Zprávy HCJB 8.2.2009 - 14.2.2009

	ADRA pomáhá Súdánským občanům vrátit se zpět do svých domovů
	Zdroj: Adventist Development and Relief Agency. Čtyři roky po konci občanské války v Súdánu, která trvala celých 22let, se občané vracející se zpět do svých domovů potýkají s velkými potížemi. Jsou nuceni čelit hladu, nemocem, všeobecné zanedbanosti po cestě ze Severního Súdánu (a z mnoha dalších zemí) do oblasti z které pocházejí. Částí úsilí o pomoc je i v usnadnění jejich přepravy do domovů. The Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) provozuje šest odpočinkových stanovišť v oblastech White Nile, Jonglei, Central Equatoria a Upper Nile, která patří k největším zařízením tohoto druhu v Súdánu. Tyto zastávky pomáhají více než 2300 lidem každý den, nabízí přístřeší, jídlo a odpočinek. Od vzniku tohoto projektu v roce 2007 ADRA pomohla více jak 16 200 lidem se znovu usadit v jižní oblasti Súdánu. „ V okamžiku, kde se lidé vracející se zpět do svých domovu dostanou do tohoto stanoviště, jsou už velmi nedočkaví návratu domů,“ řekl Emmanuel Chigogora, programový ředitel ADRY v Jubě. Dvaadvacet let trvající občanská válka , která skončila v roce 2005, po sobě zanechala více jak dva miliony mrtvých a nejméně čtyři miliony lidí bez domova.
	Britská zdravotní sestra propuštěná za nabídku modlitby je zpět ve funkci
	45letá zdravotní sestra z Weston-super-Mare v Anglii, které byla bez náhrady zastavena činnost za to, že se pacienta zeptala, zda by nechtěl, aby se za něj pomodlila, byla Radou primární péče v North Somersetu opět vrácena do funkce. Oznámilo to Křesťanské právní středisko, které ji zastupovalo. K obratu došlo po dny trvajících reportážích a komentářích v médiích, ve kterých se ukázalo, že Petrie, evangelikální křesťanka a matka dvou dětí byla svým zaměstnavatelem v prosinci suspendována, když ten zjistil, že se jednoho pacienta ptala, zda by nechtěl, aby se za něj pomodlila. Pacienta se to nijak nedotklo, nicméně zaměstnavatel to pojal jako incident s pacientem a Petrie bylo oznámeno, že půjde před disciplinární komisi. Tam jí řekli, že nedokázala projevit „osobní a pracovní přesvědčení o rovnosti a rozmanitosti lidí“ tím, že nabídla modlitbu za pacienta. Avšak Rada ve svém prohlášení ze čtvrtka 5. února uvedla, že Petrie vždy konala „v nejlepším zájmu svých pacientů,“ že sestry nemají v práci „odkládat svou víru“ a že mohou „pacientům poskytovat vysoce kvalitní péči, i když se přitom budou držet své víry.“ Rada ve svém stanovisku také uvedla, že někteří lidé považují modlitby za „nedílnou součást léčebné péče.“ *Členové týmu HCJB-UK v Bradfordu v Anglii se podílejí na tvorbě rozhlasových programů. Pro posluchače, kteří nejsou v církvi tvoří neobvyklé rozhlasové pořady vysílané místními komerčními stanicemi. Poskytují prostředky pro již probíhající náboženské vysílání a nabízejí školení těm, kdo by se mu teprve chtěli věnovat. HCJB-UK také provozuje Audiopot, což je knihovna křesťanských audionahrávek (www.audiopot.org/).
