Zprávy HCJB 19.6.2008

 WCC vyzývá ke dni modliteb za Zimbabwe
   Sbory a církve po celém světě jsou zvány, aby se v neděli 22. června připojily ke dni modliteb za Zimbabwe. Den je iniciativou křesťanů z této země a je začátkem období modliteb za národy a vládu této východoafrické země spějící do kritického období. Bude zahájen krátce před rozhodujícími prezidentskými volbami v pátek 27. června. V dopise církvím sdruženým ve Světové Rdě Církví (WCC) vysvětluje generální tajemník Samuel Kobia: „Nelze přehánět význam těchto voleb, jejich spravedlivost, výsledky a důsledky. .. Události nadcházejících týdnů přesto budou výzvou lidu Zimbabwe i celému světu k nalezení východiska z nepřátelství cestou demokracie, výzvou, která ovlivní budoucnost země i celé oblasti.“ Zdroj: World Council of Churches
 
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   WCC URGES CHURCHES TO JOIN DAY OF PRAYER FOR ZIMBABWE

Source: World Council of Churches
Churches worldwide are invited to join a day of prayer for Zimbabwe on Sunday, June 22. The day of prayer, an initiative of Christians in the country, is the beginning of a season of prayer for the people and government of the East African country which is facing a critical time. It will take place shortly before the runoff election for the presidency on Friday, June 27. In a letter to churches affiliated with the World Council of Churches (WCC), General Secretary Samuel Kobia explained, “It’s impossible to overstate the importance of this election, its fairness, its outcome and its aftermath. . . . Events in the coming weeks will challenge people of Zimbabwe and the world to find means of overcoming violence in the exercise of democracy, and the results will influence the future of the nation and the region.”

STUDENT ASSAULTED AFTER ANTI-CHRISTIAN RALLIES IN SRI LANKA

Source: BosNewsLife
The National Christian Evangelical Alliance of Sri Lanka (NCEASL) said four anti-Christian meetings, apparently organized by hard-line Buddhists, took place from Friday, June 13, to Tuesday, June 17, in the town of Middeniya in Sri Lanka’s Hambanthota district. Following the protests, a Christian girl, who was not identified, was allegedly assaulted by her fellow students. More trouble is expected this Sunday in Middeniya where Buddhists said they have organized another “huge” anti-Christian rally, this time to “expose the great [Christian] conspiracy,” the NCEASL reported. Members of the Assemblies of God church in Middeniya have expressed concerns that the rally may lead to violence and discrimination against the town’s small Christian minority. At previous rallies, extremists reportedly ordered shopkeepers not to sell food to Christians and encouraged taxi drivers not to accept them as passengers. “We are extremely concerned to hear of the increasing opposition to Christians in Sri Lanka from Buddhist fundamentalists,” said Stuart Windsor, national director of the U.K.-based rights group Christian Solidarity Worldwide. “Such large-scale, organized protesting and rallying can only incite hatred, discrimination and violence against Christians, and this is unacceptable.”

FORMER BAPTIST WORLD ALLIANCE VICE PRESIDENT DIES AT 98

Source: Baptist World Alliance
Alma Hunt, vice president of Baptist World Alliance (BWA) from 1970 to 1975, died on Saturday, June 14, in Roanoke, Va. She was 98. Hunt was the first woman to preside over the BWA World Congress in 1975 and was also the executive secretary of the Women’s Missionary Union (WMU) from 1948 to 1974. Under her leadership, the WMU expanded its mission in the U.S. and other countries. Membership grew to 1.5 million women during her tenure, and she traveled to more than 90 countries where she helped form Baptist women’s groups. In 1998 the WMU of Virginia renamed the Virginia Baptist Missions Offering in Hunt’s honor -- Alma Hunt Offering for Virginia Missions -- in recognition of “her passionate pursuit of a missional lifestyle.” BWA General Secretary Neville Callam recognized hunt as a reliable and longstanding supporter of the international church body. “We are thankful for people like her who give so much encouragement to those involved in the worldwide Baptist movement,” he said. Funeral services were held at Rosalind Hills Baptist Church in Roanoke on Wednesday, June 18.

ALGERIAN EVANGELIST TO FACE EVANGELISM CHARGES

Source: Compass Direct News
An Algerian church leader will go to court Wednesday, June 25, for a hearing regarding charges of evangelism. Already convicted of evangelism and blasphemy in two separate cases this year, Rachid Muhammad Essaghir, 37, believes he is being targeted for his work with Christians in Tiaret. The convert to Christianity who regularly posts his telephone number on evangelistic Christian satellite television programs, added that he has received death threats from Algerian journalist Haitham Rabani in recent months. A correspondent tracking Christianity in Algeria, Rabani denied threatening Essaghir but did send him text messages. However, Rabani admitted threatening the host of an Al-Hayat Christian satellite talk show who is also named Rachid. He said he told the host, “If I capture you, I will kill you,” but claimed he never intended to carry out the threat.

TRIBESMEN CONFESS TO KILLING MISSIONARY 100 YEARS LATER

Sources: World Wide Religious News, The Fiji Times
Relatives of a pioneer Seventh-day Adventist missionary to Papua New Guinea (PNG) were presented with a confession and apology by members of the once-hostile tribe that murdered him 100 years ago. Fijian missionary Peni Tavodi, accompanied by Pastor Septimus and wife, Edith Carr, from Australia arrived in PNG on June 13, 1908. In an emotional ceremony held last week, the descendants of the Taburi clan in the Koiari district, expressed remorse over the killing of Tavodi by reconciling with his grand nephew, Pastor Mitieli Nakasamai. The pastor was accompanied by the denomination’s general secretary in Fiji, Pastor Wame Sausau. The two men had traveled to attend the centenary celebrations of the Seventh-Day Adventist Church in PNG when they participated in the reconciliation ceremony on Friday, June 13. It is believed that Tavodi was killed by sorcerers of the Taburi clan while he was praying. A re-enactment of the arrival of the missionaries was carried out by local Koiari villagers in traditional dress before the reconciliation ceremony.

* Staff members from the HCJB Global Technology Center in Elkhart, Ind., are working with partners in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, to design and build a satellite radio network with more than 32 outlets planned. The main FM station, Wantok Radio Light, went on the air in Port Moresby in 2002 followed by more than 12 repeaters. A low-power shortwave transmitter also went on the air in the same city with HCJB Global Voice’s help in 2005. At its annual convention in Orlando, Fla., in February 2007, the National Religious Broadcasters (NRB) named Wantok Radio Light as the “International Ministry of the Year.”

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