Brigada Today
10 of November, 1995
Now with over 1300 Participants!
News and Notes about Brigada, Your Gateway to Missions Networking!
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In this issue....
GLOBAL MAPPING MAKES SPECIAL OFFER TO BRIGADA READERS
Thanks to Harold
Britton and the folks at Global Mapping! Having seen Brigada's readers'
commitment to praying for the 100 Gateway Cities (by way of receiving
hundreds of 100 Gateway Cities map orders recently), they have recognized
the 1300+ readers of Brigada as a unique family of serious co-workers
deserving special consideration for such projects. As a result, they have
offered their brand new
"20:21 Library of Mission and Evangelism Resources
on CD-ROM for Windows" to Brigada participants at significantly reduced
pricing. To find out more, send email to
hub@xc.org with only the following
line in the body of the message text:
get brigada 2021
We're talkin' about a savings of hundreds of dollars, folks.
HAVING TROUBLE "GETTING" THE JOSHUA PROJECT 2000 LIST?
At least one
Brigada participant (using a different email client than we have here) had
trouble with the size of the 2 files containing the Joshua Project 2000
List. As a result, we've now broken that list into four parts instead of
two. Last week, we wrote that you'd have to include two lines in your
request... but now you'll need four. Just send the following 4 lines to
hub@xc.org
get brigada joshua-list-a
get brigada joshua-list-b
get brigada joshua-list-c
get brigada joshua-list-d
By the way, file
"a" contains countries beginning with the letters a-e;
"b"
contains those beginning with f-i;
"c" contains j-p; and
"d" contains the
remainder of the list.
In this way, if you were primarily interested in one
country in particular, you could just instruct the hub to send you the
precise segment you need. Remember, the list is presented in comma-delimited
ascii and can be opened in any word processor, spreadsheet, or database
program for analysis. If you retrieved the list last week, you need not
retrieve it again. Even though the list has been repartitioned, no changes
have been made in the list itself.
HELP WANTED: FOR RESEARCHING/WRITING AD2000 & BEYOND PEOPLE PROFILES
This
past week, we heard from Gabriella Araya, who works with Rick Ward at the
Bethany World Center. Bethany is the church that has agreed to coordinate
the researching and writing of prayer profiles for the people groups found
on the Joshua Project 2000 List. Imagine if it were your job to write up
reports on 1685 peoples! Wouldn't you appreciate some help??? So would
Gabriella and the folks at Bethany. More specifically, Bethany is looking
for
- those who might have pictures of people from these groups. Face
shots, in particular, are needed to feature in each of the profiles. and
prayer profiles.
- They also would appreciate any and all research
material available. [gulp
] In particular, if you already have something
written on a particular people group on the list, or know of someone who
does, contact Bethany. Note that they already have the complete stack of
relevant people profiles from the Adopt-a-People Clearinghouse.
- Finally, they need researchers/writers.
If you'd be willing to prepare a
draft profile on one of the groups and you have access to resources that
would allow you to do so, contact Gabriella at
102132.52@compuserve.com or
by calling 504-774-2000. We'll all be glad you did!!!
HAVE YOU HEARD ABOUT "MISSIONWATCH"
This one isn't by Timex. It's by
Barrett, Long and company! The MissionWatch is a bi-weekly 5-page alert
letter listing news and projects which affect the least evangelized peoples
of the world (World A)
[Ed. Note: which for the most part
contains people of
the 10/40 Window].
Justin Long, Editor of the 'Watch, writes that "The
intent of the watch is to share new models, case studies and innovations
between various ministries in the hopes that, by learning what others are
doing to make themselves more efficient and successful in completing their
mission, the reader can improve the efficiency of his own ministry as well."
An annual subscription to the MissionWatch/Go! is $25/year. For a sample
issue, write to Justin Long
JDavidLong@AOL.COM . Note that Justin also
places occasional blips from The MissionWatch on Brigada-peoples. You can
join today by sending email to
hub@xc.org with only the following line in
the text of the message text:
subscribe brigada peoples
WANT CHRISTIAN SOFTWARE? GET THE MAILING LIST?
Now there's a mailing
list to keep track of newly developed Christian software. If you're
interested in computerized Bible Study, Clipart, Desktop Publishing, Church
Management Systems, Edutainment, Games, and more, subscribe today to receive
one or two emails per week. Thanks to Jerry Lovett
for this service. Just send email to
serious@mindspring.com with the
following line in the body of the message:
SUBSCRIBE CSN FirstName LastName
You can also subscribe via the World Wide Web or to obtain back issues at
the following URL:
http://www.viper.net/clients/serious/csn.htm
GET YOUR COMPUTER EQUIPMENT AND SOFTWARE AT DEALER COST + 10%
If you want
to cut costs on software and computer acquisition, Ray Holt has offered
Brigada participants dealer cost + 10%! Write him at
RayMHolt@ix.netcom.com
for more info. Thanks Ray!
PEOPLE OF THE WEEK
Thanks to Justin Long for this week's "People of the
Week": "Let's remember to pray for the Manchu of China: 10.5 million and
less than 1% Christian. Most adhere to Chinese folk-religions and spiritist
practices. Many are bilingual in Mandarin, but they are treated as conquered
subjects by many Han Chinese and so have an aversion to the language. A
handful of mission agencies are working among them, and some churches have
been planted. Only about a third have heard the Gospel, leaving some seven
and a half million untold."
