WCEU-NEWS August 2008 page

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News from the WCEU

World’s Convention 2010

On July 11

a small committeeof three visited the proposed sitefor the next World’s Convention.It was found that the LancasterBible College in the South Eastof Pennsylvania will be a fittingplace to hold that convention. Tomake best use of resourcesPennsylvania CE will combine itsSummer Assembly 2010 with theWorld’s Convention. Thegathering is from July 11

to15

. The WCEU Board ofTrustees will meet on July 9

,the WCEU Council on July 10

See last page for more details

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News from National UnionsAfrica

CE Leaders Meeting

A meeting for West African CELeaders will be held in Accra,Ghana from October 15

to 17

.Andreas A. Rudolph (WCEU) willbe there to get to know the WestAfrican Endeavourers anddiscuss with them the future ofCE in that area.

Sierra Leone

The secretary of CE in SierraLeone, Philip Johnson, passedaway unexpectedly on Aug. 5

.Philip suffered from diabetes andneeded regularly insulin. AsSierra Leone is one of thepoorest countries in the worldthere was no way for him to buythe insulin. Therefore the CEUnion of the Netherlands startedaround 1990 an Insulin Fund.Members contributed to providethe insulin. This fund supportedhis insulin needs until his deathfew weeks ago. It was always amiracle how the money arrivedsafely in Sierra Leone, throughtimes of turmoil and war.

Philip was originally employedwith Youth for Christ, and as avolunteer he was CE secretary inSierra Leone. His life has beenrather turbulent. Once he lost hishouse during a heavy storm, Hesuffered many times fromvarious infectious diseases andduring the civil war in SierraLeone he had to evacuate hisfamily to the neighbouringcountry Guinea. Philip himselfstayed at his post during thatwar, but his house was attackedby rebels and three times he wasthreatened with guns at his headto say his last prayers. However,he survived and he showedGod’s Mercy after the war byworking in a camp fortraumatized kid-soldiers, to bringthem the gospel.

(From a report by Dr. Jelle Kaastra,President CE Union Netherlands)

Americas and Caribbean

United States

Texas CE announces a newwebsite. Look at: texaschr.com.From July 13 – 18 it was againSummer Assembly inPennsylvania. About 140teenagers met in the DeSalesUniversity, Center Valley, PA.‘Trash to Treasure’ was the maintheme presented by Billy Dunn.

Mexico

Mario Pech Ojeda, ‘Esforzador”from the Yucatan peninsulavisited Christians in Havanna,Cuba (First Baptist Church). Heset a good example. Make it apoint on your travels to meetendeavourers or Christiansespecially in those countrieswhere believers are few and indifficult situations.

Mario (l.) and a Cuban friend

Guatemala

CE in Guatemala (UNEC), Youthof the Iglesia EvangelicaNacional Presbiteriana deGuatemala elected end of Junea new board (Junta Directiva).Moderador (President) is MiltonGarcia, Rosario Pelicó the Vice-President.

Secretaries are HenryRamírez and Eddy Colop(eddycolop@gmail.com)Treasurer is José Juan Siliézar.

WORLD’S CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR NEWS

August 2008

Greetings, Brothers and Sisters in Christian Endeavour !The strong will prevail. That is uppermost in the minds of many today. As Christians our strength is in the Lordour God. Francis Clark, our founder, in the CE Covenant stressed the need to „trust the Lord Jesus Christfor strength“. It is only as we trust Him that we are given the strength to fulfil the next part: „I promise Him todo whatever He would have me do“. In trusting Him we are given the strength to live out our Christian life.May you know the strength of the living God in your daily life.George Campbell - Vice-President WCEU (Europe)

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Consejero, which is an advisoryposition, is Pastor José LéonLemus V. from Guatemala City.

Asia

India

Prosecution against Christians inOrissa has started again onSaturday, August 23rd. ManyChurches and houses inKandhamal district and adjacentdistricts have been burnt andpeople are burnt and beaten upinhumanly. One nun has beengang raped and children of anorphanage have been attacked.This is being done by the Hindufundamentalist group VishwaHindu Parishad. In Kandhamaldistrict, we have 200 active C.E.Societies. Village people and ourC.E.members are suffering andhiding themselves in jungles.Last December our Christianbrothers and sisters were thevictims of these atrocities andagain after eight months, theyare suffering a lot.I request you to kindly pray forpeace and harmony in Orissa.

Report by trustee Rev. Sahu

Kerala conventionThe South India CE Union held aconvention at Munnar, Kerala onAugust 9th and 10th, 2008. Thetheme of the convention was‘Fruits of the Spirit’. About 40persons participated andenjoyed the fellowship despitecold and rainy weather.

Japan

The Japanese CE Union awardsevery year scholarships to twoexcellent students of theologyThis year Miss Masae Chida, ofthe Tokyo Union TheologicalSeminary and Mr.Hideo Ogino, astudent of the Rural MissionHuman Rights were chosen.

Myanmar (Burma)

As per constitution Saw Nee DooHtoo could not be reelected asGeneral Secretary of the KarenBaptist CE Union in Myanmarafter three terms of 3 years each.His successor is Saw Moo Ler,who was the Assistant Secretarybefore. New Assistant Secretaryis Saw Eh Keller.

Saw Moo Ler (front) and Saw Eh Keller(r.) on a visiting trip in the cyclone area

KBCEU staff is now caring invarious ways for the peopleaffected by the cyclone Nargis.

KBCEU office staff and CE secretaries went to the Nargis area and help them as we can.Reaching a village, we contacted the leaders and collected data about their village. Then we distributed our gifts (beans,potatoes, onions, garlic, noodles,cooking oil and we also gave bibles, hymn books, guitars, CE Topic books and pastor's handbook for the church). We took time for worship and encouraged them psycho- logically and spiritually. If we spent the night there we showed a video to entertain the villagers.We traveled with a ship and had all our food in the boat with us.We cooked and ate in the boat.We had also a medical team with us which treated 455 patients during our trip from July 1

to 13

from a report by Saw Eh Keller

The Karen-Endeavourers askedthe WCEU for assistance to bebetter equipped helping thevictims of the cyclone. TheWCEU Board agreed to call fordonations towards a light truckthat will help them to distributegoods, food and buildingmaterial. WCEU has sent USD18 000, money that is given orpromised. But altogether theyneed USD 20 000. Please helpus to find the USD 2 000, thatthey still need.

Light Truckfor Myanmar

Help CE

inMyanmar caring for victims of thecyclone Nargis !You can send your donation to yourNational Union or to the WCEU.

Europe

(www.ceeurope.eu)

Since 1927 there was no EuropeanCE Convention. But in July this year160 young people from Ireland,Scotland, the Netherlands, GermanyHungary, Croatia, Romania and theUkraine met in Piliscsaba nearBudapest, Hungary, to get a visionfor CE in Europe.They had the opportunity to learnabout the hope and struggle of theyoung generation in other countriesand see how God is building hiskingdom in Europe. Workshops andother activities provided ideas forlocal youth ministry. The daily biblestudies explained aspects of the CEprinciples. Speakers came from theparticipating unions talking inHungarian or English with directtranslation in the other language.Already planning was a greatexperience for the internationalconvention team and strengthenedpersonal relations which laid a goodfoundation for future cooperation.About 20% of the participants wereon their way to or from missionaryactivities in the area.Rudolf Westerheide, Gen. Secretaryof the German CE, pointed out: “It iseasy to start new projects, but thereal challenge is to carry through tosuccessful completion.”Obviously we can expect anotherConnect Europe in not too far future.