Brigada Today
5 of October, 1996
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FOLLOW UP FROM THE "YOU'VE-GOT-TO-ORDER-THIS-VIDEO DEPARTMENT"
Without a doubt... "To the Ends of the Earth" is a keeper. My finished
tape just arrived today (dressed in the full color box). Until now I had
only been using the 28-minute version... but now, tomorrow morning, I can
start using the 10-min. condensed version... It alternates between
beautiful color footage from tons of cross-cultural destinations,
individual "sound-byte" interviews with key national leaders, and pertinent
Bible verses to drive home the points. This tape is a keeper. It'll sell
out. Guaranteed.
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FOLLOW-UP ON "THE BEST FREE EMAIL FOR THE NEXT 12 MONTHS"
Okay... All
right!!! I surrender
Thanks for the barrage of email about AT&T
and the views the company holds about homosexuals. Honest... I pledge from
the bottom of my heart... I didn't know anything about company policies on
moral issues... I only knew that the deal they were offering on email was
pretty good.
So... if you were considering switching to AT&T WorldNet
and you feel that your usage of their long distance would, in effect, be
sponsoring the company's moral stands, please feel free to use another
vendor. There's still Juno (in USA 1-800-799-JUNO; prospective users the
world over can write to
signup@juno.com for more info) for free email...
but Juno doesn't offer web access. So... if you still want to see what AT&T
has to offer and you've figured out how to avoid their moral attachments,
point your browser to
http://www.att.com/worldnet/wis/index.html for more
info. By the way, our colleague David Wedge
DavidWedge@aol.com says MCI
has the same deal going... but you have to ask for it. And another by the
way... Brigada participant Don Newby
106155.2350@CompuServe.COM wants to
find a similar local Internet hook-up in Europe... "cheap" and fast. If
anybody knows an option, write Don direct. Don, let us know if you can
compile a summary report of responses! Thanks!
WANTED: SOME GOOD COWS
[You thought I was kidding....] This Brigada
participant from Denmark needs to find a good deal on some cattle for
relief project in a rather poor area near Tbilisi, Georgia. If you can
help, write Henrik Due Jensen
daneu@inet.uni-c.dk. Ideal location would
be northern Turkey or western Azerbaijan. Come on... let's all keep our
ears open so we can help Henrik get this project on the .. mooooo-ve!
GATEWAY MISSIONSFEST NEARS KICK-OFF
"One can put a thousand to
flight; two can chase ten thousand. The Gateway MissionsFest in St. Louis,
Missouri, October 24, 25 and 26 will bring together churches and mission
organizations from the Midwest to "Partner together to share Jesus with
every tribe, tongue and nation." Workshops will include a wide variety of
topics from a "Heart of God" seminar to African-American missions history.
... For more information contact Judy Lindow at 314-863-5503, fax
314-721-1092, email: ks4g—Vateway@aol.com, snail mail: Gateway
MissionsFest, 2500 Ashby Rd., St. Louis, MO 63114.
SWEET VIDEO SUITE YOURS FOR THE TAKING...
Got a video you need to
edit but no big bucks to lay down for commercial editing time? Contact
John Blake at
72774.1766@compuserve.com or
JohnBlake@Juno.com, tel.
(206) 745-4206 or in the USA, 1-800-981-6700. He's got a top notch suite
with SVHS and Hi-8 that he'll rent for just $25 to Brigada participants.
TODAY'S TEASER
What country has the largest number of missionaries in
the world but still has one of the lowest percentages of believers of any
country in the world? Surprise. According to the people at Kiristan
Holocaust Museum, it's Japan. They're urgently requesting prayer for
spiritual awakening and Revival in Japan. November 23, l996 is the 400th
anniversary of the Kiristan Holocaust in which nearly one million Kiristan
or indigenous Japanese Christians were massacred and the cause of Christ
set back. A special Museum is being set up to commemorate this anniversary
and to centralize the appeal for urgent prayer for Japan. ... For a monthly
newsletter or to send help please write: Kiristan Holocaust Museum, The
Keikyo Institute, Box 65, Tokyo, Japan 106-91. Email:
Jhl@iac.co.jp.
