Brigada – 2024-04-14

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One donor recently wrote, please “highlight the work of each man and woman (missionaries) that faithfully do God’s work among UPGs. I thank you profoundly for ALL the work, efforts and resources BRIGADA has been doing for years. Undoubtedly, you all are a key piece on Jesus’ return for His Bride. Keep onward and may the Lord bless you abundantly.” We are so grateful for your encouragement!

These gifts empower Brigada forward with $8598.15 worth of fuel to fire up churches, missionaries, and other Christian workers well into 2017. However, our goal is to underwrite the entire year’s budget for Brigada, which is $17,000 — enough to cover light marketing costs, pay for servers, website, and email handling services, and pay a part-time assistant to help with communications and publishing. To partner with Brigada to completely underwrite the remaining budget, we would only need 84 “true fans” of Brigada each to send a gift of $100. Would you be willing to step up to the plate to make that happen? If so, please 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 through Team Expansion is tax-deductible. Thank you, in advance, for your partnership!

Have you ever wondered if campaigns like Finishing the Task really work? (See the Finishing the Task “list” of unengaged, unreached peoples at…
http://www.finishingthetask.com/downloads.html

But when you look at the map of unengaged, unreached people groups…

https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?mid=1gTIxmstra1VPtoJR-H89bntX40E&ll=-3.81666561775622e-14%2C21.723867999999925&z=1
You can’t help but notice that the list of larger unengaged groups is smaller than it has ever been before (since people started researching these questions). I suppose one might venture the question, “Does FTT CAUSE this outreach to happen?” The truth is, no Kingdom outreach occurs in a vacuum. Certainly, outreach itself happens because of many promptings. But still, sitting there in the small group workshops, hearing researchers, mapmakers, and mobilizers share testimony after testimony of how God has worked in their midst, I have to admit — it’s inspiring. Last year, I remember the pastor of a Korean church in Texas raising his hand to say, “I will endeavor to help our church make a difference among 10 of these unengaged groups.” At the time, I remember thinking, “Does this man really know what he’s getting himself into?” But this year, that same man brought back 9 other members of his local church. Over the past year, they’ve started work in two places too sensitive to mention here on the web, in each case focusing on the previously-unengaged. And the plan sounds so reachable — to add one additional people group per year over the next 8 years. I sat at their table. I talked face to face with their members. They are grappling with the complexities. But they are also buckling down to find answers. And through God’s power, it’s happening.

Yes, I sometimes wonder how one would ever find some of the smaller groups. And yes, sometimes it feels soooooo American to make a list, check it twice, then start sending a group to each line until there are people there who have embraced Christ. But then I lean back in my chair, shake my head, and wonder, if not this, then how? Would this church in Texas have gotten so sacrificially involved in traveling to the other side of the world for the sake of the Gospel? I guess. Maybe. But — how would they have figured out where to go? And even more importantly, what would have prompted them to do so?

At the end of the day, I conclude once again, if we believe that God wants us to make disciples of all nations (Duh — Matt. 28:19-20), then, if not this, how? If not FTT, then what?

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In this issue…

1) Get Certified Online to Teach English As A Foreign Language
2) Incredible Debriefing Venue
3) Stay at an Oasis of Hope and Help
4) From Anywhere in the World, Light up Someone’s Life — Literally
5) Global Alliance for Church Multiplication Encourages Growth
6) Looking for Networks and Connections? Here’s a Goldmine
7) Download the Entire Book, “Well-Connected,” for Free Today
8) Vision Synergy Packs Resource Pages with Resources for Partnerships
9) Make the Most of Public Schools for Your Kids Next Home Service
10) Personal Prayer Diary and Planner
11) Pick up WorldChristian Greeting Cards for Now and Later
12) Keep your Kids Busy This Holiday Season with Art Lessons!
13) We’re grateful for…
14) The Last Bit: Finishing the Task (FTT) Met This Past Week
15) Closing Stuff

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Debriefing is a critically important part of re-entry for all missionaries. Recalibrate! was created to help process your story in a way that maximizes God’s intentions. Be on the Florida coast in February for this special, limited space opportunity. Not a missionary yourself? Consider sponsoring someone to attend! http://www.recalibrateevent.com

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to learn more about this unique and life-enriching visit for you and your family.

What a super idea. Buy a pair of these lamps. Keep one and give the mate to your beloved missionary. Then, whenever you want to let your partner know that you’re thinking of him/her, just touch the lamp in your own house or church building, and the lamp lights up on the other side of the world, in sync — same color! (Both lights need to be on Wi-Fi to work correctly, of course.) Incredibly powerful symbolism for your church or family member.

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