ChristiaNet
Monthly Global News and Information of the
Christian - Churches of Christ - Disciples of Christ family of churches
from World Convention
Number 7 - October 2003 [Second series]
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Eleven: Eleven - Get Connected!
Set your watch to beep (or look for another way to remind you it is 11:11 am) and join our global prayer partnership! World Convention is calling our whole global family to prayer each day in every time zone at 11.11 am. At 11:11:
1. Thank God for what you have; pray for what you need.
2. Include any person around you in your prayer.
3. Be truthful if you are asked what is happening (an opportunity for witness).
4. Remember your global church family and that you are a loved and commissioned member of the whole church of Jesus Christ.
Prayer is powerful! Prayer knows no boundaries. Let's be connected with our God and God in each other. Read the full story in the third quarter issue of World Christian now in the mail. (Request a copy from worldconv@aol.com).
Australia House opening at Khayelihle Children's Village in Zimbabwe
Australia House has added sixteen places (already 17 children have been accommodated!) at this special home for AIDS orphans in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe. This brings the total number of children being cared for to 40. Six 'dumped' children (one Down's Syndrome; one bisexual) are amongst the new children being cared for. The official opening of Australia House will be on October 11. New Zealand House is the next to be built. The General Secretaries of the World Convention are visiting KCV on September 23. KCV is the World Christian Women's Fellowship project - send gifts to World CWF Attn: Adonna Bowman), PO Box 1986, Indianapolis, IN 46206-1986, USA. (Of course, there are many other ministries of our churches caring for those affected by HIV/AIDS. We are grateful for them all.)
Attendance at the National Missionary Convention
of the Christian Churches/Churches of Christ in the United States in Cincinnati,
Ohio, November 20-23, is expected to be 5000-7000 according to Walter Birney
the Convention Director. 450 exhibit spaces have been taken. Speakers
will include well known a cappella Churches of Christ author, Max Lucado. (http://www.nationalmissionaryconvention.org)
Legal recognition
Five a cappella Churches of Christ in Croatia have worked with the Baptist Union to gain legal recognition in Croatia. Legal status is granted only to groups with more than 30,000 members in Croatia.
Caribbean Christian Leaders' Clinic
This biennial Christian Churches/Churches of Christ event will be held in St Vincent, October 28-30. Representation comes from countries such as Jamaica, Guyana, Antigua, Grenada and Barbados. This year's theme: 'The Challenge of the Hour'. See Leaders' Clinic page at ccyc.members.easyspace.com or contact this year's coordinator, Kenroy Clarke at kenroyc2002@yahoo.com
In the hills of Honduras
Toby and Amy Hill (and daughter Amy) live far up in the Merendon Mountains in Honduras. They minister to the 'second most poverty stricken place in the world'. They started with one barely functioning ruin of a church five years ago. They now have three well attended churches and a fourth in its early stages. They operate one regular and several travelling medical clinics. The Word goes out to all corners!
World Convention updates
- 'World Convention' will have exhibits at the Restoration Forum, the 'Disciples' Assembly and the National Missionary Convention (see below). Come and talk to us if you are at any of these. For anybody in the Charlotte, North Carolina area, we have a 'World Update' breakfast meeting on Monday, October 20 in the Westin Hotel. 7.00 am. US$11.00. Request tickets from worldconv@aol.com
- If you can come to the next World Convention in Brighton, England - July
28 to August 1, next year, we strongly recommend you register and request
accommodation now. See World Christian or http://www.worldconvention.org
Please pray for:
- The opening of Australia House at Khayelihle Children's Village, Zimbabwe on October 11.
- The XXI Restoration Forum for all members of our movement being hosted by Milligan College and Emmanuel School of Religion in Johnson City, Tennessee, USA, October 12-14. (Phone +1 (423) 461-8710)
- World Missions Workshop 2003, Lipscomb University, Nashville, Tennessee USA, October 16-18. (http://missions.lipscomb.edu)
- The Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in the USA and Canada holding its biennial General Assembly in Charlotte, North Carolina, October 17-21, with the theme, 'One Church, One Vision'. (http://www.disciples.org)
- The National Convention of the Associated Churches of Christ in New Zealand at the beginning of November.
- The annual National Missionary Convention (Christian Churches/Churches of Christ in the USA) in Cincinnati, Ohio, November 20-23. President: Greg Pruett.
- Ranwadi Churches of Christ College in Vanuatu (South Pacific) celebrating its centenary, November 20-24.
- Gandep Bible School in Papua New Guinea holding its first graduation service, November 29-30. There is a long list of people waiting to be trained as pastors in this new college but accommodation at Gandep is in short supply. This adds up to a crisis in the need for trained pastors. (omb@omb.org.au)
- Christian Churches/Churches of Christ members from Europe gathering at a mid winter rally in Hermeskeil, Germany, December 27-31. (http://www.MidWinterRally.com)
World Convention seeks to build up fellowship, understanding and common purpose within the Christian - Churches of Christ - Disciples of Christ family of churches now serving and witnessing in at least 165 countries
PLEASE TELL 'WORLD CONVENTION' WHAT YOU ARE DOING!
Get Connected: 'You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, soul, strength and mind; and love your neighbour as yourself.' Luke 10:27
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Phone +1 (615) 331-1824; Fax +1 (615) 331-1864
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Lyndsay Jacobs - General Secretary; Lorraine Jacobs - Associate General Secretary