Zprávy HCJB 26.2.2007

	Přepadení v Tanzánii - misionářka střelena do hrudi.
	Zdroj: Baptist Press. 56-letá misionářka Kay Garvin byla během přepadení u města Moshi v Tanzánii v pátek 23. února střelena do hrudi. Po ošetření v místní nemocnici byla pozdě večer vrtulníkem přepravena do nemocnice v Keni. Její zranění není považováno za život ohrožující. Je při vědomí a může mluvit. Její 60-letý manžel Carl byl při přepadení rovněž zraněn, ale není to vážné. Je vzdělaným ošetřovatelem a tak mohl své manželce hned poskytnout první pomoc. Garvinovi z Valley Springs v Arkansasu jsou misionáři zaměření na evangelizaci a zakládání sborů v Tanzánii. Pomáhali třem dobrovolníkům, kteří se podílejí na misijním projektu. Nikdo další nebyl během útoku zraněn, ale jen z dobrovolníků údajně pomáhal lupiče odrazit. Kay je původně učitelkou základní školy a Carl byl v letech 1988 až 2005 pastorem First Baptist Church ve Valley Springs.
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	MISSIONARY WOMAN SHOT IN CHEST DURING TANZANIA ROBBERY Source: Baptist Press Southern Baptist missionary Kay Garvin, 56, was shot in the chest by robbers Friday, Feb. 23, near Moshi, Tanzania. After being taken to a local clinic to be treated, she was being airlifted to a hospital in Kenya late in the evening. Her injuries are not thought to be life-threatening and she was conscious, breathing and talking following the incident. Garvin’s husband, Carl, 60, was also injured in the attack, but his condition is not serious. A trained nurse, he has emergency medical training and was able to aid his wife immediately following the shooting. The Garvins of Valley Springs, Ark., are first-term missionaries working in evangelism and church planting in Tanzania. The couple was assisting three visiting volunteers who are participating in a mission project. No one else was hurt in the attack, but one of the volunteers reportedly helped fight off the robbers. Kay is a former elementary school teacher, and Carl was pastor of First Baptist Church in Valley Springs from 1988 to 2005. * Staff members from the HCJB Global Technology Center in Elkhart, Ind., have worked with local churches, the Lutheran Radio Center and Trans World Radio to put FM radio stations on the air in three Tanzanian cities. HCJB Global Voice is also working with Radio Africa Network, a ministry of partner CCFm in South Africa, to build a radio network based in the capital city of Dar es Salaam. The first of these stations went on the air in 2002. EGYPTIAN CHRISTIANS FORCED TO DENY ATTACKS ON THEIR HOMES Source: Compass Direct News Two Egyptian Coptic Orthodox families said police detained them for 36 hours when they tried to report attempted assaults on their homes in Armant, 373 miles south of Cairo, on Tuesday, Feb. 13. Police allegedly forced the families to deny arson attacks on their homes during an outbreak of anti-Christian violence. The attacks came five days after Muslim groups set four Christian-owned shops on fire on Feb. 9. International media reported that rumors of a love affair between a Christian man and Muslim woman sparked the violence, but local newspapers said hostilities began following accusations that Christians were blackmailing Muslim women to convert. Authorities detained the Christians when they attempted to report the attacks. “Police asked them to sign statements that they had attempted to set their own homes on fire to claim that they were being attacked by Muslims and to demand police protection,” one source said. Interfaith romance, taboo in both Egypt’s Muslim and Christian communities, has often been blamed for tension between Christians and Muslims in recent years. PASTOR LAUNCHES PRAYER INITIATIVE FOR MIDDLE EAST PEACE Source: Assist News Service Wiley Drake, pastor of First Southern Baptist Church in Buena Park, Calif., and second vice president of the Southern Baptist Convention, has launched a prayer initiative for the Middle East. At 5 a.m. PST Monday, Feb. 19, Drake began daily calls where he sets up an open conference call with one of the pastors from the Gaza Baptist Church in Israel. The telephone calls will take place every morning at the same time to pray for peace in the Middle East with someone who is serving amid the conflict. To take part, dial (605) 772-3900 and enter the access code, 399430. Drake, who has his own radio program, “The Wiley Drake Show,” said, “We believe there are a great number of Palestinian and Jewish Christians that want to pray together in the Holy Land, and we believe that’s where the peace is going to come from.” LITERACY PROJECT AIMS TO HEAL SCARS OF RWANDAN GENOCIDE Source: Bible Society New South Wales The Bible Society in Australia has launched a literacy project in Rwanda designed to help children in that country who still feel the effects of the genocide of 1994 when an estimated 800,000 Rwandans were killed in just 100 days. Daniel Willis, chief executive officer of the Bible Society New South Wales (NSW), explained, “The project will work directly with Rwanda’s children and aims to impact 102,000 schoolchildren over three years.” The Rwandan Children’s Project helps via literacy training using Scripture-based materials. Bible Society NSW Communications Manager Martin Johnson said, “The children of those who carried out the slaughter are some of the most affected as they have been labeled ‘children of killers.’” Musician Darlene Zschech, best known for her praise song, “Shout to the Lord,” and her husband, Mark, coordinated a global effort to respond to Rwanda’s 100 days of horror with 100 days of hope. They attended the launch on Friday, Feb. 23, in a Sydney high school. “We know through Scripture that God’s heart breaks for those who are suffering, and this initiative is just one of the many powerful ways we can practically bring hope back to Rwanda,” Darlene said. POLL: ‘HIGHLY RELIGIOUS’ IN U.S. SPLIT ON NECESSITY OF EVANGELISM Source: Religion Today The Christian Post reported that highly religious Americans are almost evenly split on whether or not they should spread their faith or simply live the best possible personally religious life without the necessity of spreading their beliefs. A recently released Gallup Poll found the largest percentage (39 percent) of Americans label themselves as “somewhat religious.” Thirty-seven percent label themselves “extremely” or “very religious” while 23 percent say they are “not too religious” or “not religious at all.” Among the highly religious people, 48 percent say it’s sufficient to live the best possible personal life based on their religious beliefs and principles without having to spread their faith, echoing the findings of an earlier study by the Barna Research Group. That study found that 46 percent of “evangelicals” are less likely to say they have a personal responsibility to share their religious beliefs with others. © Copyright 2007 - HCJB Global - Colorado Springs, CO USA

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