Zprávy HCJB 8.5.2008

	Japonci - občané země ‘8 milionů bohů’ - se vydávají za Kristem
	Zvěstování evangelia cestou přátelských vztahů je způsob, jak vést v Japonsku lidi ke Kristu. Japonci dbají na dobrou pověst. Mnoho z nich proto od křesťanství odrazuje fakt, že by se pak lišili od ostatních. Pracovníci Jižních Baptistů svědčí a setkávají se s lidmi jiných kultur při budování osobních vztahů - ve sportovních klubech nebo v zaměstnání. Jedna žena se nedávno obrátila po návštěvě kostela, kam ji přivedla její přítelkyně z fitness centra. Zdroj: Mission Network News *Z krátkovlnné stanice HCJB Global-Australia je japonsky vysíláno jednu hodinu týdně. Programy jsou také archivovány na internetu a vysílány do Japonska satelitním rozhlasem. V Tokiu byla v roce 2006 otevřena kancelář HCJB Global.
	Turečtí muži hrozili v Ankaře sboru i pastorovi
	Tři muži, z nichž jeden byl ozbrojen puškou a v rukavicích, vyhrožovali protestantskému sboru a jeho pastorovi v tureckém hlavním městě Ankaře v úterý 6. května. Pachatelé zmizeli v autě dřív, než mohla být zavolána policie. Jde již o sedmý útočný incident za poslední čtyři měsíce, kdy jsou zaznamenávány výhrůžky proti nepatrné turecké protestantské komunitě. Většina tureckých křesťanů jsou bývalí muslimové. Zdroj: Compass Direct News
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	RELIEF MINISTRIES BEGIN ARRIVING IN MYANMAR AFTER CYCLONE Sources: Assist News Service, Samaritan’s Purse, World Vision, Christian Solidarity Worldwide, Assemblies of God News, Covenant News, Christian Newswire Various ministries now have staff members on the ground in Myanmar (Burma) in response to the devastation wreaked by Cyclone Nargis which swept through the country on Saturday, May 3, affecting what the U.N. estimates to be 1 million people. Heavy flooding and rains continue to displace people, increasing the number of survivors that need immediate shelter and clean water. This is the worst disaster to strike Southeast Asia since the tsunami in December 2004. A state of emergency has been declared across five regions of Myanmar. The capital city, Yangon, is in the Irrawaddy Delta which took a direct hit from Cyclone Nargis. A 12-foot storm surge swept away entire towns and villages. Many of the survivors reside in Myanmar’s poorest provinces where most families live on less than the equivalent of US$1 a day. Water Missions International (WMI) is preparing 44 water purification systems for immediate deployment to aid survivors. The 44 Living Water Treatment Systems have been requested from other organizations, including World Vision, Operation Blessing and Samaritan’s Purse. The first systems are to be ready for transport on Friday. Each water system treats up to 10 gallons of water per minute (approximately 10,000 gallons per day) and supports communities of up to 3,000 people. Two Samaritan’s Purse s relief workers in Yangon are water and sanitation experts. Water sources have been contaminated -- not just by saltwater, but also by the thousands of human bodies and animal carcasses, many of them floating in the water. Samson Jeyakumar of World Vision spoke of a “very narrow window of opportunity to ensure people have access to potable drinking water and sanitation. Disease outbreaks spread by dirty water, poor sanitation and mosquitoes are a major concern.” A Samaritan’s Purse worker received reports from a partner that “more than 60 villages were completely wiped out in the delta region.” He added that some are predicting the death toll to exceed 100,000 -- almost five times more than government estimate of 22,000. According to news reports, as many as 70,000 people are missing in the delta that was hard hit. The official government figure for the missing is 41,000. Randy Hurst, an area leader with Assemblies of God World Missions, has been in Myanmar for four days to assist churches and assess needs. “So far 17 Assemblies of God churches have been confirmed destroyed with dozens more located in isolated areas devastated by the cyclone,” he said. Church leaders expect at least 50 churches were destroyed. The denomination plans to send specialists into the area along with a crisis response specialist to work with leaders. The specialists will assist in relief planning with an initial focus on water purification. While cargo planes are not yet cleared for landing in Myanmar, World Vision has been able to set up several local distributions for basic needs such as rice, water and blankets. Jeyakumar said helping children to overcome emotional trauma must also be a priority. Covenant World Relief maintains funds in a reserve account with World Relief International, allowing the agency to respond immediately to crises anywhere in the world. In catastrophic events, additional funds are