Brigada Today
24 of Nov., 1995
Now with over 1440 Participants!
News and Notes about Brigada, Your Gateway to Missions Networking!
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In this issue....
"DAG" TO THE DOCTOR! CROSSCONNECT EXPLAINS HUB DIFFICULTIES
This past
week, CrossConnect leadership sent out apologies for the recent and
tremendous slow-downs in email traffic across their key hub, affectionately
known among CrossConnect insiders as "DAG". Why did the slowdown occur?
According to the announcement, delivered to all paid CrossConnect
subscribers (those with XC.org addresses), "In essence the sheer volume of
email (sending out 30000 messages per day or more), and especially
conferencing email, on our hub, led to the machine slowing down almost to a
standstill because of a large number of email messages queued at one time."
Obviously, CrossConnect wants to continue to be of service to the missions
community -- and to conference families like Brigada. So what kinds of
steps is parent organization MAF taking to prevent these slowdowns and
glitches in the future? "A new, faster hub machine with more than twice the
disk space has already been purchased," wrote Jonathan Marsden,
CrossConnect's Senior Technician. "It is hoped to have this in service by
the end of 1995. The current hub will then be used as a backup hub.
Additional technical and customer support staff are also being recruited."
So never fear . . . Cross connect is here to stay. And thanks for your
patience during the slow-down! [During the downtime, CrossConnect
respectfully asked that, if at all possible, we not mail
a Brigada Today
last Friday. This missing issue is the first Friday missed since Brigada
opened this past March 21st! Thanks to MAF and its leadership for taking
the slow-down seriously!!! Within hours, they had flown a tech to the hub
site in Columbus, Ohio. Thanks to their fast and caring response, the
downtime was limited and very brief.]
PRAY FOR "THE LAUNCH"
Beginning next Tuesday (Nov. 28 - Dec. 2), AD2000 &
Beyond mission leaders will gather in Colorado Springs to consider, pray
for, and facilitate the beginnings of church planting movements among some
1685 people groups by Dec. 31, 2000. For those interested in daily updates
from on-site in Colorado, send email to
hub@xc.org with only the following
line in the body of the message text:
subscribe brigada-pubs-gcowenews
Although this conference was originally designed for use at GCOWE '95 in
Seoul, we'll be using it for daily reports on events and announcements at
"The Launch", beginning this coming Monday.
BETHANY SAYS THANKS FOR THOSE PITCHING IN!
Gabriella Araya wrote this
past week to say thanks for those who had volunteered to help prepare
people/prayer profiles for the Joshua Project. Thanks to everyone in the
Brigada family for pitching in. By the way, I suspect she still wouldn't
turn you away. . .
102132.52@compuserve.com if you can help!
GET YOUR COMPUTER EQUIPMENT BUT GET IT AT THE RIGHT ADDRESS!
Just
after mailing the last Brigada Today, Ray Holt wrote to correct his
address from [RayMHolt@ix.net.com] to his true address which is
RayMHolt@ix.netcom.com . Once again, Ray helps Brigada participants get
computer equipment and software at cost + 10%. If you tried and were
"rejected", try again at the real address!
PEOPLE OF THE WEEK
Thanks to Justin Long (again) for asking, "Let's pray
for the Bangri of India, also known as the Deswali or Hariani. With 5.7
million members, they are less than 1.6% Christian and less than 25%
evangelized. They have no resources, and few mission agencies and churches
are at work among them. Over 4 million have yet to hear the Gospel. Let's
pray for a translation of the JESUS film and the Bible in their heart
language!" Thanks again Justin!
ON THE HEALS OF THE "GOOD TIMES" HOAX COMES "AOL GOLD"
FOR REAL! -- If
you've received a few bulletins on "Good Times", a "hoax" virus being
submitted on America Online, you'll be happy to know it's just a trick,
probably designed by fiber optics sales people to sell more cable for
INTERNET bandwidth! However, this past week,
the Wall Street Journal
carried a report re: AOL's newest virus . . . "AOL Gold". This time it
seems for real!!! The virus comes packed as an attachment to a normal email
. . . so, bottom line, if you get email from someone with "AOL Gold" written
in the subject line or as an attachment, skip it . . . It's definitely a
loser! It renders your hard drive useless! Since viruses like this are
only going to become more and more common, we owe it to each other to
practice safe computing!
Get some virus software and use it on
each and every executable file (*.bat, *.com, *.sys, and *.exe) that you
download from the INTERNET and check every diskette
no matter how
harmless it appears. Don't take chances. Otherwise, eventually we could
all suffer!
THE REAL WAY TO SUBSCRIBE TO BRIGADA-PEOPLES . . .
If you want to learn
about people groups and the people reaching them, you'll want to subscribe
to Brigada-peoples . . . but don't forget the hyphen! An earlier paragraph
(HAVE YOU HEARD . . . [from the Nov. 3 edition]) contained a mistake in the
sign-up instructions. The proper approach is to send email to
hub@xc.org
with only the following line in the body of the message text:
subscribe brigada-peoples
The earlier message is missing the hyphen!
KNOW ANYONE ON-LINE IN NICARAGUA???
An MAFer assigned there would
appreciate the chance to email anyone in Nicaragua-land. Write him with the
address at
TimHays@XC.Org .
