Zprávy HCJB 23.5.2008

	Oficiální uzbekistánská filmová reportáž hanobí ‘nezákonnou misionářskou činnost‘
	Ve středoasijské republice Uzbekistán pokračuje státem vedená kampaň ve sdělovacích prostředcích, která podněcuje nesnášenlivost k náboženským menšinám, ke svobodě myšlení, svědomí a víry. Poslední televizní reportáž popisovala společně Svědky Jehovovy, Adventisty Sedmého Dne , Presbyteriány i Metodisty jako provozovatele „nepovolené misijní činnosti.“ Ta byla prezentována v jedné řadě s jinými „globálními problémy jako náboženský dogmatismus, fundamentalismus, terorismus a šíření drog.“ Byly použity policejní záběry ze zásahů policie při bohoslužbách. Přitom policie tvrdila, že filmování je „nezbytné pro další vyšetřování.“ Příslušníci náboženských menšin si myslí, že někteří z nich se nyní „bojí vyjít na ulici ze strachu, že budou pronásledováni.“ Ale podle jiných, „lidé, kteří alespoň trochu vědí, o co v zemi jde, s námi sympatizují.“ Zdroj: Forum 18 News Service *Společně s místními partnery má HCJB Global misie ve více než 100 zemích a vysílá evangelium ve více než 100 jazycích a nářečích. HCJB Global spolupracuje s Hosanna a místními partnery na dramatizaci Nového Zákona v rámci projektu Víra ze slyšení. Mezi již dokončenými překlady jsou ukrajinský, ruský, gruzínský, azerbajdžanský, slovenský, český, uzbecký a tatarský.
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	MYANMAR CYCLONE CONTINUES TO CLAIM 1,000 NEW VICTIMS DAILY Sources: Global Aid Network, Christian Aid Mission, Action by Churches Together, Christian Newswire, Adventist Press Service Survivors of Cyclone Nargis in Myanmar (Burma) are now “on the verge of death because of a lack of food, water or shelter from the wind, rain, and cooler weather,” according to a ministry assisted through Christian Aid Mission. Similarly, a statement by Global Aid Network says that despite efforts to aid cyclone victims, “it is estimated that approximately 1,000 people are dying per day due to starvation, lack of medical care from cyclone-related injuries, dehydration and disease.” It is expected that even more will die as injuries and ensuing diseases go untreated. There has been a rise in the number of cases of diarrhea, cholera, dysentery, scabies and other illnesses are starting to break out in the camps and in the affected area. Medical aid has been slow in arriving. “Apparently, the aid being distributed by the military is going to Buddhists only,” the GAiN media statement said, citing a ministry leader who claimed “we have to help our Christian people because they will not receive any help from the government.” GAiN says Christians are extending their help to everyone in need that they can -- including Buddhists. ACT International has launched a $5-million appeal to meet the increasing demands for humanitarian relief for 1.3 million people in Myanmar. Meanwhile, through coordination with the U.N. and Myanmar’s government, the Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) has been requested to provide emergency aid to at least 30,000 people in the southern portion of Labutta township, a distant patchwork of islands and rivers where thousands have died. Myanmar’s ruling military junta granted permission to its Asian neighbors to oversee the distribution of foreign aid to storm survivors and also approved a visit to the region by U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. According to government officials, the death toll from Cyclone Nargis has now risen to more than 78,000 with 56,000 still missing. ADVOCATE FOR CHRISTIAN AID RAISING FUNDS FOR QUAKE VICTIMS Source: Christian Aid Mission, ACC Web News, Adventist Press Service, Samaritan’s Purse Dorothy Sun of China Aid Association (CAA) is rejoicing that children of the Ark Handicapped Orphanage were moved last year from an old building that was in poor condition. That building collapsed during the recent quake. “But all of the children have been living in the new, sturdier building for the past year, so they escaped any harm,” stated a CAA report. Sun said government authorities have requested that this Christian orphanage take in more children who were orphaned during the earthquake. She needs more funds to care for an additional 100 orphans who are sleeping on the floor. Amity Foundation, a member of ACT International, is coordinating its