Zprávy HCJB 2.8.2009 - 8.8.2009

	HCJB Global urychluje konec mezinárodního rozhlasového vysílání z Ekvádoru
	Zbývající čas mezinárodního rozhlasového vysílání stanice HCJB v Ekvádoru se ještě více zkrátil, neboť tato rozhlasová misie upravuje svou budoucí strategii. Ve souvislosti s očekávaným zprovozněním nového letiště v Quito v blízkosti vysílacího zařízení HCJB v Pifo technici již dříve odstrojili všechny vysílací antény a věže až na čtrnáct. Dosud se vysílá portugalsky, španělsky, německy a některými domorodými jazyky včetně Quichua. I toto vysílání mělo být podle dřívějších vyhlášení ukončeno, nejdříve však 1. dubna 2010. Bude však vypnuto již v rozmezí září a listopadu 2009. Při oznámení tohoto nového data uzavření Pifo řekl ředitel HCJB Global pro Latinskou Ameriku Graham Bulmer, že „tato doba v nás vyvolává lidské pochyby a tak napomáhá růstu víry. Můžeme doufat, že nám bude dáno ještě více vyznávat naši závislost na Bohu. Věříme, že On nás provází. Bereme věci tak jak jsou a snažíme se porozumět tomu, co od nás Bůh očekává jako od svých služebníků při budování Jeho království.“ Uzavření vysílačů v Pifo postihne vysílání HCJB v jazyce Quichua ve smyslu přesunu některých pořadů z krátkých vln na lokální středovlnné a FM frekvence. Také se zkoumá možnost předání FM stanice HCJB-2 v největším ekvádorském městě Guayaquil místním partnerům. Stanice zde působí již 37 let. Nová misijní strategie zahájená v roce 1990 počítala s omezováním centrálně řízeného krátkovlnného vysílání v Latinské Americe a s větším důrazem na pomoc těm, kdo si chtějí splnit svůj sen – mít místní rozhlasovou misii. Po celém světě na základě této pomoci vzniklo přes 300 stanic včetně 60 v Latinské Americe. HCJB zde také pokračuje ve vysílání školených misionářů. „Způsob přístupu lidí k médiím se mění,“ řekl ředitel HCJB Global Wayne Pederson. „Máme příležitost přizpůsobit se a využívat satelitní technologie, FM, internetu a podcastingu. Skončení krátkovlnného vysílání v Latinské Americe je strategické rozhodnutí a souvisí se zakládáním místních FM stanic v regionu i po celém světě. Tyto stanice jsou provozovány místními křesťany a ti mohou lépe promlouvat k místním kulturám v jejich vlastním prostředí.“ Pedersen nedávno řekl pracovníkům, že vysokou prioritou misie její činnosti v Latinské Americe je tzv. Corrientes, která bude zahájena v říjnu. Jde o společnou činnost 10 křesťanských organizací zahrnující výcvik latinskoamerických křesťanů ke službě po celém světě. Zdroj: HCJB Global, viz též naše související archivní zprávy z 2.4.2002 a 9.11.2002 a záběry pořízené pracovníky pražské pobočky HCJB: Pifo – areál, Pifo - antény.
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	HCJB GLOBAL VOICE MOVES UP END DATE OF INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTS FROM ECUADOR Source: HCJB Global The end date for international broadcasts from Radio Station HCJB in Ecuador has been moved up as the missionary radio ministry defines new strategies for future outreach. Anticipating the opening of the new Quito airport near the station’s international transmitter site in Pifo, staff member have already dismantled all but 14 antennas and towers. Present shortwave broadcasts in Portuguese, Spanish, German and indigenous languages, including Quichua, had earlier been announced to end no later than April 1, 2010. These international broadcasts will cease between September and November 2009. Announcing the earlier closure date of Pifo, Graham Bulmer, HCJB Global’s director for the Latin America Region, said, “These times stretch us, causing us both to doubt and to grow in faith and hopefully drive us to confess our dependence on God. We believe He is guiding us. We hold all things with open hands and pursue understanding of what God expects of us as stewards of the resources of His kingdom.” The Pifo closure will impact Radio Station HCJB’s Quichua Language Service with some programming moving from the shortwave frequencies to local AM and FM channels. Investigations are also being made regarding the possibility of transferring HCJB-2, the ministry’s 37-year-old FM station in Guayaquil (Ecuador’s largest city), into the hands of local partners. The mission’s newer strategy, begun in the 1990s, has been to reduce its emphasis on shortwave in Latin America while focusing on “radio planting” or assisting local ministries realize their dream of beginning a Christian radio ministry. More than 300 local stations have been helped in these endeavors worldwide, including about 60 in Latin America. HCJB Global also continues to expand its training ministries across the region. “The way people consume media has changed,” said HCJB Global President Wayne Pederson. “So we have the opportunity to change to delivery systems such as satellite, FM Internet and podcasting. The closing of shortwave in Latin America is strategic because of the planting of local FM radio stations across the region and around the world. These stations are staffed and programmed by local believers who can speak to the culture in their own communities.” Pederson recently told the staff that a high priority for the mission is its initiative for Latin America called Corrientes that launches in October. The coalition of more than 10 Christian organizations involves training Latin Americans for bi-vocational mission work around the world. MISSIONARY PILOT DIES IN KENYA PLANE CRASH, ALL 3 PASSENGERS SURVIVE Source: Mission Network News Missionary pilot Frank Toews died in the crash of the Africa Inland Mission (AIM) AIR Cessna 206 he was flying in Kenya. The