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11) We’re Grateful…

brigtoday — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 04:49:00 +0000

Thanks to The Mission Network, Anacortes, WA, for undergirding Brigada’s global ministry with a $100 gift this past week! We appreciate you!

Thanks also to Insurance Services of America (ISA) for their gift of $59.58, reflective of Brigada participants who purchased trip interruption insurance and thereby protected travelers and donors alike from disruption and waste. For more info, see…

http://www.missionaryhealth.net/brigada.htm

12) We Give Thanks… –

brigtoday — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 04:48:47 +0000

…For a $200 from our good friends at World Outreach Mission in Georgia. Bless their hearts. May God grant them much energy and strength as they proceed through 2012 in His work!

… For Nation-2-Nation, which just put together a brand new community development series (See Item #3 above.), for sending a gift of $25 to Brigada.

… For an anonymous donor from Little Rock, AR, for sending a much-appreciated gift of $40.

… For those who pray for unreached peoples and cities — and those reaching them.

12) We’re Grateful… –

brigtoday — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 04:49:12 +0000

Thanks to those who give to make Brigada happen! For example, one of the forces behind Pray4Tunisia recently sent a gift of $150, along with this note: “Thanks so much for helping us launch Pray4Tunisia. You helped connect us with the body of Christ. By God’s grace, nearly 20,000 intercessors are now pleading with God for the launching of a church multiplication movement in Tunisia! And this is only the first year!” The group has successfully used such sites as…

http://www.Facebook.com/Pray4Tunisia

and

http://www.Pray4Tunisia.com

God be praised. Imagine 20,000 people rallying together to pray daily about *anything*, let alone a meaningful missions venture! It’s a dream come true.

Thanks to Bellevue Baptist ($100) and Partners International ($150). Maybe the latter gift came from a specific worker who wanted to bless Brigada personally, and the gift came through Partners’ office. Regardless, we’re humbled, sobered, encouraged, and inspired to keep working. Bless you!!!

In addition to the above, we also received $20 from a Brigada fan out in the state of Illinois. When asked if she wanted to feature anything in particular, she responded, “Nope, just thanks for helping missionaries by getting the resource information out there!

Thank you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

9) We are Sobered by your Help… –

brigtoday — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 04:51:29 +0000

Thanks to Missionary Resources Connection, Columbia, SC, for being a True Fan of Brigada by sending $100 this past week. We’re encouraged to keep going . . . and we encourage you to stop by their website at…

http://www.mresourcesconnection.org/

as they attempt to enhance the health, ministry effectiveness and

longevity of service of missionaries and their families. Thanks!

11) We Get support from… –

brigtoday — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 04:49:30 +0000

Kettering, Ohio! Thanks for the $25 gift! God bless you!!!

Rochester, MN! We appreciate you! (Thanks for the $100 gift!) Our Brigada friend from Rochester, wrote, “This is my small way of saying “thanks” for your diligence with Brigada. I appreciate it very much. … My year-end gift is in honor of that handful of Christians in Kosovo who continue to share the gospel despite growing opposition. So far, it’s not illegal to share Christ there. Thanks again for all you do.” We’re humbled and inspired. “Lord, please bless all the courageous witnesses in Kosova!”

Bothell, WA – Whooo-hoooo! God bless you Bothell! ($100) Our friend from Bothell gave in the name of “La Mision,” a medical/dental ministry in Guatemala. She included a note, saying, “I appreciate all the work you do, and the wonderful info received through Brigada.”

Encinitas, CA — Thank you Encinitas! May God bless you too! ($200)

And from Hattiesburg, MS — Thank you for your gift of $100!!!!

And from Mali — We appreciate the gift of $25 from “Man of Peace Development” in Mali! We’re thankful to God for you!

http://www.manofpeacedevelopment.org

Wycliffe!!! — Thanks to the two workers in Wycliffe who sent $100, along with a note, ” Thanks for Brigada. Happy to have a small part in keeping it going.” Bless your Bible-translating hearts!

Plus, we also received $50 from a new partner in Tucker, GA and

$100 from Mission Network, Anacortes, WA. God bless you every one!!!

