1) “Vamos” (the Weekly Magazine): “Latin Passion for the World”
Equipping the Saints helps people prepare “for works of service, so that the body of Christ may be built up” (Ephesians 4:12). This past week, they brought our attention to “Vamos,” a monthly ezine by SIM in Lima, Peru. Equipping the Saints was right: It’s DYNAMITE. Keith, from Equipping the Saints, wrote, “This is a first quality resource designed for preparation and encouragement of Spanish speaking workers and it is free. The articles are extensive. For example, the archived issue on Islam is 46 pages. See past issues of Vamos at…
2) How do you Shop for Fast Wi-fi in Hotels? Greg Found a Way
Do you travel (domestically or internationally) and, if so, do you ever wonder if a particular hotel will have Wi-Fi fast enough to support the work you have to do there? Wonder no more. Greg, the I.T. guy at Team Expansion, stumbled across this site…
It lists hotels that other users have already checked using the service. The first destination I checked had dozens of hotels listed, some of which had very fast internet (10-20 MBpS) and some very SLOW internet (.33 MBpS). What a huge help it is knowing whether the hotel has free Wi-Fi in and of itself, let alone how fast it is. Highly recommended when you travel.
3) Take a Look at the Progress for Jesus in This North African Land!
Curious about the strides made by likeminded colleagues in northern and northwest Africa? This past week, an alum of our work in a particular country of North Africa shared this site…
http://underground.priscillahwang.com/
as a way of keeping up on the process of prayer. It’s a fantastic site. Take a look at how much has changed in the past 20 years!
4) Train and Send Your Church Mission Team in a Year
First, attend Youth With A Mission (YWAM) Orlando’s ‘Ekballo Track’ Discipleship Training School
https://www.ywamorlando.com/schools/discipleship-training-school/interest-tracks
to grow in intimacy with Father God and in sharing the gospel. Then their School of Ministry Development
https://www.ywamorlando.com/schools/secondary-training-programs/school-of-ministry-development
will help your mission workers clarify their call, mission, and role on a team. Last, the School of Missions
https://www.ywamorlando.com/schools/secondary-training-programs/school-of-missions
will train them to minister the gospel across a culture. They focus on North Africa, West, Central, South, Southeast and East Asia. Contact them by emailing
launchteam@ywamorlando.com
or call +1-407-273-1667 for more information. Their Launch Team has over 70 years of combined field experience. They’re there to help you train your team!
5) Kenya Azmera Haven Retreat 2017
Azmera’s mission is to Impact Women Who are Impacting the World. If you are an English speaking, Kingdom-minded women (worker or expat) serving overseas, Azmera would like to invite you to a nurturing, restful, transformational haven retreat in Mombasa, Kenya, Feb 8 – 11. The cool thing is that they help make it affordable for workers by raising Haven Scholarships. Check out Azmera and register at
6) Free stateside housing for missionaries
Here’s a family offering free housing for missionaries, available in December, January, February, and March in Lansing, MI, for a few days or a few months. The house has 2BR, 1 bath, and is on the bus line. For more info, Contact Kerby at
kerbyrials@aol.com for photos or more info.
7) Evangelistic Christmas card for Muslims
Looking for a Christmas card with a difference to share the Gospel with Muslims in a culturally relevant way? Here’s one guy’s answer:
http://christianityexplained.net/christmas-card
Pass on the card via social media and/or put it on your website or print as an inset to put into a normal Christmas card.
8) Debriefing for Short-term Workers
“Now What? Spiritual Discernment For Cultural Encounters” is a book designed to help cross-cultural workers (especially short-term workers) process what they’ve just experienced. It addresses discerning the will of God, how the participant now sees God, others, and self differently and then uses Ignatian principles for contemplating future applications. It is available from Amazon at…
https://www.amazon.com/Now-What-Spiritual-Discernment-Encounters/dp/0988593181
or the author’s website
in both printed or kindle version.
9) Need to Get Away?
Georges wrote this past week to remind us of the good folks at…
http://thechn.org/Missionary-and-Pastoral-Care/missionary-getaways
They plan retreats for missionaries and other cross-cultural workers. Their resource page is good, in and of itself, in that it lists a number of agencies and individuals who serve cross-cultural workers year round, including those who offer reduced-price housing and other services:
http://thechn.org/Accommodation/christian-lodging-networks-and-care-resources
10) Fill Some Holiday Travel Time with the Brinkmans
These Brinkman Adventures are incredible.
http://brinkmanadventures.com/
They combine a sense of adventure with a calling for Christ, all packaged in a story that’s based on reality yet made fun for your kids (and the kid in you). Maybe these will help your children imagine a future in adventurous cross-cultural missions!
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