Brigada – 2024-03-17

3) Think You’re a Geography Ninja? Let’s See : )

TravelI know. You’ve traveled the world. You sleep on trains (yawn) and instantly jump oceans in a single bound (on your favorite jet). But here’s the question: How much do you REALLY know about the world? National Geographic’s GeoBee Quiz can humble you. Yes, you’ll rack up insanely ‘high’ numbered scores (on our first try, we thought 7,947 was terrific, until we saw that several ninjas rated 10,000. So give it a whirl. And if you don’t mind, please report your best score in the comment boxes below. Let’s see which Brigada participant is TRULY a GeoBee Ninja.

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/geobee/quiz/today/

4) Beef up Your Prayer Life — by Praying the Bible!

Donald S. Whitney has come up with an elegantly simple concept in the book, Praying the Bible. Here’s the Kindle edition…

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00XWDR2JO/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?ie=UTF8&btkr=1

The idea is so simple, you’ll ask, “Why must I buy the book?” Well the truth is, you really don’t have to. We can all just start doing it (Praying the Bible). But maybe this guy will model it or give us SOME kind of patterns, right? : )

5) Here’s Your Five-Star Book Set on the Refugee Crisis

refugeesWith these six titles, you can set up your special library on global migration and the refugee crisis. Take a few days off work, read these six books, and then go on the Perspectives speaker circuit and you’ll finance that new vacation to Malta that you’ve been dreaming about. : )

Immigration, by Dale Hanson Bourke

http://www.worldchristian.com/productdetails.php?product_id=37024

Arrival City, by Doug Saunders

http://www.worldchristian.com/productdetails.php?product_id=37397

Exodus, by Paul Collier

http://www.worldchristian.com/productdetails.php?product_id=37120

Strangers Next Door by JD Payne

http://www.worldchristian.com/productdetails.php?product_id=36275

Diaspora Missiology

http://www.worldchristian.com/productdetails.php?product_id=37307

Serving God in a Migrant Crisis

http://www.gmi.org/products/books/gmibooks/serving-god-migrant-crisis/
There you go. With those five titles, you’ll be an instant expert.
: )
(Disclaimer: There really is none. No one asked us to feature these five books, nor do we receive any money for recommending them. They are relevant, quick and easy to read, and thorough. : ) No surprises.)

6) So… $20 each for 3 days of Training on Farming God’s Way?

Surely there’s a catch. Surely one can’t simply pay $20 each for three DAYS of training about permaculture – “Farming God’s Way.” What am I missing? But … that seems to be the deal. And that includes lunch all three days??????????????????????????

http://agristewards.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/training-flyer.jpg

Learn more about this cool org here…

http://agristewards.org/

They must have had a great crop of soy beans and now they’re subsidizing the training like the USA federal government subsidizes farmers. : ) The cool thing is — I know Brian. And he’s the real deal. This is not a joke.

8) Learn about Christianity in China this Summer in Beijing

ERRChina invites you to their Chinese Worldviews Seminar in Beijing from June 19-July 6, 2016. Explore China and Chinese culture from a Christian perspective through lectures and trips to important historical sites like the Great Wall, Imperial Palace and more.
Learn from distinguished professors Dr. Chuck Weber (Wheaton) and Dr. Kevin Yao (Gordon-Conwell) so you can reach Chinese for Christ, whether at home or abroad. Visit
http://errchina.com/programs/chinese-worldview-course/

to learn more!

9) Free Resources To Engage Churches In Bible Translation!

Wycliffe is offering free online resources to help advocates engage their U.S. churches in Bible translation. Want to help your church understand the importance of Bible translation and why they’d want to get involved? Want to show church leaders what it could look like to partner with a people group in need of the Scriptures? With beautiful, content-rich, downloadable videos, as well as materials for kids and women’s groups, Wycliffe wants to provide these free resources to help get U.S. churches engaged in the ministry of Bible translation, regardless of the organization you choose to support — or even if you’re involved in Bible translation yourself. Check out

https://www.wycliffe.org/church-resources

10) Online Travel Safety Courses

It’s the elephant in the middle of the room: traveling abroad has been forever changed because of multiple terrorist groups in our world today. Here are several online courses which will provide safety awareness and training for students who travel abroad. Sarus Global gears these especially for audiences like those in the Brigada family.

http://www.sarusglobal.com
They are a faith-based company focusing mainly on mission groups traveling abroad. They are partnered with Good Neighbor Insurance and Standards of Excellence. The CEO spent ten years working for the U.S. Department of State working at embassies training and evaluating threats in foreign countries. The owner’s husband is still involved in law enforcement at a very high level. They’re the real deal.

12) If you Have to Start Language Learning with an App…

Which app would you use? Naturally, learning language on-site, with the people who speak it, is the best approach ever. In fact, let’s just come right out and say — it’s the only approach into which ANY of us wish to invest time and effort. It’s more fun, it’s more efficient, and it’s more effective. But if you CAN’T learn onsite and you HAVE to invest in some kind of individualized program (and you can’t hire a ‘live’ tutor, take a class, or join a conversation club), which app would you prefer and why? That’s the question. Lately, we’ve been trying out this app…
https://www.duolingo.com/

And we’ll have to say, it’s better than nothing at all. It offers native language speakers for modeling purposes. It forces the user to be engaged in guessing meanings, listening to pronunciation, and mimicry. And, to cap it all off, it’s free. What’s their model? Apparently, according to the CEO, it kind of tricks you into helping with translation projects — which are already generating a few hundred thousand dollars per year for the company. Learn more at…

http://www.slate.com/articles/technology/technology/2014/01/duolingo_the_free_language_learning_app_that_s_addictive_and_fun.html

Bottom line: Duolingo will be free forever. Try it. It’s addictive. : )

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