Brigada Today
17 of May, 1996
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PHYSICIANS TO MEET IN LOUISVILLE TO PLAN SERIES FOR FALL
Have you
heard about the physicians' series shaping up for this fall in Louisville,
KY? Initiated in part by an MD from Louisville, Dr. David A Dageforde
ldageforde@aol.com, the series hopes "to give physicians differential
diagnosis of general medical problems in 3rd World countries using only
history & physical as the source of information to make the proper
diagnosis." Bottom line: a special symposium this fall for doctors headed
overseas. Describing his recent experiences overseas, David wrote to Brigada
this past week, "Most of the disease processes are in the area of tropical
medicine where most of us are not exposed to that type of disease on a
routine basis. Just as the book Where There Is No Doctor gives excellent
written descriptions as to how to make the differential diagnosis of fever
or diarrhea, or other problems, we felt these physicians [presenters] could
come to this lecture with handouts and expertise in making physicians more
comfortable at practicing in remote areas of the world." Exciting stuff.
If you're interested in attending or presenting, contact Dr. Dageforde at
ldageforde@aol.com. The planners are getting together May 20th, this
coming Monday evening, to map out details on the fall event. They seek your
prayers and participation if you're able!
FOLLOW-UP TO FOLLOW-UP TO "HAVE YOU SEEN THE FIREWORKS???"
Still
trying to get a bang out of the worldwide web? If you visited our one-year
"Happy Birthday Edition" at
http://www.xc.org/Brigada/today/bt960322.html
and STILL couldn't find the fireworks,
- the fireworks display should be
to the right of the table of contents at the top of the page
- make sure
you wait until the entire page has loaded
- make sure the Netscape window
is as wide as your screen.
Otherwise, contact our web wizard, Bob Mayhew
Mayhew@XC.Org, for more ideas. If you haven't seen animation on the web,
it's really pretty cool.
INTERFACE WITH OLYMPIC GOLD
"Bravo!" to Bill Perry who is helping
develop "InterFACE" for this summer's Olympics in Atlanta. This past week,
Bill wrote, "Thanks for continuing to send BRIGADA TODAY. I enjoy
reading/praying through it. In the last issue it mentioned outreach to
Muslims. The mission group I belong to, InterFACE Ministries ("InterFACE"
stands for International Friendship Activities & Cultural Exchange), whose
HQ is in Atlanta, GA, is hosting a 1- and 2-week outreach for the
200,000-250,000 Muslims expected at the '96 Summer Olympic Games. We are
looking for those who would come and be a part of this "window" opportunity.
The program includes staying with Christian host families, 2 day training
seminar, local transportation, coordinated field operations, literature,
recreation, 2 meals per day. Only 125 can participate. Cost: 1 week:
$140.00; 2 weeks: $230.00. If anyone is interested, please contact
InterFACE Ministries ASAP at:
102227.2626@Compuserve.com..."
AD2000 & BEYOND TO TRACK JP2000 OUTREACHES
Once again, don't forget to
contact the AD2000 & Beyond office in Colorado Springs if your group is
adopting or considering a Joshua Project 2000 outreach. Mary Ann Stone
wrote Brigada this past week to explain that her office would like to track
these intentions so that they can...
- recommend clustered training events
- pray for the short-term trips as they're happening
- track who is focusing on which people, so they can guide others
interested in this project to a people who may not be receiving any or
little attention.
- follow-up to obtain much-needed research data
- find out when and if a church or agency adopts a people for networking
and partnership possibilities in order to see a people's needs "served" in
the most effective and appropriate manner possible so churches can be
planted among them sooner rather than later.
QUENCH YOUR THIRST FOR THE RIGHT DISPLAY! GET LEMMON-AID
Lemmon-Aid
Displays was brought into existence as an alternative to the many high
priced displays offered in today's marketplace. Ralph Lemmon wrote Brigada
this past week to say, "It is my desire to "aid" churches, missionaries,
mission organizations, service organizations, and non-profit groups, with a
quality presentation of their work and goals. Send for a free color catalog
and price list today. Included are table-tops and free standing designs.
Lemmon-Aid Displays,
LADisplays@aol.com, 4425 W. 59th Street,
Indianapolis, IN 46254-1205.
PHONE: 1-800-895-8838, FAX: 317-291-0873.
GLOBAL GLIMPSE FROM SOUTHEAST ASIA
A new church is organized in
Cambodia every week among churches related to the Khmer Evangelical Church,
which saw 13 congregations started in three months. The group has a goal
of 300 new churches started by the year 2000.
(Source: "Advance," May
1996, Copyright (c) Kainos Press. Contact Mark Kelly
70420.1057@compuserve.com to receive the
Advance monthly by email.)
John
Hanna, Caleb Project, Littleton, CO.
CRAFTY FUND-RAISING IDEA
For more information about how to utilize
crafts to raise support for your mission work, contact
concerned_crafts@jpusa.pr.mcs.net.
CONFIRM YOUR 'INTENT'IONS
Ken Smith
KSmith@gati.wa.com is editor of
a newsletter called TIE for tentmakers. He wrote this past week to report
that "All international attendees to the INTENT'96 (formerly U.S.
Association of Tentmakers) conference at the LAX airport on Aug. 2-4 are
invited and encouraged to attend an International meeting during the
pre-conference schedule. Either at 2 to 4 pm on Aug. 1st or in the morning
of August 2nd. If you plan to attend these international meetings, contact
tie@gati.wa.com so that proper space arrangements can be made."
