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February 2009 Blog Posts (9)

International Ministry Update: Europe and Middle East

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Dougg Custer, WorldVenture Director of International Ministry for Europe and the Middle East, talks with Hans Finzel in the final part of a four part series. Dougg shares details of the slow but steady increase in Europe and the exciting developments in the Middle East.

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Added by Missions on the Frontline on February 25, 2009 at 1:30pm — No Comments

International Ministry Update: Africa

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In the third installment of the 2009 Annual Update, host Hans Finzel talks with Glenn Kendall, WorldVenture's International Ministries Director for Africa. Glenn shares the latest developments including an update on the situation in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

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Added by Missions on the Frontline on February 18, 2009 at 2:00pm — No Comments

International Ministry Update: The Americas

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In the second installment of the 2009 Annual Update, host Hans Finzel talks with Jim Thorp, WorldVenture's Americas Ministries Director. Listen here for the latest in ministry trends and exciting developments including how WorldVenture is connecting churches right here in North America to internationals living in their own communities.

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Added by Missions on the Frontline on February 11, 2009 at 2:00pm — No Comments

International Ministry Update: Asia and Pacific

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In the first installment of the 2009 Annual Update, host Hans Finzel talks with WorldVenture's Director of International Ministry in Asia and Pacific. Listen here for the latest in ministry trends and excitement developments in this dynamic part of the world that contains over half of the world's population.

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Added by Missions on the Frontline on February 4, 2009 at 1:00pm — No Comments

February 2009 International Ministry eLetter

…on the front burner…

“Recovery”

re⋅cov⋅er⋅y [ri-kuhv-uh-ree]

an act of recovering. the regaining of or possibility of regaining something lost or taken away.
restoration or return to health from sickness.
restoration or return to any former and better state or…

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Added by Jeff Denlinger on February 1, 2009 at 12:00pm — No Comments

Devotional - Caring for One Another - by David Korb

Do you remember church covenants? Often they were pasted inside the front cover of the hymnal. It seems like many churches have abandoned their covenants along with their hymnals. People in our society do not like to be bound by rules and regulations. Although I am definitely a “free spirit” (which is not always a positive thing), I do like covenants. I like to know what is required of me and of those with whom I am associated. This is especially true in a church.

In my Bible I carry… Continue

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Book Review - Beyond Duty: A Passion for Christ, a Heart for Mission

Beyond Duty: A Passion for Christ, a Heart for Mission by Tim Dearborn

1997 MARC

Reviewed by David Korb

I love this book! I have read and reread it, and every time it calls me back to the center of faith and of all our activities. Dearborn writes, "Lack of interest in mission is not fundamentally caused by an absence of… Continue

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Book Review - Enough: True Measures of Money, Business, and Life

Enough: True Measures of Money, Business, and Life by John C. Bogle

2009 Wiley

Reviewed by David Korb

John Bogle, founder and former CEO of the Vanguard Mutual Fund Group, writes, "At a party given by a billionaire on Shelter Island, Kurt Vonnegut informs his pal, Joseph Heller, that their host, a hedge… Continue

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Devotional - What is Enough? - by David Korb

I read the book Enough last evening (see review below) and it has stirred many thoughts within me. The book is really written as a business book, but my mind started to wander across the spectrum of life, asking the question over and over again, What is enough?

Last weekend I went skiing with my two sons, and as we traveled, talked, and skied together, the experience certainly had the feeling of being "enough." As they say, "Life is good!" I also met with a friend in Boston whom I… Continue

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