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GLOBAL GATHERING
GOIANIA, BRAZIL 'SHARING THE LOVE THAT UNITES' JULY 25-29,2012 Stay in touch in this special section to get the latest planning information for the 2012 Global Gathering. Ongoing access to details can also be found on our website - www.worldconvention.org the Global Gathering website (english)- www.worldconvention2012.org the Global Gathering website (portuguese)- www.convencaomundial2012.org* *Please note - the registration process on this site is for Brazilians only |
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Registration Have you registered? Have you invited others? Here's what you need to get started.
On Line Click here to complete electronic form.
Print Brochure
Click here, then print brochure. Complete and mail or give to a friend. Visa
Check with your country's consulate office to determine if you need a visa to enter Brazil - OR - check with your travel agent.. Quatro Esta��es (our official travel agency) can help with this information. Prepare your documents for interview using visa questionnaire here. Letter of Invitation (if required for visa)
This will be prepared in the Nashville office following your paid registration. World Convention, Nashville must have your completed visa questionnaire to prepare your letter. |
Travel
Quatro Esta��es is the 18th Global Gathering's official travel agency. Transportation, accommodation and tours can be arranged with them. We recommend you begin on their web site www.quatroestacoes.tur.br/103190-destino-18a-world-convention- for an English version of their offerings. |
Accommodations
The friendly Quatro Esta��es sales team is available to assist with your accommodations. Detail in English can be found at www.quatroestacoes.tur.br/103190-destino-18a-world-convention- Please note that prices are listed in Brazilian Real. To compute foreign exchange rates, visit www.x-rates.com/calculator.html |
Transportation Hotel to Convention Center Transportation will be available.
Airport to Hotel Transportation will be available from the Goiania airport to hotels. Travelers will need to advise of their planned arrival times to organize trips.
Brasilia to Goiania
There will be transportation to and from Goiania and Brasilia. The planning team will inform the times for these in the near future. |
Tours
Travel consultants at Quatro Esta��es will assist with tour options. Click here to view two of their preliminary choices Caldas Novas - Rio de Janiero For more information, please contact them at www.quatroestacoes.tur.br/103190-destino-18a-world-convention-
Christian Standard Tour World Convention board member, Mark Taylor (editor and publisher of Christian Standard) and Larry Travis (vice president for leadership development, Cincinnati Christian University) have teamed up with Brazilian Rafa Soares to offer an eleven day tour surrounding the Global Gathering. See their brochure here for details, or email [email protected] |
Program
Plenary Speakers Click here for biographical information under the EVENTS/Global Gathering - Program section Classes
A variety of learning opportunities. Global Women Connecting Special program and activities for women. |
Mission Opportunities Central Brazil Mission - Amazon BoatTrips
Earl Haubner reports that two individuals so far are interested in one of two possible trips. They need to know by January 2012 those who want to be a part of a trip so dates can be confirmed with those interested.
10 minimum (about 15 maximum) are needed for each trip. Details can be found at www.cbm.org.br. Dates are July 17-24 and July 30-August 5.
Contact - [email protected]
Teen Mission USA-Talita Cumi Day Care Center
Talita Cumi - the theme for the Day Care, to help little children and their families rise out of need.
Phil McAfee reports two Global Gathering team mission opportunities in conjunction with Teen Mission USA, www.teenmission.org
Green Team - July 17-30, 2012
Yellow Team - July 24-Aug. 07, 2012
Each team will:
1) help with landscaping and possible construction of Talita Cumi Day Care Center
2) visit a Brazilian church
3) spend 3 days at Hot Water Resort
4) attend World Convention Global Gathering, July 25-29, 2012
The first step is to register with World Convention for the Global Gathering, and then contact Teen Mission or Phil McAfee at [email protected]
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Preparations are made to receive a group of 20 in each group. All transportation in Brazil will be included as well as hotel and meals. Further details will be available soon.
Teen Mission is experienced in international travels and provides a wonderful and Christian experience.
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Important Dates...
