Digital inspiration writes about a new service called “TinyLetter” which might be useful to missionaries. It appears to compete with Constant Contact, MailChimp, etc. This one looks far simpler, however—just a simple interface for entering your letter and for emailing subscribers. Interestingly, it allows you to require a subscription (e.g. $5) collected via Paypal. I [...]

Did you know that releasing discipleship resources (like the Bible and training materials) from copyright restrictions using open licenses can greatly increase their usefulness to the global church? Find out more about what the “open” future of the global church is like by watching the short video at   http://www.dsmedia.org/intro   Check out the Door43 [...]

FOOD: Rice is king, but at a price: Rice could become 80% more expensive by 2020 (Oxfam) KENYA: Food crisis lands government in the dock: 2.4 million Kenyans are at risk of severe food insecurity. AID POLICY: New mechanism to boost food security FOOD: How to fix a “broken” supply system SOUTH AFRICA: Slumming it [...]

1. The food is here—it’s just not equally distributed. In the wake of the recent UN Population Revision that projected growing, not declining, populations (to 9 billion in 2050 and past 10 billion by 2100), many keyboards have begun clacking about a potential global food crisis. The facts are simple and stark: there are already [...]

The short answer: Maybe not with the immediate apostolic task of “cross-pollinating” the church from where it is to where it is not, in a language it is not, and in a culture it is not. But hunger has everything to do with the church, since after all we are told many times in Scripture [...]

Before you conclude that this is just really bizarre, you’ve got to try this one time. You see, here’s a service that will allow you to create an envelope which is lined with a Google map of any location you choose. (I told you you’d think it’s bizarre.) Just go to   http://www.mapenvelope.com   then [...]

Here’s a Brigada participant developing a project that will use a web platform specifically designed for missionaries that links to Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and allows donors to submit contributions.   http://www.ArkPages.com   Seems to offer a lot of promise. (Thanks Bryon!)

If you know people serving in sensitive areas, these books and brochures may be helpful to them. You can send your friends the link below, or you can download particular resources yourself and send those books or brochures as attachments.  This site is openly Christian and quotes Scripture, but it never uses words such as [...]

Transforming Teachers has a large collection of articles, links and downloads in a variety of languages for Christian teachers who want to relate all of life and learning to God and His word. You can download a free copy of the Visual Valet: Personal assistant for Christian thinkers and teachers at   http://www.transformingteachers.org/index.php?option=com_remository&Itemid=138&func=select&id=3   (Note: [...]

John Oliver has put together a useful listing:   http://valuableresourceshub.webs.com/languages.htm