Zprávy HCJB 18.2.2003

 VÍCE EVANGELIZAČNÍCH PROJEKTŮ V INDONÉSII
   Náboženské tlaky v Indonésii nesnižují nadšení těch, kteří chtějí evangelizovat, řekl Terry Sparks, mluvčí Walk Thru the Bible. Už od loňského října nedostala organizace žádné zprávy od členů indonéského týmu, které by se týkaly ohrožení projektů. „Navíc jsem zjistil, že o ně nejenom nepřicházíme, ale že se dokonce naše práce rozšířila do 21 měst v Indonésii,“ řekl Sparks, který nedávno zemi navštívil. „Tamní vedoucí řekli, že i když se nemohou chovat jako Američané, právě teď je ta správná chvíle k evangelizaci, protože lidé v Indonésii jsou doslova hladoví po těchto věcech.“ Uvědomuje si potřeby věřících v Indonésii. „Modlete se za jejich ochranu a odvahu,“ řekl Sparks. „Modlete se, aby na sebe zbytečně nepřitahovali pozornost, ale zároveň aby mohli odvážně hovořit o Pánu, kdykoli se jim naskytne vhodná příležitost.“ (Mission Network News)
 
 RUMUNSKÁ TELEVIZNÍ MISIE PŘIPRAVUJE ZAHÁJENÍ ČINNOSTI KOMUNIKAČNÍHO ÚSTŘEDÍ.
   (Assist News Service) – Ve rumunském Temešváru (Timisoara), kde v roce 1989 začala revoluce proti komunistům, předložila místní misijní křesťanská televizní skupina svou představu komunikačního centra, které by mohlo způsobit „duchovní převrat“ nejen v Rumunsku, ale i v okolních zemích. Tudar Petan, vedoucí televizní stanice Alfa Omega řekl, že Temešvár je rumunským duchovním centrem, a že jeho skupina zde plánuje vybudovat komunikační ústředí. Součástí centra bude produkční studio, distribuční středisko pro satelitní síť, zařízení pro výuku práce s různými přenosovými prostředky, zpravodajská agentura a modlitební centrum. „Jako pilotní projekt by se komunikační centrum Alfa Omega mohlo stát základnou pro rozvoj křesťanských mediálních projektů v postkomunistických zemích,“ řekl Petan na nedávné konferenci národních rozhlasových náboženských organizací v Nashville v Tennessee. Plán by mohl najít ohlas i mimo Rumunsko, protože otevřenost k Božímu slovu v regionu roste. „Alfa Omega Timisoara má za sebou již devět let práce spojené s šířením křesťanských hodnot především rozhlasovými prostředky v Rumunsku a v okolních zemích,“ řekl Petan. „Již nyní spolupracujeme s maďarskými a ukrajinskými organizacemi … Naším plánem je šířit Boží slovo dostupnými cestami a vhodnou formou napřed v Rumunsku a pak i v dalších zemích.“

*HCJB World Radio vysílá slova evangelia z místních vysílačů v šesti rumunských městech prostřednictvím sítě Radio Voice of Gospel. Spolupracuje přitom s Evangelijním sdružením Rumunska a s Rumunskou misijní společností. Sedmá stanice v Brašově začne vysílat, jakmile bude získáno poslední úřední povolení.

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 VŠECHNY DNEŠNÍ ZPRÁVY V ANGLIČTINĚ.
   CONTINUING STRIKE IN VENEZUELA HINDERS CHRISTIAN OUTREACH

Venezuela's seven-week-old national strike has crippled the country's economy and affected the operation of the Bible League ministry in the capital city of Caracas. The main office has been forced to close by noon daily due to the problems in the country. Nationwide fuel shortages have also hindered work and travel. One Bible League staff member, who was attending evangelism training when the strike began, said he was "unable to return home for several weeks." Nationwide fuel shortages have also hindered work and travel. The economic turmoil and rising unemployment is underscored by violent street clashes between supporters and enemies of Venezuela President Hugo Chávez, leaving seven persons dead and scores injured since December. After three months of fruitless negotiations, Chávez has refused to bend to opposition demands for early elections. Despite the difficult environment, the Bible League reports that 73 percent of all new contacts participated in Bible studies with believers from local churches. (The Bible League)

