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Hello!
We are about dive head first into the summer months - how exciting! Groups are gearing up to come
into cities throughout North America while CSM staff are preparing and praying for all the amazing
servants they will meet. What a beautiful season of expectancy! We are confident that each of our
cities will be blessed beyond measure thanks to your hard work, prayers, donations and time.
For this month's CSM Impact interview, we have the opportunity to get to know Rachelle
Ditmore, long-time friend and former CSM employee.
Come and discover the real Los Angeles - this month's City Highlight. If you'd like to learn
more about serving with CSM in "the City of Angels",
please visit
our website.
Now
is the time to register for your end of Summer or Fall 2008 trip! Hurry,
though, many dates have already filled. If you haven't registered
yet, please call the Home Office
(949-248-8200) to
find out which dates are still available.
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| 2008
CSM T-Shirts
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 In celebration of CSM's 20th Anniversary, we will be offering special edition
t-shirts - on sale in each of our nine cities.
Take a sneak peek at the different designs...
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Poverty and Justice Bible
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 The Bible Society recently announced it's release of the "Poverty and
Justice Bible". The Bible has over 2,000 passages concerning justice for the poor amongst
us highlighted in bright orange. It also includes a unique, practical study
that encourages God's people to "act justly and love mercy" (Micah 6:8) What a great
resource for those who are ready and willing to answer God's call and pursue justice!
Get your own copy!
Read an article about the "Poverty and Justice Bible"...
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City Highlight:
Los Angeles
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Many
of you are in the exciting stage of preparing for your summer missions trip with CSM. Others of you have been
with CSM and are looking to see how God is moving in your community or in other places you may be going on a
mission trip. Here at CSM-LA we have been living an exciting adventure, a renewed call to our life of mission,
at our new housing site in South Los Angeles.
Keep
reading...
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| CSM Impact: Rachelle
Ditmore
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Rachelle Ditmore went on her first CSM trip in 1992. She had been feeling called overseas as a missionary,
but the trip to Los Angeles completely blew away her definition of “missions”. She realized that
being called as a missionary didn’t just mean going to a foreign land. Oh no – she learned you
can be a missionary right here in the United States (and still be serving a totally different culture than
your own!)
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