11) We’re thankful… –

brigtoday — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 03:49:48 +0000

To a worker involved in orality who sent $30 this past week and…

For another friend from Georgia (the state) who sent $15 and…

For another partner from South Carolina who sent $25 and…

Another from New York who sent $50…

And a long-time reader from Illinois who sent $100… and

Mike and the gang at GMI sent $300. Yikes… how can we ever say thanks enough??? May God bless each of these partners in ways beyond humanly possible. Thank you Lord! With everything that’s come in all year, both by check and by online giving, this brings our total to $15,126.59. That’s amazing, frankly. Of course, it’s still a ways short of our goal. (See immediately below.) But we’re grateful for what God has already provided through these and others… and we’re thankful for the opportunity to serve!

12) Would you Join a Worker in Helping Brigada Pay the Bills? –

brigtoday — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 03:48:56 +0000

We’re thankful that a friend from Wycliffe sent $50 this past week. He enclosed a note: “I’ve been receiving Brigada since… gee, I’m not sure; at least 15 years, and have discovered and shared with others many little nuggets from it over the years. Thanks for the work you do to keep missionaries and those interested in missions informed and equipped. I help assign, equip and prepare new missionaries for Bible-less peoples. No need to mention my name but your updates are invaluable not only for my work with Wycliffe but for my church in our missions ministry as well. Thanks.” If you have benefited during the past year, or if you’d like to spur Brigada on so that perhaps you can benefit during 2012 — or if you’d like to cover the cost for someone who cannot do so himself or herself, literally only a couple of days remain. Our goal for 2011 is $17,120. So far, 15,126.92 has come in. That leaves only $2192.39 to go — and there are just a couple of days remaining in 2011. Just click the “Donate” link at the top of the page at brigada.org. You won’t have to register with PayPal if you don’t want to. (Just click “make a payment without logging in” if you prefer.) Or, if you prefer, just send an old-fashioned check, payable to Team Expansion to: Team Expansion (Brigada), 11327 Jefferson Trace Blvd., Louisville, KY 40291. (Team Expansion is a 501(c)3 incorporation so for USA citizens, your checks made out to Team Expansion are tax-deductible.) Thanks to those who have suggested this cause to their local church missions teams. We appreciate you!

10) We’re Grateful…

brigtoday — Mon, 26 Dec 2011 04:50:13 +0000

For $50 from a Brigada partner in Pasadena.

And another $50 from a friend in Ireland!

And $40 from a friend in Kentucky,

And $1100 from an International Church in UAE. 8 years ago, the church’s new pastor saw an item in Brigada about the first MICN (Missional International Church Network) conference that was in Indonesia. He’s attended this important conference every year since and it’s been a great help to the church. By the way, the MICN conference this year is in Hanoi, Vietnam, April 16-20, 2012. You can get further information and register at

http://www.micn.org

9) We Give Thanks for… –

brigtoday — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 04:51:28 +0000

The Barnabas Foundation, which sent a $100 gift this past week, courtesy some great friends of Brigada in Montana. We appreciate you!

And the Insurance Services of America for a gift of $42.39 as a thank-you note for those purchasing trip-cancellation insurance through:

http://www.missionaryhealth.net/brigada.htm

They have all kinds of policies. Any time we fly, it’s the source for our own trip cancellation insurance — and we purchase it now for every trip, domestic or foreign (having been stuck in the Newark airport in that snowstorm last year).

And to a couple of international workers in Burkina Faso who sent $100 — May God bless your work!!!

The $10 gift from the friend in San Diego.

The $55 gift from the partner in Topeka.

The $25 donation from the friend in Apex, NC.

The $100 gift from the couple in Virginia, who wrote, “My wife and I just want to help out you and Brigada as we have benefited so much from this ministry over the years.” Bless you!

The $1000 gift from the worker in the Middle East. So amazing. Wow! Thank you!!!

