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REPORT: REFUGEE SITUATION IN SUDAN ‘CRITICAL’ AS THOUSANDS FLEE AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT JOINS WORLD VISION TO BRING RELIEF TO SUDAN SURVIVORS OF SOUTH ASIAN FLOODS RESUME LIVES AS RAINS RECEDE COMPASSION INTERNATIONAL ANNOUNCES EXPANSION TO BURKINA FASO INTERNATIONAL PREACHER, BROADCASTER STEPHEN OLFORD DIES GERMAN CHRISTIANS BATTLE AGAINST STATE SUBSIDIES FOR ADULT TV

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REPORT: REFUGEE SITUATION IN SUDAN ‘CRITICAL’ AS THOUSANDS FLEE A report from Michael Parks, Global Hope Network International’s disaster relief project manager who recently returned from western Sudan’s war-torn Darfur region, indicates that the refugee situation there is critical. “On the outskirts of Nyala we encountered thousands upon thousands of people living in camps who have fled their villages in fear of the Junjaweed militia,” he wrote. “Many have seen husbands, wives and even children murdered. The situation is an immense tragedy of human suffering on every level. The children are especially desperate for food.” Parks reported the story of one woman who watched as the Janjaweed destroyed her village, took her husband and six children, three them into a hut and set it afire, burning them to death. The situation is so dangerous that the people in the camps are afraid to leave even to gather firewood because they are often attacked by roving bands of Janjaweed, Parks said. “Not only do they remain at risk from the murderous Janjaweed, but living in large camps results in an increased risk of disease and starvation.” (Global Hope Network International)

AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT JOINS WORLD VISION TO BRING RELIEF TO SUDAN The Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID), the government’s overseas relief program, announced Tuesday, Aug. 31, that it has allocated the equivalent of US$600,000 to World Vision to fight disease and help meet the basic needs of refugees in Darfur, Sudan. The funds will provide urgent help for thousands of internally displaced people in camps who are suffering or threatened by illness. World Vision will use US$350,000 for humanitarian assistance and the remaining US$250,000 for the Malaria Epidemic Response and Preparedness Project. “This is a vital program that will help treat and protect some of the most vulnerable internally displaced people in the Darfur region — women and children,” said World Vision’s chief executive, Tim Costello. The program will provide treatment and prevention of malaria and diarrhea diseases during the next four months. “Lack of access to food, shelter, health, water and sanitation are the major concerns threatening the survival of displaced people and in particular malaria is one of the main causes of death,” said Costello. (World Vision)

SURVIVORS OF SOUTH ASIAN FLOODS RESUME LIVES AS RAINS RECEDE In the northeastern Indian state of West Bengal, millions of flood survivors have begun returning to their homes as monsoon rains begin to subside. The floods drowned vast tracts of land and killed thousands. The devastation also affected ministries such as the Bible League, forcing it into a rebuilding phase. “Many Bible studies were curtailed during the month of July because of these floods,” said ministry spokesman David Moore. “People just simply could not reach them. About 100,000 people were cut off from civilization for about a week because of this rain.” Many local churches have postponed evangelism and discipleship programs, and travel is still dangerous — if not impossible — as numerous roads have been washed out. The ministry’s work will change as the rains continue to recede. “Because of the floods, many of the poor people have lost their homes, they’ve lost their possessions, and of course, they’ve lost their crops,” Moore said. (Mission Network News)

* “The Voice of the Great Southland,” the shortwave station operated by HCJB World Radio-Australia since January 2003, airs more than 59 hours of weekly Christian programming across South Asia. Programs go out in nine languages: English, Urdu, Hindi, Punjabi, Nepali, Tamil, Chattisgarhi, Hmar and Meeitei. Most of the programming in the Indian languages is produced at HCJB World Radio’s studio in New Delhi. Additional releases from Australia, primarily in English, reach the South Pacific, Southeast Asia and East Asia.

COMPASSION INTERNATIONAL ANNOUNCES EXPANSION TO BURKINA FASO Compassion International is expanding its ministry to children in one of the poorest countries in the world — Burkina Faso. The expansion — the second this year — brings to 23 the number of countries where Compassion works. “Burkina Faso is ranked last in school enrolment, literacy and per-capita gross national product with close to 60 percent of the population living on less than $1 a day,” says George Gitau, Compassion’s Burkina Faso director. “This country offers a great ministry opportunity for Compassion and the evangelical churches in this country.” One of the biggest challenges facing Burkina Faso is the lack of healthcare with only three doctors per 100,000 people in the country. The average life expectancy is 44 years. Compassion’s programs, delivered by local church partners, will ensure that sponsored children receive regular medical check-ups, hygiene training, dental care, supplemental nutrition and educational opportunities. (Compassion International)

* HCJB World Radio has worked alongside local partners in eight cities of Burkina Faso to help begin local radio ministries. Broadcasts air in nine languages: Arabic, Bissa, Dioula, French, Fulfuld ©, Goulmac ©ma, Kass ©na, L ©l © and Moor ©. Partner stations are being planned for an additional two cities in Burkina Faso.

INTERNATIONAL PREACHER, BROADCASTER STEPHEN OLFORD DIES Known as a “preacher’s preacher,” Dr. Stephen Olford, founder and chairman of Olford Ministries International, died the evening of Sunday, Aug. 29, after suffering a massive stroke. He was 86. Olford was born in Zambia, the son of missionaries Frederick and Bessie Olford, but grew up in Angola where he committed his life to Christ. After preparing for the ministry in the U.K., Olford was appointed an Army Scripture Reader during World War II. After the war he was involved in an extensive evangelistic and preaching ministry throughout the U.K. and worldwide. He later served as pastor of Duke Street Baptist Church in Richmond, Surrey, England (1953-1959) and Calvary Baptist Church in New York City (1959-1973). He pioneered a Christian TV program, “Encounter,” in New York, and his Sunday-morning services were broadcast worldwide on radio. His weekly half-hour radio program, also called “Encounter,” continues to air in the U.S. and overseas. In 1980 he founded the Institute for Biblical Preaching. In 1985 Olford and his wife, Heather, moved to Memphis, Tenn., where he began the Stephen Olford Center for Biblical Preaching three years later. It is also the headquarters of Olford Ministries International where his son, David Olford, is the president. The senior Olford was recognized nationally and internationally for his Christ-centered, expository preaching and has received numerous awards, honorary degrees and distinctions. He also authored many books, booklets and preaching resources. (Assist News Service)

GERMAN CHRISTIANS BATTLE AGAINST STATE SUBSIDIES FOR ADULT TV Christians in northeastern Germany’s Mecklenburg state have launched a prayer battle against an adult television project. Entrepreneurs are trying to gain state subsidies for three encoded channels that broadcast pornography around the clock. Because of the high unemployment in the region, the state government of Mecklenburg sees no problem in boosting the project with taxpayers’ money. Anyone creating 100 jobs could expect to receive subsidies, argues the department for economic development. The Media Control Agency also has given the go-ahead. Mecklenburg is governed by a coalition of social democrats and post-communists. The opposition, comprising Christian democrats and liberals, are against the project. Manfred Schreiber, leader of the Pentecostal Elim Church in Anklam, said he is “deeply shocked” that the state would support such a project. “How long can we stand by and watch Satan ruin precious souls?” he asked. (Assist News Service)

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