HAVE YOU NOTICED WE'RE GROWING?? CHECK OUT THE NEW CONFERENCES!
How
long has it been since you sent the message "conferences" to
hub@xc.org to
see the growing list of Brigada options! If you're new to the Brigada
family of networks, you just might be surprised at the amount of
"connections" that are being forged around the globe! Just this past week,
conferences for the Uygurs (Brigada-Peoples-Uygur) and Jews
(brigada-peoples-jews) have launched into action.
Michael Hewitt is moderator for brigada-peoples-jews. He wrote this past
week, "There is much study of Jewish culture today by Christians. It is said
that the more you understand the jewishness of Jesus, the more you
understand the New Testament. But the Bible is clear that we gentiles are
grafted in, that the gospel is a stumbling block to the Jew, that we are to
pray for the peace of Jerusalem. There are over 15 million Jews worldwide,
over 5 million in Israel. The peace process, the elections in Israel on May
29th, the rising anti-semitism in America, all deserve a spot on our prayer
list. It is hoped that brigada-peoples-jews conference will be a place where
believers can come together to share information, prayer requests, and
encourage one another to seek Gods' heart for the jewish people."
So, if you've been wondering how you can get involved in missions today
even though you haven't left for the field . . . or if you're in the field
and would like to get your newly planted church into missions, wonder no
more! Just join up! To subscribe, just send email to
hub@xc.org with only
these lines in the text of the message:
subscribe brigada-peoples-jews
subscribe Brigada-Peoples-Uygur
FREE INTERNATIONAL EMAIL -- JUNO REVIEWS LOOK PROMISING
Initial
reviews look promising for Juno, the email system mentioned previously in
Brigada Today. For free software and information, turn your worldwide web
browser to
http://www.juno.com/ and get started today! Thanks to John Hanna
for forwarding us info. from a current user who felt that the advertising in
the upper pane wasn't too much of a pain!
TECHNOLOGY PROMISES BENEFITS FOR MISSIONS . . . MOST LIKELY
[The
following first appeared in Team Expansion's weekly update,
the HeartBeat Online, via brigada-orgs-teamex.
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How will technology impact your mission work or your team in the coming
year? Maybe a lot! A few examples...
PHONES - Our Tanzania team . . . God bless 'em . . . puts up with really
slow communication the old-fashioned air-mail route. It takes sometimes a
month to get one single decision made that, via email, would have probably
been over and done with in a day! But technology is bringing them... as
early as this fall, perhaps... a kind of "global cell phone" that will
permit them to dial out of southern Tanzania and get an instant connection
to the world! Roger Lieb, the TZ team's "tech", has told us that they think
this unit will cost about $3000 up front plus $3/minute for air-time.
Before you say "ouch" too loudly, remember that cell phones cost about
$2/minute during "roaming" charges here in the USA (when you're outside your
own calling area). Also, keep in mind that in the days of our early entry
into China, we checked into sat phones and the equipment was $40,000 and the
air time was $8/minute!!!
[Note: Please don't write for info. at this
time. When this phone becomes available on the open market, we'll announce
it here in Brigada Today. In the meantime, the only action to take is to
try to start saving your pennies for the $3000 tab.]
COMPUTERS - As INTERNET service continues to drop in "per minute" pricing
(AT&T is giving away 5 hours per month free to all its long distance
customers and "Juno" is cost-free in the USA), both at home and abroad,
"real-time audio/video" links will become more doable. You'll sit down to
your computer monitor and have a video link with grandma and grandpa... and
you'll even be able to hold up the new baby so they can see how much she's
grown already!
This link will happen via Internet connections (not
international phone lines) so it'll cost you pennies per minute instead of
dollars! How long 'til we'll be doing this internationally? It's
available today, but not practical [for most non-USA readers], since most
... overseas Internet users are still on Internet links that are too costly
to use up the minutes in this way. However, count on this opening up during
the next 24-36 months!
[Please don't write for info. at this time. However,
if you're replacing your laptop, it's probably worth hunting for one with a
full duplex telephony feature integrated with the sound on board the
computer -- word to the wise.]
CD-ROM - Already you can take lots of Bible reference stuff with you to the
field... but someday, it'll all be available via CD-ROM and the "net". So
imagine... instead of carrying 60-70 volumes of OT/NT commentaries weighing
in at 150 pounds, the whole thing will come on 2 or 3 CDs and will fit in
your coat pocket, weigh nothing, and cost you nothing in shipping charges or
taxes. Plus, you'll have video, slides, and audio clips built in! When
will this happen? Like I say, it's already happening... but it'll really
come into its own during the coming 12 months.
[Word to the wise: if
replacing your laptop, get one with a CD-ROM option or planning on lugging
around an external "BackPack-like" variety.]
Will all these high-tech tools help us reach the lost more effectively?
Maybe. But keep in mind... if our role is supposed to be relationally based
(like it is for those among us who are evangelists), these new "toys" could
back-fire! After all, it's pretty cool punching up still shots of Egyptian
tombs and or videos of people using Jewish wells "up close and personal..."
so we might all end up camping out in front of the monitor -- Heaven forbid!
Let's hope and pray that we won't lose touch with the people we've gone to
reach!
Doug
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Global Glimpses: John Hanna, Caleb Project,
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ADVANCE: Mark A. Kelley, Kainos Press,
70420.1057@compuserve.com- Web Wizard: Bob Mayhew, Brigada Volunteer,
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17 of May, 1996
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