	Eritrejský pastor v Saúdská Arábii po výhrůžkách smrtí raději odjel jinam
	Významný zahraniční pastor působící v Saúdské Arábii ve středu 28. ledna odletěl z Rijádu poté, co mu členové náboženské policie Mutaween a další osoby třikrát po sobě v jednom týdnu vyhrožovali. Ve dvou případech mu hrozili smrtí. Jde o Yemane Gebriel, pastora domácí církve původem z Eritrey. 42letý Gebriel prchl do utajovaného města v Saúdské Arábii. Otec osmi dětí žije a pracuje v Saúdské Arábii 25 let jako soukromý řidič dodávky. Na svém autě našel nepodepsaný vzkaz, aby odjel ze země, pokud nechce přijít o život. O tři dny později jej Abdul Aziz, člen náboženské policie Mutaween spolu s dalšími muži vytáhli z auta a řekli mu, aby opustil Saúdskou Arábii. Gebriel vedl sbor více než 300 evangelijních křesťanů, z nichž však na páteční shromáždění pravidelně chodilo jen 150 lidí, ostatní jen občas pro pracovní zaneprázdnění. Gebrielova manželka a děti se přestěhovaly do Egypta již v roce 2007. V roce 2005 Mutaween Gebriela a 16 křesťanů uvěznili, ale po několika týdnech je v důsledku diplomatického tlaku propustili. Mutaween má za úkol sledovat takové věci, jako praktikování nemuslimských náboženství, zveřejňování a prodej pornografie, výrobu, šíření a konzumaci alkoholu, také cizoložství, homosexualitu a hazardní hry. *HCJB Global Voice vysílá na krátkých vlnách, přes satelit a přes místní stanice do severní Afriky, na Střední Východ a do Evropy křesťanské pořady v arabštině. Odhaduje se, že jim alespoň jednou týdně naslouchá asi 1 milion lidí. Misijní Severoafrická Satelitní Služba vysílá přímo do domovů posluchačů 24 hodin denně. V oblasti je nejvyšší koncentrace domácích satelitních antén na světě. Více informací na www.onehousehold.com.
	Všechny zprávy v angličtině
	AUDIO WEBSITE HCJB Global-UK has launched its new and improved audio website, www.audiopot.org. It contains thousands of creative audio clips for use by radio stations, churches, schools and interested persons around the world. Each clip was created with one purpose in mind, making people think about the big questions of life. HCJB Global is challenging people around the world to pray for their households. Will you take the challenge? Visit www.hcjbglobal.org/myprayer to send a free prayer e-card to your household. HCJB GLOBAL-AUSTRALIA STAFF SAFE DESPITE DEVASTATING BUSHFIRES Sources: BBC, Breaking Christian News, Baptist World Alliance, Associated Press, HCJB Global With a climbing death toll from bushfires in southeastern Australia, HCJB Global-Australia’s staff reported that they are safe. Record-high temperatures that reached 115 F last weekend, followed by shifting winds, contributed to devastating fires, killing more than 181 people with dozens still missing, destroying nearly 2,000 homes and blackening some 1,200 square miles. An estimated 5,000 people are reported as homeless. Across Victoria, 450 people have been treated for injuries, according to medical officials and emergency departments. Victoria Premier John Brumby referred to the fires as the “largest natural disaster in our state’s history and Australia’s history.” He described entire communities wiped from existence by “what people would describe as literally a fireball that just came over the hills and devoured everything before them.” News reports cite officials as suspecting that some fires were intentionally set, provoking Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd’s description of the calamity as “mass murder.” “None of our staff have lost homes, but we know of people who have died in the fires,” said Peter Penford, studio manager at HCJB Global-Australia. “It’s been devastating for parts of my community,” added Dale Stagg, who recently began duties as director of the HCJB Global-Australia World Office in Melbourne. “We live near one of the major fire areas. We believe that 18 families from our Christian school have lost their homes.” Stagg said Melbourne-area ministries in Kinglake and Marysville have suffered material losses. “At least 35 people died in Kinglake. Everyone is just in a state of disbelief,” he said. ”We believe that the death toll could be well beyond 200 from the Victorian fires. Our prayers are many, and rain would be nice!” Blazes continue to sweep across Victoria. In many areas, residents remain on alert as more than a dozen fires continue burning uncontrolled. At least 100 police officers are investigating the fires, and some are being treated as arson. Task Force Phoenix will work with the state’s coroners’ office, fire and health authorities to investigate all fire-related deaths. Police have arrested one man, suspected of deliberately setting one of the fires. In Australia, deliberately lighting a fire which results in death carries a sentence of up to 25 years in prison, while intentionally or recklessly causing a bushfire carries a 15-year maximum sentence. More than 100 people have been admitted to hospitals across Victoria with burns, at least 20 in a critical condition and nine on life support or in intensive care. Heather Clelland, director of Alfred Hospital in Melbourne, said 21 burn victims were admitted earlier this week with “classic burn patterns that we are seeing are mostly due to people who