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"Så sier Herren, hærskarenes Gud: Enda en gang skal det skje at hele folkeslag og mange byers innbyggere skal komme hit. Innbyggerne i den ene byen skal gå til den andre og si: La oss gå av sted for å bønnfalle Herren og for å søke ham, Herren, hærskarenes Gud! – Jeg vil gå! Jeg òg!" (Sak 8:20-21)

Hei igjen! Jeg sender ut en siste Global-Chat før vi tar oss en pause for sommeren. Jeg gjøre det litt letvint og enkelt denne gangen. Global-Chat er online igjen til høsten, forhåentligvis i en ny drakt.

I dette nummeret...

1. NYHETER: SARS åpner hjerter

SARS har skapt mange problemer i Kina, også blandt de kristne. Men viruset har også vært med på å åpne hjertene. Her sakse jeg rett fra en rapport på engelsk...

In one major city, a university teacher brought 20 depressed, SARS-quarantined students the gospel by offering Bibles and JESUS films to each. Two graduate students came back and said, "Because we are quarantined to our campus, we have lots of time to read, watch DVDs and think about our life. After we read the book you gave us, we were truly moved by the life of Jesus. When we watched the movie about Him, we understood that this man is the Savior of the world. We cried when we saw with our eyes the suffering He endured, and we now want to follow and obey Him."

Many workers left jobless or quarantined inside buildings and homes have had nothing to do but search for meaning for their lives. Zhang and Fu are two such women who had been stuck inside their workplace for two months. A co-worker introduced them to Jesus and the hope He could bring to hopeless lives. Zhang and Fu had time to read through the entire Bible. With excitement in their eyes, they exclaimed to their co-worker, "We want to believe. We want Jesus."

"A good friend of ours went into the hospital for another illness, but while he was there contracted SARS," wrote one worker. "His wife was able to slip into the hospital and pass him the Bible on tape. At this point he was losing his eyesight, so he relished the Bible on tape - and all of his roommates were 'forced' to listen, too! He still has SARS, but through it he has been able to share with many other patients, and has been a voice of hope in the midst of the darkness and chaos there."

SARS also has compelled many believers in China to learn anew that the Lord works through all things - particularly crisis - and that He isn't limited by a lack of outside support. "I think it has helped us get a better perspective of how to go about the task, realizing that the resources are in the harvest," reflects a Christian worker. "We can see this happen despite SARS or any other limitation. God is bigger than all this, and we need to work within the channels He places before us." Kilde: IMB News, [MKelly@imb.org]

2. ARTIKLER: Misjon blant muslimer i søkelyset

Bladet TIME hadde en stor sak nylig om misjonsarbeid blant muslimer. Om du har ikke en papirutgave kan du lese på nettet...

Missionaries Under Cover

Growing numbers of Evangelicals are trying to spread Christianity in Muslim lands. But is this what the world needs now?

http://www.time.com/time/covers/1101030630/story.html

A Starring Role for Jesus

How a 117-min. film became an evangelistic aid for people whose illiteracy ruled out the written word

http://www.time.com/time/covers/1101030630/sofilm.html

Keeping the Faith Without Preaching It

Some Christian groups active in Islamic countries avoid trying to convert the people around them

http://www.time.com/time/covers/1101030630/somennon.html

Map: The 10/40 Window

Where missionaries are flocking

http://www.time.com/time/covers/1101030630/map/

Photos: A Sometimes Perilous Calling

Deaths and close calls threaten missionaries

http://www.time.com/time/covers/1101030630/missionaries/

3. ARRANGEMENT: Planlegg nå for MISSION 2003

MISSION 2003

Know it - Live it - Share it

www.mission.org

Det er tid for en ny MISSION-konferanse, denne gangen i Bad Salzuflen, Tyskland, og vi regner med flere hundre deltagere fra Norge. SI-reiser kjører buss fra Trondheim, Ålesund, Bergen, Stavanger, Kristiansand og Oslo.

Dato: 28. desember 2003 - 2. januar 2004.

Den europeiske MISSION-konferansen er for deg mellom 16 og 30 Ar som er interessert i hva Gud gjør rundt om i verden og hvordan du kan tjene og bli involvert. Blant talerne er OMs Katherine Porter som arbeider i OM-Russland, norske Jan Gossner (Frikirken) og andre fra Bulgaria, Egypt, Canada, India, Tyskland og andre nasjoner.

Kontakt MISSION-kontoret for brosjyre og påmelding: Tor Erling Fagermoen, NLM, Sinsenveien 25, 05720slo Tlf.: 22 00 72 00 e-post mission{krøllalfa}nlm.no