20010805 Brigada Today

In this issue….

SIXTH ANNUAL MEDICAL MISSION CONFERENCE

Online registration is available now for the sixth annual medical mission conference to be held November 2-3, 2001, in Louisville, Kentucky. Featured at the conference are two full days of lectures with over 80 workshops; 50-75 mission agencies and more than 1200 participants! There is something for everyone! From student to career professional; from short-term worker to career missionary; from domestic to international missionary — a workshop is available for every profession in the health care field. With so much information to disseminate, the best way to receive all of the details is to visit the web page: http://www.medicalmissions.com

SHARPEN YOUR INTERPERSONAL SKILLS

Twenty of these biblically- based workshops for anyone involved in missions now have openings. These five-day interactive workshops will be held in CO, CA, NC, and FL, as well as in Burkina Faso, Canada, Cote d’Ivoire, Guinea, Japan, Mexico, Niger, the Philippines, Taiwan and Thailand. If you are interested in participating in one of these, go to the International Training Partners Web site at http://www.RelationshipSkills.com. There you will find a description of the workshop, dates, locations, sponsoring organizations, and persons to contact. New workshops are added to the list regularly. For questions or to sponsor a workshop for your organization, contact Dr. Ken Williams at itpartners@earthlink.net

DISCIPLESHIP TRAINING

A Crossroads Discipleship Training School is offered at Youth With A Mission, Lebanon, PA. USA October 25, 2001 to January 11, 2002 with an 8 week outreach immediately following. The cost of the lecture phase is $2,595.00 USD plus a $35.00 registration fee, $50.00 per couple. The outreach has an additional cost of approximately $2,000.00 USD per person. For more information contact: Youth With A Mission,1275 Birch Rd, Lebanon, PA 17042 USA. Phone: 717-272-3153 0r 717-274-9010. e-mail davidbbauman@cs.com

ORDER “SEND ME!”

Now you can order Send Me! Your Journey to the Nations, by Steve Hoke and Bill Taylor, for half-price in case lots of 38 copies for just $4.00/copy + UPS Shipping Charges ($7.16 to $20.75 per case to USA addresses). That’s a 50% Discount off the normal single copy price is $8/copy!! Your cost per case lot of 38 is just $152!! They can ship within 24 hours of the receipt of your order by return e- mail. Order as many case lots as you wish. Prices will never be better. There is no need to send payment now. An invoice will be mailed to you.

CHRISTIAN MICRO-ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT SURVEY

An MBA candidate wishes for respondents to a survey to help complete the degree’s requirements. The eventual purpose is to help third world peoples to help themselves, especially those who lose their jobs after becoming a Christian. Please request the survey by emailing: directcreations@hotmail.com. “Thank you, in advance!”, from Michael Barbee 219-769-8147

JOURNAL OF ASIAN MISSION

This is a joint effort of 8 evangelical seminaries in the Philippines, all of them are part of Asia Graduate School of Theology (a consortium of the seminaries offering post- graduate programs). Launched three years ago, this publication has becomes a premier mission journal published in Asia in English. This academic journal provides a forum for those who are working toward the evangelization of Asia. The full texts are found at www.apts.edu/jam, and it is free of charge, although the subscription rates for printed copies are moderate: P200 (Philippines); US$10.00 (Asia excluding Australia and New Zealand); and US$15.00 (elsewhere). Sample copies can be requested from the editor’s office: Wonsuk Ma, P.O. Box 377, Baguio City 2600, Philippines, or email wonsukma@iname.com.

TESOL PLUS TAYLOR MADE!

A TESOL course is offered at Youth With A Mission, Lebanon, PA USA, September 24, 2001 to October 19, 2001. This intensive and highly academic course qualifies the graduate to teach English as a second language to most countries of the world. In addition to a certificate, a graduate receives:

The ability and self confidence to teach the fundamentals of conversational English
A job skill that opens doors too hard to enter countries
A way to reach people with whom you are already working
A way to meet real needs of Internationals

If you feel this skill would enhance your effectiveness on the mission field or at home, please contact: youth With A Mission, 1275 Birch Rd, Lebanon, PA 17042. USA. Phone: 717-272-3153 or 717-274-9010. or email davidbbauman@cs.com.

MARY POPPINS, WHERE ARE YOU?

Are you (or do you know) a mature, Christian woman who would like to volunteer to be a “nanny” for a stressed out and overly busy mission family? Many such families need some help with their kids and other domestic chores. Anywhere from six weeks to a year or even more would be a great blessing. A ministry named “Mission Nannys” has appeared to help fill that need. Mission Nannys matches requests from missionaries for domestic help and nannies with those women who would like to help. More at http://MissionNannys.org, or email Betty at betty@missionnannys.org.

LOOKING FOR A GREAT WAY TO SHARE YOUR PICTURES ONLINE?

Try clicking over to… http://www.clubphoto.com Its creators have brought together seemingly the best collection of tools — for computers and palmtops — for seemingly the greatest price: free! That’s right. . . you can upload your images and view them on the web for free. Invite others to view them too, we understand. Membership is free, apparently, though you’ll sure be tempted to buy all the special items for sale with your pictures pasted on them! (Mugs, shirts, etc.) This would be a great way for on-field workers to share photos with folks back home . . . yet they wouldn’t have to put together a whole website. Check it out!

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