14 AUGUST 2016
TO GLORIFY GOD AMONG THE NATIONS IN HANOI & BEYOND!
Welcome & Connect!
Welcome to Hanoi and HIF for all who are new … and welcome back for all who returned after summer! As we are gearing up to launch the new season at HIF, most of our Connect Groups are restarting this coming week. We want to encourage you to connect with those in your region, your area of interest, or your ethnic affinity. Below is a listing of current groups at HIF. For more details and contact information, please go to:
www.hif.vn/connect
My Dinh, 9:00am
Speaker: Pastor John Worship leader: Grace Ong MC/Prayer: Jake Valle
My Dinh, 11:00am
Speaker: Pastor John Worship leader: Grace Ong MC/Prayer: Pastor Charlie
Westlake, 10:00am MONDAY:
Men’s Lunch Connect Group
TUESDAY:
Women’s Connect Group
WEDNESDAY: Westlake Connect Group Downtown Connect Group (Starting in September) THURSDAY:
Lectionary Group Young Adults Connect Group (WL & MD)
FRIDAY:
Ciputra Connect Group Aftershock Youth Ministry
SATURDAY:
Filipino Connect Group Young Adults Connect Group (MD)
Speaker: Pastor Jacob Worship leader: Angela Shih MC/Prayer: Michael Walls
Downtown, 2:00pm
Speaker: Pastor Charlie Worship leader: Matthew Brown Announcements: Pastor Charlie/John
HEC MyDinh, 2:00pm
Vietnamese service by Hanoi Evangelical Church at HIF Center, Detech. You are welcome to join and bring your friends!
Offerings Year-to-Date:
KidzQuest Launch! August 21st at Westlake August 28th at My Dinh At KidzQuest, our kids will journey the trail of faith and learn more about the good news of God’s love for them and the world.
Want to make an impact? Become a KidzQuest teacher, assistant or helper! Please fill out the enclosed form or talk to Akofa (Westlake) or Heather (MyDinh) for more information.
ONLINE GIVING: www.hif.vn/give USA TAX-DEDUCTIBLE GIVING: Send checks to: Elim Fellowship, 1703 Dalton Road, Lima, NY 14485-0857. Include a note: “Preferred for Hanoi International Fellowship”. LOCAL BANK TRANSFERS: email admin@hif.vn for banking details.
Contacts
Aftershock Youth starts August 26! At Aftershock, we seek to raise up a generation after God’s own heart who will turn the world “upside down” (Acts 17:6). Our vision is to show students that God is for them, loves them, and wants to work through them to impacts lives across the globe. Our weekly Aftershock will start on Friday, August 26 from 7pm to 9pm. B using is available fr o m Ciputr a E -gate (outside BBQ chicken) departing at 6pm, return at 9:30pm. Contact our youth pastor, Ryan Robinson, at ryan.robinson@hif.vn for more information.
Pastor Jacob pastor@hif.vn Pastor John john.johnson@hif.vn Pastor Charlie charlie.mackenzie@hif.vn Eldership Team elders@hif.vn Office & admin (Marian) admin@hif.vn Media & IT (Tomi) media@hif.vn AfterShock Youth aftershock@hif.vn CityPartners citypartners@hif.vn Prayer prayer@hif.vn
HIF CENTER:
17th Floor Detech Tower, 8C Ton That Tuyet, Tu Liem Office hours: Tue-Fri 9am-5pm 04-32006666 | admin@hif.vn
www.hif.vn
PRAYER
Join us for pre-service prayer every Sunday 30 minutes before start of all services at all locations. CityPartners seeks to inspire people to love Hanoi, to invest into Kingdom opportunities for sharing God’s love in practical ways, and to innovate creative solutions to meet real-felt needs. We do this through connecting HIF’s wealth in human and financial resources with the opportunities to serve and give. Our strength is in creating partnerships between the international and local communities. Each month during our Sunday services, CityPartners presents one of our local outreach partners to showcase the various ministries taking place in Hanoi and Vietnam. We also take a special offering for CityPartners on that Sunday. The offering this month will directly go to support the need presented below, to help a blind mother get medical treatment for her son.
