House church
Cong ’ s story
House church
In this culture , hospitality is incredibly important and frequently practised . People often spend time in each other ’ s homes to share a meal and talk about life .
Therefore , we have a strong conviction that running church at someone ’ s house is culturally appropriate in this community . We also find this practice biblically familiar . In Acts 2:42-47 , we read an account of how the first believers gather everyday at someone ’ s house , for communion and to study God ’ s Word together .
“ We come alongside young people with disability
So we have begun a weekly house church where we prepare a meal and invite the local staff to join together . Afterwards , we run ‘ wordtime ’, where we share Scripture and explore how it could be applicable to our own lives . Then , we invite everyone in the group to share what ’ s going on in their life with us - the ups and downs and how their week is going . Finally , we pray together . It ’ s a simple , yet rich time together .
From our experiences , it takes perseverance , disappointments , genuine relationships and time , for people in Indochina to truly experience God ’ s genuine love . This is because the people of Indochina have been oppressed and taken advantage of by so many different countries , governments and wars over the nation ’ s history , so it takes time to build trust .
Our hope and prayer is that through our house church ministry , our friends will have the opportunity to experience God ’ s love and care , and to slowly grow in relationship with Jesus .
Cong ’ s story
There is a young man , Cong , who comes from a strong atheist background . He is one of our excellent teachers and is very well respected among his students . However , when he first came to us , he had a cold and unapproachable demeanour .
by doing life together .”
We had the impression that he strongly opposed our faith , but over the years his heart has softened and he is becoming more open to having conversations about Jesus . He ’ s not there yet , but we pray that through the house church he will one day choose to follow Jesus .
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