ROMANIAN TV MINISTRY PREPARES TO LAUNCH COMMUNICATIONS CENTER

In Timisoara, the city where the 1989 Romanian revolution against communism began, a locally based Christian TV ministry has launched a plan for a communications center that could bring a "spiritual revolution" not only to Romania, but to other countries in the region. Tudor Petan, who leads Alpha Omega TV, said his ministry is planning a communications center in Timisoara, a city that he describes as Romania's "spiritual center." The center will include a TV production studio, satellite distribution, media training facilities, a news agency, a printing plant and a prayer center. "As a pilot project, the Alfa Omega Communications Center could become an operation base for Christian media projects in post-communist countries," said Petan at the recent National Religious Broadcasters conference in Nashville, Tenn. The project could expand beyond Romania as openness towards God's Word increases in the region. "Alfa Omega Timisoara has a nine-year heritage as a 'content provider' (Christian values through the media) in Romania and surrounding countries," Petan said. "We already have partnerships with organization in countries such as Hungary and Ukraine. . . . Our vision is to deliver God's Word in an accessible and relevant form using strategically applied media tools, starting with Romania and expanding to other [countries]." (Assist News Service)

* HCJB World Radio broadcasts the gospel locally in six Romanian cities via the Radio Voice of the Gospel network, a cooperative effort with the Evangelical Alliance of Romania and the Romanian Missionary Society. A seventh station in Brasov is expected to go on the air pending final government approval.

UGANDAN CHURCH LEADERS WORK TO SAVE CHILDREN FROM WAR

Church and government leaders are desperately searching for a solution to northern Uganda's troubling civil war. The Lord's Resistance Army (LRA), a cult-like rebel group that mixes Christianity with traditional beliefs, has abducted 26,000 children in the last 17 years and uses terror to prevent them from escaping. Escapees from the LRA describe its leader, Joseph Kony, as a religious paranoid seduced by occultism who kills because he enjoys it. He uses impressionable children -- nine of 10 LRA fighters are minors -- because they can be "brainwashed to kill." Ochola Baker, former Anglican Bishop of Kitgum, introduced an amnesty initiative meant to return young LRA soldiers to "civilization" without penalty, or relocate them to neighboring countries. But the proposal failed. "Officers are getting fat military allowances from the war zone, so it's become a business," said Ochola. "Meanwhile, Uganda is fighting its own children." While thousands of refugees face starvation, Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has redirected more money to the military to fight the rebels. (Compass)

* HCJB World Radio, together with the Evangelical Churches of Kampala and FEBA Radio, broadcasts the gospel locally in Uganda on two FM transmitters. HCJB World Radio also worked with Jesus Focus Ministries to put a 500-watt FM station on the air in Masaka. Programs air in English and Luganda.

EVANGELISTIC PROJECTS MULTIPLY IN INDONESIA DESPITE TENSIONS

Religious tensions in Indonesia are not slowing the enthusiasm of evangelistic-minded nationals, says Walk Thru the Bible spokesman Terry Sparks. The ministry had not received any communication from its Indonesian team members since last October, raising concerns that the projects there had failed. "But I found out not only are we not losing them, the work has expanded to 21 cities in Indonesia," said Sparks who recently visited the country. "The leaders there said that 'even though you can't go as Americans, now is the time to minister in Indonesia because people are really hungry for this material.'" He acknowledges concerns for the believers in Indonesia. "Pray for their protection and for a boldness," Sparks said. "Pray that they wouldn't bring any unnecessary attention to themselves, but at the same time that they would speak for the Lord whenever they have the opportunity." (Mission Network News)

35,000 ATTEND MISSIONS FESTIVAL IN VANCOUVER, CANADA

Capacity crowds -- estimated at a three-day total of 35,000 -- attended this year's MissionFest in Vancouver, B.C., Canada Jan. 31-Feb. 2. The festival, called "Whatever It Takes," included six plenary sessions, six youth rallies, 98 seminars and 230 mission exhibits. Featured speakers were Tony Campolo, Judy Mbugua, Ron Pearce, Ross Hastings and Rick Love. Coming up next is Toronto's MissionFest, "Let the Nations Be Glad," Feb. 28-March 2 with speakers such as Anne Graham Lotz, Tokunboh Adeyemo and Charles Price. ( MissionFest.org )

CITING GIVING DROP, FOCUS ON THE FAMILY MAKES $5 MILLION BUDGET CUT

Focus on the Family, one of the nation's most influential evangelical Christian groups, has laid off 34 employees and eliminated an additional 66 positions as a result of a drop in donations, the ministry reported last week. The media and broadcast ministry will cut $5 million from its $130-million budget in response to a 3-percent decrease in giving that stretches back to the fall of 1999. The layoffs are the first in the 26-year history of the organization. The layoffs amount to 2.6 percent of the ministry's Colorado Springs, Colo., work force which has held steady at about 1,300 in recent years. Like most nonprofit groups, Focus on the Family weathered a tough 2002 fund-raising climate following stock market declines, anxiety about the prospect of war with Iraq and eroding public trust in some large institutions. Focus relies on donations for its budget and has a policy to avoid debt. "If the money doesn't come in, we simply do less," said founder James Dobson. (Religion Today)

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