1. CHECK OUT THE LINKS AT “MISLINKS”
2. TIPS FOR THOSE DOING POWERPOINTS
3. RADIO TRAINING FOR DEVELOPING NATIONS
4. TRAVELING TO A SARS-INFECTED LAND? TRY THIS PURIFIER
5. THINKING OF TEACHING OVERSEAS?
6. CROSS-CULTURAL MARRIAGE AND FAMILY RESOURCES ON THE WEB
7. ACCESSIBLE EASYENGLISH – 19 STORIES FROM MARK’S GOSPEL
8. CIU COURSE ON FOLK RELIGION IN BUDAPEST
9. CLOUDBURST POETRY PUTS RHYME AT GOSPEL’S SERVICE
10. CLOSING STUFF

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1. CHECK OUT THE LINKS AT “MISLINKS” — Get some good leads at: http://www.mislinks.org/ It’s maintained by Scott Moreau of Wheaton College and Mike O’Rear of Global Mapping, International — guys who know their stuff and want to share it with others out of the goodness of their hearts! Well done Scott and Mike!

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2. TIPS FOR THOSE DOING POWERPOINTS — And who *isn’t* these days! The good folks at InFocus have made their popular 15-Minute Guide to Winning Presentations available to Brigada Today participants absolutely FREE! Download your copy today — http://ecommerce.rsc03.net/servlet/website/ResponseForm?iklETWTZTW_aNtH g9hgJLiml . In the end, you should see an InFocus form to fill out for the free guide.) You can also visit the Presenters University http://www.presentersuniversity.com/ web site for tons of great presentation information including over 150 FREE PowerPoint templates and Presentation masters. (Note — if you don’t want to get new emails from them, unclick the “send me news” checkboxes.

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3. RADIO TRAINING FOR DEVELOPING NATIONS — Jan <jan2gedgeyahoocom> wants to know what radio training is available for people in developing nations: nationals who work in missionary organizations or with small local stations. Please contact Jan if you provide training like this, and let her know what resources you have that people she knows might be able to use. Jan is happy to compile a list of your responses and let us all know what’s out there, so if you know of any help in this area of radio training, do get in touch with her. </jan2gedgeyahoocom>

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4. TRAVELING TO A SARS-INFECTED LAND? TRY THIS PURIFIER — So says Eddie, with the U.S. Prayer Center. He says we should go to… http://www.nutriteam.com/as150B.htm and order something like the 150B (if it were still available) or whatever they’re selling in its place. (Thanks Eddie… and thanks to your doc for recommending it to all of us!)

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5. THINKING OF TEACHING OVERSEAS? — Want to find out if you have what it takes to teach overseas? Wycliffe Bible Translators is hosting a 5 day course called TOTAL Education (Taste Overseas Teaching And Literacy) which focuses on teaching missionary kids in a cross-cultural context, teaching literacy to nationals, and issues faced in living in different cultures. Daily devotions, interactive classes, ethnic dinners, videos, and challenging speakers will build meaningful relationships. All instructors have years of experience living and teaching overseas. The course will be held near Waxhaw, NC at Wycliffe’s JAARS center, June 22-27. The cost is $150, which includes food, a shared room, and course materials for the week. Check out: http://www.wycliffe.org/events/total_education/home.htm for more info, or write <ray_gonzalezwycliffeorg>. Class size is limited to 30, and the deadline for registration is like… today. So just tell them you only saw it in Brigada Today *today*… and maybe they’ll have mercy on you? </ray_gonzalezwycliffeorg>

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6. CROSS-CULTURAL MARRIAGE AND FAMILY RESOURCES ON THE WEB — Intermin.org has just come out with “Growing a Great Marriage,” by Mike Constantine. Download the lessons to use in small groups for marriage enrichment or premarriage counseling. Also great for your marriage. Positive Parenting is a series of articles providing a sound biblical basis for parenting. Visit http://intermin.org from time to time to see additional resources as they become available. For additional information email <mhcinterminorg>. </mhcinterminorg>

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7. ACCESSIBLE EASYENGLISH – 19 STORIES FROM MARK’S GOSPEL — Get these new materials, designed for people with learning disabilities (but also used for new learners of English) from http://www.easyenglish.info . The level A (1200 word lexicon) version of Revelation, now through Advanced Checking is also newly on the same site. This site now averages over 1000 hits each day.

