Zprávy HCJB 13.3.2008

	Dvěma velkým alžírským křesťanským společenstvím zastavena činnost
	Alžírské úřady nařídily dvěma velkým křesťanským společenstvím Kabylů (viz zpráva z 12.7.2007), aby až na další zastavily veškerou náboženskou činnost. Čelní křesťané těchto sborů se zúčastnili nedávného vysílání Arab Vision a nabízeli zde biblické cvičení pro rychle rostoucí sbory Kabylů. Jeden z producentů Arab Vision, který v tomto týdnu vede televizní kurzy řekl, že toto rozhodnutí vlády je „velká rána“ a někteří z účastníků byli v slzách. Prezident alžírských protestantských sborů Mustafa Krim v neděli napsal proti tomuto rozhodnutí protest a požádal o mezinárodní podporu. Postižené sbory jsou registrovány přes 30 let, vyhověly i zákonným nařízením z roku 2006 o nemuslimské náboženské činnosti. Představitelé církve zpochybňují legálnost dokumentu nařizujícího jim zastavit činnost a podle posledních zpráv plánují ve službách pokračovat i tak. Počet kabylských křesťanů žijících v Alřírsku se odhaduje na 50 000 – 100 000. Zdroj: Arab Vision
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	UGANDA’S CHILDREN ARE SLOWLY RECOVERING FROM WAR Source: Mission Network News Although there was great hope for peace in Uganda following the 2006 ceasefire, for those displaced by war, that hope has been stillborn. There’s security on paper, and the government is pushing people to go home. But for the thousands of refugees, there’s nothing to return home to. The infrastructure of former villages has been destroyed. People don’t want to return to their villages because there is little access to clean water, education or health facilities while road access is poor and food is scarce. Every Child Ministries (ECM) reported that as of last summer, about 5 percent of those in the camps had returned home. In practical terms, it looks like the refugee camps will continue to be a reality in the lives of most of this generation of children. ECM’s Lorella Rouster says children suffer the most. One of the neediest, most neglected camps, the Tegotatoo camp was selected. “We are sending teams to some of the resettlement areas with short-term medical mission help.” A whole generation has missed out on their childhood. Rouster says it’s vital that these children have sponsors so they can have a future. The partner church selected 41 of the neediest of the children they were working with for this program. Those who get sponsored will attend school and get supplemental nutrition and medical care. “When we have children sponsored, they attend a weekly meeting,” Rouster explained. “They always hear the gospel at that club meeting, so they are learning what Christ can do for them. They’re learning that He can forgive them, and that they, having received forgiveness, can reach out and extend that forgiveness to others.” UPDATE: KIDNAPPED ARCHBISHOP FOUND DEAD IN IRAQ Sources: Assist News Service, Compass Direct News The BBC has reported that Paulos Faraj Rahho, the Chaldean Catholic archbishop in Iraq who was kidnapped nearly two weeks ago, has been found dead. His body was recovered in at approximately 2 p.m. local time today (Thursday, March 13) at a cemetery near where he was abducted in Mosul, said Louis Sako, Kirkuk’s Chaldean leader. Rahha was kidnapped soon after he left mass in Mosul on Friday, Feb. 29. Italian Catholic news service SIR broke the news of the Rahho’s death this afternoon. “The kidnappers had told us already yesterday that Monsignor Rahho was very ill, and yesterday afternoon they told us that he died,” SIR quoted Baghdad auxiliary Bishop Shlemon Warduni as saying. Warduni said that the kidnappers had indicated where to find the body but clarified that it was still unclear how Rahho had died. A medical examiner at Mosul’s morgue told the Associated Press that the archbishop’s body showed no signs of being shot. Prior to his abduction, Rahho was taking medication for heart problems and could only stand for 10 to 15 minutes at a time, said a cleric who saw the archbishop just days before his capture. Rahho did not have his medicine with him when he was kidnapped. “He was the latest in a long line of Chaldean clerics to be abducted in Iraq since the U.S.-led invasion in March 2003,” reported the BBC. “Three people who were with the archbishop at the time were killed by gunmen.” Rahho’s kidnappers had demanded four “impossible” conditions for the archbishop’s release, implying that the kidnapping was about targeting Christians, a church source close to the negotiations said. “They asked that all Christians in Mosul help the terrorists to fight the Americans,” the source said. “The terrorists said, ‘Everybody is fighting Americans, but the Christians are doing nothing against them, so you must help us with money.’” 2 LARGE ALGERIAN CHURCHES ORDERED TO STOP RELIGIOUS ACTIVITES Source: Arab Vision Algerian authorities have ordered two of the larger Kabyle Christian communities to stop all religious activities until further notice. Leaders of these churches participated in a recent Arab Vision television series, offering biblical training for the fast-growing Kabyle churches. One of Arab Vision’s producers who has been running a TV training course there this week, says the government crackdown came as a “big blast,” and some of the participants were in tears. Moustafa Krim, president of Algerian Protestant Churches, wrote a letter on Sunday, March 9, to protest the decree and ask for international support. The churches involved have been registered for more than 30 years and have complied with the directives of the 2006 law on non-Muslim religious services. Church leaders are questioning the legality of the document ordering them to stop, and the latest reports suggest that they plan to continue with their services and activities regardless. An estimated 50,000 to 100,000 Kabyle Christians live in Algeria. TWR ADDS BROADCASTS IN 4 LANGUAGES SPOKEN IN BENIN, TOGO Source: Trans World Radio Trans World Radio (TWR) has added Christian broadcasts in programs in four languages spoken in the West African countries of Benin (Baatonum, Ditammari and Lukpa) and Togo (Ife). With these and other recent additions, TWR now proclaims God’s Word globally in more than 225 languages and dialects. “Expanding the number of languages and dialects TWR airs broadens our opportunity to reach even more people with the gospel message,” said TWR Board Chairman Thomas Lowell. “By adding broadcasts into an unreached area like West Africa, we can also deliver the good news to those who might not otherwise have access to the hope and salvation of Jesus Christ.” * HCJB Global Voice worked with the Council of Protestant and Evangelical Churches of Benin to help put a Christian FM station on the air in Cotonou in 1998. The station broadcasts the gospel in French, English and seven tribal languages. Partner ministry SIM also records programs in eight languages at the studios in Parakou. A nationwide FM network is being planned. EVANGELICALS CHALLENGED TO PRESENT CHRIST ‘CREDIBLY’ Source: Religion Today “Far from evangelicals being an embarrassment, we should think of ourselves as integral to God’s great news for our community, and tell ourselves again with a certain humility and confidence that we have a vital role to play as active Christians and active citizens in the public square,” reported The Christian Post in an interview with Joel Edwards, general director of the Evangelical Alliance. In his new book, An Agenda for Change, Edwards shows how evangelicals can present Christ credibly without watering down biblical truth. He had earlier announced that he will step down as general director after 11 years. Looking ahead, he stressed the heart of the matter was not about advancing evangelicalism as a political or Christian system, but instead about “how we help people understand that God is ultimately the God of good news and is interested in people’s well-being.” © Copyright 2008 - HCJB Global - Colorado Springs, CO USA

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