have been forced to run through flames or have been exposed to extremely high radiant heat temperatures.” Nick Bryant of the BBC reported the mood as somber at Victoria state relief centers with many people searching for loved ones among the survivors. Prime Minister Rudd has announced an aid package of $10 million (US$6.6 million). Three closely related Baptist bodies (Baptcare, Baptist Union of Victoria and Baptist Union of Australia) have established an Emergency Bushfire Relief Fund with an initial grant of $50,000 (US$33,000). The fund will be used primarily for food, clothing, accommodation and personal needs, as well as for bereavement counseling. In addition, Baptist churches in Victoria are being used as emergency shelters, and local congregations are offering pastoral care to victims. “We are safe,” said Eric Skattebo, a former radio producer with HCJB Global-Australia. “Our eastern suburb of Melbourne (Mount Evelyn) has not been directly affected” but his home is only 10 to 15 minutes from one of the major fires. He also referred to nearby Marysville, saying “each autumn we would travel there to see the beautiful change of leaves and visit friends at a Christian retreat center. Sadly, this town is no more. The headline reads, ‘Marysville Wiped from the Map as Inferno Shows No Mercy.’” HCJB Global-Australia operates a shortwave station in Kununurra, reaching across the Asia Pacific Region with programs in 20 languages. Studios at the office in Melbourne are used to record programs in English and Oromo, a language spoken in Ethiopia. HCJB GLOBAL ANNOUNCES ‘ME AND MY HOUSEHOLD’ INITIATIVE AT NRB CONVENTION HCJB Global announced at the National Religious Broadcasters convention on Monday, Feb. 9, a new initiative that challenges Americans to pray for their households, reach out in their communities through service and pray for the unreached households of the world. The “Me and My Household” initiative is based on research that shows HCJB Global is reaching more than 1 million households in the Arab world through its radio ministry. The concept is also supported by studies that show households are still the foundation of society in non-Western cultures. HCJB Global also seeks to reach millions of unsaved households in other ministry regions, including Euro-Asia, Latin America, Asia Pacific and Sub-Saharan Africa, through its breakthrough radio and healthcare services. The global ministry represents the “Voice and Hands of Jesus” to the unreached. “Households have always been a significant part of the Christian faith,” said HCJB Global President Wayne Pederson. “Since the days of the early church, households were traditionally places of worship, teaching, prayer and fellowship.” Pederson said that while households are still the center of life for the majority of the world, many of today’s Western households are fragmented and no longer uphold these values and traditions. By focusing on households globally, HCJB Global aims to engage Western households in prayer and local service in an effort to then join together and reach unsaved households globally. “These are serious times for families and households in America and around the world,” said Pederson. “As families and households change, communities change. As communities change, cities change. As cities change, nations change. And as nations change, the world will be changed.” The “Me and My Household” initiative, which is based on Joshua 24:15, is offering a free prayer e-card that Christians can use to send a prayer for their households to their immediate and extended families. The organization also will be sponsoring a nationwide contest that allows Christians to submit outreach projects based on HCJB Global’s commitment to declare and demonstrate Jesus to others. Contest winners will receive cash prizes to complete the local project they submitted. In addition, HCJB Global will be challenging the households of America and the world to pray for unreached households and to give $1 to reach one household in the Arab world for one year. The e-card can be accessed at www.hcjbglobal.org/myprayer, and more information about the “Me and My Household” initiative is available by visiting www.hcjbglobal.org. “It is our hope that hundreds of thousands of families across America will join us in this effort to pray for our households and then pray for and support millions of families and households around the world with the good news of Jesus Christ,” said Pederson. SEVERE MISSION PILOT SHORTAGE JEOPARDIZES LIVES IN PAPUA NEW GUINEA Sources: Mission Aviation Fellowship, rlgmedia A recent drop in pilot numbers has struck Mission Aviation Fellowship (MAF) in Papua New Guinea, putting the lives of people in remote communities at risk. The normal level of pilots (about 20) has fallen sharply in less than 10 months due to illness, pilots undergoing training, missionary families on home assignment, and a drop in new pilot applications. “At a time when the need for the services provided by MAF is greater than ever, the ability of MAF to meet that need is diminished,” said MAF Regional Operations Manager Stephen Charlesworth. “In addition to more routine work, we would normally carry out at least 400 medical evacuations