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to the 14th February 2004 edition
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Breaking
News . .
Uganda: Soon we shall be no more . . .
The rebels just stormed the refugee camp in Abia, 24 kms
from Lira killed the few soldiers and then killed or burned at least 126
civilians. I just came from praying with 70 burn and machete victims. Children
are still burning in the fires as I write. We are in the dry season and the fire
is still burning the weak ones who could not run. There is no education, no
food, no medical attention no shelter, no economic development in all north
Uganda. Camps were a place of refuge but now people sleep on the streets of Lira
waiting for death. We need divine and international intervention or we shall be
no more. If Iraq was OK why not northern Uganda?
Pastor George Purkweri, Lira.
5th February, 2004
BBC
Report
Africa - Fula/Fulani people
Fula/Fulani
language helpers urgently needed preferably in US/EU where it is easy to speak
by phone. We need most help with Fulfulde Adamaoua – Toucouleur.
Tony Whittaker,
SOON Ministries, UK.
http://www.gospelcom.net/guide/resources/booyataa.php
Argentina
Contact in Italy wanted
I would like to get
in touch with brothers and sisters in Italy. I am 22 and working full-time in church and
in child care.
Adrián
Mastogiovanni, Bolivar
http://www.geo.ya.com/bolivar_mcym
Burkina Faso
First time ever here . . .
We saw the presence
of God and all those who came were touched because it is the first time that
such a Christmas celebration took place over here for blind and deaf people,
lame people, orphans and very needy people. Some pastors and AoG Council
members came for a lesson and were touched.
Read the full story here.
Pasteur William Ouedraogo, Ouagadougou.
I was there at Christmas . .
It was awesome when
we had this beautiful meal with some of the most special people in Burkina. There were widows, blind people, deaf, disabled and sick, and how they
clapped and rejoiced in the Lord. The angels must have been celebrating with us
that day. How good is our Father in Heaven. I have sponsored an orphan child in
Burkina since he was 6 weeks old and I go to see him every year. He lives with
a Pastor.
Marie Therese
Lannuzel, Croydon, UK
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Egypt
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England
Arise Shine Morocco Video Needed
Teams in Morocco
have asked for copies but we have none left. Can we please borrow a copy to
make some more.
Ann Murphy, Leicester
http://www.whorizons.org/
India
800 wait to hear gospel first time
After 22 hours
train journey and two hours of Jeep drive through the muddy, dusty road we
arrived a village where 800 people were waiting to hear the gospel for the
first time. The people are so poor and had little food for many days due to no
rain. Meals were prepared for 900 people and I shared the simple gospel with
these people and gave an altar call not to add Jesus to their gods, but to
forsake all other gods and worship Jesus only. 310 people came forward.
Pastor Daniel,
Kerala.
http://www.voiceofgospelministry.org/
India
Villagers force idol into orphanage
Local villagers
entered our Dantewara orphanage and installed a Hindu god idol. They were
chanting slogans of their goddess and feared that we are building a church.
Pastor Kasirajan rushed to the police station but nobody came so he had to make
phone calls to ministers and police chiefs. Later when the villagers saw the
truck loads of policemen they feared and requested Pastor not to make a
complaint. Now the idol is removed. We thank God for protecting our
people.
Pastor John
Joseph, Central India.
http://www.hmcindia.org/
Islamic World
What is this Hajj that is happening ?
For Muslims, the
Hajj is the fifth and final pillar of Islam. It is the journey that every sane
adult Muslim must undertake at least once in their lives if they can afford it
and are physically able. Find out here
from the BBC more about the history and significance and read a personal
account of the experience.
BBC England
Malawi
5 kilos of seed can be 700 kilos of maize
We work in rural,
remote areas reaching out to the least reached peoples. The challenge is
how to support the work because we are not western. Our cry to God is to be
self supporting and sustainable. We teach the churches modern farming methods
as the people have the ability to produce plenty. During the growing season we
bought some manual water pumps and seed and taught the people how to make
compost. Then for each 5kg maize seed we give, the people can raise up to 700kg
of maize. With more funds more can be done.
Simon Msowoya
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Orthodox Churches
What are they ?
When they were founded? Where they are established? What are the main differences between them and
the evangelicals? How many members
have they worldwide? Are they in Latin America ? Ramón M. Sosa, Pastor
Ramón: If you go
to Google and type in <Orthodox
Church> you’ll get a list of many pages of information about this
denomination with hundreds of millions of members, some very classic, others
quite modern. The Orthodox Church near you in Mexico is here Les, the
editor.
Pakistan
Going where Christ is not known . .
Our pastors preach
the Gospel among the gypsies, kiln labourers and orphans, the Word of God is
sowed so that people may have faith. Our advancing troop proceed to areas where
people are not familiar with Jesus.
