April 2023 Newsletter

Update from Karen Shogren and
Levanta La Voz ministry

Hello friend!
 As you know, I am a missionary with WorldVenture and the Bible Fellowship Board of Missions. Several years ago, I founded Levanta La Voz (the Spanish phrase for “Raise Your Voice”, taken from Proverbs 31:8-9), an international ministry dedicated to training faith communities to prevent and respond to sexual harm, both as individuals and as organizations.
 
You are getting this email because you have helped me with this project, expressed interest in staying updated, or I thought you might want to hear more about the work I am doing. I plan to send out regular email newsletters from Levanta La Voz, so if you do not want to continue receiving them, please let me know and I’ll take you off the list.
 
I want you to know about two upcoming trainings so that you can participate and help me spread the word. That is an easy way you can raise your own voice in the fight against sexual harm.

 8-week online training in English: “LLV8”
April 4-May 23 on Thursday evenings 7-10pm Eastern Time.   
Everyone needs to register ahead through this Eventbright link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/equipping-organizations-to-prevent-and-respond-to-sexual-harm-tickets-568167673807

Click the ATTACHED NEWSLETTER BUTTON at the end of this letter for more information about this workshop.

 In-person workshop: “Confronting Sexual Harm in the 21st Century”
April 15, 9am-3pm at Woodlyn Baptist Church, 1125 MacDade Boulevard, Woodlyn, PA 19094.  Cost is $15 and includes workbook and lunch. Everyone needs to register ahead through the church website: https://www.woodlynbaptist.org/events/one-day-workshop-confronting-sexual-harm-in-the-21st-century/

Please pass the word along to people who might be interested in participating in these events. There are no prerequisites, and both are available to anyone who is interested. If you are a church/ministry leader, please consider sharing this information within your ministry network. We attached a graphic that you can use to spread the word.
 
Warmly,
Karen

Financial Update

Due to inflation, etc., etc., we have about a $1000/month shortfall in our pledged giving. We encourage our friends to be regular backers of our work. You can call WorldVenture at (720) 283-2000 or simply click HERE. Each new regular donor will receive one of Gary’s books, either his book Iceberg Ahead: when God’s workers collide with cold, hard reality as a pdf file, or his 1 Corinthians or 1-2 Thessalonians commentary in hard copy. IF YOU HAVE BECOME A NEW DONOR, CONTACT GARY at gsshogren@gmail.com and your gift will be on the way. Many thanks!

Our calendar is still flexible for April and May. We will be speaking at Redeemer Bible Fellowship Church on May 21. And we would love to visit our churches, particularly those we haven’t seen in a while. Contact Karen at keshogren@gmail.com
 
Blessings, Gary and Karen