Brigada Today
29 of March, 1996
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"March 23[end of Randy's note]Dear Doug: I am a recent subscriber to BRIGADA. I enjoy the short articles and pertinent information it contains.
I teach the missions track of our Christian instruction program at Christian Outreach School in Hillsboro, Missouri. This year we are spending the entire semester on the 10/40 Window and the need for us as Christians to have direct involvement through prayer, finances, and physical presence. We are using the "Praying Through the 100 Gateway Cities of the 10/40 Window" book at the start of class. When scripture memory test are given, the students are awarded an additional 5 bonus points if they can correctly identify the appropriate gateway cities for the day.
We are focusing in on the study of Islam, Buddhism, and Hinduism as the three major religions of the 10/40 Window. Our primary source book has been _Tell it well -- Communicating the Gospel Across Cultures_ written by John Seamands. I also received the conference chat regarding how best to reach Muslims provided by BRIGADA. Thanks.
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I guess that's all I have to say for now. Just wanted to let you know that we are trying to make a difference in the lives of some very special people.
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RANDY BUENDORF BALL World Missions Assistant Executive Director"
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The celebration is fantastic! The guy usually runs
around back behind the goal, slides to his knees, raises his arms in
ecstasy, and shouts war hoops to the crowd. I guess there's something
undeniably gratifying about doing something that an entire stadium full of
people would rejoice about.
Then I thought about all the full-time field workers, laboring day in, day out, scoring daily spiritual victories. I was haunted by the images. You seldom get a chance to run behind a goal and slide to your knees. You don't see confetti pouring down from the crowd. And probably few people give you standing ovations.
Yet, tell me which victory will be remembered the longest (I'm talkin'
hundreds of years here):
a) a widow in La Plata, alone in a hospital room, finally rests comfortably
because "that nice man came and prayed" with her again...
or
b) some guy from Ireland heads in a ball in the 18th minute in the '94
world cup.
Well, if you haven't already guessed, I'm lobbying for "a", because for eternity, it won't be all about the great big public victories or even the famous sports hero salaries. But that one lady, or that broken-hearted widower, or that little girl with the birthmark, or the tiny boy with the missing tooth... those needs, those lives, those futures, they will last forever, in eternity..... And you, brushing shoulders with them in Sunday School, Bible study, or on that call -- you are the one changing lives in the last frontiers.
So today, on-site workers, I salute you. I can't email the crowds, I can't
fax the cheers or screams. But I can tell you that angels are rejoicing
with tons more vigor in Heaven over the one soul that found out about
Christ last through your ministry. You're the hero in my book.
Doug
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29 of March, 1996
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