Zprávy HCJB 1.5.2008

	Britští křesťané se chystají k 1 milionu „hodin laskavosti“
	Křesťané ve Velké Británii jsou vyzýváni, aby věnovali 1 milion „hodin laskavosti“ - praktické činnosti pro své bližní. Vedoucí misie Hope08 vyzývají křesťany, aby se v pondělí 26. května, kdy jsou ve Velké Británii bankovní prázdniny, zúčastnili dobrovolných akcí. Křesťané a celé sbory všech denominací a tradic se budou celý den scházet k praktickým skutkům pro místní komunity. Mike Pilavachi, který pomáhal Hope08 zakládat, povzbuzoval křesťany, aby těmito praktickými skutky ukazovali Boží lásku. Řekl, že „milion hodin laskavosti je milion hodin modliteb,“ a že „jde o projev lásky k Bohu i Jeho lásky k lidem.“ Počítá se, že půjde o takové skutky, jako čištění zdí od graffiti, úklid odpadu, bílení veřejných zdí a organizování skupinek pro o rodiny s batolaty. Zdroj: Assist News Service
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	U.K.CHRISTIANS CHALLENGED TO GIVE 1 MILLION ‘HOURS OF KINDNESS’ Source: Assist News Service Christians in the U.K. are being challenged to donate 1 million “hours of kindness” in practical ways to their neighbors. Leaders of a ministry called Hope08 are urging Christians to volunteer on Monday, May 26, a bank holiday in Great Britain, reported www.Christiantoday.com. Christians and churches of all denominations and traditions will come together throughout the day to undertake a practical action that meets a local community’s needs. Mike Pilavachi, who helped found Hope08, encouraged Christians to demonstrate God’s love through practical actions. “The million hours of kindness is a million hours of worship,” he said. “It’s as much an expression of love for God as it is an expression of his love for others.” Activities include such things as cleaning graffiti, picking up garbage, painting community murals and running parent and toddler groups. KAZAKHSTAN CONSIDERS RESTRICTIVE NEW RELIGION LAW Source: Assist News Service The lower chamber of the parliament in the Central Asian country of Kazakhstan has passed new legislation that would impose tough new restrictions on foreign missionary activity and evangelical churches. According to a news release from the Slavic Gospel Association, Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbaev must approve the legislation before it becomes law. This law would establish quotas of missionaries allowed in Kazakhstan, forbid unregistered missionary activity by foreign workers who are not representatives of religious organizations, prohibit distribution of religious material and informational material with religious content to citizens in public places, stop the acceptance of financial and other donations by religious organizations from anonymous or foreign citizens and organizations, and forbid religious activities, meetings or gatherings with children under the age of 18 without written agreement from both parents or legal guardians. “This is an absolute intrusion into the inner lives of believers, and limits us by laws and fines as we work to fulfill the Great Commission of our Lord Jesus Christ,” stated Rev. Franz Tissen, president of the Kazakh Union of Evangelical Christians-Baptists said in a news release. “I appeal to all believers to join us in fasting and praying for the work of God in Kazakhstan.” INDIA’S ‘RAT FAMINE’ LEADS TO REVIVAL AS BELIEVERS LOOK TO GOD Source: Mission Network News The rat famine in India (called mautam) happens every 50 years when the bamboo flowers and bears fruit that rats eat. As a result, the rats reproduce more than at any other time and begin devouring farmers’ crops. Mauii Pudaite of Bibles for the World said the famine is hitting hardest in Manipur and Assam in northeastern India. Leaders in these areas have formed the Mautam Task Force to address the famine situation. “Farmers are given seeds of cash crops such as ginger to plant and grow,” she explained. “The rats do not eat ginger. While they grow ginger, the farmers are provided with rice for their sustenance.” The task force also helps farmers market their crops and helps people find other jobs that benefit the community and the food program. “It’s been really, really awful, but our God is truly amazing in what He does,” Pudaite added. “In the midst of hunger and suffering, there’s a beautiful revival among the believers in the churches in the hills. In their desperation, they draw near to God. God meets them in the form of their needs, and there is much spiritual revival there.” ORTHODOX CHURCH, STATE PUT PRESSURE ON RUSSIAN PROTESTANTS Source: Religion Today Protestants in Russia are facing increased pressure from the Orthodox Church and the state, reported Assist News Service. Protestants are frequently labeled and treated as “totalitarian sects.” Recent press reports featured incidents in the Russian city of Stary Oskol. In addition, secret service FSB agents recently “visited” a small Methodist congregation. The church, with approximately 40 members, meets in a private apartment. Pastor Vladimir Pachomov said an officer predicted that Protestantism in Russia would “probably soon come to an end.” After the visit from the FSB, local authorities denied the group state recognition as a religious association. The authorities claimed that the religious activities were only a facade for unspecified business transactions and accused the group of succumbing to “American influence.” CHRISTIAN COUPLE CHARGED WITH PROMOTING ‘ILL WILL’ IN SINGAPORE Sources: Voice of the Martyrs, Mission Network News Two charges were lodged against a married couple in Singapore on Monday, April 14, for distributing a Christian publication in March and October 2007 that allegedly cast the Muslim prophet Mohammed in a “negative light.” Ong Kian Cheong, 49, and Dorothy Chan Hien Leng, 44, are charged under the Sedition Act for “promoting feelings of ill will and hostility between different races or classes of the population of Singapore.” They were also charged under the Undesirable Publications Act which defines “objectionable” material as an item which depicts “race or religion in such a manner that the availability of the publication is likely to cause feelings of enmity, hatred, ill will or hostility between different racial or religious groups.” The couple allegedly distributed an evangelistic tract titled, “The Little Bride.” Singapore’s majority religion is Buddhism with Christians accounting for 15 percent of the population. * HCJB Global opened an office in Singapore in 2005 as the hub for the Asia Pacific Region, the world’s most populous area with more than 3.5 billion people. © Copyright 2008 - HCJB Global - Colorado Springs, CO USA

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