INTERCOLLEGIATE MISSIONS CONFERENCE IN S.E. USA, NOV 15-17, 1996
[Note new corrected phone number!] The Southeast Regional InterVarsity
Missions Fellowship invites you to the 1996 Global Outreach Conference to
be held November 15-17 at Rock Eagle Conference Center in Eatonton, Georgia
(appx. one hour east of Atlanta). According to Brent Everett, "GO
Conference is an annual mission conference sponsored by InterVarsity which
attracts schools and churches from across the Southeast for an intense
weekend of worship, Bible study, and prayer as we consider God's passion
for the unreached and our personal responsibility in completing the
evangelization of the world."... Brent adds, "For those whose part is to go
to the nations and proclaim His Kingdom, the mission agencies represented
at GO `96 can get you there. For those whose part is to pray and send
others, GO `96 is a call to personal holiness and a lifestyle of powerful
prayer and sacrificial giving. Whether you long to see you church burdened
for the unreached, your campus fellowship ignited with a missions vision,
or your own training used for world evangelization, GO `96 will compel you
to listen to God and discover your part in bringing the world From Darkness
to Light." The cost for the weekend is $60 before Nov. 1, $65 afterwards,
or $55 per person for groups of nine or more. For more info or
registration material contact GO `96 at: 803-735-8343 ext.3461, Email:
serivmf@scsn.net , or Write: GO `96, 7435 Monticello Rd #57, Columbia, SC
29203-1599. Also, stop by
http://www.scsn.net/users/serivmf/go96 after Oct.4.
POINTCAST: UP-TO-DATE NEWS ON YOUR SCREEN
Have you seen Pointcast? I
tried it for a couple of weeks and loved it... but it takes time to read!
Bob Hall, National Coordinator, Centre for Mission Direction in New
Zealand, wrote, "For news-freaks I came across the ultimate screen saver
during the week. It's called "PointCast" and can be downloaded free from
the PointCast web site
www.pointcast.com -PC version only I'm afraid.
Once it is installed it can be programmed to go onto the web on schedule
or on command to retrieve up-to-date news from a variety of sources (Los
Angeles Times, Boston Globe, Time magazine, various computer and business
magazines). It also retrieves the top news stories of the day (political,
international and business) as well as weather reports (including
satellite pictures of Asia). If you set a fairly minimalist news frame
(you do this by personalizing the web search) the software spends about 9
minutes on the web per update. The software and service is free because
PointCast have incorporated dynamic adverts within the screens." I agree
with Bob -- it's great, . . . as long as you make time to read it!
30 DAYS OF PRAYER ... BEGINS ON YOUR SCREEN
As many as ten million
people are expected to take part in the fifth annual global month of prayer
for the Muslim world, which begins in January. Ron Kernahan reports, "Greek
and Russian Orthodox churches are among the latest to participate in the
event, which has drawn ever-widening support from denominations and
missionary organizations since it was launched by Youth With A Mission."
Coinciding with the Islamic holy month of Ramadan as "an act of
identification", the next 30 Days event starts on January 10 and ends on
February 8. A web page is being designed giving details of where to get the
27 different translations! And again an email daily edition will be sent
for free. The email version differs from the full text guide as it is
"excerpts" designed to encourage spreading the news to those who might not
otherwise be praying. So how do you sign on? Easy, just buzz the hub and
sub! (Roughly translated that means send an email to
hub@XC.Org with the
body of the message reading:
subscribe 30-Days
... now wasn't that easy?"
INTERESTED IN KNOWING WHAT WORKS AND WHAT DOESN'T IN THE FORMER USSR?
Then it sounds like you ought to inquire about a special symposium being
held in Dallas, TX, December 6 - 7, 1996. In fact, according to George
Sparks, Co-chair of the event, the symposium hopes to "build strategic
alliances, increase and coordinate the monitoring and evaluation of Eurasia
evangelization, and increase Eurasia evangelical inter-mission cooperation
and prayer." For more information, call by tel. or fax to (214) 739-7099
or e-mail
russiansofe@xc.org or write 5815 Phoenix Dr, #10 Dallas, TX 75231.
