DAWN Fridayfax 2000 #10

Switzerland

Not every shaking is judgement

Erich Reber is a Swiss known and respected for his prophetic gift well beyond the nation's borders. He reported that in a short period, 5 people came to him independent of one another to tell him that God had shown them not only that Switzerland would suffer an earthquake in the near future, but also that they should tell him about it. "A few months ago, I too sensed that God was speaking to me about an earthquake in eastern Switzerland," says Reber. "I neither know nor announced a date, and believe that God told me 'Not every shaking is judgement', which reminds me of Acts chapter 4." Reber believes that these prophetic visions are not only God's call to Christians to pray that an earthquake would not cause damage, but also that they should be prepared, and not panic. If it comes to pass, Christians should be ready to help others and open their houses, he says. After Reber's report, on the night of 22 February 2000, two minor tremors of 3.3 and 3.6 on the Richter scale hit eastern Switzerland. No damage was reported.

PS: A pastor from German Baden-Württemberg, close to Switzerland, also reported that five people recently came to him predicting an earthquake in southern Germany.
Source: Erich Reber/Kingdom Ministries, Fax (-41)-33-4370016

USA

When Jesus walks the streets

A Christ-like figure is currently walking the streets of Hazleton in eastern Pennsylvania. 39-year-old Carl Joseph has a beard and wears white clothes and sandals. Hazleton's inhabitants have welcomed him since his arrival a few weeks ago, according to ABC News. In his sermons, he speaks of sharing Christ's love with others, and taking time to get to know God. He visits the sick and elderly, and preaches on the streets and in churches. He past travels have taken him to 47 American states and 13 other nations. Joseph emphasizes that he is not Jesus Christ, but simply wants to wake people up to Jesus' existence. In Ohio, he was arrested twice because his audience became unruly, according to the ABC report.
Source: Religion Today

Israel

German President apologizes for the Holocaust

Johannes Rau, German President and evangelical Christian, apologized for the Holocaust in a speech before the Israeli Knesset on 16 February 2000, bowing his head in respect of the 6 million victims. A number of Israeli politicians boycotted the speech to protest against German being spoken in the Knesset. Rau, a confirmed friend of Israel, also visited the Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial, where he quoted Dietrich Bonnhoeffer: "Tomorrow may be the Day of Judgment, in which case, we would happily stop working for a better future - but not before."
Source: Newspaper reports

Guatemala

Cell church of 19,000 starts world mission

Ronny Madrid is the associate pastor of the Showers of Grace church in Guatemala City. The aim of the church was to reach their city with the gospel - but they did not know how. They had heard of Korean pastor Yonggi Cho's cell church concept, but believed the two cultures too different to adopt the structure for their city. "Then we were both shocked and inspired to hear of a cell church of 30,000 in neighboring El Salvador. Some still said that it would not work in our city, for whatever reason,", he says, "but that's simply a mental attitude. Those who act also see the fruit." The church now has an attendance of some 19,000 on a typical weekend. Church life takes place in hundreds of cell churches. Other churches in Guatemala are now also learning that the impossible is possible, "and it is not uncommon for churches which previously had 80 members to now number 300 or 400," he says. The attitude of the church toward world mission has also changed: until 18 months ago, the church had almost no missionary vision beyond Guatemala. They were, however, open for outside input. Rich Jackson was sent out by the American Perimeter church to help Showers of Grace develop an international mission. The first fruits are already visible: at the first missions conference in 1999, over 2000 people showed interest in long-term missions.
Source: Lee Behar, Perimeter Church; Rich Jackson e-mail rjguate@aol.com

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