October 01, 1989 by

Area Office in Mississippi

Bruce Graham, Center Coordinator for regional offices, announced that Neil Browning, former Acting Director of the Institute for Japanese Studies and missionary in Japan for many years, has returned to his home near Jackson, Mississippi to open the Jackson Office of the USCWM.

If you’re in the Jackson area and would like to link with the frontier mission mobilization efforts of this developing office, contact Neil Browning, 117 B Crestwood Cove, Clinton MS 39056 (601/924-0774).

Presbyterians for Frontier Mission

The Presbyterian Center for Mission Studies headquartered at the U.S. Center for World Mission reports that in 1988 Presbyterians gave $210,750 toward frontier mission and funded 13 projects. The 1989 budget is $373,000.

Former PCMS director Dr. Cody Watson and his new bride, Talulah, have accepted an assignment in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Cody has served with the PCMS for the past three years. He will be the pastor of an international congregation in Dhaka beginning in January of 1990.

Matt Welde remains the General Director of the PCMS. Bob Blincoe will temporarily fill Cody’s position as Executive Director.

Reaching Beyond the Curtain

Noting that Mikhail Gorbachev’s glasnost (openness) policy made it much easier for North American churches to link with churches in Communist countries, Dan Wooding founded ASSIST (Aid to Special Saints in Strategic Times), which has recently moved into offices on the campus of the William Carey International University. ASSIST is designed to be a life-link between Christians in restricted nations and those in the free world. The Sister Church Program has been estab-lished to help achieve this goal.

Churches participating in this program can pray for their Sister Church as they learn of its needs, send letters and perhaps Bibles and other literature, visit when possible, respond to material needs, and build the vision in their Sister Church to join the movement of finishing the task of the Great Commission.

For further information, write to: ASSIST, P.O. Box 1979, Costa Mesa CA 92628-1979, or call (714) 642-9496.

Annie Herring in Concert

Annie Herring, former lead singer and songwriter for the Second Chapter of Acts, will be in concert November 11, 1989 at the U.S. Center for World Mis-sion Mott Auditorium at 7 pm. Annie is best known for having written “The Easter Song.” She has also been a participant in the Keith Green Memorial Concerts, and her song “Killing Thousands” has become an anthem for the Christian Pro-life movement.

The concert will be a benefit for the China Project of The Fellowship of Artists for Cultural Exchange. Order your tickets at $5 each, checks payable to concert producer Dave Geisler, 1547 Wesley Ave., Pasadena CA 91104.

Become a Perspectives Coordinator

If you have taken or are taking a Perspectives on the World Christian Movement course and are interested in coordinating one for others, a Perspectives Coordinators Workshop (PCW) is offered in Minneapolis Fri., Oct. 20 (noon) through Sun., Oct. 22 (4:30 pm). A PCW will show you how to administer a Perspectives program, sharpen teaching skills and motivation of students, expose you to latest audio-visual mission materials and renew your own vision of the role of mission mobilizer.

Pre-Workshop independent study materials (10 hours of work) must be obtained ($35) and digested before coming. The PCW fee is $90 including meals; housing can be arranged. A $15 late fee must be added if you apply later than Oct. 6. Call Jim Nielsen at (612) 823-1635 or 922-3354 for applications.