Zprávy HCJB 23.2.2007

 Australská křesťanská rozhlasová stanice oslavila 75 let.
   Zdroj: Rada církví Nového Jižního Walesu (NSW). Křesťanská rozhlasová stanice 2CH v Sydney v Austrálii oslavila v neděli 18. února 75. výročí svého vzniku. Tato stanice vysílá od roku 1931 na střední vlně 1170 kHz. Rada církví Nového Jižního Walesu byla držitelem licence do roku 1989, pak ji prodala Johnu Singletonovi. CH znamená „církve“ a Rada má i nyní významný vliv na vysílání. Oslav v katedrále sv. Andreje v Sydney se kromě Rady církví NSW a vedení přidružené sítě Macquarie Radio Network zúčastnilo 400 hostů a úředních činitelů. Stanice je známa svými často oceňovanými osobnostmi, jednoduchou hudbou a prostým křesťanským vysíláním, které hlásá evangelium „příjemnou, nevtíravou a zábavnou formou,“ řekl generální ředitel Ian Holland.
 
 Pronásledování křesťanů v Indii pokračuje.
   Zdroj: Voice of Martyrs. Nesnášenlivost projevovaná křesťanské menšině v Indii neustává. V neděli 18. února dav surově zbil pět studentů z biblické školy Gospel for Asia, kteří na ulici v jednom městečku ve středoindickém státu Maharaštra evangelizovali. Jednomu ze studentů se podařilo uprchnout a vrátit se s učiteli na místo bitky.
Ti našli zbylé čtyři studenty těžce zraněné. Když je odvezli do nemocnice, lékaři odmítli provést potřebné zákroky, dokud nebude sepsáno hlášení pro policii. Dva ze studentů jsou v kritickém stavu pro poranění hlavy a krvácení.

K jiném incidentu došlo ve vesnici Vagda, kde Philadelphia Fellowship Church na základě získaného povolení zahájil stavbu nové budovy, proti které však protestuje hinduistická opozice. V noci na sobotu 10. února byla rozestavěná budova těžce poškozena.

Třináct pracovníků křesťanského centra v Prem Nagar v severním státu Haryana bylo v úterý 13. února donuceno k odchodu, protože místní úředníci jejich setrvání podmiňovali oficiálním povolením provozu. Křesťanské centrum poskytovalo výuku a stravu asi stovce chudých dětí. Místní vesničané shromažďují podpisy pod petici žádající znovuotevření centra.

Ve čtvrtek 8. února dav napadl otce George Thopil, ředitele střední školy sv. Tomáše ve městě Ujjain ve středoindickém státu Madža Pradeš. Militanti vtrhli do ředitelny, vykřikovali sprostoty proti křesťanství, rozbíjeli nábytek a plenili obytnou část budovy. Také rozbili sochu panny Marie.

K jinému srocení došlo po dopravní nehodě, kdy nákladní auto usmrtilo dvě děti půl kilometru od školy. Hinduističtí aktivisté školu obvinili, že vytvořila nebezpečnou dopravní situaci tím, že zavřela jeden z vjezdů do svého areálu, zatímco jiní si myslí, že hinduisté prostě chtějí těžit z neštěstí a útočit na křesťany. Devět útočníků bylo zadrženo.
 
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   AUSTRALIAN CHRISTIAN RADIO STATION MARKS 75TH ANNIVERSARY

Source: New South Wales Council of Churches
The Sydney, Australia, Christian radio station 2CH celebrated its 75th anniversary on Sunday, Feb. 18. The AM station, broadcasting at 1170 kHz, has been on the air since 1931 with the New South Wales (NSW) Council of Churches as the primary license holder until 1989 when the station sold to John Singleton. CH stands for “churches,” and the council continues to have significant input into the format of the station. Along with the NSW Council of Churches and the management of affiliate Macquarie Radio Network, 400 guests and officials attended the celebration held at St. Andrew’s Cathedral in Sydney. The station is known for its award-winning personalities, easy-listening music and low-key Christian programming that presents the gospel in a “pleasant unobtrusive and entertaining style,” said General Manager Ian Holland.

PERSECUTION OF CHRISTIANS PERSISTS THROUGHOUT INDIA

Source: Voice of the Martyrs
Intolerance for minority Christians in India continued when a mob severely beat five Gospel for Asia Bible college students who were sharing their faith on the streets of a village in west-central India’s Maharashtra state on Sunday, Feb. 18. One of the students escaped and returned to the scene with help from college leaders.