accident occurred near the Nairobi Wilson Airport on Saturday, Aug. 1. His passengers, Dan Parris and Rob Lehr of St. Louis, Mo., were filming a documentary on poverty in Africa. Lehr was ejected at the time of the crash through the plane’s door which was open for the purpose of filming. He survived and helped pull the other three occupants out of the crash. AIM AIR mechanic Ryan Williams received a fractured pelvis, multiple contusions and significant burns but has a good prognosis for recovery. Documentary producers Lehr and Parris received only minor injuries. Africa Inland Mission provides economical air service to missionaries and relief agencies in East and Central Africa. * HCJB Global Voice has worked with local partners to install eight radio outlets in seven cities of Kenya. PRISON MINISTRY EXPANDS IN SOUTH AMERICA WITH CENTER IN ECUADOR Sources: Christian Newswire, HCJB Global Crossroad Bible Institute (CBI), a prison ministry that focuses on biblically based reentry education for those behind bars worldwide, has opened a new “distribution center” in Quito, Ecuador. This is the second center in South America; the first in Colombia. The ministry also works in Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Ghana and the U.S. Angel Aguirre Villamar, director of the center in Quito, previously served time behind bars for drug trafficking and understands the difficult conditions within Ecuadorian prisons. Many prisoners spend years in pretrial detention. Aguirre’s life was transformed while in jail. He became a Christian and completed all of the Academia Christian del Aire (ACA) Bible courses offered by HCJB Global. After his release, he completed seminary studies to prepare for ministry to those still behind bars. In addition to the Crossroads program, Aguirre also directs the ACA Bible study program now administered by the Asociación Carcelaria Evangélica Ecuatoriana (ACEE), an Ecuadorian ministry to prisoners. For more than 25 years Aguirre has been leading prisoners to faith. He trains volunteers to correct lessons and write letters of encouragement for more than 100 students in the growing Bible study programs already established in many Ecuadorian jails. Prisoners receive sentence reductions for Bible study, which makes the program quite popular. * HCJB Global missionaries began visiting Ecuadorian prisons about 30 years ago to provide Bible studies and encourage prisoners. Many prisoners have come to faith in Jesus Christ and some now serve as pastors and lay leaders in Ecuadorian churches. ECONOMIC TROUBLES CONTINUE TO HINDER MEDICAL CARE IN ZIMBABWE Source: Mission Network News The situation in Zimbabwe continues to decline with unemployment skyrocketing to 94 percent. According to BBC News, the inflation rate is higher than in any other independent nation in the world, and it’s thought that about 3,000 people a day leave Zimbabwe for neighboring countries, Europe or the U.S. “Zimbabwe has just about the worst performing economy in the world,” reported the BBC. As a result, it’s hard for people to obtain basic necessities such as food and clean water. Also, hospitals and medical clinics have deteriorated, and many people are dying from preventable diseases. In response, Global Aid Network (GAiN) sent a 10-member, short-term team to Zimbabwe in May. The team delivered a 35-foot self-contained mobile medical unit to help provide for the needs of as many Zimbabweans as possible. Since then, GAiN has continued its partnership with LIFE Ministry Zimbabwe, providing medical care and sharing Christ’s love a nd hope to the needy. GAiN believes it can have an impact on thousands of people through this joint outreach. MISSION ORGANIZATION IN INDIA RESCUES 8 GIRLS FROM FORCED PROSTITUTION Source: Assist News Service The Indian Rescue Mission collaborated with police to rescue eight girls from the red light district of Pune in west-central India’s Maharashtra state. The rescued girls sobbed with relief when they were rescued and the sound was akin to the “wailing in the house of the dead,” as told by a witness. The girls disclosed that they had been kept within the confines of the brothel for over a year and were not ever allowed outside. One 15-year-old girl who had been targeted for rescue had been moved to another brothel before the raid took place and was not rescued. However, her location has been confirmed and a new rescue attempt is planned. The brothel owner was arrested and charged. ‘BACK TO CHURCH’ CAMPAIGN TARGETS UNCHURCHED, ‘DE-CHURCHED’ AMERICANS Source: Christian Newswire As millions of U.S. residents head back to school in the coming weeks, organizers of a new faith-based outreach campaign hope that millions more will come back to church as well. The “Back to Church Sunday” campaign from San Diego-based Outreach Inc. makes it easy for church members to invite their friends and family by creating a worship service specifically geared toward visitors. The program kicks off with the national “Back to Church Sunday” on Sept. 13, aimed at reaching the unchurched and the “de-churched”--people who used to go to church but don’t any more. The campaign is based on a simple idea. If you ask unchurched people to come with you to church, mostly likely they’ll say yes. LifeWay Research, an arm of the Southern Baptist Convention, found that 82 percent of unchurched people surveyed said that they’d be open to visit a church if a friend or family member invited them. Unfortunately, said LifeWay President Thom Rainer, few church members invite their friends and neighbors. “Only 2 