Newsletter Maret 2023

Salam dalam anugerah Yesus Kristus!

Kita bersyukur kepada Tuhan bahwa Bulan Misi dan Konferensi Misi kita telah berjalan dengan lancar dan kita semua telah dibekali dengan firman Tuhan yang mendorong kita lebih bersemangat untuk menjalankan misi Tuhan dan memenuhi amanat agung Tuhan untuk memberitakan injil kepada semua bangsa baik melalui kesaksian kita atau melalui dukungan misi kita.

Tahun ini dukungan pelayanan misi gereja semakin bertambah luas karena kita menambah dukungan seorang hamba Tuhan di Naibinat, Timor Barat, dan hamba-hamba Tuhan gereja misi kita di Eropa dan California, serta Panti Asuhan Kayape di Kupang. Gereja kita bukan saja mendukung kebutuhan penghidupan mereka dan juga membangun 2 gedung gereja di desa Panga dan desa Kalora, Palu. Oleh sebab itu, kita menambahkan budget misi menjadi $135,000 . Kita bersyukur bahwa jemaat sangat giat mengambil bagian dalam persembahan misi, sehingga target pledge misi kita tahun telah tercapai kita. Puji Tuhan!

Tahun ini kita berencana melakukan trip misi kita ke pulau Sumba pada tanggal 26 – 30 Juli untuk mengabarkan injil di sekolah SD, SMP, dan SMA serta gereja-gereja disana. Kita harap trip misi ini bisa menjangkau lebih banyak jiwa dan membangun pertumbuhan iman mereka. Kami harap saudara dapat ikut serta didalam tim misi ini untuk membawa harapan yg kekal kepada penduduk di pulau Sumba.

Kiranya Tuhan memberkati persembahan misi dan pelayanan misi saudara sekalian!

Pdt. Stephen Hosea

Gembala Sidang

p.s. Pictures from 2023 Mission Conference last month are below & in members area https://www.gii-sf.org/members

p.p.s. IEC-SF Young Adults & Professionals’ skit at Mission Conference 2023: FROZEN HEART: Into The Unknown Watch it at https://youtu.be/o_-eY26OtO0

Stephen Hosea

Rev. Hosea is known for his friendly and warm personalities. He is a hard-worker who loves the Lord and his congregation. He made a commitment to serve God at the age of 14 while he was in Pematang Siantar, North Sumatra, Indonesia. After completing his Bachelor of Theology at Southeast Asia Bible Seminary (SAAT) – Malang in 1981, he went to Azusa Pacific University to continue his study for Bachelor of Art and Master of Art in Religion in 1983. To support his ministry in counseling, Rev. Hosea continued his study for Master of Art in Marriage Family Child Counseling (MFCC) in 1984 and received his Doctor of Philosophy in Marriage Family Child Counseling from California Graduate School of Psychology – Corte Madera in 1996.

His ministry started when he served in Christ Church (Gereja Kristus Tuhan) in Kediri, East Java. Then he became Assistant Pastor in Church of Share the Gospel (Gereja Beritakan Injil) in Jakarta before he left to continue his study in the United States. Rev. Hosea served in IEC – Los Angeles until 1984 when he moved to San Francisco. He continues to faithfully serve the Lord in IEC – San Francisco, San Jose, Sacramento, and San Diego until now. He is also the President of Christian Evangelical Mission in West Coast since 1993, serves as Senior Pastor in Chinese Evangelical Church – San Francisco, and the President of Christian Evangelical Chinese School – San Francisco.

https://www.gii-sf.org/leadership
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