HUBMARKS
For this week's "Hubmarks" column, we rely heavily on good
friend and colleague George Peavy
george@lfa.com who recently reminded us
that "there is another outbreak of the false "good times" virus rumor going
around." Right George. We've seen it too. If you need to have documented
evidence that "Good Times" is a hoax, George can supply it. But George also
alerted us of a real virus..., a "Trojan horse" claiming to be PKZIP
version 3 (the latest release 2.04g). If you see a "version 3", better
keep a distance! In other news, George reported that some Internet Service
sysops were starting to "block" addresses with Juno domains... apparently
because of the severe number of advertisements... "spam jobs"...
originating on that service. As George put it, "Something for Brigada
readers to keep in mind -- spamming (that is, sending large quantities of
unsolicited advertising mail) is something that never should be done.
There is no cause worthy enough to justify such an abuse of the net."
Finally, George wrote, "If you have a friend who is a field missionary,
it's wise to send mail to the missionary only with the greatest care. For
many missionaries, email access comes dearly, often at a cost of more than
two dollars per minute on a dial-up phone line, and connections made only
once a week." George urged, "Don't send large quantities of unsolicited
traffic." ... And regardless of the situation, George urged us to "stay
away from discussions that have (or can be interpreted) to have political
or military overtones. This includes names of prominent leaders (military
and civilian), and political jargon specific to the country in question.
Also, avoid discussions of spiritual warfare, as much of the terminology is
stuff that scanners are looking for." Thanks George
george@lfa.com!
Welcome stuff!
GLOBAL GLIMPSE
In Zaire, Africa, the Reformed Church planted 200
churches in the last 15 years. This may not sound like much until one
realizes that it is the result of the work of only three theologically
trained pastors from among a denomination which historically has been
skeptical of church planting.
(Source: Prof. J.M.Vorster, 2 Joostestraat,
Potchefstroem 2531, RSA, e-mail
TSPJmV@Puknet.Puk.ac.za via DAWN Friday
Fax, 37.96,
http://www.tecc.co.uk/jesusa/dawnindx.html
Global Glimpse
is assembled each week by John Hanna, Caleb Project, Littleton, CO.
US CENTER OFFERS MAPS TO BRIGADA PARTICIPANTS
Have you been putting
off the purchase of one of those Global people group awareness maps? You
know... the ones that show the status of the gospel among the least reached
peoples in Africa and beyond? Well, procrastinate no more! Greg Parsons
(Exec. Dir. at the US Center) is willing to cut Brigada participants a
special deal. He has instructed Vern Dueck, Manager of the resource
bookstore at the US Center, to offer them to Brigada participants for $3.75
(24"x36") and $7.75 (36"x64"). Great!
WEB-WATCH
Have you seen the 51 Spanish People Profiles....
http://www.eccnet.com/missions/p_n_a
HEADING TO URBANA???
Then better make registration: Urbana 96
Hotline: 608/274-7995. Or write Urbana 96 Promotion, P.O. Box 7895, Madison
WI, 53707-7895; E-mail:
Urbana96@ivcf.org.
MAKE A DIFFERENCE THIS WEEK... IN THE LIFE OF THE CURDS
You can make
a difference in the life of the Kurdish people this week! According to
sources involved firsthand, the US forces are pulling back and leaving
Kurds by the thousands. To make a difference, just address the following
to your congressman and senators and mail or fax this letter to them in
Washington as well as well as to their local offices. Time is of the
essence. They're meeting with presidential advisors and folks on both sides
of the political arena. Here's the suggested letter:
Dear Honorable Senator/Congressman--------,
I have been disturbed by recent news that America is abandoning its promise
to protect the Kurdish people of northern Iraq. I have noted with great
dismay that the State Department has withdrawn its official presence (MCC,
OFDA, USAID), which seems to imply that we as a nation are no longer
committed to keeping Saddam Hussein out of the area. If we are abandoning
the region to Saddam, what was the purpose of spending 100 million dollars
and more to drive him out of the north? A seemingly successful endeavor
could turn into an absolute failure.
I believe it is in the best interests of America to bring stability to and
continue protecting the Kurdish people and request you to do all that you
can to this end. If we allow the situation to disintegrate into chaos,
there is a strong possibility that millions of Kurds will once again have
to flee to the Turkish mountains where many will no doubt die while others
who remain behind could be slaughtered by Saddam's forces as they were at
the end of the Gulf War. If this happens, America will surely not stand by
to watch these people perish in huge numbers. We will have to mount
massive and expensive relief operations and will find ourselves back where
we were five years ago. Please keep this tragedy from occurring again.
Sincerely,...
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5 of October, 1996
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