Brigada Today
26 December 1997
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Compiled by Doug Lucas <DLucas@TeamExpansion.org>, Louisville, KY
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Thanks to John Hanna
jhanna@cproject.com, we rec'd Robbie Young's
rhyoung@pop.mindspring.com
summary of CB Int'l video offerings.
Available are tapes on the Pattani Malay (720V001), Madurese (720V003), Rock
People (720V005), Romany (Gypsy) (720V007), Sundanese (720V002), Minangkabau
(720V004), Albanian (720V006), and Arab American (720V008). They are $4.95
each or $29.95 for a complete set of 8. CB Int'l also have "Unreached People
Group Flyers and Leader Guide" Also available are People Profiles for the
18 UPGs with which the CBI works: Balinese, Minangkabau, Lampugnese,
Madurese, Pattani Malay, Sundanese, Rock People, Arab Americans, Bedouins,
Albanians, Iranians in the US, Kurds, Romany (Gypsy), Kazaks, Qashqa'I,
Muang, Chechens, Sino-Tibetan. ($2.95 plus $2.50 s & h; multiple copies of
individual flyers are available on request.) They can be ordered by calling
toll-free in the USA (or Net2phone) 1-888-801-4223; or online at
http://www.cbfonline.org or to get a catalog, call 1-888-801-4223 and ask
for "Seeds for the Harvest."
Here's another one in Birmingham, Alabama beginning
January 8th through April 23rd at Beeson Divinity School of Samford
University. Cody Watson 205-824-4569
CodyUWatson@compuserve.com can give
more info.
Remember that Mormon video we mentioned? It's a
hit!!! One reader wrote, "Doug, I viewed the Mormon video this weekend, and
it is excellent. They allow the Mormons to tell their side of the story,
but then the video shows how to be loving and missionary to these incredibly
committed, family-oriented, and good people." Once again, it's produced by
the Interfaith Witness Department of the North American Mission Board, 4200
North Point Parkway, Alpharetta, GA 30022-4176. The 800 number for orders
is 800-634-2462. 56 minutes in length."
:-) Your basic smilie. This smilie is used to inflect a sarcastic
or joking statement since we can't hear voice inflection.
:-( Frowning smilie. User did not like that last statement or is
upset or depressed about something.
:-I Indifferent smilie. Better than a Frowning smilie but not
quite as good as a happy smilie
(-: User is left-handed
8-) User is wearing sunglasses
B:-) Sunglasses on head
::-) User wears normal glasses
B-) User wears horn-rimmed glasses
8:-) User is a little girl
:-{) User has a mustache
:-{} User wears lipstick
{:-) User wears a toupee
}:-( Toupee in an updraft
:-~) User has a cold
:'-( User is crying
:-@ User is screaming
:-# User wears braces
:^) User has a broken nose
:v) User has a broken nose, but it's the other way
:-& User is tongue-tied.
+-:-) User is the Pope or holds some other religious office
`:-) User shaved one of his eyebrows off this morning
,:-) Same thing...other side
|-I User is asleep
|-O User is yawning/snoring
O :-) User is an angel (at heart, at least)
:-X User's lips are sealed
:-C User is really bummed
:-/ User is skeptical
C=:-) User is a chef
@= User is pro-nuclear war
:-o Uh oh!
*:o) And Bozo the Clown!
3:] Pet smilie
3:[ Mean Pet smilie
E-:-) User is a Ham radio operator
:-9 User is licking his/her lips
%-6 User is braindead
[:-) User is wearing a Walkman
(:I User is an egghead
<:-I User is a dunce
@:-) User is wearing a turban
:-0 No Yelling! (Quiet Lab)
:-: Mutant Smilie
|.-) User only has one eye
,-) Ditto...but he's winking
X-( User just died
8 :-) User is a wizard
C=}>;*{)) Mega-Smilie. A drunk, devilish chef with a toupee in an
updraft, a mustache, and a double chin
Thanks Kevin!
So -- we need some testimonies. If you've got a great story about how the Joshua Project 2000 list is helping (or dare I say, hurting?) you, your church or mission agency -- or if you've got a great adopt-a-people project going, send it our way! Two pages max... concise story about what God is doing in our midst.
Who knows... we just might turn these babies into a helpful resource for new
projects!
IMPORTANT: Don't mention anything sensitive. We suggest that you might be
able to give names of countries, but in many cases, you'll need to "rename"
or disguise the name of the people group and never, never, never give the
names and addresses of on-site team members if they live in secure
situations. Your call. But if you send it, we will publish it!
Let's get the word out about what God is doing.
PLEASE: Make the subject line read, "Project Update: ...." where "...." describes a suitable title for your project, even if it's simply the name of the group you're reaching.
Let us know if you need check-back on anything before we publish the info, either online or on paper. We'd prefer not to have to do that of course... so if possible, make it public from the start.
Please send these items to DLucas@TeamExpansion.org.
Thanks again!
Doug Lucas
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