sought to support the Covenant World Relief response. With roads blocked by thousands of uprooted trees, no electricity in many areas, tens of thousands missing, and hundreds of thousands left homeless with no clean drinking water, the situation for many is simply survival. But Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW) has farther reaching concerns, noting that a planned referendum on a Myanmar’s new constitution has only been postponed in the country’s worst-hit areas. “The referendum is due to be held on Saturday, May 10, and is the first opportunity the people of Myanmar have had to vote since Aung Sang Suu Kyi and the National League for Democracy won the elections eighteen years ago,” said a CSW spokesperson. Sitting barely above sea level in Southeast Asia, Myanmar shares borders with China, Laos, Thailand, Bangladesh and India. It has nearly 1,200 miles of uninterrupted coastline facing the Bay of Bengal. ISLAMISTS THREATEN TO TEAR DOWN CHURCH IN INDONESIA Source: Compass Direct News Muslim extremists and local government authorities in North Sumatra, Indonesia, last week threatened to tear down a church building under construction in Sumatra even though church leaders say they have met requirements of Indonesia’s draconian law on worship places. Emboldened by local authorities’ unwillingness to grant a church building permit to Protestant Bataks Christian Church, some 100 Muslim extremists accompanied by government officials on Tuesday, April 29, tried to destroy the building under construction in Jati Makmur village, North Binjai. Pastor Monang Silaban said about 100 members of the Islamic extremist Front Pembela Islam, some armed with “sharp weapons,” arrived at 4:30 p.m. accompanied by Binjai municipal officials who brought a bulldozer. Police met with church and Muslim extremist group leaders following the confrontation and reached an agreement that construction on the building would cease until the permit is approved -- something that hasn’t happened in the two years since the church first applied. * HCJB Global Voice has worked with local partners to establish 29 local Christian radio stations across Indonesia since 2004. Broadcasts from HCJB Global-Australia’s shortwave station in Kununurra also encourage listeners nationwide. In addition, HCJB Global Hands has helped with relief efforts since the Dec. 26, 2004, earthquake/tsunami and subsequent quakes that devastated parts of Indonesia. JAPANESE COMING TO CHRIST IN ‘LAND OF 8 MILLION GODS’ Source: Mission Network News Friendship evangelism is key to leading people to Christ in Japan. Many Japanese are concerned with reputation. Being different from the culture can prevent many from a relationship with Christ. Workers with the Southern Baptist International Mission Board witness and connect with people through relational evangelism -- joining sports clubs and business groups. One woman recently came to Christ after attending church with a friend she met through a fitness club. * Weekly one-hour Japanese broadcasts air from HCJB Global-Australia’s shortwave station in Kununurra. Programs are also available on the Internet via on-demand archives and air via a digital satellite network in Japan. An HCJB Global representation site opened in Tokyo in August 2006. ARMED MEN THREATEN CHURCH, PASTOR IN ANKARA, TURKEY Source: Compass Direct News Three men, one of them armed with a gun and wearing gloves, threatened a Protestant church and its pastor in the Turkish capital city of Ankara Tuesday, May 6. The culprits fled in a car before police could be summoned. The attempted attack marked the seventh incident in the past four months of threatened violence against Turkey’s tiny Protestant community. Most Turkish believers are former Muslims who converted to Christianity. EVANGELICAL PASTOR AMONG TIME’S ‘100 MOST INFLUENTIAL PEOPLE’ Source: Mission Network News Rev. Richard Cizik, the face of the green evangelical movement, was named among Time magazine’s top-100 most influential people in the world for 2008.Cizik, an ordained Evangelical Presbyterian minister and head of the Office of Government Affairs for the U.S. National Association of Evangelicals (NAE), was honored alongside environmental partner Eric Chivian, a Nobel Peace Prize laureate and professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School. Chivian called the bringing together of the scientists and evangelicals a “rather unusual event, since these two groups have really been at odds for a very long time.” He and Cizik met in 2005 and have since worked together to forge a partnership between the scientific and evangelical communities to care for the environment. © Copyright 2008 - HCJB Global - Colorado Springs, CO USA

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