Zprávy HCJB 26.10.2008 - 31.10.2008

 Smrt mladého pilota znovu odhaluje rizika misijního létání
   Zvláštní bohoslužba spojená se vzpomínkou na 23letého pilota Mission Aviation Fellowship (MAF) proběhla v Sydney v Austrálii. Hadleigh Smith zahynul ve čtvrtek 16. října během letu nedaleko Arnhem Land. Okolnosti katastrofy jsou zatím nejasné. Našlo se pár trosek, ale trup letadla ani tělo pilota se najít nepodařilo. Jen to je zřejmé, že ničivý náraz na hladinu pilot nemohl přežít. Stroj se zřítil do vod Buckinghamského zálivu asi 25 km východně od místa startu na Elcho Island. V hledání se pokračuje. „Piloti MAF riskují zdraví i život denně – ve službě Bohu, lidem i MAF,“ řekl výkonný ředitel MAF Australia Rob Owen. Zdroj: Mission Aviation Fellowship
 
 Humanitární organizace v Afghánistánu po vraždě zvažuje svou budoucnost
   Humanitární organizace zvažují udržitelnost svého působení v Afghánistánu po vraždě křesťanské humanitární pracovnice Gayle Williamsové, která byla minulý týden zastřelena z motocyklu. Tento poslední útok, ke kterému došlo v centru Kábulu, prohloubil již dříve pociťovanou nejistotu mezi zahraničními humanitárními pracovníky v souvislosti s nárůstem násilností povstalců. „Moc Talibanu se zatím projevovala mimo města a na silnicích, ale nyní se zdá, že jsou schopni operovat i ve městech,“ řekl Mike Lyth, ředitel Serve Afghanistan, humanitární organizace působící v Afgánistánu od sedmdesátých let minulého století. „Je to těžké … chci tím říci: jak se bránit před někým na motocyklu?“ Zdroj: Compass Direct News

*HCJB Global Voice přináši rozhlasem slova naděje a povzbuzení lidem po celém Afghánistánu. Spolu s partnery se podílí na vysílání na AM ve čtyřech jazycích používanách v zemi: turkmenštině, Darí, jihouzbečtině a severouzbečtině.
 
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    HCJB GLOBAL-AUSTRALIA NAMES DALE STAGG AS NEW DIRECTOR

Source: HCJB Global
HCJB Global-Australia’s office in Melbourne has named Dale Stagg, 48, to the position of director beginning in February 2009. With degrees in counseling and pastoral counseling, Stagg has served with Focus on the Family Australia, where he has the senior role of national manager of programs and development. He and his wife, Cheryl, have three children.

“To be given the opportunity to join an organization like HCJB Global-Australia is a tremendous privilege,” Stagg said.

David Maindonald, who has served 20 years as director, said in 2006 he and his wife, Glenis, “came under increasing conviction that God was saying that it was nearing the time for there to be a transition of leadership.” David plans to continue overseeing construction of the international broadcast facility in Kununurra which he hopes to be completed in late 2010 or early 2011.

The shortwave station in Kununurra reaches across the Asia Pacific Region with programs in 20 languages. Studios at HCJB Global-Australia’s office in Melbourne are used to record programs in English and Oromo, a language spoken in Ethiopia.

170+ KILLED AS STRONG EARTHQUAKE ROCKS PAKISTAN

Source: Assist News Service
More than 170 people have been reported dead with thousands left homeless after a powerful earthquake struck southwestern Pakistan at dawn Wednesday, Oct. 29. The death toll is expected to rise. The 6.4-magnitude temblor rocked parts of Baluchistan province, reducing several villages to rubble. The most severely affected by the quake include Ziarat, Pishin, Chaman and adjoining areas. Army helicopters flew in relief supplies to affected areas. The leading umbrella organization of Pakistan’s minorities responded to this tragedy immediately. An All Pakistan Minorities Alliance team from Baluchistan arrived at the scene to provide search, rescue and relief services in the worst-hit areas within hours after the quake hit. The tragedy comes about three years after a devastating earthquake hit Pakistan on Oct. 8, 2005, killing 80,000 people and leaving some 3.5 million homeless. Area Christians have extended their generous contribution toward relief, rescu e and rehabilitation of the victims of the quake. Several national and international Christian relief organizations have launched relief, rescue and rehabilitation operations to assist the victims of the latest earthquake.

