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		<title>Part of a Greater Vision</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Jan 2020 16:54:00 +0000</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[Our 2020 Vision 1. Plant 1,000 churches in the Xingu Region2. Help Brazilians form partnerships to work in Angola, Mozambique, Portugal, and North Africa.2. Prisoner Rehabilitation? &#8211; Start in Maraba. Part of a&#160;Greater Vision Our vision outlined above is part of a much bigger vision. In 1992 Deanna and I felt called to plant churches [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>2020 Vision</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Jan 2020 01:10:00 +0000</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[1. Start Disciple Making Movements In the 1990s, in Altamira, we set out to start by planting 1,000 churches in the Amazon. Our intention is to get to heaven with as many people as possible, plus relevant churches are the best long-term way to help the poor and transform communities. We are now around 20 [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>What will the next move of God look like?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jan 2020 17:07:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rick Bergen</dc:creator>
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				<description><![CDATA[This week I met with three pastors from three different churches, one baptist and two mennonite. For two hours we talked about what the next move of God might look like. It is a mystery how our relationship with God is so good we wouldn&#8217;t trade it for anything, but how can we effectively help [&#8230;]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[This week I met with three pastors from three different churches, one baptist and two mennonite. For two hours we talked about what the next move of God might look like. It is a mystery how our relationship with God is so good we wouldn&#8217;t trade it for anything, but how can we effectively help [&#8230;]]]></content:encoded>
	

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		<title>Prayer Walking? Try This. . .</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Dec 2019 23:18:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rick Bergen</dc:creator>
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				<description><![CDATA[Curtis Sergeant used Disciple Making Movement principles to bring the gospel to an unreached people group. When he started in 1991 there were 100 known believers. By 2008 there were 500,000. Click&#160;here&#160;to learn more. In this 10 minute video Curtis tells a story that encapsulates the potential of prayer-walking. It is VERY encouraging. This story [&#8230;]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Curtis Sergeant used Disciple Making Movement principles to bring the gospel to an unreached people group. When he started in 1991 there were 100 known believers. By 2008 there were 500,000. Click&#160;here&#160;to learn more. In this 10 minute video Curtis tells a story that encapsulates the potential of prayer-walking. It is VERY encouraging. This story [&#8230;]]]></content:encoded>
	

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		<title>Please pray for the people of the Amazon Region.</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Dec 2019 06:28:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rick Bergen</dc:creator>
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				<description><![CDATA[We are dreaming of a movement of God that has 1,000 + key leaders who love Jesus passionately, who are winning their private battles against fear and pride, who laugh at hardship in the course of following Jesus. They think hardship&#160;is fun!]]></description>
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		<title>Mão de Ouro</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Dec 2019 16:16:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rick Bergen</dc:creator>
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				<description><![CDATA[Mão de Ouro came to visit me at lunch time this week.Some of you have prayed for Mão de Ouro. He helped us develop the Mission Property for many years. Then he lost his job with the city, as their backhoe operator. He went through a long dark season. He had been drinking, and making [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Immanuel Prayer &#8211; Connecting with God</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Dec 2019 01:01:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rick Bergen</dc:creator>
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				<description><![CDATA[Immanuel Prayer helps many people connect directly to God. A beneficial side effect is often the healing of traumatic memories. Click here for more information. Deanna met with our neighbors for two Saturdays in a row. Before this she led workshops on Immanuel Prayer at leadership training events. There is so much unfairness in the world. Everywhere. [&#8230;]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Immanuel Prayer helps many people connect directly to God. A beneficial side effect is often the healing of traumatic memories. Click here for more information. Deanna met with our neighbors for two Saturdays in a row. Before this she led workshops on Immanuel Prayer at leadership training events. There is so much unfairness in the world. Everywhere. [&#8230;]]]></content:encoded>
	

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		<title>Gurupá Stories</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Dec 2019 00:25:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rick Bergen</dc:creator>
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				<description><![CDATA[We are seeing a faint cloud on a far horizon and we are preparing for a deluge, and the start of a long rainy season after drought. We think this will look like an army of people who are winning their private battles with fear and pride. These people delight in time alone with their [&#8230;]]]></description>
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