HOW DO YOU SPELL SECURITY?
Occasionally, we're asked about the level of
security we can provide on Brigada. Originally, with the formation of
Brigada-Projects-Security, we were hoping to create air-tight, super-secure
conferences for those in sensitive places. But after several months'
discussion among what I believe are some of the most knowledgeable people on
the Net when it comes to security issues, we've drawn the conclusion that
there really isn't
any practical security available right now [emphasis
on the word practical]. The bottom line: Brigada users started using PGP on a regular basis, the future would look a
lot brighter. But that possibility is not likely to happen anytime soon.
At this point, after experimenting with it some this past month, I've
concluded that for the average user, PGP will be just a tad strange and
unexciting, especially in light of the misunderstandings we'll fear it could
cause!
REMEMBER
"GOOD TIMES" IS NO GOOD TIME! -- Remember, if you get a message
about a supposed virus named, "Good Times", just ignore it. It's a hoax,
probably designed by INTERNET service handlers to generate tons more traffic
so you'll owe them tons more money for sending all those warnings!!!
GET "MAKE A DIFFERENCE" AND MAKE A DIFFERENCE!
"Make a Difference" is a
four-hour seminar-in-a-box that trains mission activists how to mobilize
their fellowship to new mission vision and put feet to their prayers for the
10/40 Window. The video-based training package features key mobilizers-Greg
Fritz of Caleb Project, Bill & Amy Stearns of World Christian, Bruce Camp of
Ev Free Church, Beverly Pegues of the Christian Information Network, Greg
Parsons of the U.S. Center for World Mission and Larry Walker of ACMC. The
accompanying manual with its photocopy-able participant sheets guides local
church mission activists through basic practical steps of mobilization. Much
of this training material formed the curriculum for the recent "What's After
October?" Seminars. "Make A Difference" can be ordered from Procla-Media
Productions for $39.95 (price includes 4-session video - sessions range from
15 to 30 minutes, and Manual workbook.). Compuserve 76551,2032
76551.2032@compuserve.com fax 1-719-380-0936.
Mailing address is
PO Box 26479
Colorado Springs, CO 80936
Visa and Mastercard are accepted. --Due
to production delays on both the video and workbook, the "Make A Difference"
(What's After October) package is not yet available. But hang on tight!!!
The release is expected within the next couple of weeks!
HEADED TO TULSA??? HEAD FOR "HEARTLAND"!
Can you be in Tulsa February
15-17? If so, don't miss the Heartland MissionsFest. Email
TCF@XC.Org for
details and arrangements.
WANT TO TEACH??? HEAD FOR K-STAN!
There is an immediate need for several
elementary teachers at a school in Almaty, Kazakhstan. The Tien Shan School
was been operational since February 1995. It was founded by an independent
group of parents for the express purpose of providing low cost quality
Christian Education in the English medium, for children of multi-national
foreign workers. Teachers will need to raise their own support. For more
information email Scott Grandi at
Sgrandi@aol.com .
GOT A CHURCH? WANT TO LET OTHERS KNOW?
If the answer is yes and yes, you
just might want to let The Center for Great Commission Studies know about
it! The Center is a research center in Wake Forest, NC, USA. It is a part
of the Churches in Habitat Project of the Peoples Information Network (PIN).
As part of this project it is seeking to build a database of every church in
the world by at least its city, if not even more exact (security
permitting). To accomplish this, it is seeking to obtain directories of
churches from denominations, mission boards, councils, etc. If there are
individuals or groups who can assist in this by sending these directories or
listings (or other helpful information), it would be very appreciated. It
can be sent electronically (preferred), by fax, or by post. Please include
contact information. Send info. to
P.O.Box 3122
Wake Forest, NC 27588
or
tel. 1(919)556-3101 ext. 230
fax: 1(919)556-8550
email:
cgcs@nando.net
or mcimail- 6100775@mcimail.com
GLOBAL GLIMPSE
A Christian worker in the Middle East spent the past year
building relationships with leaders of a Muslim minority group. He was
invited to speak, but then a local TV station aired a slanderous expose of
Christians, showing names and faces, including his own. However, the
minority group viewed this as an attack on themselves, and requested him to
speak anyway. He spoke to 200 people inside the mosque and several hundred
more outside listening by speaker. Roughly 60% of his text was scripture,
and afterward an estimated elder added his stamp of approval. Today this
worker looks with anticipation at the harvest to come.
Source: Letter from
Rick Love, Frontiers Director, 10/9/95,
(Name and location withheld for
security reasons.)
[Global Glimpse is courtesy John Hanna, Caleb Project,
Littleton, CO]
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BRIGADA TODAY IS BROUGHT TO YOU BY THE FOLLOWING TEAM OF REGULAR VOLUNTEERS:
- Global Glimpses: John Hanna, Caleb Project, jhanna@cproject.com
- ADVANCE: Mark A. Kelley, Kainos Press, 70420.1057@compuserve.com
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- and many other occasional contributors too numerous to mention! But
thanks for working together! That's the dream of Brigada!
11 of November, 1995
