ETS Workshop

Equipping The Saints is a helpful program for training Christians to be evangelists.  On August 9-10, 2011 we held a two day ETS workshop at Tac Van church for 40 key persons from four congregations in Ca Mau province. The trainees were equipped with some easy methods to share their faith in Jesus to the un-churched. We encouraged them with God’s word to fulfill the command of Jesus Christ “Go and make disciples of all nations”.  We presented our ministry activities and offered them opportunity to serve God with us in evangelism. At the end of the workshop we recruited 26 volunteers.
                                         

Sport Activity Brings Youth to Christ

On August 21,2011, we held a football contest at Long Khanh province. Four football teams from the local congregations in Long Khanh province competed with each other in the cheering of about 280 audiences.
Before the contest, Director of Lutheran Hour Ministries Center in Vietnam delivered a short message of Jesus Christ’s victory against the death to audiences and soccer players. Then he went to the conclusion. “If the players lose the prize there is no problem, but the most importance is they should win Jesus’ salvation.”
We distributed tracts and booklets to the audiences and soccer players. Most of the youth in Vietnam like soccer, we understand their hobby so we held football contest to attract them come to watch and to hear the Gospel.
                                        

                                              

Are You Shy To Share The Good News To Others?

We held a two days ETS training at Tan Hiep church for 25 key persons from three congregations in Kien Giang province in July 2011. Some of the trainees were very shy to share the Good News to others, some had not talked of Jesus Christ to others even once. We taught them a  practical method to share the Good News to the non- Christians.  During the training, we had two times going out to practice  personal witness; the trainees were equipped with Good News sharing skills. They had boldly talked about Jesus Christ and the everlasting live to 71 un-churched face to face; and got 19 responses, 11 referrals. At the end of the workshop, we encouraged the trainees joining with our ministry to spread the Gospel to the non-Christians. We recruited 14 volunteers.  Apart from training, Lutheran Hour Ministry supplies  ETS volunteers with materials such as booklets, tracts, Music CD, VCDs to help them in reaching the un-churched.

     

ETS trainee was empowed to share the Good News

On the second day of the ETS training at Tan Hiep church, Mr. Danh Vu, a trainee excitingly reported to the class of his group’s pratice on sharing Jesus Christ with the non-Christians.  Vu said, “Before the ETS training I was very shy to share my faith in Jesus to others but yesterday, after learning the personal witness method, I went out with my group’s members to pratice.  At the first house, I just quietly listened the chief of my group talked of Jesus Christ to the house owner. Then we went to another house; the owner is friend of our group’s member. When we came into that house I saw an altar of the money god on the ground; I felt so pity on the owner, that picture reminded me of my previous days, when I have not yet accepted Jesus Christ as my Savior, I also worshipped the money god. An strong urge from the Holy Spirit in my heart, inspired me sharing with him my experience on how I gave up worshipping idol to receive Jesus as my Savior. Fluently, I told him of the love of God, the forgiveness through Jesus Christ and my hope in Him.  After my sharing, the house’s owner was touched, he has asked us pray for him to accept Jesus Christ as his personal Savior. I was thrilled with a joy, this was the first time I won a soul for Jesus Christ.  I knew that the Holy Spirit has empowered me, took away my shyness from me. Now I fell confident to share the love of God through Jesus Christ to others, thank for your training.” Through our  ETS training, the power of the Holy Spirit changed Mr. Vu to become an strong evangelist.

