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9) We are Grateful for support from… —

Feb 19, 2012 | 0 |

*** Clover Sites (because a Brigada participant opened up a Clover website), who sent a gift of $100 to Brigada. *** A friend of Brigada’s in Coldwater, Michigan, who sent $20 and lots of prayers this past week. Thank you!...

10) The BackPage: Reflections on a Missed Originating Flight —

Feb 19, 2012 | 0 |

As I write this BackPage, I’m sitting in the Louisville airport having missed my first originating flight in 33 years of flying. How many times have I cut it close before? Countless. I remember a trip to the airport in Fez...

1) Chompin’ at the Bits to Learn CHE? Here’s your Chance —

Feb 12, 2012 | 1 |

I don’t know how Tim has done it — but somehow he has priced a full CHE TOT1 course, led by the guy who some say virtually invented it, at a price so low it seems impossible. I know I’m in — and I’d...

2) Snag a Platinum AMEX card and get 50,000 free Points —

Feb 12, 2012 | 2 |

It’s true. For a limited time, sign up for an American Express Platinum Card and, as soon as you spend $3000 on something within the first 3 months, you’ll receive 50,000 extra bonus Membership Reward points. In...

3) What’s the Best Computer-assisted Language Learning Tool? —

Feb 12, 2012 | 5 |

That’s the question we were asked this past week. The Brigada participant was aware of… http://www.livemocha.com billed as “The World’s Largest Language Learning Community,” and ...

4) The Ups and Downs of Being a Missionary —

Feb 12, 2012 | 2 |

This new book by Eleanor Rowe and Marjorie Collins is, according to my wife :-), a “really, really simple, easy read.” She added that “if you are considering becoming a career missionary or even going on a...

5) 5 Languages Of Appreciation In The Work Place —

Feb 12, 2012 | 0 |

With subtitle, “Empowering Organizations By Encouraging People,” author Gary Chapman and psychologist Dr. Paul White have teamed up to write this newly released book to help supervisors and managers effectively...

6) Bringing the Gospel to the Unreached Via Their Mobile Device —

Feb 12, 2012 | 1 |

Never before in human history has there been a technology as highly personal, rapidly deployed, and universally embraced as the mobile device (phone, tablet, etc.). In 2011, the number of people living on earth passed seven...

7) Conference On Vulnerable Mission —

Feb 12, 2012 | 0 |

Here’s your chance to learn about “Post-colonial mission and development at depth without dependency,” March 7-10, 2012. Organizers are live-casting this conference on the web. If you have access to the...

8) Book: “Singing the Lord’s Songs in a Foreign Land” —

Feb 12, 2012 | 0 |

Veteran missionary and author Ken has written a book of Biblical reflections and insight into those feelings and questions that expatriates have while living in a foreign land. Using the Bible as guidance, it encourages expats...