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		<title>Creasmans: What&#8217;s New(s) 2012</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Happy New Year from Asia! I write this email from Melaka, Malaysia where Jim and I are attending the annual Pastor&#8217;s Prayer summit and I am thinking about you and hoping your 2012 has begun with refreshed hope and courage. James sits near me working on a newsletter for CRMS to pastors and Christian leaders. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://worldcreasmans.com/blog/2012/01/307/</link>
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		<title>Thanksgiving 2011</title>
		<description><![CDATA[When the Lord called us to Singapore in 1997, he gave us a vision for&#160;Singaporean Christian leaders building up leaders and churches in China and in the other countries of Asia. For the past 14 years, we have been personally investing in&#160;dozens and hundreds of leaders, who have reproduced into individuals and churches and ministries. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://worldcreasmans.com/blog/2011/11/thanksgiving-2011/</link>
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		<title>Creasmans: What&#8217;s New(s) October 2011</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Thanks for your prayers with us in September Jim: Pastors who are starting CRM in the Philippines have met for their 3rd retreat with individual coaching. One of them is pursuing a call to lead this emerging ministry focused on empowering with this mentoring model. In turn they empower others under their leadership to grow [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://worldcreasmans.com/blog/2011/10/creasmans-whats-news-october-2011/</link>
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		<title>July Gatherings in the South Bay</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Let&#8217;s Get Together! Come hear and experience* what God is doing through Church Resource Ministries Singapore. 24th Sunday, 7-9pm RHCC Dessert (location TBD) 27th Wednesday, 7pm Journey Covenant BBQ at Jim &#038; Beth Stewart&#8217;s 29th Friday, 5pm BBQ / 7pm Sharing at Bob &#038; Megan Moore&#8217;s *PLUS 30th Saturday, 9am-12noon Family Seminar on Transitions.]]></description>
		<link>http://worldcreasmans.com/blog/2011/07/july-gatherings-in-the-south-bay/</link>
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		<title>Get ready California here we come!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Checklist for July X Arrange for House and Dog Sitter in Singapore X Borrow a car in California X Find someone who&#8217;ll let us hang out (live) with them in the South Bay X Get U.S. Summer Cell Phone numbers (below) Arrange meaningful get-togethers with friends. So, Californians, shall we get together? We&#8217;ll be staying [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://worldcreasmans.com/blog/2011/07/get-ready-california-here-we-come/</link>
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		<title>Clementi Christmas</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The first story of most Singapore apartment buildings, like ours, is open air for walking through. (We live on the fifth floor of a 25-storey building, and most buildings are between 16 and 26 storeys.) Today, the neighborhood Resident&#8217;s Committee has planned a Christmas party and is setting up downstairs&#8230;]]></description>
		<link>http://worldcreasmans.com/blog/2010/12/clementi-christmas/</link>
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		<title>CRMS Staff Lunch</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We have our CRMS staff meetings on Fridays, and today we went to visit one of our volunteer staff who directs a community centre for the elderly. Three of our staff were traveling, but those in the picture (L -> R) are Rita our Intern from China, Jennifer the volunteer staff, K!Mberly, How Beng and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://worldcreasmans.com/blog/2010/12/crms-staff-lunch/</link>
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		<title>Cameron at 14</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Today is Cameron&#8217;s 14th birthday!!! He will celebrate by playing a game with his basketball team after school, and then going out for pizza with some of the players and their families. Lord, thank you for Cameron and the special boy that he is. Please bless him in every way this year, guiding him to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://worldcreasmans.com/blog/2010/12/cameron-at-14/</link>
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		<title>Tyler@work</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This month Tyler completed his first round of college applications. There are a few more he intends to complete next month. Here he is in his natural habitat in our living room, multi-tasking: computer, ipod, and textbook. I used to be able to work like that, too. Except back then it was TV, 8 Track, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://worldcreasmans.com/blog/2010/11/tylerwork/</link>
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		<title>Thanksgiving 2010</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This year we had a nice gathering of 33 neighbors and friends at our house to celebrate Thanksgiving. We read from parts of Thanksgiving proclamations from the Pilgrims, George Washington, and Abraham Lincoln; and then read a lesson in Luke 7:36-50 about where real thankfulness comes from.]]></description>
		<link>http://worldcreasmans.com/blog/2010/11/thanksgiving-2010/</link>
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		<title>Signs of the Times</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Saw the sign below in our neighborhood today. Some of the apartment buildings next to us do not have elevators that stop on every floor, they stop about every four floors. Now the government is upgrading these &#8220;lifts&#8221; in our neighborhood so that they will stop on every floor. Singaporeans know what that means &#8211; [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://worldcreasmans.com/blog/2010/11/signs-of-the-times/</link>
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		<title>Day of Prayer</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Today was a worldwide day of prayer for CRM. A few of our staff went to a park near our office and prayed for our friends, relatives, neighbors, nations, and governments. Several friends in the US sent requests to us through the CRM office, and we were able to pray together for them. The Lord [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://worldcreasmans.com/blog/2010/11/day-of-prayer/</link>
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		<title>Mentoring Leaders</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Jim&#8217;s ministry is primarily with pastors in Singapore, mentoring them in small groups and one-to-one. Pastors are a source of wisdom and support for a lot of people, but often they do not have anyone to turn to for counsel about their own lives and leadership. Jim serves as a pastor&#8217;s pastor, giving a listening [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://worldcreasmans.com/blog/2010/11/mentoring-leaders/</link>
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		<title>Char Siew Chicken</title>
		<description><![CDATA[One of our favorite things about Singapore is the variety and convenience of food available. Here is Jim&#8217;s lunch today as he met with a group of pastors at an outdoor food court, which is his typical lunch (and usually dinner) venue&#8230;]]></description>
		<link>http://worldcreasmans.com/blog/2010/11/char-siew-chicken/</link>
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		<title>Father-Son Retreat</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Cameron and I (Jim) spent four days together on a Father-Son trip talking about growing into manhood. We listened and talked about lessons from Dr Dobson&#8217;s CDs on &#8220;Preparing for Adolescence&#8221; including issues like puberty, peer pressure, relationships with girls, relationships with parents, self-image, etc. We also had a lot of fun eating whatever we [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://worldcreasmans.com/blog/2010/11/father-son-retreat-2/</link>
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