Zprávy HCJB 7.5.2003

 NIGERIJSKÝ PASTOR A 6 ČLENŮ RODINY UHOŘELO
    Horlivý křesťanský kazatel a šest členů jeho rodiny zemřelo 22. dubna při požáru domu, který podle přesvědčení křesťanských vedoucích, založili muslimští militanti. Pastor Sunday Madumere se svou rodinou spal, když plameny pohltily jejich domov ve vzdáleném nigerijském městě Kano na severu země. Mezi těmi, kteří zemřeli, byl Mudamere, jeho žena, jejich tři děti a dva další lidé, kteří byli zřejmě příbuzní. Jednomu ze synů, Danielovi, se podařilo dostat se ven a nyní je v kritickém stavu v místní nemocnici. Policie říká, že příčina požáru mohla být v elektroinstalaci, ale tento názor odmítají ti, kteří poukazují na Madumerova kázání, která svou silou vedla mnoho muslimů k obrácení na křesťanskou víru, což vadilo muslimským militantům. (Compass)
 
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   NIGERIAN PASTOR, 6 FAMILY MEMBERS BURNED TO DEATH

A zealous Christian preacher and six members of his family died April 22 in a house fire which Christian leaders believe Muslim militants set deliberately. Pastor Sunday Madumere and his family were asleep when flames engulfed their home in the remote northern Nigeria city of Kano. Among those who died were Mudamere, his wife, three of his children and two other men, thought to be relatives. One son, Daniel, managed to escape and is in critical condition in a local hospital. Police say the fire may have been caused by an electrical fault, but observers reject that theory, pointing to Madumere's powerful preaching that led many Muslims to convert to Christianity, angering Muslim militants. (Compass)

* HCJB World Radio, together with partners In Touch Ministries, SIM and the Evangelical Church of West Africa, began airing weekly half-hour programs in the Igbo language in 2000. The programs air via shortwave to Nigeria's 15 million Igbo speakers.

POLICE IN POLISH CITY INSTRUCTED TO INVESTIGATE MINORITY CHURCHES

The city famed for the Solidarity movement, leading to Poland's democracy in the late1980s, is now the place where minority Christian churches and religious groups are being investigated by regional police. In an official directive signed by Witold Murczkiewicz, chief of the department of prevention for the Gdansk police, officers in the city and Pomerania province are instructed to create files and collect information on "destructive sects and new religious movements," reported the weekly magazine Facts and Myths. The article names Christian churches and denominations, among them Baptists, Pentecostals, Seventh-day Adventists, Jehovah's Witnesses and other religious organizations. The list also includes non-conventional medicine groups, clairvoyants and fortunetellers. Church leaders are demanding an explanation and have sent an open letter of protest to Interior and Administration Minister Krzysztof Janik. The letter asks whether the Gdansk police are also planning to establish files for a "Catholic religious group" and requests that police action be "terminated at once." The letter also states that religious groups that are not yet legally recognized in Poland should not be subjected to investigation by police. (Adventist News Network)

* DEO Recordings, HCJB World Radio's partner ministry in Poland, operates 24-hour-a-day FM radio stations in five cities of southern Poland, making gospel broadcasts available to more than 5.7 million residents. The ministry is also awaiting approval of a broadcasting license for a sixth city with 200,000 people. A Christian satellite radio network to link the Polish stations and expand the ministry is also being planned.

FOREIGN PASTOR, CHURCH MEMBER FACE DEPORTATION FROM SAUDI ARABIA

Two members of a church in Saudi Arabia, including the Ethiopian pastor, face deportation from the country after being arrested in the last month, reported Middle East Concern (MEC). Endashaw Adane Yizengaw, pastor of the Ethiopian/Eritrean church in Jeddah, was detained the weekend of Saturday, April 26. In early April Yizengaw tried to transfer a car into his name, but the car dealer refused, saying there was a problem with his residency permit. Then he discovered that police had canceled his residency permit and were looking for him. Police have questioned the pastor repeatedly in the past two years, always asking him about the church's activities. Yizengaw has been accused of selling alcohol and involvement in prostitution, charges he vehemently denies. However, an official from the Ethiopian Consulate in Jeddah said the pastor had been arrested because of his Christian activities. Mr. Girmaye from Eritrea, a member of Yizengaw's congregation, was also detained after authorities said his residency papers had expired two years ago. (Assist News Service)

HUMANITARIAN GROUPS PREPARE TO OPEN PROSTHETICS CENTER IN IRAQ

Prior to Operation Iraqi Freedom, humanitarian groups warned that medical supplies were already at a critical low point in Iraq. Now the lack of supplies threatens to cripple the work of Operation Blessing International in the country, says spokesman Bill Horan. "We hope to do a project in Iraq with an organization called Physicians for Peace," he says. "We're anxious to put in a prosthetics center, either in Baghdad or Basra." Horan says this project demonstrates the faith that workers cannot share openly. "We have to be very sensitive to local culture and the fact that there are some feelings of hostility from Muslim people who might be fearful that we are appearing as conquerors, trying to take over their country and impose our religion upon them." (Mission Network News)

NATIONAL MINISTRY IN INDIA SEES NEARLY 5,000 DECISIONS IN ONE YEAR

A ministry based in the southeastern Indian state of Tamil Nadu saw 4,934 decisions for Christ in 2002. Of the total, 1,818 decisions came through the showing of the India-produced film of Christ, "Karunamurthy," viewed by more than 100,000 people in at least four districts of Tamil Nadu. Missionaries also baptized about 3,400 new believers last year. The independent ministry, started in 1976, has established more than 315 churches with a total membership of 27,000. Missionaries conduct evangelistic outreach in many parts of India, including taking the gospel to 64 hill-tribe areas. In addition, the ministry operates separate men's and women's Bible colleges for more than 100 students and offers extension and evening courses. Staff members also maintain a children's home, primary school, high school, a home for widows and a leprosy rehabilitation center. (Missions Insider)

BILLY GRAHAM TO HOLD 4-NIGHT CAMPAIGN IN SAN DIEGO

Evangelist Billy Graham, 84, says he will bring a message of "love" and "hope" to the people of San Diego, Calif., during his four-night evangelistic campaign at Qualcomm Stadium May 8-11. This, his 413th crusade, is being supported by 20,000 volunteers from 700 local churches representing 66 denominations. "I give a very simple message of the fact that God loves us and that He gives us hope," Graham said in a press conference. "He is going to put his arm around everyone that will put their faith in Him and love them. I don't think He is condemning you, He is here to love you." The event will feature a 6,000-member choir. "When you hear this stadium resound with some of these great gospel songs and hymns, you will see what it means for believers to get together and celebrate their faith," Graham said. (Assist News Service)

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