River of Life Christian Church in Las Vegas

Location: Las Vegas, Nevada
Pastor: Reverend Yoshi Hoshikawa
Year started: 2007
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Las Vegas in Nevada, a city well known for gambling and pornography, has a great spiritual battle. A lot of people lived under the bondage of darkness and sin. They started their first group meeting in September 2006 and started church planting work in Las Vegas with the vision of worship and praise, renewal of the Holy Spirit, small group church, and glocal transformation. They spread the gospel to the local people, released and freed people under curse and sin, and healed the sick by the power of the Holy Spirit. In Feb 2007, they officially set up the church, and in April 2007, joined the River of Life family as a daughter church. Starting in July 2011, Pastor Lee and his wife began to shepherd this church and the church has grown steadily. They also have a deep burden on missions and actively participate in minority missions, morning drug treatment workplace ministries, and various community services. Pastor Fred Li retired in June 2021. Thank the Lord, at the end of 2023, Pastor Yoshi , who originally served full-time at River of Life Christian Church in Silicon Valley, was moved by God’s calling. After discussions with his mother church and the Las Vegas branch, he decided to take over as the senior pastor. At the end of 2023, he and his family moved to Las Vegas with faith, and in 2024 he began to take full control of the church, continuing to deliver the gospel and influence the city. In 2024, we will focus on the development of new member ministry, group worker training, evangelism and missionary work. Biblical equipping classes have been launched and even multiple youth groups have been formed. I hope to bring the missionary work of the mother church to the Las Vegas branch. When we go to regions and countries with different cultures and help local people build local churches, the gospel can truly spread its influence.

位於內華達州的拉斯維加斯城是個屬靈爭戰極大的城市,賭博和色情充斥其中,許多人生活在黑暗權勢的轄制下,被罪惡所捆綁。一群住在拉斯維加斯的弟兄姊妹有鑒於此,對拯救靈魂,帶人歸主有著極大的負擔,他們在2006年9月開始第一次小組聚會,以敬拜讚美、聖靈更新、小組教會、全地轉化的異象開始在拉斯維加斯的植堂工作,要把福音的好消息傳給此地的未得之民,並與聖靈同工,使被咒詛轄制的得釋放,被罪惡捆綁的得自由,身心靈有疾病的得醫治。教會於2007年二月正式註冊成立,並於四月初加入生命河靈糧堂的大家庭,成為生命河在該地的分堂。李紹英牧師夫婦於2011年7月開始牧養這間教會,教會在他們的帶領下,一直在穩定中成長。他們對宣教也有很深的負擔,積極參與少數民族宣教事工,晨曦戒毒職場事工,及各社區服務。李紹英牧師於2021年6月退休。感謝主,在2023年年底,原本在矽谷生命河靈糧堂全職服事的鄭春煥牧師,因受到感動呼召,在與母堂以及拉斯維加斯分堂討論過後,決定接手主任牧師一直,全家在2023年年底憑著信心搬到拉斯維加斯,並於2024年開始完全接掌教會大小事務,持續在此傳遞福音,影響城市。2024年,將重點發展新人事工、小組同工訓練,傳福音和宣教。聖經裝備課程已經展開,甚至在小組上成立多個青年小組。盼望能夠把母堂的宣教事工也帶下到拉斯維加斯分堂,當進到不同文化的地區和國家宣教,幫助當地人建立當地人的教會時,福音才能真正的擴散影響力。

partner in prayer:

Pray for the spiritual growth of the church members and help the brothers and sisters to keep their eyes on You so that they can live according to Your reminders and respond to Your calling. Help them see the needs of those around them and provide encouragement, faithfully bear each other's burdens, and remember that they will live in God's love together throughout their lives. Let them know that the more they know the Holy Spirit, the more opportunities they will discover for God to use. As they focus on Him and obey His commands, He will use their brothers and sisters more often.

為教會的會眾的屬靈成長禱告,幫助弟兄姊妹密切定睛於祢,以致能按祢的提醒而活,回應祢的呼召。幫助他們看見周圍人的需要,並給予鼓勵,忠實地互相承擔彼此重擔,謹記這一生都會同住神的愛中。 讓他們知道越認識聖靈,就越能發現讓神使用的機會。當他們與祂對焦,順服祂的命令,祂就會越常使用弟兄姊妹。

Pray for the church’s worship ministers and equipment training, and ask God to personally equip co-workers, lead the church’s prayer atmosphere, convey the vision of prayer, and allow the congregation to enter deeper into God during worship. Ask God to use and bless the equipment and training so that co-workers will have a clearer understanding of the direction and goals of the church. Co-workers can work together to prosper the gospel and build a healthy church.

為教會的敬拜事奉者與裝備訓練禱告,求神親自裝備同工,帶領教會的禱告氛圍、傳遞禱告的異象、在崇拜中讓會眾更深進入神。求神使用和祝福裝備訓練,讓同工們更清楚明白教會的方向和目標,同工們能夠同心合一興旺福音,建立健康的教會。

Pray for the adjustment of the church’s organizational structure. Ask God Himself to give wisdom and strategies. Ask God to give pastors an open heart and be willing to share their weaknesses and needs with co-workers, so that co-workers can always pray in prayer. Support the pastor. Pray that God will help the pastor’s co-workers to immediately become the pastor’s support, respect the pastor who works hard among them, be willing to accept advice, and be in harmony with each other.

為教會的組織架構調整禱告,求神親自給與智慧與策略,求神賜給牧者敞開的心,樂意將自己的軟弱及需要與同工群分享,好讓同工也能經常在禱告裡扶持牧者。求神幫助牧者的同工群,能即時成為牧者的支援,並敬重在他們當中勞苦牧養的牧者,且樂意接受勸勉並且彼此和睦 。