response with its local partners, Amity is focusing its assistance in the severely affected provinces of Gansu, Sha’anxi and Sichuan. Amity plans to provide 16,000 of the most vulnerable people with food support to sustain them through the immediate shortage. In addition, Amity will distribute 8,000 tarpaulins and quilts to help families protect and shelter themselves from the elements. The Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) centered its efforts in Jiulong town and surrounding villages where approximately 12,000 people are expected to receive direct assistance. Also, a Samaritan’s Purse 747 cargo jet loaded with supplies was scheduled fly to Chengdu, the provincial capital of the hard-hit Sichuan province. * HCJB Global-Australia’s shortwave station in Kununurra broadcasts 18 hours of Mandarin programming each week. An additional five hours of weekly programming in Fujian and 10.5 hours in English also air to China. OFFICIAL UZBEKISTAN VIDEO DECRIES ‘ILLEGAL MISSIONARY ACTIVITY’ Source: Forum 18 News Service The Central Asian nation of Uzbekistan continues to use state-run mass media to incite intolerance of religious minorities and freedom of thought, conscience and belief. In the latest national television coverage, Jehovah’s Witnesses, Seventh-day Adventists, Presbyterians and Methodists were all described as conducting unspecified “illegal missionary activities.” This was described as “a global problem along with religious dogmatism, fundamentalism, terrorism and drug addiction.” Video footage showed scenes of police raids on worship services. Police had claimed that the film “was necessary for further investigation.” A member of a religious minority stating that some people are now “afraid to go out on the street where they live for fear of being persecuted.” However, sources said that “people who understand a little bit what’s going on in the country sympathize with us.” * Together with its local partners, HCJB Global has ministries in more than 100 countries and broadcasts the gospel in more than 100 languages and dialects. HCJB Global HAS worked with Hosanna and local partners to produce dramatized New Testaments in a project called Faith Comes by Hearing. Among the translations completed include Ukrainian, Russian, Georgian, Azerbaijani, Slovak, Czech, Uzbek, Tatar and Baltik-Romani. ALGERIAN COURT PRESSURES WOMAN TO RENOUNCE CHRIST Source: Compass Direct News An Algerian public prosecutor has demanded a three-year sentence for a convert to Christianity in western Algeria for practicing her faith “without license.” In late March Habiba Kouider was plucked off an inter-city bus outside of her home town of Tiaret when police found several Bibles and books on Christianity in her hand bag. “You reinstate Islam and I will [drop the case],” the prosecutor told her, as quoted by the French daily Le Figaro. “If you persist in sin you will undergo the lightning of justice.” The Algerian daily el Watan reported on Wednesday, May 21, that Kouider “refused to give up her new faith under the pressure,” prompting the prosecutor to bring charges against her. At the hearing, Kouider’s defense lawyer told the court that the charge against her client did not exist in the law. TECHNOLOGY APPLIED TO HELP SPREAD THE GOSPEL ACROSS U.S. Source: Christian Newswire The Pocket Testament League has developed a new web-based system to match people who want to share their faith using Scripture with anonymous donors who support their evangelistic effort. Through this unique win-win partnership, thousands of Gospel of John booklets are being given away every week in high schools, homeless shelters, prisons, supermarkets, offices and even on the front lines in Iraq and Afghanistan. Sponsors receive stories by e-mail, then can set goals for how many presentations of the gospel they would like to support over time, and see their progress towards these goals. The Pocket Testament League has 200,000 volunteer members who carry pocket-sized Gospels of John with them and look for opportunities to share them with people they meet. The website shows how many members are waiting for gospels, and how many presentations of the gospel. For more information visit www.pocketpower.org. © Copyright 2008 - HCJB Global - Colorado Springs, CO USA

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