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28/04/2015

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"Nepal Earthquake Collapses Churches during Weekly Worship Services"

The 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck at 11:56 a.m. Saturday, when many Nepalese churches were still conducting their weekly worship services.

“Many Christians were buried while they were worshiping on Sabbath and died,” the president of the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Nepal, Umesh Pokharel, told Adventist Review.

AsiaNews reports that a Protestant church in the outskirts of the capital city, Kathmandu, collapsed and killed 70 worshipers. Global Mission Nepal identifies the church as Nepali Evangelical Church in Kapan, and put the death toll at 80.

A Brethren in Christ Church worker in Nepal reports:

Saturday is the worship day in Nepal and most churches have worship time between 10.00 AM to 12.30 PM. Terrifying earthquake came just in the last part of the worship hour at 11:56 Nepali time and most believers ran out from the church to save their lives, some got injured badly while running out, some trapped under building whereas other were buried alive in the church building as it collapsed. Although unclear some have reported 100 believers of a church in Kathmandu were worshiping on the 7th floor rented building was completely collapsed, some 40 dead bodies were taken out whereas other still missing. It was a great lose and misery day in the history of Nepal.

Gospel for Asia told Mission Network News that it expects similar stories to emerge. Assemblies of God World Missions reports that "three AG churches ... are totally destroyed and several lives lost."

Overall, approximately 500 Christians are feared dead, according to Asia News and a network of Nepalese churches.

The International Mission Board (IMB) reports that 17 bodies were found at a rural church which was hit during its closing prayer. “We appreciate your prayers for this church,” discipleship trainer Ramila Karmacharya told the IMB via Facebook. “Pray for the pastor, his family and the whole church family. The pastor lost three of his own family members.”

The Nepal Church of Christ in Kathmandu was holding services when the earthquake hit, leaving five families homeless and injuring one member. “Mobile phones are still not active and public transportation is not available,” the church posted on Facebook, requesting that anyone with a bicycle check on other church members.

Another church in Kathmandu was just letting out as the quake hit. “Ten minutes earlier and everyone would still have been inside,” said Christian Aid’s South Asia director. “There would have certainly been many injuries, if not deaths.”

The impoverished, tourism-dependent nation also lost four of its seven UNESCO sites in the Kathmandu Valley. On Mt. Everest, at least 18 climbers died following an avalanche.

With more than 4,000 people dead from Nepal's worst earthquake since 1934, the tragedy will likely revive an ongoing debate over burial rituals. Nepal's minority Christians and Muslims favor burying their dead, while its majority Hindus prefer cremation. Plans to establish official cemeteries for Christians, who have tripled in number since the Hindu monarchy was abolished in 2006, have not resolved tensions.

World Watch Monitor offers an in-depth report on the issues facing Nepalese Christians, including how a new constitution enshrining religious freedoms continues to be delayed.

27/04/2015

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27/04/2015

'If I Have Strong Enough Faith': Let 'The List' in 'Little Boy' Film Inspire You to Act

"Little Boy," a heartwarming film about a little boy who is willing to do whatever it takes to bring his dad home from World War II alive, opens in theatres across the U.S. this weekend.

At the heart of the film is an 8-year-old boy exploring what it is to live out faith the size of a mustard seed through accomplishing specific tasks on The List, which is provided by his pastor. The message is not about working your way to salvation but actually embodying one's faith.

This List took on a new relevance for me recently when I was hosting a screening of "Little Boy" for faith leaders in Nashville, Tennessee. While the film was playing to the audience, I was in the green room chatting with Jakob, the star of "Little Boy." There were a few others in the room having their own conversations, when into the room stepped two dark-haired, Middle-Eastern looking women, who were apparently there to visit with one of my other colleagues.

They sat close to me and began a conversation with their friend. I was eventually drawn into the dialogue and then their incredible story began to unfold. One of the women told me that the day before she had Christian family members in Syria kidnapped and killed by ISIS. Tears began to well up in the eyes of these women, asking me, what can be done to help the struggle of so many facing persecution and death. They felt their families and their people were forgotten by the global Church.

I began to describe the various initiatives that were under way – programs to help provide support for the suffering. As I rambled on, tears began to flow and I could find no more words. I began to weep. One of the two women came over to me, got on her knees, took my hand, looked at me through her tears and said, "Your tears are a part of the healing of our family, our people, our nation. You are recognizing us. You are entering into our pain."

It was almost time for me to go on stage and talk to the audience about "Little Boy" and specifically how The List could help motivate millions of people to engage in acts of faith and kindness. As I composed myself, I made my way to the stage, with The List in my hand. I began to think about how The List would find root in situations like Syria. How could it be used to help and console the persecuted and suffering? How could it help turn the tide on ISIS?

While The List can be applied in many contexts, locally and globally, here's what I thought about that night in Nashville and what I continue to act upon.

THE LIST:
1) Feed the Hungry:Could I fast one meal a week and give away the value to those who are providing food and water to those in need?

2) Shelter the Homeless: Can I give funds that will provide refugee family with shelter?

3) Visit those in Prison: While not being physically able to visit those who have been kidnapped, I can pray daily for those who are being held against their will and are being abused, or torture.

4) Clothe the Naked: Being forced to deny your faith in exchange for your life leaves one vulnerable, your faith fully exposed. I pray for my sisters and brothers in those moments that God will give strength and courage. It causes me to expose my own vulnerability, my own depth of faith.

5) Bury the Dead: As we lay people to rest, we give testimony of the life that is lost. We speak about them. I ask how I can bring voice to the media, to governments, to those in my church, my workplace and my community for those who have been martyred. Our sisters and brothers need to know we are speaking out for them and have not forgotten them.

6) Befriend: Befriend a Muslim. Demonstrate that the narrative of ISIS is a lie, that Christians do not hate Muslims. Christ love compels us to love everyone.

That's how I am trying to applying The List. How can you apply The List to your life? The List is very personal and can be applied in many different contexts. All I know is that God expects us to live out our faith, even if is the size of a mustard seed.

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