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8. CIU COURSE ON FOLK RELIGION IN BUDAPEST –- September 29 – October 3, 2003, Columbia International University is offering Folk Religion taught by Dr. Phil Steyne. If you are interested in earning a Master’s Degree in Europe or in supplementing your study and professional development with grad level courses, CIU is offering a degree program at reduced rates that may be completed by attending intensive courses in Budapest and Germany. Write <ciubudapesthotmailcom> for more information. </ciubudapesthotmailcom>

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9. CLOUDBURST POETRY PUTS RHYME AT GOSPEL’S SERVICE — For print media, time and space are critical. Many seekers are not moved by long arguments, and skimmers skip heavy treatments. Poetry is an excellent medium for tapping the nonchurched on the shoulder. With short poems of rhyme and meter that paint life with a positive spiritual brush, missionary author Randal uses a light touch with serious style. Intended especially for print publications, the email list is open to all. A weekly 7-14 line poem is published every Thursday. Anyone can subscribe by sending an email to <cloudburst-subscribetopicacom>. For more information see http://www.cloudburstpoetry.com . </cloudburst-subscribetopicacom>

• 1) PILAT COMES TO NORTH CAROLINA
• 2) A NEW BOOK ON INTERNATIOAL MISSIONARY CARE
• 3) NEED FREE IMAGES FOR YOUR NEXT POWERPOINT?
• 4) BIBLE COURSE ON THE INTERNET
• 5) HELP US BIG-TIME WITH FORMATTING ITEMS
• 6) FREE ARTICLES FOR MISSION USE
• 7) HOW ‘BOUT THAT SULFNBK.EXE “VIRUS”! :-)
• 8) TESOL TRAINING WITH PRACTICUM IN THE PHILIPPINES
• 9) …OR LEARN TESOL IN CHINA
• 10) …OR LEARN TESOL IN PENNSYLVANIA DUTCH COUNTRY
• 11) SHORT- AND LONG- TERM OPTIONS AMONG UNREACHED PEOPLES
• 12) SHARPEN YOUR INTERPERSONAL SKILLS
• 13) CORRECTION ON EMERGENCY PLANS GUY
• 14) TRAIN AS A SHORT-TERM MINISTRY LEADER
• 15) FOR THOSE SHARING THE MESSAGE OF THE MESSIAH TO JEWS
• 16) RESOURCES FOR SHARING CHRIST DAILY
• 17) CROSSROADS DISCIPLESHIP TRAINING SCHOOL
• 18) REACH STREETCHILDREN AND CHILDREN IN NEED
• 19) CHRISTMAS WISH FROM THE BRIGADA FAMILY
• CLOSING STUFF

From Feb. 18 to Mar. 1, learn inside secrets of language learning, master effective language learning techniques, train the ears to hear and prepare the mouth to reproduce sounds of other languages, learn to become pro-active in language learning and acquire a Language Learning Kit filled with resources to help master language learning. This PILAT (Program in Language Acquisition Techniques) course is offered by the Center for Intercultural Training in cooperation with Missionary Training International (MTI). To register or for more information, write <citmailcit-onlineorg> or call toll-free from the USA or via Net2Phone from elsewhere 1.800.887.1786 or visit our website at http://www.cit-online.org .</citmailcit-onlineorg>

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Edited by Dr. Kelly O’Donnell, _Doing Member Care Well_ is a compilation of articles and updates on how different organizations are providing member care around the world. Over 60 authors contributed to the book, from all over the world. It is being offered at a greatly reduced price until January 10, 2002. To see the cover, endorsements, contents, and the introduction, visit http://www.membercare.org . For more information contact the editor at 102172170compuservecom .

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Check out

http://www.goodsalt.com

The images there are updated frequently to reflect current events. Thanks for your work, Bill!

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“BibleKeys” is a dynamic 5-week course for new believers available free on the Internet at http://www.biblekeysonline.com . It works interactively, encouraging students to study and memorize the Scriptures for themselves. Chinese and Hindi are to be added shortly. It’s also available in printed form. Find out more by emailing info at biblekeysonline dot com (replace the “at” with @ and the “dot” with “.” and remove the spaces).