* HCJB Global Hands sent two medical teams from Ecuador to Pakistan following the 2005 quake, helping SIM International with relief efforts.

TRANS WORLD RADIO ANNOUNCES NEW PRESIDENT

Source: Trans World Radio
International Christian broadcaster Trans World Radio (TWR) has announced the selection of Lauren Libby as its new president and chief executive officer. The unanimous decision by TWR’s board of directors to elect Libby came after an exhaustive six-month search process. He succeeds David Tucker who stepped down from his position earlier this year. Libby has served as vice president and chief operating officer with Navigators in Colorado Springs, Colo. He is to be commissioned by TWR on Monday, Dec. 1, becoming the radio ministry’s fourth president.

POPULAR ‘SURFERS BIBLE’ TAKES OFF ON A NEW WAVE

Source: Christian Surfers International
The first Surfers Bible was an instant hit on the surfing scene with some remarkable results when it was published six years ago. “I was in the hospital after a severe surfing accident, and the only thing I had to read was the Surfers Bible,” said professional body boarder Glenn Thurston. “By the end of my recovery I had not only healed of my injury, but I had come to a faith in Christ.” Christian Surfers International (CSI) partnered with Bible Society to produce the original Surfers Bible and now together will release a new product. CSI Operations Manager Aaron Hughes calls it a “complete Surfers Bible, including the Old Testament in a surfer-friendly, waterproof zip cover and The Surfers Guide to God, a pocket-sized Gospel of Mark.” The new Bible includes a DVD featuring a surfing documentary shot on a surfing trip to Indonesia’s Nias Island in mid-2007. “We wanted to share a faith in action story of these surfers using their surfing to help the tsunami-affected areas of Indonesia,” said film director Brad Whittaker.

* In March 2005 HCJB Global Hands sent an emergency relief team from Ecuador to Nias Island, Indonesia, to help victims of the December 2004 tsunami. When an 8.7-strength earthquake rocked the island on March 28, 2005, the team stayed an extra week, bringing physical and spiritual encouragement to people in some of the worst-hit areas.

POPULATION AT RISK IN DEM. REP. OF CONGO AS FIGHTING INTENSIFIES

Source: International Committee of the Red Cross
As fighting between government troops and the armed opposition in North Kivu province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo intensifies, tens of thousands of people displaced from their homes are in urgent need of temporary shelter, water, food and medical supplies. In Goma and in other affected areas, the situation is tense, as inhabitants are uncertain about how the latest developments may affect them. Max Hadorn, head of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) delegation in the country, said members of his staff are now confined to their offices in Goma. The staff cannot yet assess the situation of the population or obtain precise figures of displaced and wounded people. When conditions permit, the ICRC is ready to support the displaced population around Goma with food, drinking water and essential household items.

* HCJB Global Voice works with local partners in the Democratic Republic of Congo to broadcast the gospel on Christian stations in Boma, Bukavu and Kinshasa. Programs go out in English, French, Kikongo Fioti, Lingala, Luba and Swahili. Weekly programs in the Songe and Kikongo San Salvador languages also air from local FM stations in the country.

DAY OF PRAYER HELD FOR THE WORLD’S ECONOMIES

Source: Global Day of Prayer
On Wednesday, Oct. 29, intercessors from around the globe went to places such as stock exchanges and government buildings to intercede on behalf of the nations for the current economic turmoil. Others prayed in churches and prayer groups, as all around the world the effect of the economic chaos on poverty, crime, despair and hopelessness is felt. Cindy Jacobs of the U.S. Reformation Prayer Network said that people also planned to intercede on site of the statue of the bull on Wall Street “to ask God to begin to change from the bull and bear markets to what we feel will be the ‘Lion’s Market’ or God’s control over the economic systems.” She suggested that people repent of personal greed and other “economic sins” of their nation. “Pray that God will rise up an economy based upon biblical principles,” was another suggestion.

