Brigada – 2024-03-17

1) Are you Returning to Your Home Culture for a Year or More?

RW_white_backgroundDo you want to return well? You can. Returning Well is a customizable resource designed with the transitioning servant in mind. It creatively leads you through the process of a debriefing that leads to renewal so that you may be fully released to uniquely and wholeheartedly love and serve your Creator in the season of life following re-entry. Find out more (including individual and bulk purchasing options) at

http://www.ReturningWell.com

I just used this book this past week to plan reentry and debriefing for personnel returning from Bosnia. Good stuff.

2) TESOL Training for a Platform for Ministry

Get your TESOL training at Asia’s Center for TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages), 4 January – 5 February and 22 February – 25 March 2016. They conduct intensive, five-week courses for a comprehensive TESOL certificate. For the first three weeks the classes are Monday-Friday, 8-4. For the last two weeks, the classes are 8-12, followed by a two-hour practicum in the afternoon or evening. This totals 120 hours in class and 20 hours of practicum (10 hours observing and 10 hours teaching). Contact Melody for application forms or more information:
infothai@actesol.com or see

http://www.actesol.com

for more prices and other information.

4) Free Financial Guidance for Families in Ministry/Mission

John is a licensed financial services professional, who has served as a missionary for nearly 20 years. He understands the financial challenges of those in ministry and is passionate about showing families how to be better stewards of their money. He is offering a complimentary financial review to help you reach your goals and to maximize your financial investments. John and his team of advisors work for one of the most reputable financial services companies in North America and are happy to serve you. Learn more at…

http://www.tfaconnect.com/

Email John at
jharrill.wfg@gmail.com to get started.

5) Need Wheels for your Next Home Service / Furlough?

Check out “Righteous Rides.” They have a fleet of 85 vehicles for lease. Last year they worked with 157 families and provided over 2 million miles of transportation. They are based in Moscow Mills, MO, but you can find them on the web at…

http://www.righteousrides.org

They are making reservations now for 2016 leasing options. See their web site for details. (Thanks for the tip, Bob!)

6) Need Debriefing? International Care announces 2016 dates

Are you returning from a season of serving cross-culturally? Does someone you know need to get a full debriefing scheduled? International Care has just announced the dates for 2016 for their all-inclusive one-week long Debriefing & Revival events. Read more about it at

http://www.international-care.com/debriefing

The dates are: February 7-13, April 10-16, June 5-11 and October 23-29. Whether single, married, or a family with children, this is a personalized program in which you will be revived, recharged and ready for a successful transition.

8) Your Opportunity to Reach Thai University Students

Are you looking for an opportunity to reach Thai university students for Christ? Or do you need a place to do your TESOL internship for Bible school? Come check out The Centre where they teach english, and other skills that students might be interested in to university students in Chiang Mai, Thailand. They are praying for more teachers to fill all the classrooms, and corresponding students to go with them (1:00-7:00pm weekdays). They want to have an impact on several campuses in our area, and on Chiang Mai, and on Thailand. For more information, contact

thecentrecm@gmail.com

or 088-258-1015.

http://www.thecentrethailand.org.

9) Global Mobility Survey

Sarah is a Third Culture Kid who grew up living in America and Taiwan. She’s now working on a PhD in Counseling Psychology and researching experiences of moving to different places and adjusting to them. She’s developing a survey tool to measure how much “global mobility” someone has experienced. A survey like the one she’s developing will pave the way for more research to be done about the impact of living a globally mobile life.

Sarah needs participants who are age 18 or older, and who have all different levels of global mobility. So if you’ve moved around a lot or a little or not at all, Sarah needs you to take her online survey. It will take about forty minutes. All responses will be anonymous. If you are willing, click on the link below.

https://tamucehd.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_6EHG0apgwNXi35z

Thank you! And let Sarah know if you have any questions.

10) Anyone Ever Hear of Hesperian’s Short-term Training Program?

We’re always on the hunt here at Brigada for good training options for short-termers. This past week, we heard of a training program by Hesperian, the organization responsible for “Where There Is No Doctor.” They apparently offer a free training program called, “Good To Go,” but we haven’t been able to learn much about it. Apparently all you have to do is write,
goodtogo@hesperian.org
We’ve written for more info and will report back. Feel free to check it out if you’re in the market.

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