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Cdr.Jen and I hosted in our home a couple that profess to be 'called to missionary work in Austrailia. (YWAM)They have gone and stayed 6 mo's then suddenly were *back.. .. many who backed them, this seemed strange and perplexing. The truth is that they were in violation of Oz's immigaration rules for their visa's..and were not forthcomming with the facts. Currently their is much intrest in "end times" and many USA Christian TV "shows" are building senerios for the rise of the 10 nation confedercy.. and makeing movies and videos about the "Omega Code" or "Megedo" *Thus it's likely that news about "Belguim" or the EU federation is linked to that "conspiricy" thinking. *Thanks Fani- for being one of our Rangernet family "READY" to warn us of the arrivial of the *Anti-Christ in Europe. -=*=- --- Stefan Fischer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Rangers, > > > > With a lot of interest I have read Bob Simon's forward about the > situation > > of missionaries in Belgium. For the past four years, I have been > studying > > at A/G's Continental Theological Seminary. Even though I graduated > last > > May, I now live at only few kilometers distance, and still have > regular > > contact to the people there. Many of the A/G missionaries in Belgium > have > > become personal friends. So please regard the following comments as > coming > > from a not exactly uninformed source. > > > > In order to avoid false rumours, I would like to clarify the following > > point: > > > > 1. What we are seeing here at the moment is not a surprising movement > of > > the Belgian government against Christian workers, who are suddenly > > considered "undesirable". Rather, it is the LAWFUL enforcement of a > legal > > situation that has been present since 1999. The suddenness of the > events > is > to some degree also connected to the previous ignorance of the > local > A/G > > staff about this legal situation. > > > > 2. The "International Christian Academy", where the four expelled > > volunteers were working, has to be seen from a Belgian perspective not > as > a > missionary ministry, but a private school, where teachers > consequently > have > to hold valid working permits. The same might, according to > Belgian > laws, > > prove applicable to other branches of the local A/G enterprise, > > specifically those whose functions could equally be performed by > regular > > (tax-paying) Belgian workers. > > > > 3. The action of the Belgian government is neither "sudden" nor > against > > missionaries only. Rather, it is part of the current policy, which is > > consistently being enforced in all parts of the country. Also, the > action > > is not linked to religious activity, but rather to problems with legal > > status, specifically the lack of a valid working permit. > > > > 4. Up to this point, the leadership of A/G's Division of Foreign > Missions, > > under the direction of Europe Field Director Rev. Greg Mundis, have > been > > handling the situation calmly and with the necessary amount of wisdom. > In > > cooperation with Belgian lawyers, they are reviewing the situation > with > > government representatives. My encouragement for you is to continue > praying > for your missionary brothers and sisters, but to refrain from > spreading > > rumours about the situation, which can only be damaged by that. To be > > understood correctly, I am not referring to the previous post as a > rumour. > > But, even being here in Belgium, it is hard to take an unbiased look > at > the > issue. If you want to inform other brothers and sisters about the > issue, > > please refer them to the official press releases of the A/G or to Rev. > > Mundis ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) > > > > Official press releases can be found at: > > > > http://www.ag.org/top/news/news_article_template.cfm?ArticleID=5976 > > > > http://www.ag.org/top/news/news_article_template.cfm?ArticleID=6001 > > > > For those interested, the Belgian TV report is available in French on > the > > Internet: > > > http://www3.rtbf.be/rtbf_2000/bin/view_something.cgi?id=0064128_article > > > > Finally, I want to encourage you to take these events as a new > incentive > to > > pray for Belgium. This country is in great need of the Gospel of Jesus > > Christ! > > > > Greetings from Belgium. > > > > -- > > God bless you, > > > > Toph > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------- > > Christoph Fischer > > Student of European School of Evangelical Theology, Leuven, > > Belgium > > Eifelstrasse 3 - 71083 Herrenberg - Germany > > Phone +49.7032.33556 > > ------------------------------------------------------------- > > _______ > Let the Golden Rule be your daily rule. > > Please pray for your list sponsor: http://eBible.org/mpj/ > > To unsubscribe, send "unsubscribe rangernet" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > or visit http://rangernet.org/subscribe.htm > http://rangernet.org ===== *High MORALE is the Index of effective Leadership. --------------********+********-------------------- Morale raises belief of the Leader in the follower, of the follower in the Leader, of each in themself, and both in the .....cause! __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? 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