Help for Vinh
We at City Partners would like to draw your attention to a special need. Some of you may be aware of the difficulties that are often faced for the visually-impaired. This isn’t an easy journey for anyone to be on, but it can present extra challenges for those without financial resources enabling them to get the help they desperately need. There is a young Vietnamese family that is currently in a difficult situation. Allow us to introduce Huong and her son Vinh from Thai Nguyen. Huong has recently become a follower of Christ. She was a music teacher. She has total loss of vision, and has also recently lost her job. Her husband’s family has not accepted her due to her disability. Her father-inlaw even threatened to kill her, and because of these difficulties she decided to return to her hometown with her young son, Vinh. Vinh was born earlier this year, and at one month old he was found to have tumors in his retina. Vinh now has to come to Hanoi on a regular basis for treatment at the pediatric and eye hospitals. It is believed that
at most, he could have 30% sight in his right eye, and his left eye could be saved, provided he follows the laser and radiation therapy plan. However, there is a possibility that he will lose all sight in his right eye in a few years from now. Furthermore, Huong has had conflicting reports about the possibility of the tumors spreading to other parts of his body, although thankfully this does not seem to be a likely outcome. Vinh’s father is a teacher and doesn’t make enough money to pay for his son’s treatment. Many people have rallied behind Vinh’s cause, and Huong has now been told that he could go to Singapore for better treatment. To date, approximately $1,800 USD have been raised through individuals and groups who have chosen to support Vinh. Huong does not speak much English and could really use a translator, accommodation, and help getting around during her time with Vinh in Singapore. We at City Partners would like to continue supporting this cause, and we are asking for your help. All of the City Partners’ offering today at West Lake and next Sunday at My Dinh will be given to support Vinh.
Email prayer requests to prayer@hif.vn
HIF Calendar Unless otherwise noted, all events are at the HIF Center, Detech Tower. WL = Westlake. MD = MyDinh. DT = Downtown 10 Aug Spotlight English Club, 5:30PM 11 Aug Lectionary Bible Study resumes, 12-1PM 20 Aug KidzQuest Launch Meeting (WL & MD), 9AM 20 Aug Welcome Team Launch Meeting (WL & MD) @ Tokyo Deli, 6PM 21 Aug KidzQuest WL resumes 26 Aug Aftershock Youth, 7-9PM 28 Aug KidzQuest MD resumes 31 Aug Worship & Prayer Night 01-03 Sep Office closed 04 Sep Connect Groups Re-launch 10 Sep Women’s Welcome Tea, Venue TBA, 2-4PM 16-18 Sept Sports Fest of Evangelical Community in Hanoi, details TBA 17 Sep EQUIP Class: Theology Course, 9AM-1PM 24 Sep EQUIP Workshop: Love Hanoi, 2-4:30PM 27 Sep Alpha launch night @ MD, 6:30PM 28 Sep Worship & Prayer Night 14 Oct 100 years anniv. celebration of Evangelical Community in Hanoi, Quan Ngua Stadium, 7PM 21-23 Oct Women’s Retreat 2016 22 Oct EQUIP Class: Ministry Course, 9AM-1PM 26 Oct Worship & Prayer Night 4-6 Nov Aftershock MS Retreat 11-13 Nov Aftershock HS Retreat 19 Nov EQUIP Class: Theology Course 9AM-1PM 27 Nov First Sunday of Advent 27 Nov HIWC Bazaar @ St. Paul Int’l School 3 Dec Christmas Concert, National Academy of Music, 7pm 24 Dec Christmas Eve Services, WL & MD 25 Dec Christmas Day Service, DT & MD only 26-31 Dec Office Closed