Brigada Today
22 of August, 1997
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News and Notes about Brigada, Your Gateway to Missions Networking!
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Compiled by Doug Lucas, Louisville, KY
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. . . or maybe . . . just losing
the translation all together!
That's what we did last week in the item
entitled, "CURSO DOMINICAL LISTO PARA SERVIRTE." It described a new
curriculum available in Spanish only, . . . so we put the item in Spanish
since, well, if you couldn't read the item, then the curriculum wouldn't be
much good to you . . . or so we thought. Actually, one Brigada participant
wrote to point out that he serves as a resource referral worker for
hundreds of other missionaries, many of which do work in Spanish-speaking
environments. So even though he doesn't read Spanish,
a lot of them do!
As a result, we've made a resolution to never speak publicly in a foreign
language without a proper translation. (Yikes
- almost sounds biblical!
) Now. . . back to last week's item...
Sunday School Course to serve you! -- To be useful to God and to serve his people, Editorial Comunión invited more than 50 missionaries, college profs and native new witnesses, from five countries to write a special new course. Designed to work with six different graded levels, with an extensive & detailed exegetical teacher's commentary. Designed especially to help communities reach all people, all nations. For more information, contact Ernesto Fuentes comunion@mexnet.mcsa.net. Available in Spanish only.
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of 6000? No problem. That's Brigada!
The AD2000 Worship & Arts Network is an international resource network with the
following vision: "To declare the supremacy of Christ by raising up a
generation of godly artists committed to the task of seeing God restore all
nations to His original intention by means of their unique artistic
expressions especially among the unreached people of the earth so that all
peoples might worship Him." If this describes the vision on your heart as
well, or if you are interested, contact Grace Wiebe at
gracew@idmail.com
for more info.
Apparently quite a few others have "sliced their thumb"
on less-than-best tools too!
(See last week's item, "
THUMBS UP FOR GOOD TOOLS") For example, one
Brigada participant wrote, "Brother Doug, thanx again for your convincing,
if not convicting, insight in your " Thumbs Up...." editorial on mission
tools. My wife and I serve in East Africa and are not just a little guilty
of the "first-thing-we-can-get-our-hands-on" philosophy/praxis concerning
field ministry. As you mentioned, it seems like an expeditious way to
implement a God idea, but, in the long run (which IS what we are in this
for!!), it is neither time-, cost- nor energy-efficient and, therefore, the
Spirit inspired methodology is not nearly as effective as it would have
been had we taken time to acquire the right tools. We need to remember
that His calling is ALWAYS accompanied by His equipping. Ours is to trust
and be sensitive/obedient to the leading of the Spirit Who will guide us
into His provision for EVERY ministry need. In this way He assure/ensures
us that every God idea WILL achieve its maximum potential effectiveness."
We published the wrong number for
Churchmart. Toll-free directory assistance gives 800-576-8159 -- but as of
this morning, there's a fax on the other end of that number - 800-233-0001. Course, if
you want to send them a fax, the price is right! ChurchMart is apparently
handling all ACMC requests at this point. Remember that toll-free numbers
only work in the USA. Write ACMC at
763771.2066@compuserve.com.
The newest email virus legend is
circulating in the form of "Join the Crew." For proof that this (and
virtually all other email virus warnings are a hoax, do a search on "Join
the Crew" at your favorite web page search engine and see for yourself the
volume of writers trying to get the word out. It's always a good idea to
do such a search before circulating any such warnings.
Most of them turn out to be hoaxes.
Last month, our family led classes at a VBS in Alaska. While there, we
visited the headquarters for the Iditarod sled-dog race in Wasilla. Wow!
What an experience. We heard old-timers recount their memories of that
first great relay race to carry medicine by sled-dog to Nome in January,
1925. During some segments of the run, the storms were so fierce that the
mushers (sled drivers) couldn't even see their lead dogs, let alone the
trail! They literally had to blindly trust the lead dog to lead them down
the right trail all the way to save the children from Diphtheria epidemic.
The Disney movie, Balto is about
just one of those dogs. A statue in
Central Park, NY, NY, commemorates his courage and fidelity in the face of
danger. The lives which were saved in Nome (practically the entire city)
speak out with even greater meaning, however.
How much more today do we need finishers. People who will risk their very lives to follow a trail that would lead to Christ's amazing grace. Globally, we face challenges every day as a mission. It is our duty to figure out how to beat them... and move on from them. I guess we need people who will strive to run like Balto, Togo, and all the other famous Iditarod originals! For like it or not, starters are many . . . but true finishers are few!
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