1) NEED ANONYMOUS WEBMAIL?
2) UK INTERNET AND MISSION CONFERENCE
3) INT’L CONGRESS ON LANGUAGE LEARNING PUBLICATIONS
4) NEED TRIBAL MEDICINE TRAINING?
5) MENTAL HEALTH AND MISSIONS PUBLICATION
6) GRACE NOTES HAS MOVED
7) NEW MULTI-MEDIA MINI-MISSIONS COURSE
8) WEBWATCH
9) TRAIN IN PRIMARY HEALTH CARE
10) SCHOOL OF FRONTIER MISSIONS IN SOUTH ASIA
11) STATS NEEDED: % GOING TO THE UNREACHED
12) ENGLISH CURRICULUM
13) GET SOME WHEELS!
14) “CAN I HAVE A WITNESS?”
15) MISSIONARY TRAINING SET OFFER
16) LOVE GOD AND SPEAK ENGLISH WELL?
17) SEAFARERS A FORGOTTEN UNREACHED PEOPLE
18) NEW SITE TO INTRODUCE MUSLIMS TO ISA
19) CLOSING STUFF
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1) NEED ANONYMOUS WEBMAIL? — Now you can get it . . . and the staff people are folks you can trust. The leadership at Global Resources for Computing (GRC) actually hails from MAF’s old “xc.org” legacy. Down through the past few years, these are the same guys that have consistently tried to fuel information technology for global missions. Now working under the banner of GRC, they’ve set up a SSL (Secure) Webmail service to beat the band. It’s anonymous — meaning that you could use it for sensitive messages, where higher standards of security are required. This new service will offer SSL Based Webmail, POP3 and IMAP services. The service is due to roll out April 20th, 2002. Currently GRC is accepting applications for Beta Testers to test the new service in field type use. There is no charge for the beta testers to use the service during the beta testing period (Mar 12 – Apr 18th). If you or your organization is interested in Beta Testing this new service, please contact GRC at (909) 795-3877 or FAX (909) 795-0327 or email <info@grcomputing.net>. This offer is open to individuals and organizations involved in non-profit humanitarian organizations, or faith based ministries. GRC will be offering the service on a monthly subscription basis. The fees will be affordable for individuals and there will be price breaks for multiple addresses or corporate users. Read more at http://www.grcomputing.net</info@grcomputing.net>
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2) UK INTERNET AND MISSION CONFERENCE — Global Connections (formerly the UK Evangelical Missionary Alliance) is organizing a one day conference, Tues. May 7th, for anyone in the UK interested in the use of Information and Communication Technology by mission agencies and others involved in mission work. It is aimed at both technical and non-technical folk. Sessions will feature using the Internet in evangelism, public relations, and information sharing. The conference will be held at The Wycliffe Centre, near High Wycombe, Bucks, UK, from 10am – 4pm, and costs £25 per person. Further details and booking information can be found at
http://www.globalconnections.co.uk/groups_details.asp?ID=30
or from <info@globalconnections.co.uk>.
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3) INT’L CONGRESS ON LANGUAGE LEARNING PUBLICATIONS — The International Congress on Language Learning has produced a book and a CD-Rom of the materials presented at the Congress. Both are edited by Lonna Dickerson and available through Mission Training International. The book, “Helping Learners Develop Second Language Proficiency,” is from the Second and Third International Language Congresses on Language Learning and offers practical help for those who work with language and culture learners. The cost is $24.00. The CD-Rom, “Proceedings from the International Congress on Language Learning,” contains papers from the First, Second and Third International Congresses on Language Learning and costs $14.00. To order call toll-free or via Net2Phone to 800-896-3710 or 719-487-0111, write to Mission Training International at PO Box 1220, Palmer Lake, CO 80133, or email <resources@mti.org>. Be sure to check out the web site at </resources@mti.org>
http://www.mti.org .
