Brigada Today
1 of August, 1997
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Compiled by Doug Lucas, Louisville, KY
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Still trying to track down that web page giving the USA's
policy on support of religious freedom?
Sorry the page we provided in
last week's WEBWATCH didn't deliver. Try this one instead:
http://www.state.gov/www/global/human_rights/970722_shattuck_christians.html.
(Sorry for any inconvenience!) Thanks for the rescue, Marc. Also, one
tipster suggested we direct people to
http://www.musictus.com/gratis/ ,
which is apparently a grab-bag of free stuff. Finally, one reader
suggested we look at
http://www.kerk.net/cmi/ , a good example of a
Netherlands-based mission organization trying to minister to the needs of
prisoners in the former Soviet Union.
Just received a new update from the Christian Information Network (July 1997 report):
UNREACHED PEOPLE GROUPS: Luis Bush, International Director of AD2000 & Beyond reports that of the 1,739 unreached people groups identified 1995, ONLY 579 groups remain without an established indigenous church. Many groups were adopted at GCOWE and the new number will be announced in the near future.
PEOPLE PROFILES: Bethany World Prayer Center averages a translation of 30-35 unreached people groups weekly. Efforts are being made to have the group's information translated into Spanish as well, for all Latin countries.
RADIO: PTTWIII committee members are pursuing radio as a medium to make more people aware of the "unreached people groups" of the 10/40 Window, and that these groups are being assigned for prayer and adoption through Christian Information Network. They are also approaching Christian recording artists to get behind the project for a "big push" as Fall 1997 approaches. Global Harvest did a large distribution to Spanish radio stations of the Praying Through The Window III book translated into Spanish.
CAMPUS INVOLVEMENT: Praying Through The Window III materials were made available to the GCOWE leadership in S. Africa to draw students worldwide into the 10/40 Window project, as they are being prepared for the next millennium. Approximately 300 students and deans heard the report. Christian Information Network mailed a letter to students of 400 English speaking seminaries and Bible Colleges in other countries. (Source: Christian Information Network , E-mail: CIN10_40@compuserve.com or 1-888-772-9104).
Remember that item a couple of
weeks ago, "NO FREE LUNCH IN CHICAGO"??? We parenthetically asked "what
in the world does 'caveat emptor' mean anyway!?" Well Chris Istrati wrote,
"'Caveat emptor'" means 'Buyer beware' as in 'Cave canem' - 'beware the
dog' - a sign that was found in the ruins of Pompeii. 'Emptor' probably
has the same root as 'emporium' - or maybe 'empty' because the shops
cleaned you out.
" Thanks Chris! Revis Ann Massey, our Customer
Relations Manager, quipped, "How does he remember these things!" Turns out
he studied Latin under the same Latin teacher that taught John F. Kennedy!
I can just hear her/him now... "Ask not what Latin can do for you but what
you can do for Latin!" No wonder he became president (JFK, not Chris!)
So now you're all going to rush out to Rover's house and put up a "Cave
Canem" sign, right?
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August 1997 summary
THE GOSPEL FOR EVERY PEOPLE -- Mozambique's Makua people; Yemeni Arabs; the Sundanese of Indonesia; food aid to North Korea; call for peace in Algeria; strategic unreached people groups adopted at GCOWE
THE PERSECUTED CHURCH -- Two Filipino believers beheaded in Saudi Arabia; Indian evangelist killed; two Arab Christians detained and tortured; house church leaders arrested in China; members of Nigerian church evicted; New Tribes Mission missionaries
SPIRITUAL FORCES OF DARKNESS -- Sudan's air force bombs refugee camp; Sri Lanka evangelicals open ministry to sexually exploited children; Ghanaian women and girls "slaves of the gods"; Church of Sweden minister fired for dabbling in magic and the occult; Militants protest San Francisco sex club regulations
REJOICE! -- Solomon Islands "healing stone" split in two; temple closed in Sri Lanka; baptisms, new churches in Himachal Pradesh; India's first Dalit president; 57,000 professions of faith in Chad
NETWORKING -- New China primer; "Shattering the Silence" on persecution; help for Russian street children; comprehensive Christian data on India's people groups; insight on missions progress worldwide; pictorial panorama of unreached peoples; two valuable prayer resources; Operation Mobilization bimonthly publication
FRONT LINES -- Too familiar with Jesus
Take a look at http://www.ywam.org/books/feature.html, where you can
learn more about (and order) Zondervan's new study Bible based on YWAM's
Discipleship Training courses, taught in various countries throughout the
world.
Remember Lori and Eugene Nij, missionaries
in San Raymundo, Guatemala? Eugene "Queno" was released from prison
Tuesday, July 29th. Although he'd lost count of the converts in the prison
(he'd run out of chalk to mark with) it turns out that the Prosecuting
Attorney had sent men inside the prison to catch Queno doing anything
wrong. Instead, they too were transformed by this man "who thought of
himself last on every occasion." However, these men kept record of the 260
conversions. Today is a day of joy for Queno's family, those nearby, and
all those around the world who petitioned and prayed on behalf of this
family.
Here's the original Global Glimpse describing the initial situation: "Lori
and Eugene Nij have served as missionaries in San Raymundo, Guatemala for
over a decade. Over that time with the help of the New Iberian Mission
Association they have built an orphanage, a Free School and a number of
churches despite governmental opposition. In spite of over 300 witnesses,
including police officers, Eugene was arrested and put in with general
prison population. Undaunted, Eugene has been preaching and evangelizing
at every opportunity. Tonight this small Mayan preacher, in love with his
people, is lying on a concrete floor, giving praise to his God that he was
chosen for this ministry, praying that he can reach "one more" before his
time is up."
(Global Glimpse is compiled each week by John Hanna, Caleb
Project, Littleton, CO.)
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We need to complete the research by September '97. Thanks!
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