>>: today on christian world news helping the japanese people survived multiple disasters christian organizations on the frontline of relief efforts. >> tried to bring others against us. >>; a surprising source of christian persecution inside the holy land and the faith is buildingamong

believers there >>: >>: earthquake, as a nominee, nuclear crisis, japanese people struggle to overcomemultiple disasters, i am george thomas welcome to this weeks edition of christian world news. more than 500,000 japanese are homeless and many are struggling to survive with no power and no heat in freezing winter weather and relief work is hampered by the nuclear crisis and people are hoarding food and gas and travel is becoming more hazardous as the risk of nuclear contamination increases in some age groups are at work in the region

including cbn's operation blessing. >>: we have made it this far as this town, we are on the coast of the oadi prefecture and operation blessing has been able to deliver supplies for the second day in a row we are in a huge editorial where most of the residents have fled; there are about 1000 people in here the homes of been destroyed and those of the homes we see a liberated and washed out operation blessing has brought bags and bags of rice they are really happy this is the first rise but it had and it has been a huge blessing we are privileged to be serving this down in the hour of greatest need. this building is one of the most

shocking things i have seen the water has gotten all the way to the top 80 feet tall and people were plucked by helicopters and rescue and they were waist deep in water at the top of the building you get a sense of how high the wall of water was and how carful that it would rip through the building and gone to the valley as far as you can see in every direction, complete and other destruction, all of the word is from the houses; they build them out of what to make america a proof, they survived the earthquake but not the tsunami >>: japan's christian communities have mobilized to respond but there only 1% of the entire population; recently i spoke with kent joseph,

he said all of those disasters that up to the worst catastrophe he has ever seen and he is begging the international community to respond. >>: we have never been to anything like this before, you have an earthquake, the fire and then snow, a tsunami condemned and nuclear situation and they recommend everyone leave within 80 km. >>: many aid agencies are holding back. ten-mac that is the worst thing that can happen. we were at a church and the worst areas, and we found a guy that we were looking for, there was a pastor and his wife freezing without anything at

all. what concerns us now is that with this concern about the nuclear situation, the little help will be cut off. >>: how the church is responding? >>:, they are working together really hard, we meet once or twice a day to compile which churches need to be visited and which refugee centers need to be held and different teams have gone out and we have been able to get in touch with all of the churches so no one is unaccountable; out of 30 people in the church, without we visited yesterday. only five have been located; the situation is beyond the control of the people here, an american carrier showed up

and we are not seeing any help, it is really bad. we were at the gas station trying to fill out and they told us they did not have enough gas for the police cars little knots in the worst possible thing would be for the world to pull back because of the concern of her situation. >>: you see in the midst of this chaos god's handed work? >>: in 1597. there was a terrible earthquake in kyoto, it caused one of the greatest revivals in japan to the point that within three years. one third of the japanese population were christians; is terrible things as they are, this could be what we pray for for so long, a revival in japan. >>: you talk about this would not be

the right time for the international community to pull back, obviously the concerns over radiation are serious. how can the global christian community help? in the midst of all the challenges, how can the christian community help? . >>: this is a new government, it is not very good in this situation. price specifically for the government and for the church to rise above the challenge; the church needs to help; instead of, you know, being afraid to come we urgently deep in the common help specifically with food and clothing and taking care of their needs and personal governments to do so; if christians can speak to their governments, pleasethis is not accountable back from

helping. a >>: and to find out how you can partner, including operation blessing go to our website at cbn.org. we have also learned that a missionary from québec canada, is among the victims; the missionary was about 15 miles from the coastal community, he immediately left to reach the quake victims, the tsunami hit that it arrived just as he got there. messianic jews facing persecution in israel. >> : i know our house is surrounded by angels. >>: strength and resolve in the

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you can trust in the lord and you will be so glad that you did. >>: the christian house church leader has been freed from a chinese prison. christian publisher was freed last month nearly 3 years after his arrest; he was convicted and imprisoned for conducting an illegal operationhe is now at home with his wife and two children but government agencies are closely monitoring his activities. the government of malaysia and will release 35,000 malayi language scriptures, because authorities have blocked it for using the word alah or god; the government is challenging the ruling that allows them to

use that word because they believe it would be confusing for muslimsin the bibles will be stamped for christians only to prevent anyone trying to convert.for the last seven years a messianic jewish has not arrived by orthodox jewish, and despite daily opposition the believers are pursuing their faith. >>: some 200 orthodox protesters demonstrated outside the home of a messianic jew, organized by the impressive anti-missionary group the message was clear. >>: we hope that after we be here and demonstrate and speak from the heart we will not need to return. but

we hope the messianic jewish will be erased. from erad. >>: it is a desert town of mostly 25,000 they have endured harassment for years. >>: they have enticed the wrong people to bring others against them. >>: protesters often focus on the window and foster mother, who has grown sons serve in elite israeli army units; >>: one of the lines split against us is that we kidnap innocent children, and that ties them and baptized them.