PEOPLE OF THE WEEK
Thanks to Justin Long
JDavidLong@aol.com for the
"People of the Week"! "Let's pray for the 41 million Turks in Turkey. They
are a borderline World A people -- nearly half evangelized. There are many
efforts focusing on them resources directed among them. The Turks have a
JESUS film, numerous mission agencies and denominations, and a substantial
awareness of Christianity. In October, one church conducted a major outreach
among them and saw several converts. Nevertheless, the Turks remain less
than 1% Christian."
GO RUSHIN' INTO RUSSIAN BIBLE STUDY!
Thanks to Chris Alexander,
leadership trainer in Kherson, Ukraine, who referred us to the following
Russian Bible resource:
The total cost is $130. There are sixteen diskettes in all. These include
the following ... an installation disk, a program disk, and two dictionary
disks - (English/Russian and Russian/English). Bible versions included are
the authorized "Russian Orthodox" (Synodalnaya Version) in Russian, the King
James and New International versions in English, the New Testament in the
old Slavic Language and one also in Greek, the Old Testament in Hebrew, plus
the program disks for using the version simultaneously. . . . There are two
possible contact addresses...
Ukraine 339008
Donyetsk Oblast
Makeyevka (city)
Likacheva 51 (street and number)
Victor Anatoliyevich Yakubovsky
Telephone (06232) 6-46-47
Ukraine 340055
Donyetsk (city)
Gurova, 2 (street and number)
Yevgenia Vaciliyevich Marchenko
Telephone (0622) 35-71-75, 35-78-71
Fax (0622) 35-41-46
E-mail:
Mar@nepro.donetsk.ua
Thanks for the referral, Chris!!!
SET YOUR HEART ON "HEARTLAND!"
Those interested in short-term missions,
long-term opportunities, as well as sending others, will want to attend the
next Heartland MissionsFest, February 15-17, 1996, in Tulsa, Oklahoma. "Last
year's drew 1,400 participants from 95 agencies, 12 states, nine schools and
over 100 churches, including Baptists, Charismatics, Lutherans, Methodist,
Pentecostals and Presbyterians," wrote co-organizer John McVay
hmf@xc.org . "Designed to inform, inspire and involve those interested in
career missions, short-term missions trips or sending others, the three-day
conference includes a variety of workshops targeted toward individual
interests. Sessions include Steps to the Field, Support-raising,
Cross-cultural Communications, International Business, Medical missions and
Missions Strategies. Participants can learn from 50 workshops and 100
missions agency exhibits. In addition to the primary speakers, several
local, regional, national and international speakers and exhibitors will be
present."
GLOBAL GLIMPSE
"In Central Asia, God is using a former KGB member to
build His Church. Once part of an organization which persecuted the
Church, today he is leading the way in discipling new believers of a
Muslim unreached people group in a former Soviet Republic. His past
experience is of great value to both national Christians and workers
from the West in knowing how to go about ministry there. Together,
both national believers and expatriate workers are teaming up to see
the Gospel spread in this Central Asian republic."
Thanks to John Hanna for
this week's Global Glimpse.
Source: Field report from Central Asia,
11/14/95.
John Hanna. Caleb Project, Littleton, CO
NEW RESOURCE ON UNDERSTANDING ARABS
Interested in Arabs and their
homelands??? Don't miss "The Real Story: A Christian's Guide To The Arab
World," a brand-new six-part Video series with a comprehensive Study Guide.
It will counter stereotypes of the Middle East, and give us a heart for Arab
Muslims. According to Paul Filidis, who works with YWAM Communications,
"Each of the six programs is under 20 minutes in length, ideal for
individuals, Small Group Bible Studies, Adult Sunday School Classes,
Conferences or Missions Emphasis Weeks. Dr. Dudley Woodberry of Fuller
Seminary says: "[This Video] should be in every church and Christian College
Resource Center." Produced by Vision 3 Productions, the cost is U.S. $79.95.
For more information, call (719) 442-6409 or fax: 1 (719) 380-0936 -- or
simplest of all, e-mail to
wcn@xc.org .
NEED TRAINING FOR SHORT-TERM MISSIONS?
. . . then don't miss Miami '96 in
Orlando! (Maybe they outgrew Miami???
) According to co-organizer Bill
Stearns, "The Friday evening through Sunday afternoon training conference
features workshops, general sessions and networking with everybody who's
involved in North American short-term ministry." The program runs Jan.
26-28 ('96). For more info., call Mark at 305/754-9541 or write "Miami '96",
602 NE 96th St., Miami FL 33138.
Have a great week!
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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
People of the Week: Justin Long, GEM/Barrett Office, JDavidLong@aol.com- ADVANCE: Mark A. Kelley, Kainos Press, 70420.1057@compuserve.com
- Web Wizard: Bob Mayhew, Brigada Volunteer, mayhew@xc.org
- Web Art: Patti Mayhew, pmayhew@discover.net
- Technical Development: Jonathan Marsden, CrossConnect jonathan@xc.org
- Compiler: Doug Lucas, Team Expansion & Brigada, DLucas@TeamExpansion.org
- and many other occasional contributors too numerous to mention! But
thanks for working together! That's the dream of Brigada!
24 of November, 1995
