TOUR 2012 UPDATES
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RMC TOUR D17 | Denver
Today was our last Exchange! After a beautiful Mother’s Day weekend in Denver… Sandi with her daughter and family, and Cherie with an old college friend who is a mother of 2… we were ready to wrap up our official tour. We met at Light of the Nations Church where 13 different ethnic groups gather to [...]
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RMC TOUR D16 | Kansas City Exchange
(from Cherie | Kansas City) (Side note…to paraphrase Cherie’s disclaimer before writing this particular update… she wanted to note: I can’t really think straight tonight I’m so exhausted. So this is me offering what little i have before i crash. Please keep the ladies in prayer as they wrap up the end of the tour and [...]
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RMC TOUR D15 | St. Louis Exchange
(from Sandi) We met in a cute apartment location with the sound of a waterfall and recorded music. The weather was perfect and the flowers were blooming all over St Louis. It was a brunch meeting, beautifully served. There are multiple groups reaching out to refugees in St. Louis, but only about 7 people attended [...]
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RMC TOUR D14 | Indianapolis Exchange
(from cherie | Indianapolis) What an incredible group of folks! We sat in a circle with refugee workers from 13 different organizations who reach out to refugees in Indianapolis. All were very distinguished guests, and among them were the author of a well known book “Third Culture Kids”, and the director of Crescent Project Fouad [...]
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RMC TOUR D13 | English Class
(from Cherie) After a long drive and lots of delays, we found our way to Faith Church in Indianapolis, Indiana. We walked in and were greeted warmly by Steve & Joan Eisinger. Eight years ago they returned from living in Turkey and were surprised and blessed to find a whole community of Meskhetian (Ahuska) [...]
RESOURCES
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RMC TOUR D11 | Resources
While on the road, we’ve gathered a collection of good reads that pertain to refugee ministry. Some of them we had never heard of before and we’re excited about sharing them with fellow workers! Today we wanted to share just a few of our favorite resources (i.e. books, smart apps, networking opportunities, and videos). [Note: [...]
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RESOURCE: Alpha USA
Today we wanted to highlight an awesome resource for ministries serving multi-ethnic people groups… Alpha have more recently developed a Multicultural Alpha Specialty Course that provides highly effective tools designed to: • Help in your transition towards becoming a multi-ethnic church • Mobilize your church or ministry to reach new people groups emerging within your [...]
From the Trenches...
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Equipping in Grand Rapids…
A few months ago, I (Cherie) had an invitation to go talk about refugee ministry in Grand Rapids, Michigan. What an incredible time! When I flew in I was already overjoyed at seeing all the green, and even a few leaves changing color early just for me. (Remember, I’m from Tucson, Arizona. Seasons come in [...]
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From one noob to another..
My name is Laura. I’m pretty excited to be part of this connective venture for refugee ministry. I eat, breath and drink all things networking. I’m probably one of the most annoyingly adamant persons on the face of this planet who is most vocal about the necessity to network–to connect–to pay attention to each other’s [...]
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