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Dear Friends, Greetings! We trust you'll enjoy this short update and news from our world. This newletter navigates best by using your back page button on your browser after connecting to one of the links. We've also made some changes to the REACT Services website so come by and visit. Please drop us a note with any questions or comments you might have for we enjoy staying connected. Know also that we deeply appreciate your friendship and support. Brian O'Connell
REACT
is involved in
several ministry
projects. We call them
High Impact
projects, because they
are highly leveraged
opportunities that look
to bring substantial
impact for the Kingdom
through collaboration.
We work primarily among
the least reached
peoples and those often
at the margins of our
global society --
"the little, the lost,
the last, and the
least."
Currently, these projects seek to address the needs of refugees; those being persecuted for their faith; and unreached peoples, especially in the strategic regions of the Middle East, North Africa and SE Asia. In addition, we are involved in the development of emerging leaders around the world through our training and coaching programs. 
Current Highlights:
* REACT helps convene and facilitate a group of U.S. churches and ministries in their response to the ongoing opportunities in Lebanon, Syria, Jordan and Iraq. The initial results have included new outreach strategies and an important prayer initiative. I meet with the leadership this fall to determine next steps in the partnership and will be traveling to the region in December. * We are assisting a group of key ministries serving the persecuted church around the world. They desire to be even more effective through working together on important religious liberty issues. The preliminary outcomes are that best practices are being identified, public advocacy is being coordinated, and families impacted by persecution are being served. * REACT 's training and coaching modules are being used extensively throughout the international sports ministry network. Over 1,000 leaders have gone through our partnering programs empowering them to catalyze community-based transformation strategies. In November, I'll be in Asia meeting with nearly 800 global sports ministry leaders from 150 countries helping in the preparation for outreach at upcoming major sports events. * The Ethne unreached people movement persists in the endeavor to mobilize increased efforts for the least reached peoples of the world. REACT serves on the steering committee of this initiative, now being hosted by the Latin American missions movement. The results of this effort have been thousands of more people, churches and ministries around the world are now more aware of and focusing more of their attention among "church-forsaken" areas. * REACT 's work with the Refugee Highway Partnership (RHP) also continues. This past summer a global "Refugee Sunday" was launched with tens of thousands of churches participating around the world. By working together, the ministries that are part of the RHP are meeting the spiritual and physical needs of hundreds of families even better.
Last year we were
officially approved by
the IRS for our 501(c)3
charitable status. Among
other things, that
allows for
tax-deductible financial
contributions to come
directly to REACT
Services. Now we are
pleased to announce the
ability to
donate online
through the
REACT
Services website,
including credit card
and automatic bank
transfer donations.
This makes it even
easier than ever to
invest in our work
around the world.
REACT has an active Board of Directors which oversees our efforts, and an International Advisory Board which gives regular input and counsel to us on our activities. These men and women are critical components to our ministry. Click here for more information. Among the things highlighted here, please pray with us as we seek to fill the administrative and communication assignments on our staff. Contact us if you wish to be on our regular prayer information network.
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