LOSS OF YOUNG MAF PILOT HIGHLIGHTS RISKS OF MISSION AVIATION

Source: Mission Aviation Fellowship
A special memorial service was held in Sydney, Australia, for 23-year-old Mission Aviation Fellowship (MAF) pilot Hadleigh Smith who died while piloting a light plane off the Arnhem Land coast on Thursday, Oct. 16. Circumstances surrounding the cause of the accident are still unclear. A small amount of aircraft debris has been recovered, but searchers have been unable to locate the main fuselage or the body of the pilot. Nevertheless, it appears inevitable that Hadleigh did not survive the impact which investigators believe occurred with “devastating force” in the waters of Buckingham Bay, Australia, about 16 miles east of his departure point on Elcho Island. The search for the pilot and the aircraft is ongoing. “Every day MAF pilots face a range of risks to their personal health and safety—all in the name of serving God, serving people and serving MAF,” said MAF Australia Chief Executive Rob Owen.

PERSECUTION INTENSIFIES AFTER OLYMPIC GAMES IN CHINA

Source: Christian Newswire
Since the end of the Olympic Games in August, ChinaAid has received reports of intensified religious persecution from across China. In Beijing, Pastor Bike Zhang Mingxuan and his family members have been evicted from their home, beaten and arrested. In Heilongjiang province, one city called Yichun recently banned all of the house churches. In Yunnan province, some house church members were attacked immediately after the Olympics. In Shandong province, Pastor Zhang Zhongxin was sentenced to two years of re-education through labor, and after the Olympics his appeal was denied. Bike’s lawyer, Li Fangping, was refused permission to meet with him because authorities claimed he could endanger state security. ChinaAid has also learned that 29 house church leaders have been serving time in labor camps and prisons in Henan province since July 9, 2007. They are accused of being “evil cult” members.

MULTIPLE BOMB BLASTS KILL AT LEAST 50 IN ASSAM, INDIA

Source: BosNewsLife
A dozen bomb blasts rocked northeastern India’s state Assam state on Thursday, Oct. 30, killing at least 50 people and injuring 300 others, including Christians, according to a main alliance of churches and mission groups. The blasts also injured at least one pastor and damaged a Baptist church, Christian shops and other properties in the state’s largest city of Guwahati and three other towns, said the All India Christian Council. Witnesses said many of Thursday’s blasts were in crowded markets in the state and many bombs were hidden in motorcycles or scooters. Although Assam has seen separatist violence for decades, Thursday’s blasts were described as the worst terrorist attack in memory to strike India’s multi-ethnic northeast. Soon after the Assam blasts, residents of Guwahati burned government and public properties to protest the perceived lack of security measures in Assam. No one has claimed responsibility for the attack s which security analysts said appeared to be coordinated.

AID AGENCY REFLECTS ON FUTURE IN AFGHANISTAN AFTER MURDER

Source: Compass Direct News
Aid agencies are reviewing the viability of their presence in Afghanistan following the murder of Christian aid worker Gayle Williams who was killed in Kabul last week in a drive-by shooting. This latest attack in the heart of Kabul has added to the sense of insecurity already felt by in-country foreign aid workers due to the recent escalation in violence by insurgent groups. “[There is] gradually encroaching control by the Taliban of the regions outside of the cities and the roads in between, and now it looks like the ability to operate even inside the cities as well,” said Mike Lyth, chairman of Serve Afghanistan, a humanitarian organization that has worked with Afghanis since the 1970s. “It’s very difficult . . . I mean, how do you stop somebody riding in on a motorcycle?”

* HCJB Global Voice is bringing words of hope and encouragement to people across Afghanistan via radio. Together with partners, Christian broadcasts go out via AM in four languages spoken in the country: Turkmen, Dari, Southern Uzbek and Northern Uzbek.

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