Mission Network News anchor Peter Brooks leaves for Jamaica tomorrow to join Food for the Poor on a special mission. He explains his involvement with an unusual project. “Jamaica is a country of contrast-vivid in some places, stark in others. While there are several beautiful resorts in the area, poverty is a way of life for the vast majority of the island’s residents. The nation’s most glaring need today is adequate housing for the underprivileged. While many of Jamaica’s poor are “squatters”, others are completely homeless and sleep wherever they find space. In response, Food for the Poor launched the “2000 in 2000″ campaign–a project aimed at building two-thousand homes in Jamaica in the year 2000. The idea caught the attention of the National Religious Broadcasters in the United States who made it an industry-wide project. Broadcasters are now involved in helping FFP raise money and manpower for the venture. I’m headed down this week to do both and also find out what other needs can be brought to light. I’m Peter Brooks, Mission Network News.”
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Elsewhere, Voice of the Martyrs is reporting that 130 members of a Chinese house church in the Henan province have been arrested. The group was taken into custody on Wednesday, August 23, 2000. VOM says three Americans from California were also detained. However, Henry Chu, Patricia Lan and Sandee Lin were all released Friday. The remaining detainees are being held in the Xihua (shee-whah) county jail. Please continue to pray for the strength of their testimony during this time.
Meanwhile, the Jesus Film Project is a key resource in pointing international students to Christ. International Students is making thousands of copies of the Jesus Video available to students who speak 22 different languages. According to International Students Incorporated 70-percent of the people who send in response cards are coming to Christ. Many of these students are also requesting a Bible in their own language.
Workers are seeing fruit as they try to reach Muslims around the world with the Gospel. Arab World Ministries reports a number of avenues into the Arab world have been established over the last year. AWM has placed their first workers in Italy, where over a half million Muslims live. AWM Media is working to create a television series for youth as a means of evangelism, as well as assisting in church planting.
Sri Lanka’s government turmoil causes rioting, but doesn’t effect ministry.
International Aid is reporting that a partnership between relief agencies, churches and missionaries continues to give the needy of Nicaragua health and hope. I-A says they’ve seen hundreds of lives changed through the power of compassionate action. So far, six shipments this year, worth over seven million dollars, have been sent to help the hungry and destitute children living in the city dumps. One missionary has used I-A supplies to develop feeding centers and training classes and help area hospitals.