     

Wonderful Volley Ball Contest

April 30 is a great historical event to Vietnam; on that day in 1975, the Vietnam war was ended and the whole country was united.  Yearly, everywhere the local governments celebrate festival on that day.  Taking advantage of this, we have asked the local government at Thanh Dong village, in Tan Hiep District, Kien Giang province to held  a volley ball contest at the sport center in Thanh Dong village  to celebrate the end of Vietnam’s war.   About 260 audiences enjoyed and cheered eight teams from six villages, high school, and Tan Hiep church. The volley ball contest was performing in an enthusiastic atmosphere with the cheer for the beautiful goal. During the contest, our volunteers from the Tan Hiep congregation face to face handed LHM  tracts and booklets, which were approved by the Religious Publisher of government, to the audiences.   The Tan Hiep church‘s team lost the volley ball contest but we won some souls for Jesus Christ. Through sport activity we spread the Gospel to the residents.
Thank God, he opened the door, this was  the first time we LHM officially distributes tracts and booklets in public legally
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Equipping The Saints

On April 7,8, 2011 we held a ETS training at An Lac Tay church for 53 Key persons from four congregations in Soc Trang and Can Tho provinces. We equipped them some easy ways to witness Jesus Christ to the un-churched personally; and encouraged them to join with us to fulfill the command of Jesus Christ “Go and make disciples of all nations…” At the end of the seminar, we recruited 12 volunteers.  ETS is very helpful program to train Christians to be dedicated evangelists.
               

Puppet spreads the Good News

More than 300 audiences attended our puppet show at Tan Hiep church in March 2011. Before the performance, we warmed up the audiences by singing songs and playing games.  The young audiences were enthusiastic participating under our host’s guiding.  The innocent laugh was exploded which made the atmosphere friendly.  We performed the “Prodigal Son” play.  This famous Biblical story was so touched that some audiences could not refrain their tears.  At the end we had a brief message to explain the meaning of the story and invite the audiences return to God through Jesus Christ’s salvation.

       

BUILDING HOUSES FOR THE POORS IN TRA ON DISTRICT

- In February 2011, an international volunteer group from St. Paul Lutheran church, Mt. Prospect Illinois came to build 4 houses for 4 poor families in Tra On district, Vinh Long province. This is the first international volunteer group came to Vietnam to help the holistic ministry.
The volunteer group’s members worked heartedly; the local authorities and neighbors joined with them to help building new houses for the poor owners. Four days working, the volunteer group shared the love of Jesus Christ to over 300 local people in Tra ON through their good deed.  After completing building, a house granting ceremony was held.  In tears the house owners expressed their thanks, an old lady said, “I can not imagine that at my old time I have such a house.  Without the help of the volunteers from St. Paul Lutheran church, Mt. Prospect, I’m still living in my collapsing house.  Today I’m very happy I will live additional five years. ”
You can join with us to share God’s love to Vietnamese people through our Holistic Ministry.  The door for the Gospel is opening…

         

Volley Ball Contest spreads the Gospel

- On January 29, 2011, we held a volley ball contest at Tra On churh for celebrating Tet festival (Lunar New Year). The theme of the contest was “The fellowship between Christians youth and non- Christians youth in Tra On district”  Eight teams from Tra On high school, Tra On church, official departments in Tra On district participated. The volley ball contest was performing in an enthusiastic atmosphere with the cheer of about 100 audiences. At the break we distributed the tract named “The Gospel for Vietnamese” to the players and audiences. Through sport activity we spread the Gospel to the residents in Tra On district. The Tra On officer’s team won the prize.

“Little Sphepherd” was shown in Christmas 2010

- On December 21, 2010 we held a video show at Thoi An Hoi church. Nearly 300 audiences attended the show.  At the show we taught them sing some famous Christmas carols. The kids were quickly learning; they sang loudly.  Our host divided them into four groups for singing contest. They innocently competed to each others.  After the contest we showed the cartoon “The Little Shepherd”.  They attentively watched the film.  After the video show, there were 15 audiences came to faith in Jesus Christ. Three of them were parents who brought their children to the video show.

- On December 23, 2010 we also held a video show at Thuan My church. Nearly 600 audiences included children and their parents attended the video show, the process was the same as at Thoi An Hoi. The young audiences here were more active than those at Thoi An Hoi.  After the show, pastor pray for 45 audiences accept Jesus Christ.