Brigada – 2024-03-17

Get Trained to Work Among Muslims While Networking with Others

Muslims are more open to the gospel than you might believe. In fact, in the last ten years, more Muslims have come to faith in Christ than in the last 15 centuries combined. Are you ready to help? Register for Horizons International’s Legacy Conference: Liberty to the Captives, May 31-June 2, 2018 at Reach International Church, in Dearborn, Michigan. Learn from an all-star line-up of speakers with an incredible range of Muslim ministry experience, knowledge, and practical application: Amani Mostafa, Georges Houssney, Jay Smith, Mark Durie, and others. If you have a heart to reach the nations for Christ, Legacy 2018 is for you. Legacy 2016 was the largest conference ever with over 530 people attending. Register (early bird pricing until January 1st 2018) and learn more at…

http://www.legacyconference.org/

Christian Prayer Resources

Christian Prayer Resources is a website which serves up books for adults, books on prayer for children, articles, prayer ministries, prayer guides, prayer organizations, prayer fellowships, online books on prayer, prayer mobilizers, women’s prayer organizations, Spanish books on prayer, seminars, dvds, audio, prayer advice, tips and more.
Visit Christian Prayer Resources at

http://www.ChristianPrayerResources.org

Applied Linguistics Training in Southern California

Language is at the heart of cross-cultural ministry. If you need broad applied linguistics training with specialized classes that will prepare you to work in Bible translation, literacy, Scripture in use, or TESOL, Biola University’s M.A. in Applied Linguistics may be the program for you! See contact info below for more information:
michael.lessard-clouston@biola.edu or visit

http://cook.biola.edu/programs/linguistics-tesol/ma-applied-linguistics/

One Way to Start a Spiritual Conversation with a Muslim Neighbor

This past week, we received a note from a pastor of an Arabic-speaking church in the Mediterranean region. The story was about a Christian worker in North Africa who regularly goes to public places and sits beside Muslims then opens his phone to a Christian radio station and listens in the Muslim’s presence. Recently, a Muslim sitting next to him asked, “What is that program?” The conversation started and the Christian worker was not shy to share His faith. The pastor wanted to remind us that anyone can use this approach. All he has to do is download the app…
Asdikaa Al Maghribe
It’s a great way to start conversations, according to this pastor, whom we will leave unnamed to protect his security.

Someone Prayed for Us This Week — Because of a Prayer App

Thanks to David, who remembered us in prayer this week, thanks to an app on his phone called,…

http://ceaselessprayer.com

It looks like a great app, but it does indeed require you to surrender your address book to the app. You know, we have a bit of a problem doing this, because of the number of workers we know who are living in sensitive places. We feel we owe them a debt of mutual security. But if your own situation is different, this might be a workable app for you to remember others in prayer.

Parenting book: Give Your Kids a Break:

Kim Fredrickson, author and former counselor, has a new book, Give Your Kids a Break: Parenting with Compassion for You and Your Children. It’s slated to be released on 10/24/17. But the digital version is already available to pre-order now for only $2.99 (regular price 8.99). Everyone cares deeply about little (and big) ones. When we don’t know how, we may default to blaming, shaming, and bashing. The good news is there is another way. http://kimfredrickson.com/books/give-your-kids-a-break/

Pre-Order a Free Travel Medical Guide from Good Neighbor Insurance

Here’s a free “Travel Medical Guide” from Good Neighbor Insurance. You pre-order a copy by emailing
moreinfo@gninsurance.com .
It’s said to be 50+ pages with medical advice for travelers. Some might really appreciate the explanation, especially if their new travelers. And the folks at Good Neighbor Insurance really are good neighbors.

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