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Serving in Hong Kong [email protected] November 2015
Immanuel Lutheran Church And Jesus came and said to them, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.” Matthew 28:18-20 (ESV) Jesus bids us in the great commission to go and make disciples by teaching and baptizing. I have the honor and privilege of working closely with The Lutheran Church—Hong Kong Synod striving to do this. Working together, an English speaking congregation for The Lutheran Church-Hong Kong Synod has been planted. The congregations of the Hong Kong Synod, like those of the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod, strive to fulfill Christ’s command of making disciples through Word and Sacrament ministry. The sharing of God’s Word of forgiveness and by delivering this forgiveness in the waters of Holy Baptism and the blessed meal of the Lord’s Supper. Through this partnership, we are teaching and sharing the life saving message of Jesus Christ. These are written so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in His name John 20:31 (ESV). Offering an English service helps to serve the English speaking people of Hong Kong. Immanuel Lutheran Church meets in the chapel of Concordia Seminary, Kowloon Tong offering Sunday School, Bible class, and Divine Service on Sunday mornings and Advent services on Wednesday afternoon at 4:30. The early Advent service time is so that the students and families of Concordia International
School, which is located at the same location as Immanuel, will join us. Please keep Immanuel Lutheran Church in your prayers. My duties now include to serving the LC-MS servants of Asia and serving as pastor of Immanuel Lutheran Church. The heart of man plans his way, but the Lord establishes his steps. Proverbs 16:9 ESV
If you would like to learn more about Immanuel Lutheran Church, please visit:
www.ImmanuelHongKong.org
Immanuel Lutheran Church Hong Kong
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THE KOLB FAMILY NEWSLETTER
Pastor Kolb~Kristie~Shelby~Mary~Micah~Daniel~Christopher~Matthew~Jesse~Katie
Serving in Hong Kong [email protected] November 2015
Supporting Your Missionary Greetings in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ! A sincere and heartfelt Thank You for all the support you have graciously given us. Your partnership in sharing the Gospel through prayers and financial support have enable us to serve in Asia. As 2015 draws to a close, please consider making a special offering for our support. Missionaries with The Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod now employ the Network Supported Model (NSM). In years past the LCMS supported missionaries from missions giving to the Synod. This is no longer the case. (If you would like to know more about the reasons why, click on the following link http://www.lcms.org/Missionarysupport the article is down on the left side of the screen.) So what does the NSM mean? LCMS missionaries visit with congregations and individuals, sharing what Christ is doing around the world and offering listeners opportunities to invest their support in this work. Missionaries now must receive enough support to sustain them in the field before being deployed overseas. Once that is achieved the missionary is deployed. However, a continued healthy network of support is needed for a missionary to remain in the field. While prayer and volunteer support are important, they cannot be easily measured. Thus financial support is used as the measuring rod for determining the sustainability of the network. A healthy, sustainable network provides for the missionary so he can focus on the work he was called to do. Through ongoing partnerships, ideally, a missionary’s support network will have 90% recurring monthly gifts or annual pledges and the remaining 10% will be from special gifts. Any and all financial gifts are deeply appreciated. Because this is a partnership; this working together to share the Good News of Jesus Christ, a missionary remains in regular contact with his network. Thus allowing them to see how they are participating in Christ’s work abroad. The amount of financial support required to keep the Kolb family in the field $184,450. Even though this number sounds great, if it is broken down into categories by monthly supporters, it is much more manageable. Thank you again for all of your support of the work of The LCMS as we together work to go and make disciples of all nations, Matthew 28:19.
In Christ, Pastor Kolb
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Prayer Requests - For more workers in the harvest
field - For those missing family during
the holidays - For continued healing for
Christopher as he recovers from double pneumonia at home after spending ten days in the hospital
- Thanksgiving for a successful kidney stone surgery for Krisite
Year end giving….please think of us. Thank you for your partnership in the Gospel and your gift of giving which helps us to be here. As 2015 draws to an close please contemplate making a special year end offering for our support.
Even though we are deployed we still continue to need your support to remain in the field. Gifts can be sent to the address below or call 800-433-3954
To support the LCMS through the work of the Kolbs, you may send a tax-deductible gift to:
The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod P.O. Box 66861 St. Louis, MO 63166-6861
Make checks payable to The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod or LCMS. Include Kolb-Asia in the memo line. Gifts can also be given securely online through the LCMS website, at www.lcms.org/kolb . To be added or removed from this mailing list, send a message to [email protected] with the word ADD or REMOVE in the subject line, or by mail: C L Way PO Box 793 Ankeny, IA 50021
Pastor Kolb with The Rev. Dr. Allan Yung President of The Lutheran Church—Hong Kong Synod and his wife Lilian
Serving in Hong Kong [email protected] November 2015
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Jesse out for a ride Katie and her baby Daniel cooking biscuits
Watching the wildlife at the Lok Fu Wet Market Christopher and his favorite nurse
The Kolb and Ferry Families
