Zprávy HCJB 30.4.2004

 V TURECKU ROSTE ZÁJEM O „MODLITEBNÍ TELEFON“
   Personál Operation Mobilization v Turecku nedávno zveřejnil v novinách číslo „modlitebního telefonu“ a rozeslal ho na vizitkách, kde vyzývá k zavolání ty, kteří potřebují modlitbu. „Je o to skutečný zájem,“ řekl mluvčí organizace. „Volající, který se jmenoval Sukru, například volal, aby nám poděkoval za film „Ježíš“, který jsme mu poslali. Vzrušeně nám líčil, že se mu zdálo o andělovi, který mu přinesl jídlo. Připomněli jsme mu verš z Nového zákona, který říká, „Nejen chlebem živ jest člověk, ale každým slovem, které vychází z Božích úst.“ (Operation Mobilization News)
 
 VŠECHNY ZPRÁVY V ANGLIČTINĚ
   ANTI-CONVERSION BILL IN BANGLADESH COULD HURT OUTREACH Christians are concerned about a national strike that has crippled the economy in Bangladesh, a predominately Muslim nation, but they're equally concerned about a proposed anti-conversion bill. Gospel for Asia President K.P. Yohannan said the bill is similar to those that are passing in India. "If this present government continues with their agenda to bring about this anti-conversion bill, surely Gospel for Asia along with any other group will have a difficult time," he said. "We're praying that God will intervene with this situation." Yohannan reported that while the bill hasn't passed yet, the climate has had an impact on their work in Bangladesh. "We have seen increased persecution. Quite a few of our brothers have been beaten and abused, and one was kidnapped, although he's serving God elsewhere in the country. Nevertheless," he continued, "as we pray and cry out to God, I believe we will see more people come to know the Lord. We have 75 strong missionaries in the country and two Bible colleges. By the grace of God we have seen 42 new churches planted in the last 12 months." (Mission Network News) CONJOINED TWINS OF EVANGELICAL COUPLE IN GERMANY TO BE SEPARATED An evangelical couple in Germany is facing a life-and-death-situation with their two 8-month-old daughters, Lea and Tabea. The girls are conjoined twins, grown together at their skulls. An American specialist will attempt to separate the two children this summer. For reasons of faith, abortion was never an option for the parents, Nelly and Peter, reported journalist Frank Ochmann in an interview for "IDEA Television," a news program broadcast on the digital channel, Bible TV. A major German magazine has published an exclusive story and set up a fund to help finance the complicated operation. Parents Nelly and Peter are ethnic Germans from Russia living in western Germany. They prefer to remain anonymous because they want to avoid undue publicity. The twins are immobile because they are grown together at a 180-degree angle. The parents belong to a Mennonite church, which supports them in prayer and other practical ways. The American surgeon, Ben Carson of Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Md., will attempt to separate the children. Carson is a specialist in pediatric brain surgery and has experience in separating conjoined twins. The cost of the operation will run into hundreds of thousands of dollars. (Religious Media Agency) SUDANESE CHRISTIANS RECEIVE BOOST FROM ARABIC TV BROADCASTS "When I first saw SAT-7 at a friend's house I fell to my knees and thanked God for the broadcasts. I couldn't believe I was seeing Christian TV in Arabic in my city!" These were the words of a church leader in Khartoum, Sudan. While news about the decades-long civil war that has killed or displaced millions has been prevalent in the Sudanese media for so long, little has been heard about how some Christians in this troubled country are being blessed. SAT-7, the 24-hour Christian Arabic satellite service that reaches across the North Africa/Middle East region, has received numerous positive comments from viewers. In Sudan, Islam predominates in the north of the country, while in the south the majority of the people are Christians or followers of traditional religions. Despite being such a poor country, about 10 percent of households have satellite dishes, and people in northern Sudan can view SAT-7's broadcasts. Due to the fighting, millions of Sudanese refugees live in Egypt where the All Saints Anglican Cathedral in Cairo ministers to more than 20,000 Sudanese refugees. At the church's request, SAT-7 has set up a satellite dish in a center where a large number of these Sudanese gather each day. (Assist News Service) CASSETTES USED TO BRING GOSPEL TO ISOLATED UGANDAN TRIBE The Ik people of northern Uganda are in a struggle for their lives and identity as a people group. For years they were misunderstood and suffered a type of genocide that comes about from apathy. The culture and the language of the tribe was at the edge of being forgotten, when missionaries made a second visit. The groups found a family-oriented communal structure along with many promising elements that paved the way for the new Ik project. Audio Scripture Ministries' teams recently began a new distribution project to the Ik people in the remote areas of Uganda. The tribes are isolated and still without a written language of their own, although some younger Ik are learning to become literate in English in the few village schools. Despite the high illiteracy rates, teams are bringing TapeTalk2 players, the Gospel of John on cassette and various other items for meeting needs. The translation of larger Scripture portions continues indirectly with translators working in the U.S. and a national helper in Uganda. (Mission Network News) * 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. NATIONALS CONTINUE TAKING LEADERSHIP IN INTERNATIONAL MISSIONS "Nationals are taking ownership in the Great Commission," says Doctor David Shibley, president and founder of Global Advance, an organization that's empowering church leaders in global evangelism, discipleship and church planting. Shibley says that doesn't mean western workers are off the hook. "I believe Christians in the West have a role to play and that there will always be a need for Western missionaries. Those whom we send should see that our agenda now is something like a junior partner. You'll have to take the Great Commission out of my Bible for me to believe that we in the west are somehow exempted from going." Shibley says prayer should be a part of every Christian's arsenal. "I believe that the great intercessory prayer movement that we're involved in here in the U.S. should wrap its arms around the world. And, as we do, I believe that the Lord will certainly honor our prayers." (Mission Network News) 'PRAYER TELEPHONE' ATTRACTS GROWING INTEREST IN TURKEY The Operation Mobilization staff in Turkey recently published the number of a "prayer telephone" in newspapers and distributed it on business cards, inviting people to call if they needed prayer. "It's in real demand," a ministry spokesperson reported. "A caller named Sukru, for example, called to thank us for the 'Jesus' film we sent him. Excited, he told us he'd [dreamed that an angel brought him something to eat]. We told him about the verse in the New Testament which says, 'Man lives not from bread alone, but from every word which comes from the mouth of God.'" (Operation Mobilization News)
 

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