Brigada Today
2 January 1998
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Sorry to all those
who wanted to contact Turkish World Outreach to "be a writing partner"
(see last week's Brigada Today). Truth is, I just didn't remember to give you
the email address!!! 
Oh well -- that's one way to insure that we get
lots of mail! 
Try UGDM79A@prodigy.com or write TWO, 508 Fruitvale
Ct., Grand Junction, CO 81504 or telephone (970) 434-1942. 
(Note: He probably won't
have the research completed 'til spring '99.) THE GOSPEL FOR EVERY PEOPLE -- The Bozo of Mali ; the Tongwe of Tanzania; evangelistic meetings planned for Cairo; the Jambinese Malays; the people of Mashad, Iran; well-known Muslim leader studying Arabic New Testament; "Come quickly so we can hear before it is too late;" death rates among North Korean children double
THE PERSECUTED CHURCH -- New Tribes Missionaries to mark five years of captivity; evangelicals killed, dismembered in Chiapas; Pakistani court transfers Masih case to anti-terrorism court; three house church leaders sentenced; Turkish Supreme Court denies Onder appeal; grenade injures Greek priest in Turkey; Orissa officials crack down on former Hindus
SPIRITUAL FORCES OF DARKNESS -- Spiritual darkness in Varanasi; AIDS oppression in Africa; Sony pro-abortion "Christmas album;" judge approves homosexual adoption; Oslo court convicts physician in mercy killing; Neo-Nazis take over areas in eastern Germany; Indonesian sorcerer on trial for 42 murders
REJOICE! -- 12,000 Naga decisions in northeastern India; 20 decisions among Kafe in Papua New Guinea; 24,000 Chinese radio churches in six years; Israel rabbi meets with Egypt cleric; three-day rally in Cairo; homosexuals freed from bondage; Poland turns back from liberalized abortion law
NETWORKING -- New missions resource from Wycliffe Bible Translators; tentmaker conference May 15-17; unreached people group resources from CB International; "Launch Out!" conference Feb. 13-16; "Brown Gold" from New Tribes Mission; help establish a radio witness in an unreached language; "Rainbows of Hope" for children at risk; "Cutting Edge" conference on children at risk
In last week's item, "VIDEOS FROM CB INTERNATIONAL," we
mistakenly confused CBI and CBFM. We'd better keep our initials straight!
CBInternational, which formerly went by the name, "Conservative Baptist
Foreign Mission Society," is based in Wheaton, Illinois and is related to
the CBAmerica churches. But the videos are being offered by the Cooperative
Baptist Fellowship mission agency that relates to many Southern Baptist
churches. Pardon our typo! Thanks to Michael Jaffarian MichaelDawna@compuserve.com and many others who wrote in to help us spot
this error. 
Millions of Christians have started praying for Muslims
worldwide beginning this past week, on January 1 1998. The "Prayer for the
Islamic world" project which started in Australia encourages Christians all
over the world to participate individually, as a family, or church group.
Youth With a Mission published the printed prayer guides which are also
available by e-mail. Around 10 million Christians took part in this global
prayer initiative last year, many of whom also fasted. Insiders describe the
resulting reports of God's move among Muslims as 'phenomenal'. (Note: Please be in prayer for John and Gwen's new little
baby "Jori" [short for Jordan], born 8 weeks premature. There are positive
signs, but prayer is still needed! She has a blood clot below her left
kidney, a failed adrenal gland, and a feverish Mom. Please pray!)
Check out the links at http://www.domini.org/express/metrofly/miss.htm, where you can read
newspapers from just about any country in the world, convert currency, etc.
The site is sponsored by a travel agency -- one that has found a great way
to offer a free service on the web while promoting its own fares! Bravo! 
Rats. 
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