Newsletter September 2023

Written By Stephen Hosea

Salam dalam anugerah Yesus Kristus!

Waku berjalan dengan cepat, sekarang kita sudah masuk kebulan September ini. Saya harap ketika kita melewati waktu kita dari bulan ke bulan, kita semakin bertumbuh dalam pengenalan dan anugrah Tuhan Yesus, seperti nasehat rasul Petrus: “Tetapi bertumbuhlah dalam kasih karunia dan dalam pengenalan akan Tuhan dan Juruselamat kita, Yesus Kristus” (2 Petrus 3:18); sehingga kita semakin giat melayani Tuhan serta semakin berbuah bagi Tuhan, dan tidak sia-sia melewati hari-hari kita. Bagi-Nya kemuliaan, sekarang dan sampai selama-lamanya.

Kita bersyukur bulan ini Gereja kita di Los Angeles pada tgl 10 September akan merayakan HUT ke 40 dan Gereja kita di San Jose juga pada tgl 24 September akan merayakan HUT ke 38. Kita bersyukur Tuhan telah memberkati dan memelihara kedua gereja ini sampai pada hari ini dan kita berdoa agar Tuhan terus memakai gereja-gereja ini untuk meluaskan pekerjaan Tuhan.

Acara gereja kita selanjutnya adalah Thanksgiving Luncheon yang akan diadakan pada tgl 18 Nopember di Grand Golden Bay Restaurant di Union City. Tujuan acara ini adalah untuk menaikan syukur kepada Tuhan dan juga menjangkau jiwa-jiwa yg baru. Harap jemaat dapat mendukung program ini dalam doa serta mengundang teman-teman untuk mengikuti acara ini.

Kiranya Tuhan memberkati keluarga dan pelayanan saudara sekalian!

Pdt. Stephen Hosea
Gembala Sidang

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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