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Every week, we spend *tons* of time reformatting items that well-meaning contributors send us in the wrong format. Some of these contain words that are incorrectly spelled, while others are just different than the normal way we prepare items. Rats. It could be *so* much easier if our contributing friends would simply take the time to work through our submission suggestions. Get a copy for yourself by sending an email to:

<brigada-submissionsbrigadaorg>. It’s that simple. If everybody helped, this job would require tons less time. Thanks for understanding.</brigada-submissionsbrigadaorg>

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Twenty-three practical, biblically-based articles important for missionaries are available for download. They may be copied freely for your missionaries, mission leaders, or use in your training programs. To access these, go to http://www.RelationshipSkills.com and click “Handouts.” If have questions or would like to submit articles for this site, please contact <itpartnersearthlinknet></itpartnersearthlinknet>

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Have you been “hit” by the sulfnbk.exe “virus” yet? This thing is sweeping the Internet so fast, we don’t even know what’s hitting us! Here’s the way it works. Someone emails you and says… “Whew… this is serious; check your Windows folder now to see if you’ve got the dreaded sulfnbk.exe file. Yikes! It’s a virus! Erase it immediately.” So we go off deleting files on our computers without even verifying the purpose of the file! Yikes. My buddy and I joked that we could send the same message, except tell people to erase “Win.exe” or “Explorer.exe”. Can’t you hear it? “This Explorer virus automatically begins searching your hard drive for credit card numbers. Once it finds them, it emails them to an anonymous email address in Amsterdam. Dreadful. Erase it now.” Gang… when will we learn. Practically *all* the warnings we get — 99% of them — are hoaxes. Do yourself a favor and send an email to <opcbrigadaorg> to learn how to spot them. And… for those hit by the sulfnbk.exe virus, good luck reading long file names. Because your deletion *is* the virus.</opcbrigadaorg>

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This is the fourth year that TESOL has been taught in this location in the Southern Philippines. This four week intensive TESOL course is taught by an experienced American instructor and includes teaching practicum among students of an unreached people group at a local university. The course dates are April 15th-May 11th, 2002. The cost is only $400 US dollars, including board, lodging, 5 books, and curriculum. The cost for Philippine citizens is P10,000. The course combines the academic with the practical. For more information write to Melody at <kzkukamtsnet>.</kzkukamtsnet>

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WTO and the 2008 Beijing Olympics have heightened the existing desire of the Chinese people to learn English. Demand will increase over the next several years. Get a head start! Take your TESOL in China and stay to teach or go somewhere else in the world to teach. http://www.tesoltraining.com or email <tesol2001hotmailcom>.</tesol2001hotmailcom>

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10) …OR LEARN TESOL IN PENNSYLVANIA DUTCH COUNTRY

:-) This must be annual TESOL week. :-) YWAM, Lebanon, PA is once again offering TESOL May 6 to May 31, 2002. Cost $950USD plus a $35.00 registration fee. This intensive and highly academic course will give you the ability and self confidence to teach the fundamentals of conversational English plus give you a job skill that opens doors to hard to enter countries. For information, call 717-274-9010 or e-mail <davidbbaumancscom>.</davidbbaumancscom>

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11) SHORT- AND LONG- TERM OPTIONS AMONG UNREACHED PEOPLES

Mission to Unreached Peoples has short- and long-term opportunities available to Japan, China, India, Russia, Poland and Turkey. The type of work in each country will vary depending on your giftings and the program. You will need to raise support to cover costs for airfare, food and lodging. Cost ranges from $1850-2950. Consider teaching English in China. All it takes is a bachelor’s degree in any field to be qualified to teach English. Those with teaching experience or a MA in TEFL or any English or Education field are especially needed. Many Chinese schools may provide room, board, salary, medical care and vacation allowance depending on your length of commitment. For more information, call Jeff at Mission to Unreached Peoples toll-free or via Net2Phone at 1-888-847-6950 or write to <mupinfomuporg> or click on http://www.mup.org .</mupinfomuporg>

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12) SHARPEN YOUR INTERPERSONAL SKILLS

Biblically based, interactive workshops in relationship skills are available for anyone involved in missions. There are still openings in Colorado Springs February 25 to March 1, and in Southern California April 21-26. If you are interested in participating in one of these, or in any of the other SYIS workshops currently open in nine countries, go to the International Training Partners Web site at http://www.RelationshipSkills.com . For questions or to sponsor a workshop for your organization, contact <itpartnersearthlinknet></itpartnersearthlinknet>

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13) CORRECTION ON EMERGENCY PLANS GUY

