Regional Conferences Update
The first TeachBeyond Regional Conference took place in Southeast Asia October 8-12, 2022. The stated purposes for our Regional Conferences are:
To bring members (and families) from across the region together to:
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Create deeper understanding of the mission and community within the region through ‘doing life together’.
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Cast vision for ‘Glocal’: Who is TeachBeyond around the world and in the region?
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Equip and empower members for ‘teaching beyond’.
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Share stories of transformation from across the region.
We are so thankful for the way God brought our Asia members together, for how His spirit moved among us as we gathered around the theme, ‘Growing Together: Transformational Education’.
The following picture is a window into how ‘doing life together’ was woven into the fabric of the conference.
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What you can see in this photo is a group of women praying together. -
What you can’t see is the intensity of the work God did as they gathered together and shared their lives at our recent conference.
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What you can’t see is the dozens of other groups (which we called Core Groups) who did life together with one another for the duration of the conference which included over 200 of our workers in the Asia Region.
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What you can’t see is that this conference was made possible because of 80 members who served in some capacity during the conference.
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What you can’t see is the diversity of men and women from 22 countries who came together under the conference theme: Growing Together.
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What you can’t see is people who have bravely suffered to bring education and Good News to places where there is much darkness.
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What you can’t see are faces of sheer joy, warm embraces, beautiful national clothing styles, laughter and tears, celebration, and prayers freely shared.
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What you can’t see is a program specifically designed for 36 Third Culture Kids (TCK’s) and the team of volunteers who served them.
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What you can’t see now will be visible in eternity!
Plans are underway for our next 2 regional conferences:
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Africa – Johannesburg, South Africa - March 25-29, 2023
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Latin America – Gramado, Brazil – October 1-5, 2023