Brigada Today
5 of July, 1996
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News and Notes about Brigada, Your Gateway to Missions Networking!
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In this issue....
DID YOU KNOW... (FUN FACTS TO KNOW AND TELL)
Just as we thought we
were about to settle the whole story on HDC (Hemispheric Drain Conditions),
we're faced with Chris McDermott's perplexing question, "Why do tea leaves
go to the middle of the cup when you stir the tea?" Even more gripping is
the fact that much of the world doesn't get to verify this phenomenon, since
they don't get to use real tea leaves anymore! 
"THE WHOLE STORY" ABOUT HUSSEIN - CHAPTER TWO
For those interested in
following the story of Robert Hussein, be sure to check out the new Hussein
update on the hub. Hussein is a new believer in Kuwait. According to the
update, "Shortly after his conversion, his wife left him, his home was
ransacked, and he was forced to go into hiding. Earlier this year, he was
charged with apostasy and forced to appear without legal representation
before religious courts in Kuwait. On May 29, an Islamic court in Kuwait
pronounced Robert Hussein, a Kuwaiti citizen, an 'apostate' and declared
that as such, he 'should be killed.' In today's more extensive update,
readers are asked to write two specific individuals in Kuwait to appeal for
his fair treatment. To retrieve the update, send email to hub@xc.org with
this line in the body of the message text:
get brigada hussein.960706
The Robert Hussein web site is at
http://www.domini.org/hussein/home.htm.
My understanding is that at this site, authors have figured out a way to
build an on-line fax generator that automatically faxes Kuwaiti gov't
officials. According to Nick Hall, this fax-manufaxturer has already gotten
the attention of the Kuwaiti government! They've apparently already written
the domini.org webmaster and asked for relief!!! So get the hussein update
(which includes a sample letter), then get on the fax-generator and send
your note. And please bow for a moment and pray for this gentleman's life!
FINALLY! A TRAVELING TRAINING PACKAGE FOR JP2000 TEAMS!
Thanks to
Caleb Project's Shane Bennett for agreeing to present training for up and
coming Joshua Project 2000 Research Teams! Now that AD2000 & Beyond has
made a "live training experience" an integral part of the "official" JP2000
process, Shane will probably be one busy guy! But as an experienced
trainer, researcher and prayer journey leader, he's up to the task. We had
him as a presenter at an Envision '96 training event in January and he did a
bang-up job. Evaluations from participants were very positive. As
co-author for Caleb Project's Research Expedition training manual, he's well
qualified. Caleb Project borrowed heavily from this manual in publishing
AD2000 & Beyond's JP2000 training book. Now, Shane's seminars will bring to
life the principles outlined in that book, Life-Changing Encounters.
Contact Shane (soon! if you want him) at
Shanedar@aol.com. And hey -- you
could have him come to your area once, hear him out, take good notes, then
do it next time with local talent (maybe you?). Shane's the kind of guy
that wouldn't mind seeing stuff re-used for the Kingdom of God. In fact,
he'd love it! We've already written to try to book him or a colleague for
an extensive research expedition-type training event in January...
Participants from two different teams have already signed up!
ADVANCE READY FOR RETRIEVAL
The
July Advance is ready to read!
Here's an executive summary:
ADVANCE
Summary: July 1996
THE GOSPEL FOR EVERY PEOPLE -- 20,000 "radio churches" started in China;
Iraqi refugees in Jordan; Uduk refugees from Sudan at camps in Ethiopia; a
church for Nepali traders; the urgency of reaching the cities; 500 churches
started in Eastern Europe in 1995; 3,500 Bible correspondence students in
Burkina Faso.
THE PERSECUTED CHURCH -- Kuwaiti believer sentenced to death; Chinese
Christian beaten to death; Indonesia churches attacked; oppression
multiplies Iranian believers; Sudan death toll at 3 million.
SPIRITUAL FORCES OF DARKNESS -- Dark forces threaten Rwanda, Burundi and
Zaire; Arab terror financier expelled from Sudan; Australian diplomats
accused in child sex scandal; a rising tide of corruption in Hungary; a
setback for the forces of death; Episcopal church court finds in favor of
homosexual ordination.
REJOICE! -- SIL missionary Ray Rising freed; Bulgaria Baptist construction
to resume; Romania gospel radio stations received reprieve; Nigerian
seminary students record decisions; Yemen hospital's God-sized ministry.
NETWORKING
International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church; prayer and fasting
gathering; medical relief to developing countries and disaster areas;
resource kit on physician-assisted suicide; a biblical response to suffering
children; monthly e-mail summary of Global Prayer Digest; international
adoptions, relief assistance in Russia, Albania orphanages; new e-mail forum
for prayer ministry leaders; degrees by individual study anywhere in the
world; on-line conference for local church mobilizers; e-mail edition of
China News Digest; GO '97 international missions conference; e-mail
discussion list for World A locations in Asia; Web sites.
