What about Jesus best captures YOUR heart and compels you forward? Just click “Comment” following the web version of this item. Share what you’re experiencing.)

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