Zprávy HCJB 6.5.2008 |
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Misijní skupiny pomáhají v cyklonem postižené Barmě |
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| Souběžně se šířením zprávy o řádění cyklónu Nargis v Barmě se misijní a humanitární organizace začaly zapojovat do pomoci postiženým. Katastrofa si vyžádala asi „Utrpení postižených je nevýslovné,“ řekl prezident Gospel for Asia (GFA) K.P.Yohannan v Indii, odkud sleduje situaci. „Statisíce, možná miliony jsou bez střechy nad hlavou. Jídla je jen málo a ceny raketově stoupají. Elektřina nepůjde možná celé měsíce. Lidé ztratili doslova všechno.“ Biblická kolej GFA v Rangúnu v Barmě byla přeměněna v úkryt pro oběti cyklónu, který se nad zemí přehnal v sobotu 3. května. Hned jak bouře ustala se do koleje vydalo hledat pomoc asi 150 lidí. Místní úřady si zde vytvořily úřadovnu, protože policejní stanici cyklón zničil. Obstarávání potravin pro všechny tyto ubytované je další problém. Banky jsou zavřeny a také pitné vody a jídla je nedostatek. Nicméně toto jsou jen momentální problémy, se kterými se misionáři musejí vypořádat, řekl Yohannan. „Čeká nás nejméně půl roku trvalého pečování o tyto lidi. Je to ale i úžasná příležitost svědčit o lásce od Boha, podobně jako po tsunami 2004.“ Baptist World Aid (BWAid), pomocná a rozvojová organizace při Baptist World Alliance mezitím přislíbila „Budeme pracovat společně a v rámci velmi schopné Barmské baptistické konvence a jsme ve spojení s partnery BWAid v USA, v Evropě i v Asii,“ řekl ředitel BWAid Paul Montacute. Mezi položkami, které postižení nezbytně potřebují je pitná voda, trvanlivé potraviny, přikrývky a lékařské soupravy. Zdroj: Christian Newswire, Associated Press, Baptist World Aid |
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| MISSION GROUPS REACH OUT TO CYCLONE SURVIVORS IN MYANMAR
Sources: Christian Newswire, Associated Press, Baptist World Aid
As word of the devastation in Myanmar due to Cyclone Nargis begins to reach the outside world, mission organizations and aid agencies are gearing up to bring relief to the survivors. The death toll is estimated to be at least 22,000 with another 41,000 missing.
“The suffering of the people is unimaginable,” said Gospel for Asia (GFA) President K.P. Yohannan, speaking from India where he is monitoring the situation. “Hundreds of thousands, perhaps millions, are homeless. Food is in short supply, and prices are skyrocketing. Electricity may be out for months. People have lost literally everything.” A GFA Bible college in Yangon, Myanmar (formerly known as Rangoon, Burma), has become makeshift shelter for some of those devastated by the cyclone which swept across the nation on Saturday, May 3. Some 150 people made their way to the Bible college campus as soon as the storm subsided. Local officials set up shop at the college because the police station was destroyed in the storm. Obtaining enough food to feed all those at the college presents another challenge. Banks are closed and fresh food and water are in short supply. Yet these are simply the immediate problems that aid workers must deal with, Yohannan said. “We are facing at least six months of continuous work ministering to the people. This is a tremendous opportunity for us to reach out in love to them, just like we did after the tsunami in 2004.” Baptist World Aid (BWAid), the relief and development arm of the Baptist World Alliance, meanwhile, has pledged $50,000 to assist with emergency relief efforts in Myanmar. BWAid is coordinating relief efforts with Baptists worldwide. “We will be working with and through the very capable Myanmar Baptist Convention, and we are in contact with BWAid partners in the U.S., Europe and Asia,” said BWAid Director Paul Montacute. Among the immediate needs of those affected by the storm include clean drinking water, nonperishable food, blankets and medical kits. MINISTRY TO HOLD CHRISTIAN DISASTER TRAINING CONFERENCE Source: Assist News Service An Oklahoma-based mission organization is planning a Christian disaster training conference in July with a focus on field survival, disaster assessment and emergency medical training. Strategic World Impact (SWI) is sponsoring its 10th annual Disaster Assistance Response Training (DART) conference July 13-18 in Bartlesville, Okla. This year’s theme will be “Kingdoms in Conflict,” focusing on specific regions of the world facing strife due to war, political turmoil and large refugee populations. The training will feature an overnight stay in a “refugee camp,” simulating conditions often faced in difficult environments. PAKISTAN TABLES BILL GIVING MORE SENATE SEATS TO MINORITIES Source: Assist News Service A constitutional amendment bill calling for increased minority representation in government has been tabled in Pakistan’s National Assembly Secretariat. Shahbaz Bhatti, who is a Christian parliamentarian, had proposed a formula for allocation of nine reserved minority seats in the Senate, or two seats from each of the four provinces of Pakistan and one seat from federal capital. Bhatti has been campaigning for minorities’ rights since 1985. He founded the Christian Liberation Front which was later transformed into All Pakistan Minorities Alliance, the representative group of Pakistani minorities. He appealed to the international Christian community across the globe to pray for what he called the “cause of the marginalized” in Pakistan. In the past, people’s prayers have provided “immense moral support,” Bhatti said. * HCJB Global Hands sent two medical teams from Ecuador to Pakistan following a powerful earthquake on Oct. 8, 2005, that left tens of thousands dead and thousands more injured and homeless. Staff members helped SIM International with relief efforts. LUIS PALAU CONCLUDES FINAL WEEKEND OF 3-CITY JAMAICAN FESTIVAL Source: Christian Newswire An ambitious and innovative outreach wrapped up Sunday, May 4, in Kingston, Jamaica, as the “Best Dressed 50Fest” closed with raucous Jamaican music and a gospel message from evangelist Luis Palau. Underwritten by the Jamaican Broilers Group as the centerpiece for its 50th anniversary celebration, the event brought music, children’s activities and extreme sports to three Jamaican cities. Evangelism was at the heart of the celebrations with Luis Palau speaking in Kingston, his son Andrew in Mandeville and San Diego-based evangelist Miles McPherson in Montego Bay. More than 10,000 decisions to follow Christ were collected during 10 days of activities. * Staff members from the HCJB Global Technology Center in Elkhart, Ind., worked with Tarrant Baptist Church in Kingston to install a 500-watt FM transmitter, antenna and studio. BRITISH CHRISTIANS OFFERED CELL PHONE ‘PRAYER ALERTS’ Sources: Assist News Service, AFP News Service British Christians are now able to pray together wherever they may be by subscribing to a new cell phone service. Subscribers to the prayer mobile service are to receive a text asking them to pray, simultaneously, on issues ranging from terrorism to homelessness and the credit crunch, according to an official from the telephone firm, Ecumen. The company is offering the service in conjunction with a Christian charity, Prayer in Action. Ecumen provides a range of religious products for cell phones. The company is part of the telephone firm, Teimlo, Britain’s self-described leading provider of cell services for the Christian market. The AFP News Service reported that last year Teimlo offered downloads of the Bible for mobile phones. © Copyright 2008 - HCJB Global - Colorado Springs, CO USA |
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