JESUS CHRISTIANS NEWSLETTER #99, APRIL 2008
OUR FORUM
We are sending this month's newsletter to some members of our online forum who have not posted for some time. There are many different topics on the forum, and we welcome input from all points of view. Please do consider a visit soon. The URL is:
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VIRUS ALERT
We have received this virus alert from a couple of different sources. It sounds genuine, so we pass it on for what it is worth:
During the next few days, do not open any message with an attachment entitled 'POSTCARD,' regardless of who sent it to you. It is a virus which opens A POSTCARD IMAGE, which 'burns' the whole hard disc C of your computer. This virus will be received from someone who has your e-mail address in his/her contact list. This is the reason why you need to send this e-mail to all your contacts It is better to receive this message 25 times than to receive the virus and open it.
If you receive a mail called' POSTCARD,' even though sent to you by a friend, do not open it! Shut down your computer immediately.
This is the worst virus announced by CNN. It has been classified by Microsoft as the most destructive virus ever. This virus was discovered by McAfee yesterday, and there is no repair yet for this kind of virus. This virus simply destroys the Zero Sector of the Hard Disc, where the vital information is kept.
KIDNEY DONATIONS
Ash and Jayme are both recovering well from their kidney donations. In fact, Jayme is back on the streets distributing literature in the Boston area, along with Jeremy.
We were a bit secretive about Ash's donation, because an attempt to donate lastyear was thwarted by complaints from his family that he had been coerced into donating. We are pleased to announce, however, that his mother (Kate) came to Cyprus (where the operation took place) and, at the last minute, expressed full support for his decision. We thank Kate for that.
Ash flies back to London tomorrow. His kidney was both a perfect match for Sandi and super-efficient too. In just a couple of days her creatinine levels dropped to almost zero, on a par with the creatine levels of a newborn baby!
There are two other members still hoping to donate this year, but after they have donated, it is hard to imagine any more members donating, as practically everyone in our community who could donate would have donated.
There was a lot of media coverage for Ash's donation, and you can find most of the links at this section of our forum:
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FREEGANISM
As soon as Ash and Alf return to the U.K., they are scheduled to take part in two major media interviews in relation to their activities as freegans (in particular, their attempts to recycle tons of wasted food which is discarded by supermarkets every day). They will be taking representatives of the media out on "bin raids", where they gather free food, and then they will prepare a meal using what they have secured.
Grace (in California) has also been interviewed on her freegan activities, for a magazine that caters to teenagers.
OUR WORK IN KENYA
Although there are exciting things happening in the U.K., and in the U.S., this newsletter primarily deals with what is happening in Kenya and in Australia.
Things seem to be settling down considerably now in Kenya, after the violence in January and February. We still have not returned to teaching Easy English at the schools, but have been kept busy with AVP (Alternatives to Violence Project) workshops every week, distributing "Peace in Kenya" T-shirts (more than 5,000 so far), and preaching on Sundays about the peace testimony.
Many of the people who have already attended AVP workshops (which have targeted special sections of the community each week, including government employees, church pastors, and technical college students) are now asking if they can return for the advanced workshop being planned for this month.
Casey and Giddy have returned to Takatifu Gardens, and the local people have been welcoming toward Giddy, even though he is from the tribe that Kibaki belongs to. It is worth noting that most of the killings that took place in Kenya in recent months were not carried out by members of the public, but resulted from police using live ammunition to disperse demonstrators. The Luhyas (which make up most of the population around Takatifu Gardens) and the Luos both have tribal beliefs that if they kill anyone, the ghost of that person will haunt them; so murder is quite rare in these tribes.
Boop was only able to spend a month with us before returning to India, where he has been a big help with the huge print runs that we have been getting there lately. The Easy English books are going out so fast that we may soon be printing more than a million books a year. Please note, however, that these books have all been sold at or below the cost of printing. We recently increased the prices on some titles, so that they now bring in enough money to just cover the printing and shipping expenses. For these titles, there should be no limit to how many of them we can make available at the new prices. Previously we were losing money on almost all book sales and covering them with donations from the teams working in Australia, the U.K., and the U.S. Now those funds will be available for other projects.
Our two female rabbits both gave birth to kittens, a total of 18 between them! The kittens are now hopping around the rabbit enclosure. (Note: "kittens" is the proper term for a baby rabbit!)
Construction has occupied a lot of our time and energy at Takatifu Gardens this month. We have constructed a seven-foot brick wall around the entire perimeter of the compound. This gives privacy and greater security for those inside. We are hoping that it will cut down on the incidents of theft which have occurred in recent months.
THE INTERNET
The complete text for two of our publications about Bible prophecy is now available on our web site.
Jeremiah's Lament
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The Fall of America
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Several new topics have been raised on our forum this month as well. They include:
"Evolution vs Creationism" (by Lisa)
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"The Gospel of Thomas" (by Al)
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"Television Addiction" (by Jayme)
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"The Movie 'Sicko'" (by Dave)
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"Bionic hornets" (by Simon)
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"Perfection" (by Mike)
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and "Scientology protests" (by Glenn)
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