Samoa River of Life Christian Church 

Location: American Samoa
Pastor: Reverend Joseph Sun
Year started: 2012

Samoa River of Life Christians Church, started on Sept 9, 2012, is located in American Samoa in the South Pacific Ocean. It is established by Pastor Joseph Sun and Pastor Wei-Wei Du, who also started and are pastoring Bread of Life Christians Church in Honolulu and Emmanuel Bread of Life Christian Church in Southern California. While Pastor Wei-Wei Du was praying, she received the vision and calling of prayer for the islands from the Lord, Isaiah 24:15 says, “Therefore glorify the LORD in the east, the name of the LORD, the God of Israel in the coastlands of the sea.” Later on, doors were opened for them when they were invited to serve in a church in American Samoa. A group of brothers and sisters there wished to build a church on the island of American Samoa, which would carry the vision of River of Life. They began to assemble for Sunday worship in Sept 2012. American Samoa, as the territory and supply center of the United States in the Pacific, allows fishing vessels to bring in fishery harvest, make them into canned food, and export from there. Originally, the local church here focused on preaching the gospel to the sailors. Now River of Life in American Samoa is also working to bring the local people to Jesus Christ, and striving to make American Samoa a base for the gospel to be preached to people of the islands and glorify the name of God.

2012年9月9日成立的撒摩亞生命河靈糧堂,是南加州以馬內利分堂的孫新民牧師和杜蔚蔚牧師夫婦繼夏威夷分堂後,在太平洋中美屬撒摩亞群島所設立的分堂。師母在禱告中領受到神要她為眾海島禱告的異象,「賽24:15」“你們要在東方榮耀耶和華、在眾海島榮耀耶和華以色列神的名”,且得到印證,在他們受邀到撒摩亞的一間基督教會服事將近兩年後,一些弟兄姐妹希望在該島成立一個承接生命河異象的分堂,他們便在2012年9月開始了主日崇拜。該島是美國在太平洋的重要屬地和供應點,以製造魚類罐頭為主,遠近的魚船將捕得的魚群送到該島製成罐頭輸出,當地教會傳福音的對象原為這些來往魚船及運送魚罐頭的船員,但現在撒摩亞分堂還帶領當地百姓認識耶穌,歸向基督,希望以此為基地將福音傳給遠、近眾海島的人們,願聖靈作工,使教會充滿了活力,得救的人數加增,以打開更大屬靈的疆界,來榮耀神的名與神的國。


partner in prayer:

Pray especially for the process of nurturing young leaders. May You prepare suitable mentors and spiritual role models to accompany them and help them be shaped in character, faith, love, and attitude of service, so that they can become vessels after Your will.

特別為培育年輕領袖的過程禱告,求祢預備合適的導師和屬靈榜樣來陪伴他們,幫助他們在品格、信心、愛心和服事的態度上被塑造,成為合祢心意的器皿。

Pray for the growth of the number of members of the church. May the Holy Spirit fill every brother and sister so that everyone can spread God's name with love and enthusiasm, and the church can grow in both number and spiritual life.

為教會人數增長的禱告,願聖靈充滿每一位弟兄姊妹,使大家帶著愛與熱情去傳揚神的名,讓教會在數量與靈命上都得以增長。

Thank God for His abundant grace that provides all our needs. Entrust the church’s financial situation to God’s hands. Ask God to move the hearts of brothers and sisters to make them willing to give and to allow the church to have sufficient financial supplies to support ministry, missions, charity and all necessary expenses.

感謝神豐富的恩典,供應一切所需。將教會的財務狀況交托在神手中,求神感動弟兄姊妹的心,使他們樂意奉獻,並且讓教會在財務上有足夠的供應來支持事工、宣教、慈善和所有必要的開支。