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 for the unity of the church, that the love of the Lord may fill the hearts of the brothers and sisters, helping us to love one another. May we see each other according to the measure of faith that the Lord has given, appreciating one another and being willing to support each other. May the truth of the Lord dwell in the hearts of all believers, with our lives becoming testimonies that inspire one another, and spreading the gospel as our shared mission.
為教會的合一禱告,深願主的愛充滿弟兄姊妹的心 ,叫我們都懂得彼此相愛;更要照着主所分給各人信心的大小,看得合乎中道,叫我們懂得表達欣賞,也樂意彼此扶持;願主的真理常在眾信徒心中,生命的見證成為彼此的激勵,福音的傳揚成為我們的使命。
Pray for the newly launched ministries, asking God to bless the outreach efforts and open effective and wide doors for sharing the gospel.
請為新開展事工代禱,求神祝福福音外展事工,求神帶領他們打開有功效又寬敞的福音之門。
Pray for the church’s weekly staff, asking the Holy Spirit to fill every gathering and deepen each brother and sister’s love for the Lord and their desire to draw closer to God. Pray for those serving every Sunday, including the service leaders, worship leaders, pianists, prayer ministers, worship team, and sound technicians. Ask God to grant them wisdom and strategies, so that through their worship, all attendees may experience God’s presence.
為每週教會同工群禱告,求聖靈充滿每個聚會,提升每位弟兄姊妹愛主的心,渴慕親近上帝。為每主日服事的同工禱告(主席、領詩、司琴、牧禱,敬拜讚美團,音控)。求神賜給他們智慧與策略,讓所有會有透過敬拜與神同在。