Brigada

Brigada participant, Belinda, wrote recently, “I’ve been working in missions for close to 30 years and a man I used to work with (YWAM in Holland) was really gifted with learning languages. I was astounded at how easily he picked up the Dutch language and as far as I know he already spoke French fluently [...]

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Pioneers (in partnership with BottomLine Media) has a new eBook entitled, “Spiritual Survival Handbook for Cross-Cultural Workers,” (Miller), now available on paperback via the Pioneers webstore.   http://www.cartpioneers.org/products/Spiritual-Survival-Handbook-for-Cross%252dCultural-Workers.html (That URL will wrap; but just go to brigada.org, find the original item, then click the link there.)   Available via Paperback if you’d rather have a [...]

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Back in the Sept. 26 edition, we featured an item that was supposed to be a  book about cross-cultural couples. However, the link apparently was garbled in the item. Today we’re publishing two items to make up for it. The first is a chapter from a larger book on marriage. This chapter, “I’m Marrying a [...]

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We all know, intuitively, that those who choose to marry across cultures (husband from one country or culture, wife from a different one) face extra challenges. (It’s hard enough for a couple when both spouses are from the *same* background, for Pete’s sake.) Well here are a few books that can help them sort it [...]

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Visit… http://www.wycliffeassociates.org.uk With over 320 projects completed, and many in hand, Wycliffe has put into electronic format Scriptures, Bible stories, dictionaries, literacy aids, translation guides, textbooks, and other Christian related materials. Although they only work in Roman script material there is so much that could be revised, reprinted, used for additional translation, if only you [...]

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The African Proverbs site now includes a range of free PDF book downloads at… http://afriprov.org/index.php/resources/e-books.html

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A missionary in South America has compiled a great collection of quotes that seek to incite a conspiracy of single-minded focus on Christ. We sometimes forget that it’s all about *him*. If you would like to download a free copy, you can get it in either of two forms. First, directly from the author, he [...]

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In this issue… TALKING BIBLES INTERNATIONAL SHARES EXCITING REPORT FROM AFRICA WORLD EBOOK FAIR… TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE? READ ABOUT CHURCH PLANTING PHASES FOR FREE PORTABLE THEOLOGICAL LIBRARY ONE GOD ONE MESSAGE: A NEW EFFECTIVE TOOL FOR REACHING MUSLIMS STORIES NEEDED FROM PARENTS OF MISSIONARIES WANT TO SHARE A RESOURCE FOR PARENTS OF MISSIONARIES? [...]

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