轉寄︰ DNA Newsletter, April 2012

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傳送日期︰ 2012年04月6日 (週五) 9:08 AM
主題︰ DNA Newsletter, April 2012

Coram Deo I am writing on Easter Week, a wonderful time to reflect on what is truly the central event in history: Christ’s death and resurrection. I’ve always enjoyed reading to my children. My three eldest are now in their teen years, and the book we are reading right now is particularly special because it was written by one of my best friends and mentor, Darrow Miller, co-founder of the Disciple Nations Alliance. The book is titled Emancipating the World: A Biblical Response to Radical Islam and Fundamentalist Atheism. Here is what we read this morning: Every war has its turning-point battle, even if it is not obvious until later. The turning point in the cosmic spiritual war was the cross. On the cross, Christ won. He is Christus Victor. Satan is the defeated enemy. He has been dethroned; his counterfeit reign and order are drawing to an end. Christ will now restore the creation order as he restores life over death. In the cosmic conflict, mop-up operations continue, but the outcome is certain … English writer, journalist, and cultural critic G.K. Chesterton (1874-1936) captured the wonder of the new era that dawned with the resurrection: “On the third day the friends of Christ coming at daybreak to the place found the grave empty and the stone rolled away. In varying ways they realized the new wonder; but even they hardly realized that the world had died in the night. What they were looking at was the first day of a new creation, with a new heaven and new earth; and in a semblance of the gardener God walked again in the garden, in the cool not of the evening, but of the dawn.” In the new era that dawned with His resurrection, Christ is establishing His Kingdom on earth. Christus Victor calls us to live in the framework of His ordinances and extend His rule from heaven to earth … Christ’s death on the cross was the turning point of a great spiritual war between God and Satan. Satan is a defeated enemy; he is in retreat, and his final judgment is certain. The unconquerable Christ calls us to follow Him to storm the very gates of hell and assures us they will not prevail against us. Of all people on earth, Christians should be most optimistic, because Christ has won the decisive battle of the great cosmic conflict, and we know the end of history! As I finished reading this, I looked into the eyes of my children and I could see that they, like me, were deeply moved. May we all be moved by the tremendous victory of Christ and the hope and purpose it gives to our lives and to our nations. May we renew our commitment to Christ—and to our purpose of extending His rule from heaven to earth. Watch your inbox for an email announcing the release of Darrow’s powerful new book in the next two weeks . . . and happy Easter! Stories of Global Impact Members of the DNA Asia Working Group Calling All Asia Partners: DNA Asia Working Group Update At a recent planning session in Kuala Lampur, the DNA Asia working group welcomed new member Aung Thet Nyunt. A Burmese national, Aung Thet is is the head of DNA Myanmar, the first Asian country to hold a vision conference. Since then they have had numerous vision conferences and have seen God do many great things as churches throughout the country have applied the teaching. The group identified two key issues to address: restoring the dignity of women and eliminating hunger. While they acknowledged that both are “far beyond what any organization can tackle alone,” they want to rally groups “who feel a call to either of these” in the belief that progress can come from a synergistic effort. For the rest of the story, click here. Chris Ampadu (third from left in white) with participants from the Mercy Ships training in Togo Breakthrough Training in Togo Chris Ampadu shares some further fruit of his opportunity with Mercy Ships in Kara, Togo. Chris oversees the spread of DNA teaching in West Africa and is on staff with Harvest. Last week’s experience in Kara with Mercy Ships was just wonderful as almost 400 community leaders were mobilized to be trained. On the last day, l started the day by asking the participants to share a discipline of love done the previous day as a result of what they had learned. Over 50 people, including Moslems, told of transformed attitudes towards their wives. Many showed true love toward their spouse for first time. Read the full story here. Marvin Olasky Delivers Keynote Address at the DNA 2012 Benefit Dinner Some 270 friends of the DNA gathered