percent of church members invite an unchurched person to church,” he said. “Ninety-eight percent of churchgoers never extend an invitation in a given year.” Organizers say most people who drop out of church haven’t lost their faith in God. Instead, they’ve fallen out of the habit of churchgoing. Some have moved or had another change in life circumstances. Others have had a falling out with their former church and simply drifted away. Most often, life simply became too busy. “Many de-churched people are a simple re-invitation away,” added Mark Batterson of the National Community Church in Washington, D.C. REPORT: DISTRIBUTION OF SCRIPTURES WORLDWIDE DROPPED ONLY SLIGHTLY IN 2008 Source: Assist News Service Despite the economic downturn, world distribution of the Bible and Scripture portions dropped just slightly last year. According to the United Bible Societies (UBS), based in Reading, England, the group’s 145 member societies distributed more complete Bibles in 2008 than in the previous year, but fewer portions and Scripture selections. Almost 28.5 million complete Bibles were distributed, roughly 5 percent more than in 2007 (27 million). The result for New Testaments was 11.6 million in 2008 and 13 million in the previous year, down 11 percent. The distribution of Bible portions fell by 5 percent from 16.2 million in 2007 to 15.4 million in 2008. In all, 382 million Scriptures were distributed last year compared to 391 million in 2007, down 2.3 percent. The figures do not take into account Scripture distribution by agencies not affiliated with the UBS. Member societies are active in 200 countries. ERITREAN BELIEVER DIES IN MILITARY PRISON CAMP AFTER BEING TORTURED Source: BosNewsLife A Christian man has died in one of Eritrea’s notorious military prison camps, making him the ninth believer known to have perished in detention in the East African nation, reported Open Doors. Yemane Kahasay Andom, 43, died after suffering from torture and a lack of medical care in the Mitire prison camp. “For two weeks Andom was mistreated and tortured,” Open Doors reported. He was held in an underground isolation cell, apparently after refusing to sign a document renouncing his faith in Christ. Authorities also refused him medical treatment for a serious form of malaria. Andom, who was detained for some 18 months, was the third Christian believed to have died in the camp this year. Open Doors cited sources as saying that he was secretly buried within the camp. Christians and several rights groups say there are some 2,800 Christians jailed in the country, many enduring horrific circumstances such as being held in underground cells and containers. Eritrea’s government has denied mass Christian detentions saying, “no groups or persons are persecuted in Eritrea for their beliefs or religion.” NEPALI CHRISTIANS THREATENED BY MILITANT HINDU ORGANIZATIONS Source: Compass Direct News Christians are being persecuted, extorted, and threatened by the Nepal Defense Army (NDA), an organization with links to militant Hindu organizations. Police say Ram Prasad Mainali, the NDA chief, hired a woman to plant a bomb at the Assumption Church on May 23 during mass. Two women and a schoolgirl were killed in the attack. The NDA also claimed responsibility for killing a Catholic priest, John Prakash Moyalan, in southern Nepal last year. Ram Prasad Mainali continues to evade police capture and has been calling churches, threatening to start a “Save the Hindu nation” movement on August 10. At least one copycat attempt at extortion has been made, warning of the August 10 date if the churches do not pay extortion fees upwards of U.S. $100,000. Militant Hindu organizations blame Christians for the 2006 abolishment of the army-backed regime of Hindu King Gyanendra. In reality, it was a pro-democracy movement that ousted the regime and enabled Parliament to proclaim the Himalayan kingdom a secular, federal state--a political change that has had almost no practical impact towards protecting the Christians in Nepal. * HCJB Global staff members worked with local partners to install two Christian radio stations in Nepal in May. HCJB Global-Australia’s shortwave station in Kununurra also airs a daily 15-minute Nepali program to South Asia. POLICE IN BANGLADESH TORTURE PASTOR, 2 OTHERS FOR EVANGELISTIC ACTIVITIES Source: Compass Direct News At the urging of local Muslim leaders, police in western Bangladesh have tortured a pastor and two other Christians for legally proclaiming Christ. Habibur Rahman, 45, pastor of Boalia Spiritual Church in Boalia in Cuadanga district, 136 miles west of Dhaka, said he was about to meet with 11 others for a monthly meeting on evangelism at 8 p.m. June 8 when local police stormed in and seized him and Zahid Hassan, 25, and a 40-year-old Christian identified only as Fazlur. Police blindfolded them and took them to Shamvunagar police camp. “While beating us, police told us there will be no Christian in this area,” the pastor said. “Police hurt our hands, lips, thighs and faces with burning cigarettes. They beat me in the joints of my limbs with a wooden club. They beat us for one hour, and I became senseless at some point.” There are 176 Christians in the area where Rahman works as an evangelist and pastor. “The local government cou ncil chairman told me two times not to come in this area,” Rahman explained. “He said, ‘There is no Christian in this area, so why do you come here to make Christians?’” © Copyright 2009 - HCJB Global - Colorado Springs, CO USA

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