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4) NEED TRIBAL MEDICINE TRAINING? — One participant in Brigada Peoples (Thanks Judy!) recommends these sites:
Medical Ambassadors International
http://www.med-amb.org
or
Lifewater International
http://www.lifewater.org
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5) MENTAL HEALTH AND MISSIONS PUBLICATION — The Compendium of Presentations from the 1998 & 1999 Mental Health & Missions Annual Conferences, edited by John Powell and Dave Wickstrom is available through Mission Training International. The themes of the two conferences are Preventative Approaches to Mental Health in Missions and Integrating the Spiritual and Psychological in Mental Health Services to Missionaries. The Compendium costs $12.00. To order call 800-896-3710 or 719-487-0111, write to Mission Training International at PO Box 1220, Palmer Lake, CO 80133, or email <resources@mti.org> and also at http://www.mti.org .</resources@mti.org>
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6) GRACE NOTES HAS MOVED — For those looking for Great Commission Worship & Arts Center (GCWAC) and the Ethnic Worship & Arts Focus (EW&AF), the web site has moved to http://DiscipleTheNations.org .
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7) NEW MULTI-MEDIA MINI-MISSIONS COURSE — Mission ONE leaders say their new multi-media course is like a Perspectives all rolled up in a dynamic, live 6-hour seminar. It’s purpose is to help mobilize local churches in North America for missions — and serve the unique vision of the local church family at which it is presented. They bill it as being “Perfect for mission conferences, Operation WorldView covers the Biblical, Historical, Cultural, and Strategic aspects of global missions.” Check out the Mission ONE web site:
http://www.mission1.org or write to Werner <werner@mission1.org> and ask for the e-mail brochure.
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8) WEBWATCH — I continue to be amazed at
http://www.worldchristians.org . Take a look sometime. For example, check out the pages in Cebuano. 109!!! Have you ever seen 109 pages in Cebuano before? (Have you ever seen *any* pages in Cebuano before? :-) ) These people are raising the bar for great web-missions outreach and training. They also have Moore, Russian, Hindi, Telegu, Portugues, Spanish, Romanian and Indonesian, and even 25 pages so far in Chinese! Way to go Les.
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9) TRAIN IN PRIMARY HEALTH CARE — Lifewater International (on the web at:
http://www.lifewater.org )
will be holding “Participatory Hygiene Education Training” seminars in April and July 2002. The seminars are specifically designed to give short-term Christian workers an alternative to traditional missions trips focused on curative medical clinics. Short-term overseas medical clinics typically focus on western style curative care without addressing the root causes of disease. Participatory Hygiene Education involves people in the local community in the process of determining their health problems, how to prevent them and how to train others in the process. Based on Medical Ambassadors International Community Health Evangelism program, Lifewater’s hygiene training program integrates scriptural and physical principles to address the cycle of disease and death related to water, sanitation and hygiene practices. For more information or for a registration packet, contact Trudy at Lifewater. 1-888-543-3426 or 1-805-772-0600 or email <trudy@lifewater.org>. The April class will be held in California and the July class will be held in Texas. Registration deadline for the April class is April 1, 2002.
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10) SCHOOL OF FRONTIER MISSIONS IN SOUTH ASIA — Do you have a heart for the unreached in South Asia? The YWAM Frontier Missions Centre of South Asia is hosting it’s next School of Frontier Missions from July 1, 2002 – September 20, 2002. This school is addressing the challenge of reaching the 4,500+ unreached people groups in South Asia by training and equipping people to join teams. In this school you will learn practical skills and attitudes necessary to effectively see a church plant movement among an unreached people group. Course topics are taught by experienced South Asian and international speakers. A two year internship working among an unreached people group will follow the 12-week classroom phase. For more information or to receive an application, email <loveupgs@pqsa.net> or <phulpakhru@pqsa.net>.</phulpakhru@pqsa.net>loveupgs@pqsa.net>
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11) STATS NEEDED: % GOING TO THE UNREACHED — One of Caleb Project’s hallmarks has been the “World-View Demonstration,” a skit which uses volunteers to illustrate demographics such as world religions, level of gospel-reachedness, and missionary sending. Nate Wilson is helping with a revision of this demonstration to update the statistics from the time the skit was developed twenty years ago, and is looking for current documentation which could substantiate (or update) the statistic of one out of ten missionaries going to the unreached part of the world. Can you help him find up-to-date documentation on what percentage of foreign missionaries are sent to unreached parts of the world? Send Nate an email if you have information for him: <nwilson@cproject.com>, and yes, Nate will get back with us when he has his answer!</nwilson@cproject.com>