Pastor Saleem Raza, Basharti Madadgar Society, Lahore
Peru
Our radio station is under threat
The frequency owner
wants to start his own station. He is not a Christian, and this would affect
this, the only radio in town, which is a blessing to the people of God.
Yola Santos, Puno.
Peru
Young people start Vision Today
We have ten years
of experience working for God and belong to different denominations but we work
together as one focused on missions, training and discipleship among children,
teenagers and adults.
Nirma Isabel Guerrero Tello, Lima
Russia
Blood of the martyrs
is the seed of the church.
Ten years ago there
were no churches in Salekhard, Siberia, but now there are two. One has
incredible significance. This area of Russia is known by many Christians as the
place of death. Believers were loaded on trains and forced to work in Siberia.
Many died. Pastor Anatoly Marichev started a church, and now is in the process
of building a sanctuary and Bible training centre. The church will be basically
built on the bones of those who died, giving their lives for their freedom and
for their faith.
Mission Network
News
http://mnn.gospelcom.net/article/5572
Send in by Robert
Hosken, Moscow
http://www.agape-biblia.org
Russia
Special longing for Russia in heart.
When I finish my theological studies, I
would like to go as a missionary there. I am 17.
Cibel De Andreis
Who are we?
See our work with photos
Senegal
Vacancy - work with Muslim street kids
Talibés are young
lads who are given by their parents to Muslim leaders known as Marabouts. The
word "talibé" means "disciple" in Arabic and these boys
receive discipleship and instruction in Islam. Daily life for a talibé is harsh
and loveless, the child will spend each day on the streets carrying a metal pot
begging for money or anything resalable such as sugar. Behavioural problems and
delinquency are commonplace. We are a small mission working in the south of
Senegal.
Phil & Elspeth Aston, African Revival Ministries, UK.
Spain - Catalunya
The Bible is now online in Catalan.
http://www.ibecat.org/BIBLIA/index.htm
http://www.1eebs.com/Ibec/index.htm
Evangelical Catalan Help
Spain
First Media Network Congress
On June 3-5, we will organize the first Media Network Congress, that is,
about any Christian media such as radio, TV, editorials, press and records. It
will be held in Madrid.
Miguel Diez, President, Remar International
http://www.remar.org
Sri Lanka
We don't the persecution to stop . .
Monks and 20 others
had gathered wanting to speak to our believers who were walking to church. All
our believers were bold and respectful, no one turned back. One leader was able
to share his testimony and we had the most amazing time of worship. We were
very happy as the Church stood strong, even the 20 police who came were visibly
touched and we have now started showing the Jesus film to them. Thank God for
all what He is doing, we certainly don't want this persecution to stop.
Roshan and Liz
United Kingdom
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Les Norman, the editor.
http://www.dci.org.uk/main/writetodci.htm
Uruguay
On-line radio station welcomes you
Come and hear the best programmes, preachers and concerts.
Marcelo Mendez, Montevideo
http://www.verakaweb.com/p34
Venezuela
What is the 10/40 Window ?
Jesus Parra, Maracaibo
§ Here
is a page with the answer, Les the editor.
Venezuela
New Andes School of Missions
It will be opening in June this year,
information from:
Pastor Mario Gonzalez, Merida.
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Best Story of the Week
Africa Tribe swore to drive
believers out by any means. .
I know a gentle man
for whom Christmas will fall on the 7th of January 2004 and according to the
Coptic calendar by which he lives, the year will still be 1996! He is a
towering two metres or more of gentle man, slim, lithe and with the colouring
of burnished ebony. Despite his striking bearing, Abera is not a wildly
charismatic figure. His strength seems to rise from the quiet confidence of
someone at home with himself that draws and not repels and never dominates.
Living along the bank of one of the tributary rivers of the eternal Nile and in
the shadow of the forest, quite naturally he held his Bible studies under his
favourite tree. Other villages quickly followed, the generous trees willingly
providing ample shelter. As years gave way, numbers increased to a staggering
25,000 in more than a hundred locations, all housed freely in nature's green
cathedrals. He said, "I had more than thirty other meeting places also but
I lost them to another tribe!". His own tribal elders, greedy for the
ancestral lands settled by Abera and his clansmen had sworn to drive them out
by every means available. In return, some of his own people, expressing the
first love of their new faith were ready to brave this inflamed ambition in an
attempt to repay evil with good. A young woman, already widowed, confided in me
that she was prepared to leave her children with relatives and become the first
tribal missionary and perhaps a sacrifice to their warring enemy. In addition
to his care for a hundred scattered groups, he earns his living as a regional
government officer with heavy responsibilities. I felt that the Christian world
so desperately needed to hear the story of this work. It is an example of the
gospel's power of spontaneous combustion without a trace of denominationalism,
religious hierarchy or ambition for bigger and better churches
Anon, the writer
is well known to us.
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