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Message from the Mission
Director Ps
Philip Lo Vui Chong |
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Mission is God’s initiative to
reconcile the world to Himself and the church is His instrument. There
is church because there is mission and not vice versa. How can any child
of God miss His concern for the lost? How can we expect to enjoy His
promise that ‘I will be with you’ if we do not obey His command ‘go make
disciples of all nations’? We must show our commitment to this primary
and all consuming passion of our God. It must be reflected in our
giving, our prayer involvement and our deployment of workers. The Church
of our Lord Jesus Christ is defined by mission for it is composed of
those who were saved through mission. That’s why our Diocese of Sabah is
committed to mission works within our Diocese and to the regions beyond.
The Church of Christ the Cornerstone in Tarakan has planted a church in
Kopri and they are raising funds to purchase land to build their own
building. The Church of Christ the King of Kings in Nunukan has planted
a church in Siemanggaris. They are worshipping in a settler’s house. A
piece of land in the resettlement scheme has been earmarked for the
construction of a new church for the believers there. The vision is to
move south and plant another church in a major city. This is ongoing but
a concerted effort will be mounted next year.
The work in Rangsit, Bangkok started in the beginning of the year and
there are needs/opportunity everywhere in Thailand for the good news of
our Lord Jesus Christ to be preached.
Alex Nanotek, Alwi Sanji and Samuel Sampe were sent to Sekolah Theologia
Tinggi CIPANAS for training. They will all finish their academic studies
this November. The next batch of students is being evaluated and
prepared and will be sent progressively for studies. Yacobus is the
first Indonesian of our Tarakan work and he has successfully enroll to
begin studies in Sabah Theological Seminary next year. Ps. Faustina Foo
and Ps. Arminah Aik who is based in Rangsit will commence the Moore
College Modular Studies next year. They will be joined by Cicin from
Tarakan. This is part of the overall program for the upgrading and
equipping of our mission personnel for the ongoing work and to raise
workers for the new work that we are proposing.
The month of November is designated as Mission Month with 22nd November
earmarked as Mission Sunday. The Mission Sunday envelopes has been
distributed to all our churches and we are asked to consider prayerfully
to give all we can to this cause which is the very heartbeat of God. May
the Lord Bless you. |
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Bishop's Message (July 2009) |
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Redeployment
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Ordination Service (1 November
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Diocesan Bulletin - September 2009 |
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