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12) ENGLISH CURRICULUM — Many of you have heard of and used the EFCM International Network ESL curriculum Adventures In English in your outreach programs. This Bible-based curriculum has been used in many countries by missionaries and national host churches. They have now cleaned up the 12 English lessons so that they can be used in creative access countries. International Network also has a non-Bible reading book for intermediate and advanced readers. The book, called Pathfinders, contains 12 short biographies of American who changed the way we live. Each reading lesson also includes related questions and activities. Send an e-mail to Don
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13) GET SOME WHEELS! — Need a transportation solution for your Christian ministries? Check out MATS’ Furlough Rental Program, which provides rental cars at cost. They also obtain new field units for mission agencies built for the respective country, insured, and delivered to port. They can acquire all the major manufacturers, new and used cars, suv’s, mini-vans, club wagons, church vans and busses. Their sole objective is to save you money when you need to rent, purchase or lease a vehicle for ministry. Find them on the web at
http://www.mats.org or email <car@mats.org>.</car@mats.org>
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14) “CAN I HAVE A WITNESS?” — Gaylan is looking for a book similar to “Death of a Guru” or “I Dared to Call Him Father”, except detailing a testimony of someone’s conversion to Christianity from Buddhism. He needs it for a World Religions college level course. Any leads? If so, email <gkm@nwc.edu> and be sure to ask him to let you know if he finds one.</gkm@nwc.edu>
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15) MISSIONARY TRAINING SET OFFER — Nine booklets in the Missionary Training Service series are now available for US$45 (normal price US$58). Ralph Winter, founder of the US Center for World Mission says, “Here is a set of materials designed specifically for missionary training. Many people study in schools that are not primarily designed for this purpose and do not get as concentrated and as strategic an exposure as is offered in this program.” Included: The Missionary Training Guide, Unreached Peoples of the World, The Missionary Team, How to make Disciples in Other Cultures, How to Learn Another Language, The Effective Sending Church, Tentmaking Missionaries, Evangelizing Muslims, Evangelizing Hindus and Buddhists. To order or for more info, contact Ian Benson <coord@missionarytraining.org> or see the web at:</coord@missionarytraining.org>
http://www.missionarytraining.org .
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16) LOVE GOD AND SPEAK ENGLISH WELL? — Learn to teach English for mission by obtaining accredited Trinity TESOL cert, with 5 weeks training at Europe’s only Christian teacher training centre for TESOL cert. The course starts 8th April. Other courses start: June 17th; Aug 5th; Sep 30th; and Nov 11th. Learn more at
http://www.internationaltraining.net
Tel. UK: 01202 789089 outside UK (0044) 1202 789089 or write
<john@international-training-network.org.uk>.
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17) SEAFARERS A FORGOTTEN UNREACHED PEOPLE — As far as we know, the first book ever about reaching seafarers for Christ is now available in German language. The title is: “Seeleute – ein vergessenes Volk?!” (“Seafarers a forgotten people”). The book tells about the many many opportunities to share Christ with seafarers who are away from home for 9 months and more. It also tells about the wonderful ways to reach the unreached. This book is presently translated into English and will be on the English market by Jan. next year. The German edition can be ordered by writing <bestellservice@cmf-verlag.de> or logging on at</bestellservice@cmf-verlag.de>
http://www.cmf-verlag.de .
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18) NEW SITE TO INTRODUCE MUSLIMS TO ISA — IsaalMasih.net is a new Website designed specifically for explaining Isa al Masih’s (Jesus Christ’s) message of peace and salvation to seeking Muslims worldwide. A cooperation of various groups and ministries, IsaalMasih.net provides information about the following: Dreams & Visions of Jesus happening today (including stories), general information about Jesus and His message to all, information about the Holy Scriptures, the Way to Paradise, evidences from Biblical Archaeology and Creation Science, and more…
Plans are underway to begin translations in Arabic, Indonesian, Spanish, French, Portuguese, and more. Volunteer Christian translators, ministry workers who can supply content for the site, and email-based counselors are needed. For more information, email <mail@IsaalMasih.net>.
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