Hero video from Embrace Texas

Here is an AMAZING video on how we can all be a hero for kids in need.

Hero from Denise Kendick on Vimeo.

Barnabas Team

Barnabas teams of some sort are found in many churches and organizations. In a quick search, here are a few items that came up regarding Barnabas Teams. They seem to have quite varied purposes, but the common theme is that they are used to encourage a person or group of people (Barnabas means "son of encouragement"):

• http://www.cmbc.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=52&Itemid=56
  
• http://www.cmbc.org/images/file/b-teams_responsibilities.pdf
  
• http://www.fbcg.com/sm_barnabas
  
• http://images.acswebnetworks.com/1/492/BarnabasTeam.pdf
  
• http://www.calvin.edu/faith/discipleship/barnabas/application.pdf
  
• http://www.eaganhillsyouth.org/go-deeper/barnabas-team
  
• http://www.africa4god.com/senders.htm
  
• http://www.fbchapnet.org/barnabas.html
  
• http://volunteer.united-e-way.org/acuwavc/org/22897333.html
  
• http://www.hinckley-baptist.com/content/outreach/barnabasTeam.html
  

This idea of a Barnabas team is along the lines of what I'm thinking of for our orphan ministry and something we could use for the followup / wrap piece. My brother and sister-in-law have a Barnabas team as missionaries through CMBC (the first two bullet item links), and it is so encouraging and helpful to them.