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Project
to translate Bible into Japanese sign language
Madrid,
April 29th, 2005.
Two Japanese groups
want to translate the Bible into Japanese sign language, and
hope to have it out on DVD by 2018. It will be a race against
time as the project began two years ago, and thus far they have
only translated 7% of the biblical text.
It is estimated that the project will require 50 DVDs lasting
a total of 104 hours' playing, in order to get the 2,000 or
so pages of the Bible into sign language. The Evangelical Mission
to the Deaf and the Japanese Bible Community calculate that
their project will cost around 1.6 million euros.
The project is genuinely revolutionary as no translation of
the whole Bible exists in any sign language. Even in the USA,
only the New Testament is available in English sign language.
However, the Japanese project aims to include the Old Testament
as well. There are thought to be about 3,000 deaf Christians
in Japan, and it is to be hoped that there will be many more
once the project is complete (if you see what we mean!).
Source: Signo. Editing:ACPress.net
10,000 Christians
pray for end to violence in Guatemala
Guatemala City, May 5th, 2005.
The Guatemalan
Evangelical Alliance, to which 18,000 evangelical churches belong,
organised a massive day of prayer to call for an end to the
violence which plagues this Central American country. Around
10,000 people turned out in the capital city to pray.
"This is the fifth year running we have done this and after
praying, God has mercy and the levels of violence drop. Today
we have asked God to heal our nation and touch the hearts of
our leaders and the authorities", said Pastor David Murguía.
Violence has been on the increase in Guatemala in recent years,
especially against women. Last year alone, 500 women died violent
deaths, and across the country, a total of 4,300 people died
through one kind of violence or another.
It is thought that representatives of about 90% of Guatemalan
churches were present at the inter-denominational day of prayer,
which is a great success.
Source: A.ORBITA. Editing: ACPress.net
Baseball testimony
leading people to Christ in Cuba
Santa Clara, Cuba. May
5th, 2005.
A few hours before
parliamentary elections in Cuba, several people made a profession
of faith at the First Baptist Church of Santa Clara, on hearing
the testimony of baseball star, Adiel Palma.
The Church, packed full mainly with youngsters, resounded to
applause when Palma said "I am not an alien from outer space,
God works how He wants to." He said his life had changed utterly
since he gave his life to Christ, and that he had been able
to sort out his personal and professional life. He has represented
his country on many occasions. An emotive moment came when he
related that at the Olympics in Athens, Humberto Rodríguez,
Chairman of INDER, had said to him: "If God is for us, who is
against us?" Cuba went on to win the gold medal.
Another baseball player, Jorge Salfrán, also gave his testimony,
saying how his life had been tied up with magic before coming
to Christ. He now works for the Evangelical Cuban League and
leads a baseball ministry. A pediatrician who works at José
Luis Miranda Children's Hospital in Santa Clara, Tomás Medero,
said he was "a drunkard, a liar, a womaniser and aggressive,
but God transformed me into a medical missionary." After hearing
these testimonies, about 30 people received Christ in prayer
as their Saviour.
Source: Cubanet. Editing: ACPress.net
Cuban and American
churches seeking closer links
Havana, May 5th, 2005.
"Nothing can separate
the churches of Cuba and the USA", says Rev. Raúl Suárez, who
is also an MP in the Cuban Parliament.
At a meeting with American religious leaders at the 'Martin
Luther King Jr. Memorial Centre', Suárez said that a recent
clampdown by the American authorities made it difficult even
for Cuban-born Americans to travel to the island for religious
reasons. Church leaders from different American denominations
and the Catholic Church were visiting Cuba to find out first-hand
the situation there, in an event organised by 'Permanent Action
for Peace'. There were delegates from the Baptists, the United
Church of Christ, the Quakers, the Methodists and other church
and lay groups.
The group met the leader of the Cuban Parliament, Ricardo Alarcón,
who explained the Cuban electoral system to the visitors, indicating
that in just a few days' time, a genearl election was to be
held. Alarcón also spoke about current relations between the
USA and Cuba, expressing his concern at the imprisonment in
the USA of five Cubans accused of espionage. He said they had
tried to prevent terrorist attacks on Cuba originating in the
USA. Members of their families participated in the meeting.
There was theological discussion about the challenges of mission
today, and the need to use appropriate terminology. One speaker
accused American churches of still using imperialist language,
even if they were not conscious of so doing. They also discussed
what it means to be a 'prophetic Church' and express a prophetic
voice in Cuban and American society. The meeting ended with
an ecumenical service and a meal, before on the Sunday, each
participant attended a church from their own background.
Source: ALC. Editing: ACPress.net
A.C.Press:
The News Agency of the AEE (Spanish Evangelical Alliance)
Digital magazine at the website: www.ACPress.net
Telephone: 91 747 14 89; Fax: 91 747 59 24; E-mail: noticias@ACPress.net.
Postal address: Apartado 59198, 28080 Madrid, Spain.
Co-ordinator of A.C.Press News: Jonathan Dawson, E-mail: jdawson@acpress.net
A.C.Press is part of the Spanish Evangelical Alliance, whose
E-mail is: oficina@AEEsp.net (www.AEEsp.net)
The Alliance is a forum for fellowship, reflection and the development
of Christian thought, produces various publications, and is
involved in the struggle for religious liberty. It is also part
of the European and World Evangelical Alliances.
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