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inin HONG KONGHONG KONG

LUTHERAN CHURCH LUTHERAN CHURCH

HONG KONG SYNODHONG KONG SYNOD

The Reasons We AblazeThe Reasons We Ablaze

• For God’s LoveFor God’s Love– We love him, because he first We love him, because he first

loved us. loved us. (JOHN 1 4:19 )(JOHN 1 4:19 )

• Serving GodServing God – Truly I say to you, Because you did Truly I say to you, Because you did

it to the least of these my it to the least of these my brothers, you did it to me. brothers, you did it to me. (Matthew 25:20)(Matthew 25:20)

The Reasons We AblazeThe Reasons We Ablaze

• Urgent Needs AroundUrgent Needs Around– For I was an hungered, and ye gave me For I was an hungered, and ye gave me

meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink: meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink: I was a stranger, and ye took me in: I was a stranger, and ye took me in: Naked, and ye clothed me: I was sick, and Naked, and ye clothed me: I was sick, and ye visited me: I was in prison, and ye ye visited me: I was in prison, and ye came unto me. (MAT 25:35 -36)came unto me. (MAT 25:35 -36)

• Gospel UnlimitedGospel Unlimited–   For to everyone who has will be given, For to everyone who has will be given,

and he will have more: but from him who and he will have more: but from him who has not, even what he has will be taken has not, even what he has will be taken away. (Matthew 25:29)away. (Matthew 25:29)

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Ablaze – Hong Kong Ablaze – Hong Kong DirectionDirection

• The Core Network -- all contribute to the The Core Network -- all contribute to the movementmovement

HK Synod

Social Service Education

Ablaze – Hong Kong Ablaze – Hong Kong DirectionDirection

• People AffectedPeople Affected

HKSynod

Families

FriendsMembers

Watchers

Ablaze – Hong Kong Ablaze – Hong Kong DirectionDirection

• PeoplePeople AffectedAffected

EducationEducators

Students

Parents Families

Friends

Watchers

Ablaze – Hong Kong Ablaze – Hong Kong DirectionDirection

• People AffectedPeople Affected

Social ServiceSocial

Workers

Clients

Donors Families

Friends

Watchers

Ablaze – Hong Kong Ablaze – Hong Kong DirectionDirection

• 1+1+1>3 or = 1+1+1>3 or = ,, When All are When All are InvolvedInvolved

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People

People

People

We are changing We are changing the Society with the Society with the Gospelthe Gospel

Ablaze – Project 1 in HKAblaze – Project 1 in HK

• THE EXTENDED CARE PROGRAMTHE EXTENDED CARE PROGRAM– Aim : To Help the poor elderly, Aim : To Help the poor elderly,

unemployed middle-aged and unemployed middle-aged and unemployed youthunemployed youth

– Achieved (From 11/05 to 7/06)Achieved (From 11/05 to 7/06)•Poor Families being helpedPoor Families being helped：： 790790•Job for unemployed middle-Job for unemployed middle-agedaged：： 2929

•Church and youth Church and youth participationparticipation：： 396396

Ablaze – Project 2 in HKAblaze – Project 2 in HK

• Lutheran Parents’ HotlineLutheran Parents’ Hotline– Aim : To share the Gospel, to Aim : To share the Gospel, to

provide Emotional support, to share provide Emotional support, to share Parenting skills and give Social Parenting skills and give Social service informationservice information

– Target Target •80,000 parents from Lutheran 80,000 parents from Lutheran schools and social service unitsschools and social service units

•20,000 parents from the public20,000 parents from the public

Ablaze – Project 3 in HKAblaze – Project 3 in HK• Serve the Destitute Serve the Destitute

– Aim : To help the poor children to Aim : To help the poor children to overcome the cross generational poverty overcome the cross generational poverty problem by providing appropriate problem by providing appropriate services , Establish and enlarge their services , Establish and enlarge their social networks , learn the Gospel for social networks , learn the Gospel for better preparation for a meaningful lifebetter preparation for a meaningful life

– TargetTarget •3,500 attendees within 3,500 attendees within one and a half years one and a half years

Ablaze – Project 4 in HKAblaze – Project 4 in HK• International InterfaceInternational Interface– Aim : Aim : To learn, to share, to serve, to To learn, to share, to serve, to

sacrifice and absorb the spirit of Christ sacrifice and absorb the spirit of Christ from the missionary teams and from the missionary teams and volunteers by providing opportunities volunteers by providing opportunities for them to live with the Lutheran for them to live with the Lutheran School Students.School Students.

– TargetTarget•6 Lutheran high schools, 10 6 Lutheran high schools, 10 elementary schools and 17 elementary schools and 17 kindergartens about 20,000 childrenkindergartens about 20,000 children

Ablaze – Progress in HKAblaze – Progress in HK

• We build a better NetworkWe build a better Network– We connect 130 parties (churches, We connect 130 parties (churches,

schools and service units)schools and service units)– We connect 1000 workers We connect 1000 workers

(preachers, priests, teachers, (preachers, priests, teachers, social workers)social workers)

• We contribute our bestWe contribute our best• We Broaden our Contacts We Broaden our Contacts

and and ExpandExpand• We GrowWe Grow

Ablaze – The Way AheadAblaze – The Way Ahead

• Connections beyondConnections beyond

• Sharing and Support among Sharing and Support among partnerspartners

• Mission and growthMission and growth