Brigada Today
16 of May, 1997
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and a brief paragraph description to
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Visit one of the web pages below or consult with your local Christian bookstore for local march times and locations.
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| List of Other MFJ sites: | www.newns.com/gmfj/mfj_other.html |
| US March for Jesus Homepage: | www.mfj.org |
| Australia: | busker.trumpet.com.au/ad2000/global/mfj.html |
| South Africa: | www.geocities.com/Broadway/1744/mfj.html |
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Global Glimpse is compiled each week by John Hanna, Caleb Project, Littleton, CO
I guess the Spanish version would be distributed on a totally different
"channel," with a few days delay built in. Someone with a big heart for
the Spanish-speaking world would need to translate the items into Spanish
and perhaps add a couple of items exclusively for Latins. Commitment could
be for one year at a time. An xc.org address would be required ($52/year,
if the individual didn't already have it). The salary isn't the greatest
but the benefit are out of this world!
Any takers?
Finally, I believe viewers will find Global Link a refreshing change!
Too many 45-minute missions videos have been "talking heads"
and Global Link is
anything but that! Filmed in the "generation X mode" (hand-held
camera that doesn't mind hand-held movement, extreme close-ups even when it
cuts off part of the subject, lots of special effects (add emphasis on the
word "lots"
) including the effect that skips frames but keeps audio in
sync with the speaker's original words, etc., etc., etc.), this film will
hold the attention of just about any group.
My only fear is that, at first glance, Americans will think they're
watching a Pepsi commercial!
For more info., contact WorldChristian News & Books, who is marketing the
video for Proclamedia -
wcn@xc.org. A bulk discount is available for
those who would like to distribute the video themselves.
At least one buyer (from Czech
Republic) found music prices in "For Missionaries Only" slightly higher
than that quoted in
COOL TOOLS two weeks ago. But still... cassettes at
$4.75 and CD's at about $8.75 are still good deals. I guess if anyone is
going to check up on our info. and send in corrections, it should be a
reader from the official Czech Republic.
.
If you're into using up the Amazon rain
forest, send paper mail to
or -- if you like to talk -- call (760) 745-8105. You can also fax them at (760) 745-8150. Nice labels. Nice insert cards, too. You can even get Luke in Kurdish-Sorani, if you please. The story of how this recording came to completion is quite a tale of God being in control (see below for another example). How was Harvey Hoekstra to know that Bob Blinco and his family would move into the "house next door" -- and the project was born. Way to go, guys!!! Way to go God!
)
But when we arrived at the stadium, the friend from Indiana didn't show --
delayed in traffic, we presumed. After waiting nearly an hour with some
pretty disappointed boys, we asked a fellow selling "leftover" tickets out
on the plaza, "So... I'm sure we couldn't ever afford tickets, . . . but
how much are they?" "$20," came the response. Yikes.
$60 still seemed
pretty much out of reach. We thanked the gentleman, then turned to keep
brainstorming. As we did, he called us back and said he hated to see us
wander around like that. It was starting to sprinkle, and I think he felt
sorry for the boys. (45,000 men were trying to crowd through that plaza!)
He took three tickets out of his bag and said, "Here, take these."
I couldn't believe it. I asked him where to send a 'thank you' and he told me not to worry about it, but proceeded to ask where we were from. We told him about working with a mission organization called Team Expansion and he replied, "Well then -- you would know our church -- the Northeast Christian Church of Louisville!" Team Expansion opened up a PACE Project in Albania last year -- and Ron, the church's Administrator, had been the one to show us the kindness! Out of 45,000 men, God had matched us up with a representative from a partner church we hadn't met yet! It was the first time we had met... but he knew all about his church's project, of course.
Later that chilly evening, as the boys and I huddled under a sleeping bag in Cynergy Stadium, listening to a speaker from India, Christopher leaned over and said, "Dad, this really is great. Thanks for bringing us." I replied, "God wanted us here, boys!" Caleb said later, "God just thinks in His head, and it happens!" Amen. Join us as we give thanks to God for the way He watches over each of our families, working out our futures while we step through the present!
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