Newsletter May 2025 Happy Mother’s Day

Written By Stephen Hosea

Salam dalam kasih Yesus Kristus!

Kita bersyukur kepada Tuhan bahwa piknik gabungan gereja San Jose dan San Francisco berjalan dengan baik dan sukacita pada tgl 3 Mei di Lake Elizabeth Park, Fremont, CA. Kita semua sungguh menikmat suatu Persekutuan yang indah dan gembira dalam acara ini.

Pada tanggal 11 Mei, saat kebaktian minggu, kita akan merayakan Hari Ibu gabungan jemaat Indonesia dengan jemaat Mandarin. Gereja mengucapkan “Selamat Hari Ibu” kepada semua ibu-ibu di Gereja kita! Semoga Tuhan memberkati ibu-ibu sekalian dengan sukacita dan rahmat Tuhan atas jasa dan pengorbanan ibu-ibu dalam mengasuh dan mendidik anak-anak sehingga mereka memiliki masa depan yg baik. Pada kesempatan ini, kita mendapatkan kehadiran Pdt. Jian Wei Ye dan keluarga dari Madrid, Spanyol merayakan Hari Ibu bersama dan menyampaikan firman Tuhan.

Dalam rangka kita merayakan Hari Ibu, Raja Salomo menasehati dan mengingatkan kita sebagai anak: “Dengarkanlah ayahmu yang memperanakkan engkau, dan janganlah menghina ibumu kalau ia sudah tua. Biarlah ayahmu dan ibumu bersukacita, biarlah beria-ria dia yang melahirkan engkau” (Amsal 23:22, 25).

Kiranya Tuhan memberkati ibu-ibu sekalian dengan sukacita dan damai surgawi!

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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