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The crisis in Sudan’s Darfur
province is evident in neighboring Chad, where thousands
have fled to escape marauding Arab militias. PHOTO by
Eskinder Debebe |
News
Southern
Baptists reach out to Muslim refugees in Sudan
Southern
Baptist relief funds are helping hungry and thirsty refugees
in the midst of what the United Nations is calling the worst
humanitarian crisis in the world. More than 1 million people
are homeless and as many as 30,000 dead in western Sudan’s
Darfur province. Find
out what Southern Baptists are doing.
Opinion:
Arguing with success in the fight against AIDS
Success
is hard to argue with, but that doesn’t stop some folks
from trying. Various critics attending the 15th International
AIDS Conference this month in Bangkok, Thailand, renewed their
attacks on the Bush administration and “religious fundamentalists”
for emphasizing abstinence as the most effective way to prevent
sexual transmission of AIDS. Read
more.
To
see stories, video resources and specific ways to respond
to the AIDS crisis, visit “Faces
of AIDS.”
Quotable: “Too many zeroes”
“As
I typed in numbers on those people groups, there was one key
on my computer that I used far too much. It was a key that
brought tears to my eyes. It was the zero. ‘Number of
Christians – zero.’ ‘Number of churches
— zero.’ After pushing that key a few hundred times,
it became painful.” —Randy
Arnette, newly elected director of International Mission Board
work in West Africa, about compiling research on the 1,100
people groups of West Africa
Besides
electing Arnette, International Mission Board trustees recently
…
- clarified their policy on non-Southern Baptists
participating in IMB volunteer projects,
- appointed 58 new missionaries,
- approved a spending plan for $3.2 million
received from the record-breaking 2003 Lottie Moon Christmas
Offering®.
Read
more about trustee actions and stories they heard about how
God is working among Unreached People Groups.
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That
all peoples may know Him
Video
clip: Waiting
In
this fast-paced short clip you will see some of the 2.1 billion
people in our world who are waiting for someone to share the
story of Jesus Christ.
Preview:
Dial-Up
Cable
Modem
DSL
or T1
Download
MPEG1
Full
video (10MB)
Find
more video clips.
World Evangelization Clock
Download
this unique clock to show the numbers behind the faces in
the “Waiting” video clip. The clock shows, in
real time, how many people come to saving faith in Jesus Christ
in a year or in a day — and how many are waiting to
hear.
- Post on your church Web site.
- Give to a friend.
- Show on a screen during missions presentations.
Download
ZIP:
World
Evangelization Clock (ZIP 1.5MB)
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Beyond
the Wall
Sharing the God of love with
Muslims
Muslim
evangelism made simple
“This
is the most peaceful and effective way of witnessing to Muslims
I have ever used.”
That’s
what one Christian said after attending the Camel Seminar.
In the Camel Training Manual, Kevin Greeson shows
how to use the Quran as an evangelistic tool and makes it
easy to speak to Muslims about Jesus’ holiness, power
and position. Great for training those preparing to serve
overseas. $8.95 Learn
more.
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Grace
and forgiveness — God’s gift for the Minangkabau
What do followers of Christ
have to offer the Minangkabau people of Indonesia? In a word,
grace. Within the Minang way of life, revenge is the norm
— not turning the other cheek or the Golden Rule. One
believer who was being persecuted by a religious leader told
her Minang friend, “I pray for the man who is persecuting
me.” With a look of utter shock, the friend demanded
to know what the believer was praying — surely for judgment
and a curse on his household! When the believer said she prayed
for the man to be forgiven and for her own heart not to be
hard toward him, the Minang woman shook her head in disbelief.
After a moment of reflection she said, “You are a good
person to pray such, but I could not pray the same!”
How true! Only with the love of Jesus can we love our enemies
and pray for those who persecute us! Ask that believers living
in Minang land will be a shining example of Christ’s
love to those around them. Pray that the Minang will desire
such grace in their own lives.
Search
for prayer requests for a people group you’re interested
in.
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