The $10 gift from the worker who writes the blog at…

http://www.haitiheart.blogspot.com

And one of last week’s donors mentioned how much he appreciated the relief arm of my denomination’s mission agency is “The Hanna Project”. They promote “help, hope, and healing” in the hard to reach places (creative access mainly). Glad to mention them here!

The $50 from the worker in Minneapolis — God bless you!

The $12 gift from the friend who believes in storytelling.

The $200 gift from the partner who believes in short-term missions.

May God bless every one of them!!!!

8) God is Blessing! –

brigtoday — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 04:52:08 +0000

We give thanks for the great folks in Bedford, Mass, who sent $50 to undergird Brigada’s global ministry of sharing resources, trends, and news with missions-minded folks everywhere. Joining them were…

World Outreach Missions, who equipped our ministry with $250

The folks who brought you “Telling God’s Stories with Power” ($10)

A worker with with OC International, known as “Missão Sepal” in Brazil, serving pastors and leaders to develop healthy churches to impact the nations (sent $75). The gift included a note saying, “Thanks for the resources for ministry around the world that Brigada has provided weekly over the years. I have benefited by keeping on target by clicking on Brigada resources for our ministry in Brazil.” [Whoa. Thanks.]

A big fan of his denomination’s relief arm, “The Hanna Project,” which promotes “help, hope, and healing” in the hard to reach places (creative access mainly). This encourager sent $20 and a note saying, “I’ve benefited from Brigada info for about 14 years and have never sent a gift, thinking someone else could afford it better than I. I’m still not ‘rolling in dough’ but I have to say thank you in a tangible way. Thanks, Brigada for helping me fulfill the Great Commission.”

The folks who make possible the ministry of Family Circus Children’s Ministry ($25), which feeds the hungry — especially children. This year while ministering the Gospel through drama, they distributed more than 300,000 meals to malnourished children, widows, and needy families. They’re basically just having fun serving the King in Southern Philippines. God bless them!

Mission Nannys sent $200. They seek to glorify God by sending volunteers over to help needy missionary families. God has allowed 155 women to serve in the last 20 years including the 19 that went out this year. If you need some help, go to

http://www.missionnannys.org

and email the director. She would love to hear from us. They pray, asking the Lord for exactly the right person needed, at least in the beginning.

An anonymous who sent $1000 from his post in Central Asia, asking the world to step up and match his gift from the field.

Another anonymous donor who sent $1000, asking Brigada participants to “step up to the plate if you or someone you know has benefited from Brigada” [Wow! Thank you!!!!] He enclosed a note which said, “Thanks so much for the incredible amount of work you put into resourcing all of us out here. I don’t think it’s possible to measure the value I receive from all the information and networking found in the Brigada updates, to say nothing of the people I am able to connect with specific information or opportunities that help them find a way to further use their passion and giftedness for Kingdom purposes. I’m trusting God’s people will step up and a wave of generosity will overwhelm this ministry’s need. And in that I hope you find a sense of affirmation that what you are doing (sometimes late at night :-) ) is making an eternal difference.” Wow. Now I know how Jimmy Stewart felt. Seriously. Thanks for the encouragement!

3) 100 regional partnerships –

brigtoday — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 04:57:29 +0000

This past week, at Finishing the Task, I overheard Paul Eshleman comment that there are now more than 100 regional partnership gatherings for the various regions around the world.

Praise the Lord for his provision! These will really help… in everything.

8) We’re sooooooooooo Grateful! —

brigtoday — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 04:52:22 +0000

Thanks to Asbury United Methodist Church, Tulsa, OK, for their gift of $250 to undergird the work of Brigada!!!! We pray God’s richest blessings on the church — and we hope He multiplies their ministry, both at home and abroad, many times over!!!

10) Hats off to these donors… –

brigtoday — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 04:50:36 +0000

Thanks to the Brigada participant in Ohio, who gave $100 to empower Brigada forward around the world. We appreciate you!!! Another donor from California gave $25. The latter gift comes from a family with a long history with Brigada. Seems fitting that we should mention — it would do these donors well if you could stop by the webpage at …

http://reignbridge.com/nextyes.htm

Look around there. Catch their vision.