Some people hate to fly! The thought of being cocooned high above the earth while traveling 500 miles an hour powered by highly flammable jet fuel can be nerve-racking! Years ago, I heard one gal say, “I hate to fly, so I never really sit down the whole time.” Well, not me. I love looking
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The Grace Brethren head to Indian Wells, Calif., this summer for the annual family reunion, Vision2020 West (also known as national conference). The event follows the theme set last year in Wooster, Ohio, Vision2020, and will focus on church planting, leadership development, and integrated ministries. Beginning on Saturday, July 28, and continuing through Wednesday, August
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A unique three-way conversation has protected a Grace Brethren resource for use by one agency, while en- abling another to move on to expanded ministry. The Grace Brethren Investment Foundation (GBIF) will purchase the International Missions Center in Winona Lake, Ind., from Encompass World Partners (formerly Grace Brethren International Missions) this summer. In a separate
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Dr. John Smith, Dr. Augustine Hibaile, and Ryan Aument partnered to create a US-based web site to encourage and suport CIDEL, a ministry led by Dr. Hibaile.One of the amazing things about the Internet is how it can cross thousands of miles in an instant, bringing information to people half a world away. With that
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From John Ward, Encompass staff member in Atlanta, comes this word: “We have a week left for those who will plan to register to join us for the Catalyst event in October. Register with us atwww.encompassworldpartners.org/catalyst by June 15.”
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The summer issue of the Brethren Digital Archives News has been delivered to inboxes around the country. The newsletter includes information about publications from the Brethren movement that have been archived at the Internet Archive. Hard copies of the newsletter will also be available at Brethren conferences in the U.S. this summer. The mission of
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Your prayers will be very much appreciated for Dr. Jim Nesbitt of Winona Lake, Indiana, who is theologian-in-residence at Grace College and Seminary. Jim will have triple bypass surgery as well as having his aorta valve repaired tomorrow at Lutheran hospital in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Please pray for him and Nancy and their three children,
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Larry Chamberlain, president and CEO of the Grace Brethren Investment Foundation (which sponsors the Eagle Commission) recently reported on a trip he and his wife, Sherlene, along with Endorsing Agent John Schumacher, and his wife, Martha, to Fort Campbell, Ky. They visited with three of Grace Brethren chaplains and their wives—Bill and Robin Graham,
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David Schwan, who works with Encompass World Partners in England, posted this note today: Just to let folks know that I have released another single (instrumental this time) on Amazon and iTunes in honor of my Dad, Becky’s Mom and Jo Hathaway’s (a friend) mom who recently passed away. The song is entitled Gone Before.
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