Brigada – 2024-03-31

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Ani Sarkissian is a Michigan State University prof who, among other things, researches religion and politics. She recently published a book with Oxford University Press about why governments restrict religion. This could be a good read for anyone in a ‘creative access’ region who wants to better understand their context. This prof assembled a dataset of over 100 countries but also 16 case studies. It’s garnering some great reviews.

https://global.oup.com/academic/product/the-varieties-of-religious-repression-9780199348084?cc=us&lang=en&#

If you’ve ever wondered exactly why governments take this path (of taking away your freedom and opportunity to know about a particular religion), maybe this book will finally provide answers.

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In this issue…

1) Raising Resilient MKs: Free Download
2) Teach-N-China Tomorrow!
3) Looking to Implement T4T Among an Oral Culture?
4) The Winner in Cloud Storage: Amazon
5) If you Work in a Sensitive Area, You Need a VPN
6) Can’t Afford a Global Entry Pass? At least Get This Mobile Passport
7) Get a Sense of the Ethnic Makeup of the USA
8) Check out this ISI version of DMM Training
9) Which Instant Messaging App Should be on YOUR Device(s)?
10) Get a Sense of the Degree of Strength for World Religions
11) How to make a manual lift pump for a water well out of pvc pipe
12) Support Raising Leadership Conference in October in Tulsa, OK
13) We’re Grateful for…
14) The BackPage: Suppose You Wanted to Address Every PLACE…
15) Closing Stuff

This book, “Raising Resilient MKs: Resources for Caregivers, Parents and Teachers,” is edited by Joyce Bowers and provides 500 pages of invaluable material for those involved with TCKs in any way. The Association of Christian Schools International (ACSI) published this book in 1998 and have graciously given permission to make it available free of charge. The book is available to download as .doc, .pdf, or .zip files for your computer and as .mobi or .epub files for your Kindle or Nook. You can’t beat the price. Find it at…

http://www.missionarycare.com/raising-resilient-mks-resources-for-caregivers,-parents,-and-teachers

Chinese Christians leading a growing network of schools in China are in need of more American educators. One school has a waiting list of over 300 families. Schools provide a salary, housing, health insurance, a round-trip ticket each year and a loving Christian environment. As of today, they need 3 more 1st and 2nd grade teachers. If August 2016 is impossible, perhaps 2017! Email
james@connectionsci.com to apply and for more information.

You’re in luck. The website…

http://st4t01.businesscatalyst.com/index.html

is packed FULL of T4T resources for people who love stories. Wait a second: Doesn’t EVERYBODY love stories? This site is definitely worth the visit.

If you were wondering which cloud storage solution was the fastest, easiest, and least expensive — this CNet review might surprise you…

http://www.cnet.com/how-to/onedrive-dropbox-google-drive-and-box-which-cloud-storage-service-is-right-for-you/

This review found perennial favorite, Dropbox, NOT to be the best deal. Amazon’s cloud storage won out.

We recently did a review of VPN provider, Witopia, just to determine how easy it was to set up a secure conduit for web, email, and other online communications. Witopia was, stating it briefly, drop-dead easy.

http://www.bestvpnprovider.com/witopia-review/

In a matter of minutes, the no-fuss install files had created all the right connections to make it appear that our laptop was operating out of Chicago (when we were actually in Louisville). Using a VPN, no outsider would have seen our web browsing, nor would anyone have been able to read any emails we downloaded. Reasonable costs and easy routines are KEY for a good VPN experience. Witopia has it all.

If you’re a US citizen, you probably want the Global Entry pass. It will give you TSA-Pre privileges and quicker reentry into the USA upon your return from overseas. But if you can’t afford Global Entry for now, at least you can pick up the Mobile Passport App from Airside Mobile. Available for iPhone or Android, see a review here…

http://appleinsider.com/articles/16/07/07/how-to-skip-the-airports-us-customs-line-with-your-iphone

The Mobile Passport App would reduce the reentry wait, but it wouldn’t grant you a separate custom exit lane like Global Entry does. But hey… every little bit helps.