The Seabourns

Archives for November 2007

Lucy

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LucyGranddaughter Lucy was diagnosed with meningitis while we were in India. It was probably bacterial (the really nasty kind). She’s home from the hospital and doing well. Praise God with us for her healthy recovery. Praise God for giving doctors wisdom to treat her. Praise God for giving parents Daniel and Michelle the grace and faith to walk through this time. Thank all of you who held them close to the throne of mercy.

“You were born into a world at war, and you will live all your days in the midst of a great battle, involving all the forces of heaven and hell played out here on earth. … Until we come to terms with war as the context of our days, we will not understand life. We will misinterpret 90 percent of what is happening around us and to us. It will be hard to believe that God’s intentions toward us are
life abundant.”
– John Eldredge, Waking the Dead

Training in Thailand and India

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We were in Thailand and India to help train our staff to safely use technology that connects Christians with their brothers and sisters from around the world.

With 6 meetings in 5 weeks, it was exhausting and exhilarating at the same time.

In Thailand, Keith spoke on how to align others to the mission. Kay helped women join the community of staff women around the globe. We participated in conferences for operations and HR directors from around the world.

Helping with computer skillsA second conference in Thailand involved 23 people from 8 countries in Southeast Asia. Kay excelled as a teacher. She set a high standard for the rest of us to try to meet. We taught people to use our simple tools to connect with others to share ideas and learn from one another.

Then we moved to India .

Ten staff from India and five from Asia, Africa and Europe participated. Our goal was to train the trainers who will, in turn teach this material to others. Each person learned how to build a secure, private web site for their ministry members using our Global ConneXion tools. Their members then gain access to materials and contacts with Christians from all over the world.

Michael, the director for the entire region, explained to me that staff are finding it increasingly difficult to meet students on campuses. We are working with Michael to find ways to use technology to enable staff greater connection with students for evangelism and discipleship.