each year--more than one a day--across the country. But with the number of pilots and flying hours greatly reduced in 2009, it means that the lives of people in need of emergency assistance are at greater risk and, in some cases, being lost because we can’t reach them.” Papua New Guinea has some of the world’s most remote and isolated communities. In a nation of almost 7 million people where roads are few and primitive bush villages connected only by walking tracks are common, illnesses and injuries considered minor or treatable in Australia become life-threatening. * 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. RELIEF AGENCY HELPS SUDANESE CIVIL WAR RETURNEES RETURN HOME Source: Adventist Development and Relief Agency Four years after the end of the 22-year-old Sudanese civil war, returnees continue to face extreme hardships as they attempt to go back to their homes. Many face hunger, disease and general neglect during their journeys from northern Sudan (as well as various other countries) to their place of origin in southern Sudan. As part of an effort to help many returnees make a smooth transition to their homelands, the Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) manages six way stations (stopping places) in the states of White Nile, Jonglei, Central Equatoria and Upper Nile, one of which is the largest such facility in Sudan. These stations can assist up to 2,300 people at any given time by providing temporary shelter, food assistance and resettlement orientation. Since the start of this project in 2007, ADRA has reintegrated more than 16,200 people in Sudan’s southern sector. “By the time the returnees reach the way station, they are very eager to arrive at their homes,” said Emmanuel Chigogora, programs director for ADRA in Juba. The 22-year civil war, which ended in 2005, left more than 2 million people dead and at least 4 million people displaced. SURVEY: TWO-THIRDS OF U.S. CHRISTIANS SAY THEY HAVE SPIRITUAL GIFTS Sources: The Barna Research Group, Evangelical News A survey of U.S. residents by the Barna Group revealed that two-thirds of respondents who say they are Christian have heard of spiritual gifts. The survey dealt with biblical references to supernatural abilities given by God to all followers of Jesus Christ so that they may serve Him better. The most commonly claimed gifts were teaching (9 percent), service (8 percent) and faith (7 percent). Those were followed by encouragement (4 percent), healing (4 percent), knowledge (4 percent) and tongues (3 percent). The gift of leadership was mentioned by just 2 percent. Evangelicals were more likely than people from the other Christian faiths to say that they had gifts of teaching (28 percent), service (12 percent), encouragement (10 percent) and administration (7 percent). The non-evangelical segment was the group most likely to claim the gifts of faith (10 percent) and hospitality (3 percent). Only 1 percent of adults who claim to be Christians say they have the gift of evangelism. ANGLICAN PRIMATES CALL FOR RESIGNATION OF ZIMBABWE’S PRESIDENT Sources: Mission Network News, rlgmedia The primates of the Anglican Communion are urging Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe to step down after they visited Egypt and heard firsthand reports of the deteriorating situation in the African country. They issued a statement, saying, “It is a matter of grave concern that there is an apparent breakdown of the rule of law within the country, and that the democratic process is being undermined, as shown in the flagrant disregard of the outcome of the democratic elections of March 31, 2008, so that Mr. Robert Mugabe illegitimately holds on to power.” The primates also called for the “implementation of the rule of law and the restoration of democratic processes.” Meanwhile, a U.N. humanitarian mission is set to visit Zimbabwe Feb. 21-25 despite a severe outbreak of cholera in the country. Other major concerns include runaway inflation, high unemployment and the government’s failed agriculture policy. In response, thousands are fleeing across the border to Zambia. Rody Rodeheaver of IN Network said the Zambian government is taking land from subsistence farmers and giving it to the Zimbabwean refugees, many of whom are commercial farmers who lost their land as a result of Mugabe’s agriculture policies. Many Zambian church members are subsistence farmers, and they are struggling with resentment, Rodeheaver said. BRITISH NURSE FIRED FOR OFFERING TO PRAY FOR PATIENT REINSTATED Source: Christian Newswire Caroline Petrie, the 45-year-old nurse from Weston-super-Mare, England, who was suspended without pay for asking a patient if she would like to be prayed for, has been reinstated by North Somerset Primary Care Trust, reported the Christian Legal Centre, which represented her. The turnaround comes days after extensive media coverage and news reports, revealing that Petrie, an evangelical Christian and mother of two, was suspended in December after employers discovered that she had asked a patient if she wanted prayer. Although the patient in question was not offended, the incident was reported, and Petrie was told she could face disciplinary action. At a disciplinary hearing