The leaders found the other four students who were badly injured. When they were taken to the hospital, doctors refused to provide treatment until a police report was filed. Two of the students are in critical condition with head injuries and bleeding.

In a separate incident, Philadelphia Fellowship Church in the village of Vagda received building permits and began construction of a new building despite Hindu militant opposition. On the night of Saturday, Feb. 10, the partially constructed building was severely damaged.

Thirteen workers of a Christian center in Prem Nagar in the northern state of Haryana were forced to move out on Tuesday, Feb. 13, when local officials demanded that the workers obtain official permission to run a Christian center that provided education and a daily meal to approximately 100 underprivileged children. Local villagers have been collecting signatures in an attempt to have the center reopened.

On Thursday, Feb. 8, a mob assaulted Father George Thoppil, principal of the St. Thomas Higher Secondary School in Ujjain in the central state of Madhya Pradesh. The militants barged into his office, shouting obscenities against Christianity, smashing furnishings and ransacking residential quarters. They also destroyed a statue of Mary.

The riot began after two young children were struck and killed by a truck about a third of a mile from the school. Hindu activists accused the school of creating a traffic hazard by keeping one of its gates closed while others believe the mob simply took advantage of the accident to attack Christians. Nine of the attackers have been arrested.

PHILIPPINES HEALTHCARE PROGRAM BEGINS IN 18 MUSLIM COMMUNITIES

Source: Mission Network News
International Aid has launched a community-based healthcare program in 18 Muslim-dominated communities in Mindanao, Philippines. International Aid’s Miles Fish says what makes the project different is local ownership of the project. “Once they’ve built the plan we’re able to identify those things that we can help them with, and those they can do themselves,” he said. “We actually have employees that move into those communities for an extended period of time so they can provide those services. It really is an excellent opportunity for us to demonstrate who we are in Christ, to provide service and then, hopefully, to have the opportunity to share our faith, as well.” Fish added that the ministry’s approach honors the capabilities of the people and the cultures they serve. It also empowers believers to minister as they learn how to shape health programming. “Pray, ultimately, that we would have the chance to demonstrate who we are in Christ and that we’ll have the opportunity to actually articulate a gospel message in these communities that are predominantly Muslim,” Fish said.

MOM, DEAF SON SHARE SUCCESS WITH EAST AFRICA’S DISABLED

Source: Assist News Service
C.M. Shiroko and her son, Brian, who was born deaf, have a vision to plant seeds of hope in the deaf and blind community of Kenya and other East African countries. She said that people born with disabilities in developing nations often face insurmountable limitations, adding that “95 percent of deaf/blind persons in Kenya have no formal or informal empowerment which can assist them in self-reliance or formal employment. This has increased the level of poverty among deaf/blind persons more than 85 percent.”

Brian is an exception. A year ago his mother sought help to provide her son with skills and training to make him employable. James Kabao of C.J. Shuller Development Services trained Brian to be a businessman. He now operates his own bakery where he and his staff produce a line of bakery products that are successfully marketed in the area. Brian also weaves intricate fabrics, produces charcoal briquettes, runs a recycling business and manages a fruit and vegetable garden.

The Shirkos’ success led them to establish a program called the Brian Resource Training, Production and Dissemination Centre for Deafblind Persons. They intend to share their knowledge and turn their family home into a self-supporting training center for the deaf and/or blind East Africans.

NOISY CAR RADIO SPARKS IDEA FOR CHURCH DEDICATED TO THE DEAF

Sources: WorldWide Religious News, Associated Press
When a car with a booming stereo vibrated Brian Sims’ car at a stoplight, the Baptist pastor, who ministers to the deaf, got the idea to create a one-of-a-kind church exclusively for deaf people in Brentwood, Tenn. Today the Brentwood Baptist Deaf Church has more than 30 speakers beneath the floor so congregants can feel the vibration of the music. The church’s other innovations include a loop system allowing hearing aid users to tie into the sound system easily, good acoustic vibration transfer, wider seats allowing room to communicate in sign language, clear views of the altar area with good lighting, and wall colors that facilitate easy viewing of the services. The church was designed by Texas architect Cynthia Stiles who is also deaf. About 150 people attend the services each Sunday that are simulcast for up to 700 other people in 16 locations nationwide. “There is a hearing church, basically, on every corner, but there’s not really any place like this,” Sims said. “It’s a place where the deaf know, ‘This is for me,’ that it meets their needs.”

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