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english version
portguese version
July 26-31, 2012
June 25 - 29, 2014
Quadrennial Assembly
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| ChristiaNet December, 2011 Issue 102
Connecting Everywhere...Every Day
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PO Box 50998 Nashville, TN USA 37205-0998 615-298-1824 Visit our office at 4101 Harding Pike, Nashville, TN 37205 USA |
Dear World Convention Friends - a letter from President, B. J. Mpofu
Seasonal greetings to you all in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ whose birth we all are preparing to celebrate. The other day I was walking the streets of my city and was touched by the messages of the newly born baby even from shops owned by non-Christians. This just reminded me of the power and authority of the Christian message in a world that has turned rebellious to the message of hope from God Almighty. May we remain faithful to HIM, open for renewal of our hearts and minds as we seek to honour and glorify HIS name always.
This year, like last, has been a challenge to us all as we experienced the instability of the Global Economy and the pain and suffering it brings to our peoples all over the world. Worse still are the fears that we may experience another depression in the new year. Coupled with that is the serious climatic changes that are causing heatwaves [as in Zimbabwe at the moment] and floods in parts of our world. We who live by faith must soldier on in HOPE and know that HE cares and knows our needs. We are on mission, and the Ministry of World Convention invites us to remain committed to the unity of the body that reflects itself through "The Love That Unites".
Brazil twenty twelve is seven months away. I promise you that this may just be "The Convention Of A Lifetime". Do not miss out. The Brazilian church has something special to offer the Global Church today and there is a lot you will learn that will transform your mindset on what it is to be Christian today. Their joy expressed in their style of worship, their acknowledgement of the presence of the Holy Spirit amongst them, and their love for one another are some of the powerful messages that will resonate throughout the five days we will fellowship together. Their friendly disposition will inspire you and renew your own spiritual life. And that is why we gather together at convention - to learn and to be strengthened in our Christian walk.
Christmas time is giving time and I am appealing to you all to give to the ministry of World Convention. Your gift will go a long way in assisting us to organise for the Convention and to make it the success that it needs to be. We count on your support and thank you for your faithfulness in giving in the past.
Let me end by wishing you all God`s love and tender care throughout this festive season. May HIS mercies be with you all.
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$15,000 in Matching Gifts!
Thanks to three generous donors, all gifts to World Convention in December will be matched dollar for dollar up to $15,000. If you have already given this year, consider making another gift. If you have not yet given, please make your gift now.
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The Christmas Gift of 2011 ~Gary Holloway In this season we look for the coming of Jesus. We look back at that wonder of God becoming flesh in a babe in Bethlehem. We look forward to the return of Jesus and a new heaven and earth. But we also look back at where we have seen the presence of Christ this year. God is at work among us. God is at work within us. God is at work in his world through the Holy Spirit. In the past year, through the ministry of World Convention, I have seen God working in eight countries and fifteen of the United States. I have witnessed Christians being faithful to God and serving others in his name, some of them faithful under hardship and persecution. I have prayed, praised, and cried with Christians whose language I could not understand. And yet I did. The language of faith, the cry of "Hallelujah," is a universal language. So as we come to the end of 2011, I want to thank all of you who have shared in this ministry through prayer, proclamation, and giving. The ministry of World Convention grows from the center of God's own heart. It flows from God's desire to be one with those he loves. God became one of us. God works through the Spirit in each of us. God is working in the world to draw all people into union with him. May that day dawn soon! |
The Women's Desk Global Women Connecting ~ Julia Keith
Have you ever been so busy giving, that you forgot to receive?
While caring for an aging parent, a family comes together to negotiate medical need. Old stories, old behaviors and a few old wounds find their way into conversations.
A talented youth is met with life changing choices that threaten to distance them from friends and family.
The middle-ager rejoices in the rediscovery of a nearly forgotten calling then realizes the challenge in developing new skills.
An accomplished student is faced with the realization that their path and vocation is causing tension with their church family.
A community, effective in providing for the needy, wrestles with disagreement and misunderstanding.
The leaders of a global organization wrestle with the realities of change and economy.
It can be so easy to respond to life circumstances selfishly, without unwrapping the gift offered, examining its worth, understanding its blessing. How does God ask us to receive? Openly. Lovingly. With curiosity.
Here at World Convention and Global Women Connecting, we have accepted the gift of God's call to unity. We continue to explore and share what that can mean to our faith and to our world. We invite you to join us in this calling.
May understanding and Christ's peace be yours this Christmas and the new year.
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