she was told she failed to demonstrate a “personal and professional commitment to equality and diversity” by offering to pray for the patient. The trust, in a statement issued Thursday, Feb. 5, said it recognized that Petrie had been acting in the “best interests of her patients” and that nurses did not have to “set aside their faith” in the workplace and could “continue to offer high quality care for patients while remaining committed to their beliefs.” The trust added that for some people, prayer is recognized as an “integral part of healthcare and the healing process.” * Staff members at the HCJB-UK office in Bradford, England, are involved in program production, training and representation. They reach listeners outside the church by placing creative radio programs on local commercial stations. They also provide resources to religious broadcasters already working in the radio industry, and offer training to aspiring Christian broadcasters wanting to enter the profession. In addition, HCJB-UK operates Audiopot, an online library of creative Christian audio clips (www.audiopot.org). NORTH KOREA AGAIN TOPS LIST OF WORLD’S WORST PERSECUTOR OF CHRISTIANS Source: Christian Newswire The oppressive, isolated country of North Korea headed by has retained its grip as the worst persecutor of Christians in the world. According to Open Doors’ 2008 World Watch List released on Tuesday, Feb 3, North Korea is ranked No. 1 for the seventh year in a row. Saudi Arabia is ranked at No. 2 followed by Iran at No. 3, both countries that are ruled by sharia (Islamic law). Rounding out the top 10 were Afghanistan, Somalia, the Maldives, Yemen, Laos, Eritrea and Uzbekistan. Somalia and Eritrea made the top-10 list for the first time. The World Watch List is compiled from a specially designed questionnaire of 50 questions covering various aspects of religious freedom. A point value is assigned depending on how each question is answered. The total number of points per country determines its position on the World Watch List of countries that are the worst persecutors of Christians. ERITREAN PASTOR IN SAUDI ARABIA FLEES AFTER RECEIVING DEATH THREATS Source: Compass Direct News A prominent foreign pastor in Saudi Arabia has fled Riyadh on Wednesday, Jan. 28, after a member of the Mutaween (religious police) and others threatened him three times in one week. Two of the incidents included threats to kill Yemane Gebriel, a house church pastor from Eritrea. Gebriel, 42, escaped to an undisclosed city in Saudi Arabia. A father of eight who has lived and worked as a private driver in Saudi Arabia for 25 years, Gebriel said he found an unsigned note on his vehicle on Saturday, Jan. 10, threatening to kill him if he didn’t leave the country. Three days later Mutaween member Abdul Aziz and others forced him from his van and told him to leave Saudi Arabia. Gebriel led a church of more than 300 evangelical Christians, though because of work obligations only about 150 were able to meet regularly for Friday worship. Gebriel’s wife and children managed to relocate in Egypt in August 2007. In 2005 the Mutaween arrested Gebriel and 16 other foreign Christian leaders, but diplomatic pressure resulted in their release within weeks. The Mutaween are authorized to monitor such things as the practice of non-Muslim faiths, the display/sale of pornography and the production, distribution or consumption alcohol as well as adultery, homosexuality and gambling. * HCJB Global Voice reaches across North Africa, the Middle East and Europe with Christian Arabic programming aired via shortwave, satellite and local stations. An estimated 1 million households tune in to the broadcasts at least weekly. The mission’s North Africa Satellite Service airs programs direct-to-home 24 hours a day. This region has the world’s highest concentration of personal satellite dishes. For more information visit www.onehousehold.com. UPDATE: GOOGLE BLOCKS ACCOUNT OF CHRISTIAN BLOGGER IN SAUDI ARABIA Source: Arab Vision A Saudi national who has been writing openly on the Internet about his decision to follow Jesus Christ has been arrested, and his blog has been blocked by Google ever since. Hamoud Bin Saleh, 28, was arrested on Tuesday, Jan. 13, because of his “opinions and his testimony that he had converted from Islam to Christianity,” according to the Arabic Network for Human Rights Information. Serious concerns have been expressed about how the authorities may treat him, including fears that he may be executed for “apostasy.” This is the third time that Hamoud has been detained, having been held for nine months in 2004, and for one month in 2008. Arab Vision’s international director said the response by Saudi authorities is not surprising as “this so called ‘moderate Arab state’ is one of the worst abusers of basic rights and freedoms for Christians.” But he is baffled that Google blocked Hamoud’s site, replacing it with the explanation, ‘Violation of Blogger Terms of Service.” Arab Vision is protesting what it calls “Google’s collaboration in and endorsement of censorship and human rights violation in Saudi Arabia.” © Copyright 2009 - HCJB Global - Colorado Springs, CO USA

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