ABLAZE PROJECTS in HONG KONG LUTHERAN CHURCH HONG

ABLAZE PROJECTS in HONG KONG LUTHERAN CHURCH HONG KONG SYNOD

The Reasons We Ablaze • For God’s Love – We love him, because he first loved us. (JOHN 1 4: 19 ) • Serving God – Truly I say to you, Because you did it to the least of these my brothers, you did it to me. (Matthew 25: 20)

The Reasons We Ablaze • Urgent Needs Around – For I was an hungered, and ye gave me meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink: I was a stranger, and ye took me in: Naked, and ye clothed me: I was sick, and ye visited me: I was in prison, and ye came unto me. (MAT 25: 35 36) • Gospel Unlimited – For to everyone who has will be given, and he will have more: but from him who has not, even what he has will be taken away. (Matthew 25: 29)

Ablaze – Hong Kong Direction • The Core Network -- all contribute to the movement HK Synod ABLAZE Social Service Education

Ablaze – Hong Kong Direction Families Members • People Affected HK Synod Watchers Friends

Ablaze – Hong Kong Direction • People Affected Education Educators Watchers Students Friends Parents Families

Ablaze – Hong Kong Direction • People Affected Social Workers Social Service Clients Watchers Friends Donors Families

Ablaze – Hong Kong Direction People • HKS Ablaze S E People We are changing the 1+1+1>3 or = , People When All are Involved Society with the Gospel

Ablaze – Project 1 in HK • THE EXTENDED CARE PROGRAM – Aim : To Help the poor elderly, unemployed middle-aged and unemployed youth – Achieved (From 11/05 to 7/06) • Poor Families being helped： 790 • Job for unemployed middle-aged： 29 • Church and youth participation： 396

Ablaze – Project 2 in HK • Lutheran Parents’ Hotline – Aim : To share the Gospel, to provide Emotional support, to share Parenting skills and give Social service information – Target • 80, 000 parents from Lutheran schools and social service units • 20, 000 parents from the public

Ablaze – Project 3 in HK • Serve the Destitute – Aim : To help the poor children to overcome the cross generational poverty problem by providing appropriate services , Establish and enlarge their social networks , learn the Gospel for better preparation for a meaningful life – Target • 3, 500 attendees within one and a half years

Ablaze – Project 4 in HK • International Interface – Aim : To learn, to share, to serve, to sacrifice and absorb the spirit of Christ from the missionary teams and volunteers by providing opportunities for them to live with the Lutheran School Students. – Target • 6 Lutheran high schools, 10 elementary schools and 17 kindergartens about 20, 000 children

Ablaze – Progress in HK • We build a better Network – We connect 130 parties (churches, schools and service units) – We connect 1000 workers (preachers, priests, teachers, social workers) • We contribute our best • We Broaden our Contacts and Expand • We Grow

Ablaze – The Way Ahead • Connections beyond • Sharing and Support among partners • Mission and growth