- CHE TRAINING IN 2008 -- Are you interested in establishing a
Community-Based Health Care Program which integrates the physical and
the spiritual? LifeWind International's (formerly Medical Ambassadors
International) Training of Trainers I (TOT I) introduces people to
Community Health Evangelism (CHE). The CHE strategy teaches concepts,
gives vision and practical "How To's" for implementing and managing CHE
in your ministry.
I TOT I-February 25-March 2, Asheville, North Carolina
TOT I-June 15-20, Portland, OR
TOT I-Sept. 15-20, Colorado Springs, CO
If you are interested in attending one of our US trainings please email
Kristin(at)lifewind
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http://www.lifewind.org
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- GRATIS! FREE & EASY DOWNLOADS OF CALVIN'S INSTITUTES IN SPANISH? --
Well now you've got 'em. Just as easily pick up the
Reformed/Presbyterian Confessions (also in Spanish). Browse to..
http://www.paginasprodigy.com.mx/RACHMEXICO
They're in Windows help file format.
- A HOOT OF A MISSIONS BOOK JUST IN TIME FOR YOUR HOLIDAY -- "The Great
Siberian Rail Adventure" is the hilariously heart-stopping story of a
missionary family moving by car, ship, and rail across Russia. Come
along and you'll find a dragon, an axe-wielding conductor, a supersonic
clothes washer, and a van with a death wish. Packed with cultural
insights, "The Great Siberian Rail Adventure" humorously celebrates a
slice of life on the mission field. Expand your horizons this holiday
season; give the gift of adventure. Order by contacting Bill
iceshaper-books(at)yahoo
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Copies are $8.00 per copy (plus shipping).
- WORLD EVANGELISM USING FREE ENGLISH LESSONS -- The FreeEnglishNow
(FEN) website is reaching 53,600 visitors, distributing approximately
3,300 CDs of the entire 16-lesson course, and downloading 6,700 lessons
in TXT and MP3 for Handheld use monthly. Spoken English lessons
incorporate eight chapters from the book of Acts in modern English and
include enough audio recordings for nine months of spoken English study.
FEN reaches young professional and university students largely untouched
by the organized church in 188 countries. FEN can provide a free CD of
the entire course to missions wanting a tool for evangelism. FEN can
also put your header and link on the CD to enhance your ministry. Just
write FreeEnglishNow(at)europa
(dot)com [As a means of preventing spam for our contributors, in the
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then reassemble the address back onto one line.] or browse
http://www.freeenglishnow.com
- THE GOSPEL MESSAGE IN OVER 5,000 TONGUES -- Global Recordings Network
now has recordings of gospel messages and basic Christian teaching
available in 5,693 languages and dialects. They have also placed 4,515
of these languages on their web site for free listening or downloading
to your MP3. Check out their web site at:
http://globalrecordings.net/
You can also write to
info(at)globalrecordings
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Readers in the USA can also call toll free 888-444-7872.
- CULTURE SHOCK RUSSIAN STYLE -- Looking for the perfect Christmas
gift? "Peterburgers" is a humorously piled platter that's culturally
insightful and spiritually challenging. Treat yourself to funny
adventures in Russia told with culture shock training for missionaries
(and their supporters back home) in mind. Order by contacting Bill
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Copies are $10.00 each (plus shipping).
- "BREAD of LIFE": CLOSE-UP ON THE MBALANTU PEOPLE -- Driving through
Ovamboland in Northern Namibia, north of Windhoek, the plentifulness of
the grain crop, muhango, was striking. Muhango is a staple of the diet
in this area of Namibia, used as a type of porridge in most daily meals.
It is millet in which the peoples survival depends, much as bread is a
survival food in many other countries. I was struck by the much
stronger need than this physical need here, the "bread" of life only
given through Jesus Christ. Please pray for the tribes of Ovamboland
which includes the Mbalantu people. Pray that they will soon be filled
with the bread of life. Pray for someone to deliver that bread to them.
Pray for harvesters in this ripe and fertile ground. For more
information on how to become a prayer partner for the Mbalantu, please
contact
forgottenpeoples(at)telkomsa
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- THAI COUNSELING CENTER SEEKS DIRECTOR -- Cornerstone Counseling
Center in Chiang Mai, Thailand is currently searching for a new
director. The primary aim of the center is to provide assessment and
counseling to missionaries who would otherwise need to return to their
home country for therapeutic care. Cornerstone is a faith-based
organization. Therefore, the director and all counselors raise their
own support for living expenses and provide their services as volunteers
(no fee for services). If you are interested in the director position
or joining as a staff member, contact founding director Tim Friesen
timothyf(at)cornerstonecounseling(dot)in
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or Mobile: 616 915-8098)
- UNDERGIRDING BRIGADA UNDERGIRDS THE MESSAGE TO THOUSANDS -- Would you
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Brigada, if not for you, then for someone overseas who can't? If so,
thanks!!! Just click on the "Sponsor/Donate" page:
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Really, we only need 92 more people, groups, or churches. Would you be
one of those 92??? We have 6 more days left, counting today. If you
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- THE BACKPAGE: WHAT'S YOUR CAUSE WORTH LIVING FOR? -- Whenever I meet
someone new, I try to size them up and find out what jazzes them. For
example, the young man beside me here on the plane is a 'surfer dude'.
He lives to surf. In fact, he's traveling 4500 miles from his home just
to find "tubular waves" (or whatever one calls them). Much of this
flight, he's been watching DVD footage of various surfing competitions
around the world, including the surfing "world cup". (I didn't even know
there *was* one!) Anyone can clearly see that surfing is what jazzes
him. So my question is...
What jazzes you? What do you wake up thinking about -- and what engages
your mind all the day long?
My hunch is... to truly finish the job of world evangelism, we're going
to need a mighty throng of world-changers who are jazzed about Jesus...
and *passionate* about unreached peoples.
Did you ever attend a concert given by your favorite singer or band? Can
you think back to the way you felt during that one special song, when
all of your emotions and all of your mind swirled around that song's
message and music? Perhaps you were worshipping the Lord; or maybe it
was just an awesome combination of musical talent that really connected
with you. Did it practically bring you to tears? Did you find yourself
crying by the time it was over?
It's *that* kind of passion we have to stir if we're going to finish
this task. It's humongous. And it's complicated. And it's difficult. We
need that passion. And we need that mobilization again. We need to
recover that first love. How can we do that in every congregation, every
small group, ever heart in every gathering.... How?
Got any ideas? Because ... when we answer that question, we'll be able
to expand the Lord's kingdom like never before.
Got an opinion of how to raise up that kind of concern again? It's
happened before. The Haystack prayer meetings, William Carey, even the
apostles themselves. How do we create that kind of passion again? If you
have an idea or a prayer, just log on at
http://brigada.org/brigade/?p=55
and click "Comment". Tell us how you feel. Who knows. Your idea might
spark the imagination of a person perfectly positioned to tackle your
concept. Thanks for taking time to respond.
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