>>: we have instructed me to hear. i am not worried because i have my heavenly father, and i now our house is surrounded by angels. >>: the police say their hands are tied and are forced to allow demonstrations; protest signs compare the believers to hamas. some residents are fed up with protest, and 25 secular residents showed up as a counter protest and many were concerned about how their protests would reflect on the city and country.. they gathered to pray during the protest for the demonstrators and the community. >>: chris mitchell, cbn news.

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pat and gordon robertson bring to their message about how to bring god's favor and abundance; learn to expect, the wonderful blessings god has for you. >>: i was always on the. i cusp of exploding. there is no earthly reason why we are still married, it is a divine intervention, and i thank god, for showering me with love. >>: in 1949 >>: in 19 49,000 of russian political prisoners were ordered to reside there in labor camp to build a railway;

the russian pastor in his honoring their memory by starting a church in the very spot that housed many of the prisoners. >>: in 1949, stalin has reason to believe his place in soviet history secure. >>: the railway was the project of soviet dictator josef stalin. >> plan was to join the eastern and western portions of russia, thousands of political prisoners were sent here to work, among them anatoly marachev's grandfather. >>: my grandfather was labeled an enemy of the state and was sentencedto the camp. 1200 miles northeast of moscow

this is the only town in the world the arctic circle, temperatures often plummet to -60°. so it was an ideal place to stash away stalin's political enemies. >>: most of the labor camp were located in the isolated regions of the arctic and they face these harsh conditions. >>: millions of mosquitoes in the summer and blizzard like conditions in the winter >>: joseph stalin dies at 74 >>: construction on the railway eventually stopped in 1953, but the damage was already done. his grandfather died, along with tens of thousands of other political prisoners.

>>: people call this the railroad of dead because many could not handle the cold and the bugschristians were also killed in the gulag's >>:, we have secret prayer gatherings, they prayed for this harsh region; >>: several years ago he moved his family to honor the memory of his grandfather and the countless died in the siberian camps >> >>: these people pray that one day the gospel would reach: this land. >>: the fruit is the good news church, a thriving congregation that has risen in the heart of the siberian tundra. >>: people are turning to the lord all over the region, families are healed and people the liver from opera hall and drugs. >>:

in the location of the church is very significant. back in the early 50s this exact spot used to hold thousands of political as well as religious prisoners in labor camps. >>: this is not only symbolic also strategic. >>: in partnership with an organization that focuses on spiritual renewal, he uses his church to train the next generation a christian leaders. >>: we have a program called schools without walls, preparing young men and women to go into full-time ministry can we send out prospective leaders to reach communities. >>: training like25-yeard old marina. >>: before i can share the

gospel i have to understand their culture they had been working with these transfer years. >>: and speaking of remote drives when he is not busy leading his throng, you will find the pastor driving across the trunk of to reach the magic villages with the gospel. >>: what we are on right now is a huge frozen lake. . >>: it took us four hours today to travel less than 60 kilometers, but it was worth it. these tribes were once forgotten but not anymore. >>: members of the church take trips to deliver food and clothes and supplies. >>: undersupplied the pastor will sure come in with a nomadic family it recently introduced to jesus

christ. >>: to take part with other believers a special for our family. >>: marachev is extending the church's influence to homeless, and those with hiv, he says this is part of the desire to continue the legacy of those who came before him and endured hardship and persecution. >>: the prayers of the prisoners, i believe god will reach the far corner of his difficult land for which our grandfather shed their blood and prayed a long time ago. >>: you can see more of my report from russia another stories of the work of the church around the world at our website, c.org.

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news. >>:and welcome back. almost daily we see stories a great human tragedy but we rarely provide commentary; some stories compel us to speak from our christian world; we will talk about the events of japan and the response from a christian legal perspective of whether god was in the middle of this disaster; >>: natural disasters, not long ago were called acts of god; you do not hear that expression much more; many christians are uncomfortable saying a loving god would allow such destruction. we do not object to describing god as sovereign

but are we ready to embrace all that implies? the psalms talk , stormy winds doing his bidding; we should not pretend to know why god does this, but we should be sureof how he wants us to respond. we need to supply all the relief that we can to the afflicted. we want to be the closest things to jesus that folks will ever see. , god is sovereign, he did not speak into existence only to let it spin out of control, god super intends every atom; the same god who is awesome and power is amazing grace

july to take things that are broken and make them better; those who have bent their need knee can also claim him as his redeemer. >>: job goes through a horrendous . in his life, the devil is accused of bringing that kind of distraction. >>: the devil had a part in that but the sovereign god set the parameters for satan to follow; god use it to demonstrate his power. only god is under the tent