Zprávy HCJB 3.4.2006

 EGYPTSKÝ KŘESŤAN OBJEVIL SVOU ZMIZELOU SESTRU V MUSLIMSKÉ DOMÁCNOSTI
   Po tříměsíčním pátrání objevil egyptský křesťan svou zmizelou sestru u muslimské rodiny blízko jejího rodného města, vyznávající islám. Poháněn krátkou telefonickou zprávou od své sestry Theresy Ghattas Kamal, že je zadržována proti své vůli a nucena konvertovat k islámu, vypátral Sa’eed Ghattas Kamal svou sestru minulý týden v beduínské poušti v El-Ga’ar blízko jejich bydliště ve Wadi El-Natroun, 50 mil severozápadně od Káhiry. Obklopen jejími pravděpodobnými únosci měl možnost vidět jen její oči na tváři zakryté závojem. Seděl s ní 90 minut, ale třesoucím se hlasem řekla jen jednu větu: „Přestoupila jsem k islámu. Našla jsem pravou cestu.“
 
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   GROWING TENSIONS IN SRI LANKA FAIL TO HINDER CHRISTIAN OUTREACH

A suspected Tamil Tiger front threatened on Monday, March 27, to resume attacks on Sri Lanka’s military as talks are scheduled to resume between the government and Tiger leaders next month. Tensions have increased recently, causing concern. “Fortunately, the peace process has continued,” said James Kanaganayagam, Back to the Bible’s country director. “The talks have gone well. People are hopeful that peace will come to Sri Lanka in the near future.” Back to the Bible has been helping Christians recover in the wake of the tsunami that devastated the island nation in December 2004. Christian broadcasts continue to reach tsunami-affected areas, but Kanaganayagam says a significant part of the outreach is helping churches in the area get reestablished. “We were able to give musical instruments and sound equipment,” he added. “We’ve been able to build churches. We’ve also been able to help pastors with pastor’s packs and libraries to help them get back to their trade of ministry. Many people are listening to the radio programs that we air. But, we are praying that God will bring about conviction and significant change in their lives.” (Mission Network News)

BELIEVERS RESPOND TO HUNGER CRISIS IN NIGER WITH FOOD BANKS

In the West African country of Niger more than 3.5 million people are suffering from the hunger crisis caused by poverty, drought and a locust invasion that damaged crops. Operation Blessing’s Kristin Vischer says the ministry has had teams on the ground since last year addressing the ongoing needs. “We’re very excited to have dedicated a permanent food bank building on March 17. We are actually providing enough millet in the bank to sustain 600 families until rainy season so they can grow crops again. So, that’s just one of five food banks that we plan to be actually building.” Vischer says the outreach is also opening doors for spiritual ministry. “We’re doing what the Lord wants us to do -- feeding the poor and the starving -- so there are opportunities to tell them why we are doing what we are doing.” Operation Blessing is partnering with Humedica and the World Food Program to provide emergency feeding programs for approximately 78,000 people living in 64 remote villages. (Mission Network News)

* In cooperation with local partners, HCJB World Radio helped plant a local station, Radio Espoir, in Niamey, Niger, in 2004.

EGYPTIAN CHRISTIAN DISCOVERS MISSING SISTER IN MUSLIM HOME

Following a three-month search, an Egyptian Christian has discovered his missing sister living with a Muslim family near her home town and professing faith in Islam. Spurred by a brief telephone message from Theresa Ghattass Kamal saying that she was being held against her will and forced to convert to Islam, Sa’eed Ghattass Kamal last week tracked his sister to the Bedouin desert area of El-Ga’ar, near his home in Wadi El-Natroun, 50 miles northwest of Cairo. Flanked by her suspected captors and with only her eyes showing through her veil, Theresa Kamal sat with her brother for 90 minutes but only spoke once: “I have converted to Islam. I have found the right path,” she reportedly said in a trembling voice. (Compass Direct)

TAJIKISTAN DRAFTS CENTRAL ASIA’S ‘MOST REPRESSIVE RELIGION LAW’

Tajikistan’s parliament has drafted a proposed law on religion that, if passed, would be the most repressive law of its type in Central Asia. The draft, prepared by the state Committee for Religious Affairs, contains a range of new provisions that severely restrict religious believers’ rights. Protestant, Catholic and Russian Orthodox leaders along with Muslims and Jehovah’s Witnesses have all expressed their concerns about many aspects of the draft law. International human rights violations included in the proposed law include bans on unregistered religious activity, restrictions on the numbers of mosques, bans on evangelism and teaching of religion to children under age 7, state control over who can teach religion within religious communities, and a ban on foreigners who lead religious communities. (Forum 18 News Service)

* HCJB World Radio has been airing weekly Christian programs in the Tajik language via shortwave since 1999. More than 4 million people speak this language.

CHURCH LEADER REMAINS IN CUBAN PRISON WITHOUT CHARGES

Six weeks have passed since Rev. Carlos Lamelas, an evangelical pastor in Cuba, was imprisoned on Monday, Feb. 20, for allegedly aiding refugees who sought to emigrate illegally. “A [police appointed] ‘instructor’ is supposed to show up to explain the charges to Carlos and his lawyer,” a source close to the Lamelas family said. Some observers believe Lamelas was targeted for harassment because he challenged the government on religious rights issues while serving as national president of his church. He told his wife, Uramis, during a 15-minute visit on Monday, March 27, at the Villa Marita Detention Center in Havana, that he was “pretty discouraged” because the legal case is not moving forward. (Compass Direct)

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