Brigada Today
05 Apr 2002
In this issue...
- VIDEO HANDBOOK FOR MISSIONARIES
- CHILDREN ARE HUNGRY FOR JESUS
- MISSIONARY TRAINING CAMP SPAIN
- MEDICAL MISSIONS TRAINING
- TONS OF GOOD DISCOUNTS ON MISSION BOOKS!
- NEW GLOBAL REPORT FOR YOUTH WORKERS
- BOOTCAMP FOR TENTMAKERS
- INDIGENOUS RECORDINGS IN THE 10/40 WINDOW
- EVANGELICAL TRACT DIRECTORY
- CLOSING STUFF
- VIDEO HANDBOOK FOR MISSIONARIES -- The "Toolbox for Video Storytelling" is a 268 page book with accompanying example CD-ROM written by missionaries, for missionaries. It takes you through the steps necessary to effectively tell your story, through a short video, to almost any audience. It is available from Mission Media Productions, Inc for $35.00, including U.S. shipping. Foreign shipping is available. This is $4.00 below the price in stores or at other websites. Contact Bob Kelly at
- CHILDREN ARE HUNGRY FOR JESUS -- Check out http://www.wec-int.org , which has a link, Rainbows of Hope, with lots of general info on missions to children. See the links, and see the books: many by MARC Publications -- connected with World Vision; especially see the Briefings book summary. Or, go directly to http://www.marcpublications.com . See the book on complex humanitarian crises. Also, check out the Jan 2001 issue of Global Prayer Digest. http://www.global-prayer-digest.org which, deals with children is crisis. (Thanks much, Keith!!!)
- MISSIONARY TRAINING CAMP SPAIN -- Scheduled for June 1-10, 2002, and sponsored by Elijah Company, Inc., these camps give solid preparation for career missions service. Topics covered include identifying and destroying personal strongholds, understanding people in teams and culture, personal disciplines, and practical issues such as support base preparation. Five days are spent in Spain followed by five days in North Africa. Presenters include experienced missionaries and national leaders. It is
- MEDICAL MISSIONS TRAINING -- Elim Bible Institute is now accepting applications for this fall's "Missions and International Community Health Program". The two-year program provides training in the missionary life, in preventative and curative community health care focusing on developing countries. The program is designed for those with no prior health training or for those such as nurses and EMTs who want practical primary care training. This is the most extensive program of this kind in the chttp://www.elim.edu , e-mail at <Admissions@elim.edu> or call 1-800-670-ELIM, International Students are Welcome! Scholarships are available for those from developing countries. Call (585)624-4897 in the USA.
- TONS OF GOOD DISCOUNTS ON MISSION BOOKS! -- The second edition of MissionWorld catalog is now available from Gabriel Resources. 180 books and resources are included, all at special discounted prices! Gabriel Resources is committed to bringing together resources to mobilize and equip world Christians. This edition also includes articles by Jason Mandryk (Operation World Co-author), Phil Parshall (Author of 9 books on Islam & Ministry to Muslims) & George Verwer (International Director, OM). Emaihttp://www.gabriel-resources.com .
- NEW GLOBAL REPORT FOR YOUTH WORKERS -- Interested in learning from what God is doing through youth ministries globally? Steve Miller, with Reach Out Youth Solutions, asks youth workers around the globe to share what's working in a specific area of their ministries. He compiles their replies into an extensive "Professional Youth Ministry Report," which he then sends back via e-mail. The most recent 25 page report is on "Building Student Leadership." Read it at http://www.reach-out.org/article.asp?ai=131&ac=2&al=40 or e-mail Steve <smillero@mindspring.com> directly.
- BOOTCAMP FOR TENTMAKERS -- The Singapore Enterprise Chapter of SITF will be bringing to Singapore for the first time Bootcamp@Asia on 23 - 24 April 2002, led by marketing guru and CEO of Garage Technology Ventures, Guy Kawasaki. A renowned speaker and the founder of several computer companies, Mr. Kawasaki was the former chief evangelist of Apple Computer. He is also the author of seven books including Rules for Revolutionaries, How to Drive Your Competition Crazy, Selling the Dream, and The Mac
- INDIGENOUS RECORDINGS IN THE 10/40 WINDOW -- Heart Sounds International (HSI) is a volunteer fellowship of trained worship musicians and recording engineers committed to seeing God release the "heart worship" of people groups and churches. HSI teams accomplish this through teaching in biblical principles of worship, training local musicians to apply their God-given compositional abilities to write their own indigenous worship songs, and recording local believers using state-of-the-art digital re
- EVANGELICAL TRACT DIRECTORY -- Check out the tract directory of evangelical tract ministries around the world at http://www.tractlist.com . Take in the 125 pages of info on tract ministries including addresses, web addresses, email addresses, titles of tracts , languages, and descriptions of many ministries tracts and goals. Includes reviews from those using the materials! (Thanks Ken!)
CLOSING STUFF
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