WOMEN WHO REACH OUT TO OTHERS

WOMEN WHO REACH OUT TO OTHERS

Our recent trip to Turkey gave us lots of opportunities to interact with couples actively involved in B4T.  A couple of the wives there are involved in the business, while two even own their own business apart from their husband’s job.  Several others had developed a...
THE NGO MODEL

THE NGO MODEL

I just returned from 2 weeks in Eastern Europe, where a team we have been working with for 4 years just completed the transition of moving from an NGO model to a business model.  Let me state upfront that an NGO model is great for blessing communities and reaching...
BE BETTER

BE BETTER

“Be Better” was a main theme at the OPEN Connect last month.  The admonishment to be better wasn’t meant in a striving or legalistic way, but to truly ask God how we each can be better in every area of our life and work (prayer, marriage, witnessing, business,...
BAM/B4T IS HOT!

BAM/B4T IS HOT!

“BAM is hot (in South America).  And now B4T! I love it!” exclaimed Jose, to a friend who just arrived for our meeting.  He enthusiastically went on, “B4T can get us where missionaries are not welcome. It provides us with a job, a real job, and that gives us much more...
OPEN EXPO LA!

OPEN EXPO LA!

The OPEN Expo in LA just ended.  God showed up once again!  He gave us a terrific weekend of networking, sharing and being sharpened and challenged to fulfill His purposes in and through us.  There were 140 attendees making this the smallest OPEN Expo.  We felt this...
OPEN CONNECT COUNTDOWN

OPEN CONNECT COUNTDOWN

The countdown is on. Tomorrow we (Dave & Patrick) leave for Bogota to be part of the first OPEN Expo outside of North America.  This will be the largest BAM/B4T gathering ever held in South America. We are pumped! The messages and workshops will be centered on...