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CHRISTIAN GROUPS RUSH AID TO FLOOD VICTIMS IN BANGLADESH SWEDISH PASTOR CONVICTED OF INVOLVEMENT IN WIFE’S MURDER BAPTIST IN UZBEKISTAN AGAIN DENIED PERMISSION TO LIVE IN OWN HOME 2,600 COME TO CHRIST THROUGH EVANGELISTIC CAMPAIGNS IN ROMANIA PRISONERS IN ARGENTINE JAILS FINDING ‘FREEDOM BEHIND BARS’ * LONGTIME HCJB WORLD RADIO-UK ENGINEER DIES OF CANCER

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CHRISTIAN GROUPS RUSH AID TO FLOOD VICTIMS IN BANGLADESH Christian humanitarian groups are gearing up to help flood victims in Bangladesh where more than 1,000 are dead and 10 million are homeless, says Beth Allen of Food for the Hungry. “This is some of the worst flooding that they’ve seen in 17 years,” she said. “They estimate that two-thirds of the country is currently under water. We’re moving forward with distributing food and health kits, including some water purification chemicals.” Allen says the outreach is opening up many witnessing opportunities. “One of the things that we can do in a disaster is to encourage them to go out and serve their neighbors. People such as government officials begin to ask questions about their motivations, and we can answer those questions about Jesus Christ in a culturally appropriate manner.” World Vision is also distributing relief supplies in three of its sponsorship communities in the Assam region. More than 6,000 families have received food, temporary shelter and medical care. World Vision plans to provide food and medical assistance to 20,000 families in the next month. (Mission Network News/World Vision)

SWEDISH PASTOR CONVICTED OF INVOLVEMENT IN WIFE’S MURDER A Swedish clergyman has been sentenced to life in prison for his involvement in the murder of his wife and attempted murder of a neighbor. The district court in Upsala found 32-year-old Pentecostal pastor Helge Fossmo guilty of inducing his former housemaid to shoot his wife, Alexandra, and attempting to murder his next-door neighbor, Daniel Linde. Fossmo had sexual relations with Linde’s wife and his housemaid, 26-year-old Sara Svensson. She testified during the trial that she had been “completely dependent” on the pastor. Svensson said he “brainwashed her with Bible verses” to convince her that it was “God’s will” to kill his wife. The verdict was pronounced today. The court ordered Svensson to undergo psychiatric treatment. The jury was convinced that Fossmo resorted to murder because he was afraid that he would lose his job if his wife filed for divorce. Alexandra was shot to death in her bedroom on Jan. 10. During the same night an attempt to kill Linde failed. The bullet entered his neck, narrowly missing the main artery. Fossmo pastored the Pentecostal Filadelfia Church near Upsala. During the trial, church members said the pastor had preached “strict sexual morals” while carrying on an immoral lifestyle. (Assist News Service)

BAPTIST IN UZBEKISTAN AGAIN DENIED PERMISSION TO LIVE IN OWN HOME In what he describes as a “vicious circle,” Baptist member Vsevolod Kalinin has again been refused a residence permit to live in his own home in Tashkent, the capital city of Uzbekistan. In an open court hearing, a representative of the commission of the Tashkent city administration responsible for residence permits said that Kalinin’s religious convictions were the main reason for refusing him a residence permit. It’s unusual for Uzbek authorities to take a close interest in residential addresses, but Kalinin has been the target of close scrutiny by authorities in Tashkent since 2002. In addition to visits from the police, a military recruitment officer told Kalinin that he could be detained while his place of residence was checked. All of Kalinin’s appeals, including one to Uzbek President Islam Karimov, have been fruitless. (Forum 18 News Service)

2,600 COME TO CHRIST THROUGH EVANGELISTIC CAMPAIGNS IN ROMANIA Economic uncertainty and fear of the future are two issues pushing people to consider their spiritual future in Romania, says Dave Bunnell of Global Missions Fellowship. He says there has been an “incredible response” to the ministry’s saturation evangelism campaigns in unreached communities of nine regions of eastern Romania. “We’ve seen a lot of fruit in Romania this summer and about 220 Americans have worked together with 500 Romanian Christians and have seen more than 2,600 people come to Christ,” he says. “The mother churches that we’ve been working with have also started churches in 34 different communities this summer.” New believers go through a 13-week Bible study that teaches them the basics of walking with Christ. (Mission Network News)

PRISONERS IN ARGENTINE JAILS FINDING ‘FREEDOM BEHIND BARS’ An indigenous ministry assisted by Christian Aid Mission in Argentina is praising God for the changed lives through its “Good News Behind Bars” prison ministry. Missionaries counsel inmates and share the gospel in prisons throughout Argentina. As a result of this outreach, many prisons now have designated “Christian wards.” Inmates who come to Christ and show an obvious change in behavior are permitted to live together in these common cells. The behavior in these wards stands in stark contrast to other areas in the prisons where drugs, violence, sexual abuse and other behavioral problems run rampant. Since the beginning of the program, no such problems have been reported in the Christian wards. In another prison, new believers are showing such an intense thirst for God that missionaries hold weekly theological classes as an extension of a seminary in Buenos Aires. The warden is an evangelical Christian who came to Christ 10 years ago while he was an inmate in the same prison. The ministry is planning to print and distribute a book called, Libre Entre Rejas (Freedom Behind Bars). It contains pictures and testimonies of former prisoners who have since turned their lives around through the power of Christ. (Missions Insider)

* LONGTIME HCJB WORLD RADIO-UK ENGINEER DIES OF CANCER HCJB World Radio engineer Chris Coleman went to be with the Lord Saturday, July 24, following a seven-year battle with cancer. He served as head of engineering at the mission’s U.K. office in Bradford, West Yorkshire.

Prior to joining the mission in 1995, Chris spent 25 years working in industry as an engineer, followed by five years working as a radio station manager with European Christian Mission in Italy.

During his nine years with HCJB World Radio, Chris worked on many projects, both in the U.K. and overseas. In November 2003 he completed the final phase of the control systems for Ecoluz, the hydroelectric project that he had been working on for seven years.

After refurbishing the Bradford office production studios that were formally opened last April, Chris focused on completing the new version of “Audiopot,” the ministry’s online resource for creative Christian audio. He worked on this project at home and even in the hospital during chemotherapy-serving to the end.

The funeral is set for 11:15 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 4, at St. Michael’s Church in Mytholmroyd with interment to follow at Slack Cemetery. He leaves behind his wife, Sandra, and two children, Sara, 25, and Paul, 22. (HCJB World Radio) * * * * * * * * * * * * * James A. Ferrier HCJB World Radio U.S. Ministries Communications Director E-mail: Phone: 1-719-590-9800 Fax: 1-719-590-9801 Web: http://www.hcjb.org http://www.beyondthecall.org * * * * * * * * * * * * *

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