Christians See Conversion Opportunities in Disaster Relief

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http://www.hinduismtoday.com/hpi/2004/12/28.shtml

 

3. Christians See Conversion Opportunities in Disaster Relief

http://www.crosswalk.com/faith/1303677.html

 

VIRGINIA, USA, December 28, 2004: The Christian website,

Crosswalk.com, published a long story about Christian relief efforts

following the tsunami ("source"). While the Christian charity

exhibited by the rapid response of Christian organizations is

admirable, the ulterior motives of conversion expressed by some are

disturbing:

 

Some excerpts:

 

....."Doctor Ajith Fernando, who is considered by some to be

the "Billy Graham of Sri Lanka,' heads up the Youth for Christ (YFC)

office there. A long-time friend and partner of NDI, he wrote to

Williams from Sri Lanka: 'What a sad day this has been! We keep

hearing of more and more friends and loved ones of friends who have

died or lost much of their belongings. The death toll for Sri Lanka

alone is over 10,000 and keeps rising. We have prayed and wept for

our nation for many years. The most urgent of my prayers has always

been that my people would turn to Jesus. I pray that this terrible,

terrible tragedy might be used by God to break through into the

lives of many of our people.' "

 

....."In the wake of this disaster, Gospel For Asia's 1.5 million-

member Believers Church in India is rallying support and deploying

its leadership and members to minister to those suffering both

physically and spiritually. 'In times like these, we know that God

opens the hearts of those who suffer, and we pray that as our

workers demonstrate God's love to them, many of them will come to

know for the first time that real security comes only through Him,'

Gospel For Asia president K.P. Yohannon said. He add, 'We ask that

our brothers and sisters in the West take the time today to pray for

these millions of victims, that they will feel God's presence and

grace in a special way.' "

 

 

 

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Thank God India is refusing aid from western nations. We had experience of

dummping of waste earlier and mind you the offer from the west was much smaller

than what India was offering the other affected nations. It is time the western

nations understood that India is not a begger as they would like themselves to

believe.

Every aid from western nations is intended to further the self interest of west

and not for real help.

I have seen the prefeidy of western aid to africa.

 

anamikafisher <anamikafisher wrote:

 

 

http://www.hinduismtoday.com/hpi/2004/12/28.shtml

 

3. Christians See Conversion Opportunities in Disaster Relief

http://www.crosswalk.com/faith/1303677.html

 

VIRGINIA, USA, December 28, 2004: The Christian website,

Crosswalk.com, published a long story about Christian relief efforts

following the tsunami ("source"). While the Christian charity

exhibited by the rapid response of Christian organizations is

admirable, the ulterior motives of conversion expressed by some are

disturbing:

 

Some excerpts:

 

....."Doctor Ajith Fernando, who is considered by some to be

the "Billy Graham of Sri Lanka,' heads up the Youth for Christ (YFC)

office there. A long-time friend and partner of NDI, he wrote to

Williams from Sri Lanka: 'What a sad day this has been! We keep

hearing of more and more friends and loved ones of friends who have

died or lost much of their belongings. The death toll for Sri Lanka

alone is over 10,000 and keeps rising. We have prayed and wept for

our nation for many years. The most urgent of my prayers has always

been that my people would turn to Jesus. I pray that this terrible,

terrible tragedy might be used by God to break through into the

lives of many of our people.' "

 

....."In the wake of this disaster, Gospel For Asia's 1.5 million-

member Believers Church in India is rallying support and deploying

its leadership and members to minister to those suffering both

physically and spiritually. 'In times like these, we know that God

opens the hearts of those who suffer, and we pray that as our

workers demonstrate God's love to them, many of them will come to

know for the first time that real security comes only through Him,'

Gospel For Asia president K.P. Yohannon said. He add, 'We ask that

our brothers and sisters in the West take the time today to pray for

these millions of victims, that they will feel God's presence and

grace in a special way.' "

 

 

 

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[Guest guest]

IMO,

 

Christians see conversion opportunites everywhere, they see the virgin mary in a

piece of

cheese toast.

 

I just hope that the U.S. collaborates with the U.N. to bring aid to the regions

afflicted

instead of trying to set up its own system and compete with the U.N. another

power grab,

another "opportunity" when what is really needed is help.

 

pr

 

 

, sankara menon <kochu1tz> wrote:

> Thank God India is refusing aid from western nations. We had experience of

dummping

of waste earlier and mind you the offer from the west was much smaller than what

India

was offering the other affected nations. It is time the western nations

understood that

India is not a begger as they would like themselves to believe.

> Every aid from western nations is intended to further the self interest of

west and not

for real help.

> I have seen the prefeidy of western aid to africa.