at Chaparral Suites in Scottsdale, Arizona on March 3 for a wonderful celebration of God's work through the Disciple Nations Alliance. The annual benefit dinner was a big success and a splendid opportunity to share the vision. The featured speaker, Dr. Marvin Olasky, Editor-in-Chief of WORLD Magazine, spoke of his deep appreciation for the unique contribution: "I've done a lot of writing over the years about how to fight poverty . . . but it's a privilege for me to be among people who actually do it!" Go here to read more and view photos. Watch video highlights here from the dinner. A Karios Moment in Egypt Work is underway on a potentially historic national Vision Conference in Egypt, co-sponsored by the Coptic, Evangelical, and Episcopal churches. Stephen Langa, a member of Samaritan Strategy Africa who has worked to establish indigenous training teams in Sudan, traveled to Cairo last December and again in February to meet with key church leaders and cast the vision for a national Vision Conference. Go here for the rest of the story. The Message Which Can Change Our Continent! Buingo Mateene was exposed to DNA in 2003 when he attended three vision conferences. One VC was in Ghana, facilitated by Darrow Miller and Chris Amapadu. The other two, in Togo and Benin, were facilitated by John Wood and Chris. Buingo is Harvest country director for the Democratic Republic of Congo. In this video, Buingo tells the powerful story of DNA's impact on his own life and the difference between knowing it and doing it! Other Stories from the Disciple Nations Alliance Out of the Mouth of a Muslim From the Street to the Campus Tribal Transformation in Tanzania Hope for Africa Grows: Three New National Teams To view previous articles and stories, visit Disciple Nations Alliance Global News. New Book Release: Be Watching for Emancipating the World! Darrow Miller's latest title is scheduled for release May 1. This book explains what the Great Commission means for the church in 2012, facing secular atheism on the one hand and radical jihadism on the other. What should be the Christian response to these two fronts, the war in the West and the war from the East? Emancipating the World is important because it gets to the very heart of the ministry of the DNA, for in it, Darrow lays out in some detail what it means for the church to disciple nations as Jesus commanded. Adherents of fundamentalist atheism and militant Islam know who they are and what they are about. They have an all-encompassing narrative that guides their lives, and they want to impose these ideas on the world. Darrow argues that the church must reclaim a fuller, more biblical understanding of the Great Commission if it hopes to prevail against the twin threats of both fundamentalist atheism and militant Islam. New Staff Joins DNA Secretariat As of January 1, John Tuggy became the newest staff member to join the DNA international secretariat. John will serve as a research specialist. He is pursuing a doctoral degree at the Oxford Centre for Mission Studies in England. John’s research will center on the relationships between Western churches and indigenous movements in the global south. He comes with extensive overseas experience, having grown up in Venezuela and served as country director in Cambodia with Food for the Hungry. John, his wife Veronica, and their three children currently live in Silverton, Oregon. Portuguese Translation of LifeWork Now Available Darrow Miller's book, LifeWork, is now available in Portuguese! DNA associate, Nelson Monteiro, recently reported: I just came back from our DNA Forum Brazil in Brasília. You probably know that Bob and Darrow were there ministering. We released Darrow's LifeWork book in Portuguese during the conference. It was a victory to celebrate as that had been a long time desired. In LifeWork, Darrow explains why it is necessary for each of us to establish a meaningful, integrated understanding of our life and work. Whatever our work or vocation, God calls each of us to a new way of living--fully in his presence. To order, email: instituto_transforma@yahoo.com.br Phone: 55 (41) 3095 2269 Go here to see DNA books available in other languages. Save the Date! The next Disciple Nations Alliance Global Forum is scheduled for the week of March 10-16, 2013. We encourage you to mark your calendar, and hope you can join us! The location has not been finalized, but it will be in Central/South America or the Caribbean. Possible locations include Brazil, Mexico, the Dominican Republic, or Trinidad and Tobago. Watch for further information in the months ahead. divdivdivdiv