Newsletter July 2025 Independence Day

Written By Stephen Hosea

Salam dalam anugrah Tuhan Yesus Kristus!

Pada tanggal 4 Juli, Amerika akan merayakan Hari Kemerdekaan yang ke 249 tahun. Kita bersyukur kita bisa menikmati kebebasan beragama di negara ini. Dengan bebas kita dapat beribadah di negara ini, mengabarkan injil Tuhan kepada berbagai bangsa yang tinggal di negara ini, bahkan meluaskan pelayanan misi gereja kita keluar negeri.

Pada tanggal 20-25 Juli, gereja kita akan mengadakan trip misi ke kota Medan dan Pematang Siantar, Sumatera Utara, untuk penginjilan kepada ribuan murid-murid sekolah SD, SMP, SMA di Sekolah Methodist dan Sekolah Kristen Kalam Kudus dan untuk Kebaktian Pembinaan Iman kepada jemaat Gereja Methodist, Gereja Kingmi dan Gereja Kristen Kalam Kudus. Kemudian  pada tanggal 26-27 bagi peserta tim misi yang berminat, diberikan kesempatan berkunjung ke Danau Toba untuk melihat Patung Yesus yang terbesar di dunia dan menikmati pemandangan Danau Toba yang amat indah. Peserta trip misi kali ini berjumlah 22 orang. Kami menghimbau seluruh jemaat dapat mendoakan setiap peserta tim misi setiap hari, agar tim misi kita diberikan kuasa dan kesehatan yang penuh untuk menjangkau jiwa-jiwa kepada Tuhan dan Roh Allah menyiapkan hati murid-murid sekolah dan jemaat gereja yang akan kami layani untuk meresponi firman Allah, sehingga trip misi kita dapat membawa berkat bagi mereka yang kita layani.

Kiranya Tuhan memberkati dukungan doa saudara/i sekalian!  

Happy Independent Day!

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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