If you tried to reach that emergency plans guy last week and your email bounced back, it’s because he inadvertently put an “org” on his email address (instead of .com). Guess he was trying to be more discrete. :-) Anyway.. let’s try this again… Brian works with a short-term sending missions agency and is looking for resources or even already written Emergency Response Plans. If you already have one — or resources for them — email them to Brian <briansdeltaministriescom>. He has agreed to compile a report and make it available to all Brigada readers in the future, via an autoresponder here on Brigada. </briansdeltaministriescom>

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14) TRAIN AS A SHORT-TERM MINISTRY LEADER

There is still time to register for the 5th Annual Short-Term Ministry Leaders Training Seminar conducted by COMMIT Ministries and Gateway Mission Training Center, April 25-27 in Honolulu, Hawaii. This is a 3-day intensive interactive training seminar that provides each participant with proven, cutting-edge methods and information; everything needed to implement an effective short-term ministry program or augment existing programs. This seminar covers most all short-term issues including in depth pre-field training, team dynamics, on-site materials, and comprehensive debriefing. The seminar will be held in the Penthouse at the Outrigger Waikiki Surf Hotel; cost is only $199 which includes materials and tuition. Contact Greg or Ray for registration materials or more information <commitjunocom>.</commitjunocom>

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15) FOR THOSE SHARING THE MESSAGE OF THE MESSIAH TO JEWS

Check out resources at http://www.howardmorganministries.org , especially the evangelism seminar, “Everyone Can Evangelize.” It has three 90-minute tapes and an illustrated workbook.

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16) RESOURCES FOR SHARING CHRIST DAILY

If you’re looking for resources on how to share Christ as a daily part of your Christian life… including ideas that might apply *wherever* you live, check out:

http://www.sharechrist.org or contact Sharing Christ Ministries toll-free or via Net2Phone 1-800-467-0804 Pin #27, or email <scministries02aolcom>.</scministries02aolcom>

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• Afrikaans – ‘n Geseende Kersfees en ‘n voorspoedige Nuwejaar
• Albanian — Gezuar Krishtlindje
• Arabic – I’D MIILAD SAID OUA SANA SAIDA
• Armenian – Shenoraavor Nor Dari yev Pari Gaghand
• Azeri – Tezze Iliniz Yahsi Olsun
• Basque – Zorionstsu Eguberri. Zoriontsu Urte Berri On
• Bengali – shuva boro din
• Bohemian – Vesele Vanoce
• Breton – Nedeleg laouen na bloavezh mat
• Bulgarian – Tchestita Koleda; Tchestito Rojdestvo Hristovo
• Celtic – Nadolig Llawen a Blwyddyn Newydd Dda=13=DF
• Chinese –
• (Mandarin) Kung His Hsin Nien bing Chu Shen Tan
• (Catonese) Sing Daan Faai Lohk
• (Hong Kong) Kung Ho Hsin Hsi. Ching Chi Shen Tan
• Cornish – Nadelik looan na looan blethen noweth
• Cree – Mitho Makosi Kesikansi
• Croatian – Sretan Bozic
• Czech – Prejeme Vam Vesele Vanoce a stastny Novy Rok
• Danish – Gladelig Jul
• Dutch – Vrolijk Kerstfeest en een Gelukkig Nieuwjaar!
• English – Merry Christmas
• Esperanto – Gajan Kristnaskon
• Estonian – Roomsaid Joulu Puhi
• Farsi – Cristmas-e-shoma mobarak bashad
• Finnish – Hyvaa joulua
• French – Joyeux Noel
• Frisian – Noflike Krystdagen en in protte Lok en Seine yn it Nije Jier!
• German – Froehliche Weihnachten
• Greek – Kala Christouyenna!
• Hawaiian – Mele Kalikimaka
• Hebrew – Mo’adim Lesimkha. Chena tova
• Hindi – Bada Din Mubarak Ho
• Hungarian – Kellemes Karacsonyi unnepeket
• Icelandic – Gledileg Jol
• Indonesian – Selamat Hari Natal
• Iraqi – Idah Saidan Wa Sanah Jadidah
• Irish – Nollaig Shona Dhuit
• Italian – Buone Feste Natalizie
• Japanese – Shinnen omedeto. Kurisumasu Omedeto
• Kala – Khristougena kai Eftikhes to Neon Etos
• Korean – Sung Tan Chuk Ha
• Latvian – Priecigus Ziemas Svetkus un Laimigu Jauno Gadu
• Lettish – Priecigus Ziemassvetkus
• Lithuanian – Linksmu Kaledu
• Manx – Nollick ghennal as blein vie noa
• Maori – Meri Kirihimete
• Marathi – Shub Naya Varsh
• Navajo – Merry Keshmish
• Northern Sotho Matlhatse le matlhogonolo mo ngwageng o moswa.
• Norwegian – God Jul Og Godt Nytt Aar
• Pennsylvania German – En frehlicher Grischtdaag un en hallich Nei Yaahr!
• Papiamento – Bon Pasku i Felis Anja Nobo
• Pig Latin – Errymay ristmaskay nday appyhay ewnay earyay
• Polish – Wesolych Swiat Bozego Narodzenia
• Portuguese – Feliz Natal
• Rapa-Nui – Mata-Ki-Te-Rangi. Te-Pito-O-Te-Henua
• Romanian – Craciun Fericit
• Russian – Pozdrevlyayu s prazdnikom Rozhdestva i s Novim Godom
• Serbian – Hristos se rodi
• Slovakian – Sretan Bozic or Vesele vianoce
• Samoan – La Maunia Le Kilisimasi Ma Le Tausaga Fou
• Scottish – Nollaig Chridheil agus Bliadhna Mhath Ur
• Serbian – Hristos se rodi!
• Singhalese – Subha nath thalak Vewa. Subha Aluth Awrudhak Vewa
• Slovak – Vesele Vianoce. A stastlivy Novy Rok
• Slovene – Vesele Bozicne. Screcno Novo Leto
• Spanish – Feliz Navidad!
• Swahili – Krismasi Njema!
• Swedish – God Jul and (Och) Ett Gott Nytt Ar
• Tagalog – Maligayamg Pasko. Masaganang Bagong Taon
• Tamil – Nathar Puthu Varuda Valthukkal
• Thai – Sawat Dee Wan Kritsamas
• Turkish – Noeliniz Ve Yeni Yiliniz Kutlu Olsun
• Ukrainian – Srozhdestvom Kristovym
• Urdu – Bara Din Mubarak Ho
• Vietnamese – Chung Mung Giang Sinh
• Waray – Maupay nga Pasko ngan Mainuswagon nga Bag-o nga Tu-ig
• Welsh – Nadolig Llawen
• Zulu – Nginifisela inhlanhla ne mpumelelo e nyakeni.

