Posted in Uncategorized, tagged China, Operation World on April 3, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
1 Missionaries, as such, are not welcome in China. Yet China’s desire to improve trading relations with the world makes it possible for many Chinese and foreign Christians to enter as:
a) Tourists — over 30m visited China in 1995 and spent $US9 billion. Many Christians were among them. Pray for their ministry of bringing literature, [...]
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged China, Operation World on April 2, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
OPERATION WORLD: China – The Church
The unregistered or house church networks are the heart of the true Church in China. Intense persecution has indigenized and purified it. Prayer, revival, simple living and a christocentric theology characterize it. Twenty or more larger networks are known to exist, but their numbers are a matter of conjecture. Reasonable [...]
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged China, Operation World on April 1, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
About 7% of China’s population is Christian today, but their distribution is not even. In this section are given some of the nationally significant but less evangelized sections of the population.
1 The nearly 60 million Communist Party members are, by definition, atheists, but ideology is a facade to cover self-seeking opportunism. Disillusionment and defection [...]
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged China, Operation World on March 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
2 Leadership training is woefully deficient, and a crisis need. It is reckoned that there is but one ordained pastor for every 7,000 TSPM members. By 1999 there were 18 official seminaries with 1,200 residential and 3,000 distance-learning students. Pray for:
a) Faculty — often selected for their political correctness rather than for their walk with [...]
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged China, Operation World on March 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
1 The Three Self Patriotic Movement (TSPM) was instituted by ‘patriotic’ and often theologically liberal Christians with the strong encouragement of the Communist Party as the interface between the government and Church. After 13 years of oblivion it was reconstituted in 1979 to wrest the initiative from the burgeoning house church movement, and enable the [...]
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Canada, Operation World on March 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
1 The Christian Church has become marginalized in Canadian society. Many major historic denominations have suffered disastrous declines in membership. The loss of biblical roots, lack of vision for evangelism, and compromise on ethical issues have all contributed to this tragic situation. The church has allowed pluralism and secularization to undermine its foundations. Canada needs [...]
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Cambodia, Operation World on March 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Cambodia
1 The terrible genocide of 1975-79 in which nearly 2 million were killed has left deep physical and emotional scars. There are over 30,000 who have lost limbs to landmines, and almost the entire population needs deep healing from the trauma of their losses and suffering. Pray for:
a) Justice to be seen to be done [...]
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Bulgaria, Operation World on March 13, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Bulgaria
1 Religious freedom is still not fully achieved. In the past, persecution was severe with many Christians imprisoned or killed and by manipulation through informers, infiltrators and imposters in the churches. The subversion of the Orthodox hierarchy was particularly widespread. Some leaders courageously suffered, others compromised—a fact that still breeds division, mistrust and lack of [...]
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Brazil, Operation World on March 12, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Brazil (2)
5 Spiritism is a dynamic force for evil in Brazil. Not only is Brazil the largest Catholic country, but also the largest spiritist country in the world. It appeals to the emotions and offers physical healing; both traits make it an attractive alternative to traditional Christianity. In 1975 there were at least 14,000 spiritist [...]
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Brazil, Operation World on March 9, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Brazil (1)
1 The government continues to dodge the painful restructuring and righting the wrongs of the past. It is said Brazil is a paradise for some, purgatory for most and hell for 20%. Pray that the endemic corruption, cronyism, injustices of society and discrimination — against the poor, underprivileged children and indigenous tribal peoples — [...]
