HIM FAMILY NEWS
Church on the NEXT LEVEL!
Christ-centred living is a process. We always need to remember who we are in Jesus, what He has done for us and where He will lead us. As a church, we help each other to reach our NEXT LEVEL all the time. The first step is to be SAVED/’ADDICTED’. Some believe in Jesus, but they never reach the NEXT LEVEL: being BAPTISED and choosing to WALK with JESUS.
Eph 4:13-16 “…until we all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God and become mature, attaining to the whole measure of the fullness of Christ. Then we will no longer be infants, tossed back and forth by the waves, and blown here and there by every wind of teaching and by the cunning and craftiness of men in their deceitful scheming. Instead, speaking the truth in love, we will in all things grow up into him who is the Head, that is, Christ. From him the whole body, joined and held together by every supporting ligament, grows and builds itself up in love, as each part does its work.”
- The NEXT LEVEL can be to give JESUS to OTHERS.
- The NEXT LEVEL can be to find your place in the church, become part of a team, and start working with the gifts God has given you.
- The NEXT LEVEL can be to take responsibility and become a leader for something or someone.
- The NEXT LEVEL does not stop until we are home in heaven. To be a disciple of Jesus is to be in constant growth and progress. There will always be a NEXT LEVEL!
- We want to be a church on the NEXT LEVEL!
By Pastor Tonje K. Marken
Hope Haugesund’s Second Anniversary
In September, Hope Haugesund celebrated its second anniversary. You can count the number of people on the picture.
God is good. Steve and Imelda Mondala are the leaders, and they have been a blessing for many in the last two years. God bless all of you!
Water Baptism in Hope Haugesund
Richel Manlucob Moreno and Gemma Alo Knutsen were baptised in Hope Haugesund on Sunday, November 15. The Pentecostal church Tabernaklet Haugesund generously provided their venue for the water baptism ceremony.
Mission in Riga, Latvia (December 3-5)
Tor and I had the opportunity to go to Riga, Latvia. Marcus and Stephanie (from Berlin) and Ondra and Jana (from Prague) had been in touch with four newly saved girls. These girls were so motivated and eager to learn more about Jesus, that we were asked to come over and teach them.
Tor and I thought this sounded like a great opportunity. Also, it was an opportunity for us to have some private time together (we went to a spa for the whole day).
We met the girls Thursday and Friday night, and Saturday afternoon. They are amazing girls; we had a great time with them. It felt like we have known each other for a long time. On Friday, one of the girls brought a guitar that she had gotten just the week before.We had some guitar lessons, and a wonderful worship session (for the first time ever in Riga!). Then Tor taught about the resurrection of Jesus and how important this fact is for our faith.
We also talked a lot about how God’s love for us totally changes our lives, our minds and our values. The girls are now meeting regularly every Sunday, and their house is always full.
Written by Wanda Håbrekke, Hope Oslo
FRIENDS OF TORONTO
The inaugural Friends of Toronto gathering was held on 23 January 2010 over a simple outdoor afternoon tea.
Special guests who were either Canadian or have studied in Canada were invited to this gathering. The atmosphere was congenial and people chatted about taxation issues, cross cultural communications, evangelism, living and work life in Canada. There were about 13 people, together with one or two new friends.
Everyone took away important facts that helped in their preparation towards their move to Toronto. This event followed Canada Mission Night, held in September, 2009 attracted a good mix of people who were keen to live, work, study or be involved in missions in Canada.
Visit Friends of Toronto's Blog
Hope Singapore JEDI 2nd Anniversary
The inaugural Friends of Toronto gathering was held on 23 January 2010 over a simple outdoor afternoon tea.
Special guests who were either Canadian or have studied in Canada were invited to this gathering. The atmosphere was congenial and people chatted about taxation issues, cross cultural communications, evangelism, living and work life in Canada. There were about 13 people, together with one or two new friends.
Everyone took away important facts that helped in their preparation towards their move to Toronto. This event followed Canada Mission Night, held in September, 2009 attracted a good mix of people who were keen to live, work, study or be involved in missions in Canada.
Visit Friends of Toronto's Blog
Hope Singapore JEDI 2nd Anniversary
The JEDI (Jesus Empowered Disciples International) unit from Hope Church (Singapore) celebrated God’s goodness and faithfulness at our 2nd anniversary party.
The theme “Nothing Is Impossible” was aptly chosen to reflect how we have witnessed numerous miraculous blessings and life transformations of our members over the past year. Indeed, nothing is impossible with our Almighty God!
JEDI'S BLOG
Some of the highlights of the event were:
1. Praise and worship session with our own band and singers. 2. Creative and touching skit to re-enact the miraculous healing from stroke of James’ mum. 3. Powerful life changing testimonies. 4. Inspiring sharing of a message from Michael, our district leader.
God is faithful and He blessed us with an attendance of more than 100 people and half of them were visitors to the group! The event was a roaring success and we are so thankful for the commitment of our members who sacrificed their rest, time and finance to prepare for it many months in advance. Through Him, we can do anything! Let’s continue to march on to the new year ahead. All glory to Him!
What is the vision of JEDI?
We’re a group of vibrant Christ-followers comprising of young overseas graduates & internationals, determined to live our life to the fullest!
The vision of JEDI is to enfold and empower Christ-followers who graduated from overseas and to extend His loving hand to Internationals staying in Singapore. God has grown in us His burden and great love for Internationals who may find Singapore a difficult place to settle in and Singaporeans going through transitions coming back here.
Written by Leong Chung Nang
Church Planting in Metakab, Malaysia
Caleb attended Hope Melbourne in 1993-1994. Since then, he has been attending Hope Kuala Lumpur (KL). Caryne has been involved with Hope KL since 1994 but spent 1995 in Hope Melbourne too.
Hope Mentakab was supported by the college, university and working adult groups from Hope KL since 1997. In 1999, there was a need for someone to be there permanently as the church grew. The 16th of January, 2000, saw Caryne move there after securing a job as an Accounts Executive. Caleb joined a year later.
Hope Mentakab Video
[Sunday service photos]
At the end of 2003, we held our first Colouring Contest. We saw in total about 45 participants. Since then, our annual Colouring Contest has been drawing in new contacts for our Sunday school, with a record of almost 70 participants once. Now, the average Sunday school attendance is at least 10.
[Youth Group Photos]
In mid 2006, we officially started a youth care group. It was a struggle initially as it was very exhausting with the youths being just so energetic. However, seeing them grow is a real joy. Thank God that now our average turnout for the youth care group is about 20 and we have our own youth core team.
Pray with us to reach out to all age groups in Mentakab. We want to touch the youths, working adults and the families for Christ. We need to see everyone be united strongly to see His kingdom grow! Mentakab is a booming industrial town thus hopefully more people will not mind serving in a less hectic town than the capital of Malaysia.
Caleb & Caryne
Hope Mentakab, Malaysia