>

> anamikafisher <anamikafisher> wrote:

>

>

> http://www.hinduismtoday.com/hpi/2004/12/28.shtml

>

> 3. Christians See Conversion Opportunities in Disaster Relief

> http://www.crosswalk.com/faith/1303677.html

>

> VIRGINIA, USA, December 28, 2004: The Christian website,

> Crosswalk.com, published a long story about Christian relief efforts

> following the tsunami ("source"). While the Christian charity

> exhibited by the rapid response of Christian organizations is

> admirable, the ulterior motives of conversion expressed by some are

> disturbing:

>

> Some excerpts:

>

> ...."Doctor Ajith Fernando, who is considered by some to be

> the "Billy Graham of Sri Lanka,' heads up the Youth for Christ (YFC)

> office there. A long-time friend and partner of NDI, he wrote to

> Williams from Sri Lanka: 'What a sad day this has been! We keep

> hearing of more and more friends and loved ones of friends who have

> died or lost much of their belongings. The death toll for Sri Lanka

> alone is over 10,000 and keeps rising. We have prayed and wept for

> our nation for many years. The most urgent of my prayers has always

> been that my people would turn to Jesus. I pray that this terrible,

> terrible tragedy might be used by God to break through into the

> lives of many of our people.' "

>

> ...."In the wake of this disaster, Gospel For Asia's 1.5 million-

> member Believers Church in India is rallying support and deploying

> its leadership and members to minister to those suffering both

> physically and spiritually. 'In times like these, we know that God

> opens the hearts of those who suffer, and we pray that as our

> workers demonstrate God's love to them, many of them will come to

> know for the first time that real security comes only through Him,'

> Gospel For Asia president K.P. Yohannon said. He add, 'We ask that

> our brothers and sisters in the West take the time today to pray for

> these millions of victims, that they will feel God's presence and

> grace in a special way.' "

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I feel that any one of our previous presidents, Republican or

Democrat, would have responded to this disaster much sooner and with

stronger support. I have very little in my bank account these days,

and as I shared a portion through an online donation, I could not

help but think about those sayings about giving and how it

multiplies back to you. But then I thought: "Oh, but I shouldn't be

thinking about how it will benefit me to give..." but since I

already did think it, I guess it won't benefit me after all. I hope

at least the donation I made offers some relief to those in need

since I wasn't pure enough in my offering for it to benefit me!

 

MAV

 

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rainbow@u...> wrote:

>

> IMO,

>

> Christians see conversion opportunites everywhere, they see the

virgin mary in a piece of

> cheese toast.

>

> I just hope that the U.S. collaborates with the U.N. to bring aid

to the regions afflicted

> instead of trying to set up its own system and compete with the

U.N. another power grab,

> another "opportunity" when what is really needed is help.

>

> pr

>

>

> , sankara menon

<kochu1tz> wrote:

> > Thank God India is refusing aid from western nations. We had

experience of dummping

> of waste earlier and mind you the offer from the west was much

smaller than what India

> was offering the other affected nations. It is time the western

nations understood that

> India is not a begger as they would like themselves to believe.

> > Every aid from western nations is intended to further the self

interest of west and not

> for real help.

> > I have seen the prefeidy of western aid to africa.

> >

> > anamikafisher <anamikafisher> wrote:

> >

> >

> > http://www.hinduismtoday.com/hpi/2004/12/28.shtml

> >

> > 3. Christians See Conversion Opportunities in Disaster Relief

> > http://www.crosswalk.com/faith/1303677.html

> >

> > VIRGINIA, USA, December 28, 2004: The Christian website,

> > Crosswalk.com, published a long story about Christian relief

efforts

> > following the tsunami ("source"). While the Christian charity

> > exhibited by the rapid response of Christian organizations is

> > admirable, the ulterior motives of conversion expressed by some

are

> > disturbing:

> >

> > Some excerpts:

> >

> > ...."Doctor Ajith Fernando, who is considered by some to be

> > the "Billy Graham of Sri Lanka,' heads up the Youth for Christ

(YFC)

> > office there. A long-time friend and partner of NDI, he wrote to

> > Williams from Sri Lanka: 'What a sad day this has been! We keep

> > hearing of more and more friends and loved ones of friends who

have

> > died or lost much of their belongings. The death toll for Sri

Lanka

> > alone is over 10,000 and keeps rising. We have prayed and wept

for

> > our nation for many years. The most urgent of my prayers has

always

> > been that my people would turn to Jesus. I pray that this

terrible,

> > terrible tragedy might be used by God to break through into the

> > lives of many of our people.' "

> >

> > ...."In the wake of this disaster, Gospel For Asia's 1.5 million-

> > member Believers Church in India is rallying support and

deploying

> > its leadership and members to minister to those suffering both

> > physically and spiritually. 'In times like these, we know that

God

> > opens the hearts of those who suffer, and we pray that as our

> > workers demonstrate God's love to them, many of them will come

to

> > know for the first time that real security comes only through

Him,'

> > Gospel For Asia president K.P. Yohannon said. He add, 'We ask

that

> > our brothers and sisters in the West take the time today to pray

for

> > these millions of victims, that they will feel God's presence

and

> > grace in a special way.' "

> >

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