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“BOAS FESTAS”

“JOYEUX NOEL”

“VESELE VANOCE”

“MELE KALIKIMAKA”

“NODLAG SONA DHUIT”

“BLWYDDYN NEWYDD DDA”

“GOD JUL”

“BUON ANNO”

“FELIZ NATAL”

“FELIZ NAVIDAD”

“MERRY CHRISTMAS”

“KALA CHRISTOUGENA”

“VROLIJK KERSTFEEST”

“FROHLICHE WEIHNACHTEN”

“BUON NATALE-GODT NYTAR”

“HUAN YING SHENG TAN CHIEH”

“WESOLYCH SWIAT-SRETAN BOZIC”

“MOADIM LESIMHA-LINKSMU KALEDU”

“HAUSKAA JOULUA-AID SAID MOUBARK”

“‘N PRETTIG KERSTMIS”

“ONNZLLISTA UUTTA VUOTTA”

“Z ROZHDESTYOM KHRYSTOVYM”

“NADOLIG LLAWEN-GOTT NYTTSAR”

“FELIC NADAL-GOJAN KRISTNASKON”

“S NOVYM GODOM-FELIZ ANO NUEVO”

“GLEDILEG JOL-NOELINIZ KUTLU OLSUM”

“EEN GELUKKIG NIEUWJAAR-SRETAN BOSIC”

“KRIHSTLINDJA GEZUAR-KALA CHRISTOUGENA”

“SELAMAT HARI NATAL – LAHNINGU NAJU METU”

“SARBATORI FERICITE-BUON ANNO”

“ZORIONEKO GABON-HRISTOS SE RODI”

“BOLDOG KARACSONNY-VESELE VIANOCE “

“MERRY CHRISTMAS – - HAPPY NEW YEAR”

“ROOMSAID JOULU PUHI -KUNG HO SHENG TEN”

“FELICES PASUAS-EIN GLUCKICHES NEWJAHR”

“PRIECIGUS ZIEMAN SVETKUS SARBATORI VESLLE”

“BONNE ANNEBLWYDDYN NEWYDD DDADRFELIZ NATAL”

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