FRONT LINES -- Israel's choice
To get a complete copy of Advance, send email to
hub@xc.org with only this
line in the body of the message text:
get brigada advance.9607
GLOBAL GLIMPSE FROM TURKMENISTAN
Turkmenistan had only a small handful
of scattered believers several years ago, but today there are more than 150
with many new baptisms this year. Many of the young believers in this
Central Asian republic are persecuted and some have been imprisoned for
their faith, even though the 4.5 million inhabitants of Turkmenistan have
"official" freedom of religion. Several literature projects are under way,
including translating Josh McDowell's popular book, "More Than a Carpenter"
into the Turkmen language. Another exciting translation project is the
colorful Turkmen Children's Bible.
(Source: Caleb Project field report,
July, 1996, John Hanna, Caleb Project, Littleton, CO.)
WANT MORE INFORMATION ON USING PHONES ON THE NET?
John Redman
john@adnc.com urges us to read
http://204.7.54.2/fwd/new/faq.htm, which
fills us in on a plan whereby an international committee hopes to set up
servers in locations all over the world to make local phone calls via
Internet Phone. The server in the "destination" country will "patch" the
user through to the local phone company's lines, allowing you to call users
not equipped with Internet audio capability. If you don't have access to
the web, get the text copy by sending email to
hub@xc.org with only this
line in the body of the message text:
get brigada internet-phone-patch
FREE EMAIL BENEFITS RURAL US POPULATION
Thanks to Dave Householder who
reminded us that the free email service, Juno, especially benefits those USA
residents living in rural areas where no on-line service or internet service
provider provides a local dial-up to the Net. Why? Because from the
beginning, Juno hasn't charged a dime for accessing its service through a
toll-free dial-up number. For more information, see Juno's homepage at
http://www.juno.com/ or call 1-800-799-JUNO.
ADVONET HELPS PEOPLE-SPECIFIC ADVOCATES
Interested in trying to wave
the flag for a specific least reached people group? See Caleb Project's
Advonet at
http://www.goshen.net/calebproject/advonet.htm,
with articles on
- Sojourn in Hunza
- Exploring the Land...
- An Advocate for the Qashqa'i
- A Single-Parent Advocate
- Researching People Groups in a Library
- People Group Research Via the World Wide Web
- Newsletters, Nations and New things
- What can you put in a People Specific Newsletter?
- Extra: The Mission Watch Newsletter
- Extra: An Interview with Victor Choudhrie
- Extra: Security: Letters to Friends in Muslim Areas
USE TV FOR SOMETHING POSITIVE!
Interested in using TV for outreach?
Get to the conference on "Television, Film and the Unfinished Task of
Evangelism," in Virginia Beach, Virginia, October 10-12 1996. For more
information, contact
DanHenrich@xc.org.
GERMANS EXPAND MOBILIZATION INVOLVEMENT
Thanks to Kerstin Hack for
clueing us in on the new bi-lingual German email conference on mobilization
to reach the least reached! To subscribe to the bilingual conference, send
email to
hub@xc.org with only this line in the text of the message:
subscribe german-mission-mobilisers
For more information, write Kerstin
100711.2622@Compuserve.com or Ron
Kernahan
RonKernahan@XC.Org .
PICTURE THIS!!!
Want more training using Christian comic books,
illustrations, and graphics to reach the unreached??? Kingdom Comics is
offering courses in Atlanta, September 23-27 and Colorado Springs, September
30-October 4. For more info, see
http://members.aol.com/ChriCom/Index.html or write
clcowan@xc.org.
MARCH FOR JESUS A BIG SUCCESS!
Sources say 11 million people marched
in 170 nations during this past May's "March for Jesus." "The angels have
never seen a day like this: around 11 million people marched for Jesus in
170 nations," according to Gerald Coates, leader of England's Pioneer
movement and member of the global March for Jesus committee. "They all
prayed for a global pouring out of the Holy Spirit and an activation of
God's people to make Christ attractive and understandable for the people
around them." From the million participants in the Philippines, between 2
and 4 million in Brazil and around a million in the USA to the mini-march in
Macedonia with 100 people and at least one newly converted ex-KGB officer,
another March for Jesus (MFJ) was added to the annals of church history."
Thanks to Steve Bufton
100752.274@CompuServe.COM
of "Friday Fax" fame for
the update. To get a full copy, send email to
hub@xc.org with only this
line in the text of the message:
get brigada mfj
IBM TO OFFER INTERNET FOR THE WORLD
Thanks to Mark Dempsey, a
missionary in South America, for tipping us off to IBM's expansion as an
internet service provider. "IBM's ISP service also provides local dial
access from more than 350 points of presence in the U.S., and, overall, more
than 600 in 45 countries around the world. Once users register in their home
countries, they can place local calls in any of the 44 other countries with
no international traveling surcharges." So the monthly flat rate of $19.95
allows unlimited access time in 45 countries!!! Where do I sign up???
Check out
http://reg.ibm.net/cc_svcplan.html
for more info. Thanks Mark!
EUROPEANS TO COMPUTE FUTURE
If you're interested in computing and its
benefits to the continent of Europe, don't miss the upcoming conference on
computing there, November 22-23, 1996. Designed as a practical
working conference that tries to achieve real results, organizers hope for
the formation of a European group that is able to utilize the obvious
advantages of a strong network for the continent. For more information,
write
schnell@gep.de or check
http://www.ekd.de/schnell/ on the www.
You may also write
churchnet@ucsm.ac.uk or examine
http://www.churchnet.org.uk/churchnet/
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5 of July, 1996
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