Newsletter November 2024 Happy Thanksgiving

Written By Stephen Hosea

Salam dalam damai sejahtera Kristus Yesus!

Hari Raya Ucapan Syukur dirayakan oleh beberapa negera di dunia antara lain Hari Thanksgiving di negara Kanada, Hari Raya Mid-Autumn Festival oleh orang Tionghoa, Hari Pentakosta (Harvest Day) oleh orang Yahudi dan Hari Thanksgiving di negara Amerika.  

Pada tanggal 28 November adalah Hari Raya Thanksgiving bagi umat Amerika. Pada hari yang bersejarah ini, gereja kita akan mengadakan Thanksgiving Retreat pada tanggal 28-30 November di Redwood Christian Park, Boulder Creek, CA dengan tema “A REASON FOR THE HOPE”. Bagi jemaat yang mau mengikutinya, harap segera mendaftarkan diri kepada Tina Sutedja or Tisha Sumardy, or on-line on http://bit.ly/iecthanks24.

Harap jemaat dapat memakai kesempatan ini mengundang keluarga dan teman-teman mengikuti acara ini.

Melalui Retret ini, kita keluarga besar GII akan merayakan Thanksgiving untuk bersyukur dan memuji Tuhan.

Ucapan syukur adalah kehendak Allah. Allah ingin kita menjadi seorang yang selalu bersyukur. Rasul Paulus mengingatkan kita dalam kitab Efesus 5:20: “Ucaplah syukur senantiasa atas segala sesuatu dalam nama Tuhan kita Yesus Kristus kepada Allah dan Bapa kita.” Semoga perayaan Thanksgiving ini mengingatkan kita senantiasa bersyukur di dalam segala hal kepada Tuhan.

Pada akhir tahun ini, selain kita merayakan Hari Thanksgiving, kita juga akan mengadakan acara Perayaan Natal Gabungan dengan Jemaat San Jose yang akan diselenggarakan pada tanggal 21 Desember, jam 4 sore di GII San Jose. Marilah kita berdoa agar Tuhan memakai acara ini untuk memberitakan berita kesukaan tentang kedatangan Juruselamat kita Jesus Kristus kepada teman-teman kita yg baru.

HAPPY THANKSGIVING DAY!

Pdt. Stephen Hosea
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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.

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