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Friday, January 10, 2020

Newsletter - January 2020




SfK January 2020 Newsletter

"Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come."
(2 Corinthians 5:17)
"You were made for a mission. God is at work in the world, and he wants you to join him. This assignment is called your mission. God wants you to have both a ministry in the Body of Christ and a  mission in the world. Your ministry is your service to believers, and your mission is your service to nonbelievers. Fulfilling your mission in the world is God’s fifth purpose in your life."

“Made for a Mission”

The following excerpt comes from a sermon given by Rev. Anthony Seel, Jr. of the St. Andrews Episcopal Church on April 4, 2004.  What a fitting way to start the new year and the new decade knowing that WE were created in his love and are made for HIS mission!  

Let us pray.

Heavenly Father, we bow in your presence. May your Word be our rule, Your Spirit our teacher, and your greater glory our supreme concern, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

One of the popular television shows in our home is The Learning Channel’s Trading Spaces. The premise of the program is that two neighboring families are given 48 hours and $1,000 to make over a room in each other’s homes with the help of a professional designer and a construction team. Afterwards, each comes home to walk in with eyes closed for the climactic “reveal” of what the neighbors have done with, or to, the room. Happy homeowners shriek and jump about – others are not quite as effusive.There’s even an outtake DVD titled “They Hated It!” although the producers of Trading Spaces say that the percentage of those who hate their home makeovers is small. Even so, the truth is that external makeovers have a short shelf life.

This morning, we are going to look at eternal makeovers, the kind that happens inside us by the power of God through Jesus Christ. Secondly, we are going to look at the mission that God gives to all who have received Jesus Christ as their Savior and Lord.

We begin with verse 17 of our second reading.

v. 17 Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold the new has come.

If you’ve seen just the commercials for the weekday talk shows, you may have noticed that cosmetic makeovers are a staple for them. In addition to these regular segments on the talk shows, there are currently a dozen different “reality” makeover shows running on the tube. One program has taken the common makeover to another level. It is Fox Channel’s Ambush Makeover. Fox says,“Imagine walking down the street, minding your own business when a stranger comes up to you and offers you a complete makeover – new hairstyle, fantastic makeup, designer clothes…the works. The only catch: you must accept it right now, abandon whatever you are doing and run-off to be a queen or king for the day. Would you do it? Welcome to the unpredictable excitement of AMBUSH MAKEOVER.“In every episode, the AMBUSH MAKEOVER team travels all over the country, targeting unsuspecting “fashion victims” who are willing to drop everything to receive a once-in-a-lifetime makeover opportunity. Sometimes it’s spontaneous, while other times, the ambush has been set-up by a friend or family member. As soon as a potential participant says “yes,” he or she will be swept away into that city’s most prestigious salons where a team of fashion and beauty experts will work their magic. The viewers see it all as this “instant participant” is transformed into an instant beauty. Along the way, there will be fashion and beauty tips galore, and at the end of the day, the new – and hopefully improved – look will be revealed not only to the participants, but also to their friends and family.

Paul himself had experienced such an “ambush makeover” on the Damascus Road. In one blinding moment he was encountered by Christ and transformed into the boldest and widest reaching ambassador for Christ in the apostolic church. Christian history is replete with thousands of examples of people who were surprised by the offer of a new life through Jesus Christ and were made new by Him.For most of us the changes are more gradual. Through Jesus Christ, we are a new creation, but the work of Christ in us is generally slow and deliberate. Becoming a new creation is not instantaneous in all its’ effects. The spiritual makeover takes some time because the old sinful nature within us is so pervasive, and we cling to it so stubbornly. Through Christ, the old nature is declared of the past, even while God works in us, in cooperation with our minds, wills and emotions, to diminish the power of the old sinful nature over us. 
Read more and listen to the sermon >>>
Ministry Updates
1. November and December 2019 - SfK made a visit to several cities in the U.S.A., including Denver, Atlanta, New York City and Los Angeles, to meet with existing and potential supporters of SfK Ministries. Please pray that God will help expand the supporter base so that His Kingdom may advance and expand through SfK Ministries. 

2. December 2019 - Hesed Cambodia - SfK conducted a training session for the Hesed Cambodia leadership. The leadership defined the company's Vision, Mission and Core Values, which will affect many other companies within the network. Please pray that the newly defined Vision, Mission and Core Values will strengthen the foundation for the company's long term purpose.

3. December 2019 - SfK Life Board Meeting was held online to wrap up the year 2019. Its investment committee approved an equity investment in Glen Farm Africa, Arusha, Tanzania.

4. Glen Farm Africa Limited - The company registration is still under way due to a delayed name registration. The capital subscription should be completed by January 2020. Please join us in praying for a timely registration.

5. Training Latinos for the 1040 Window - SfK has in principle agreed to work together with Vision 800 in 2020 to train Latinos to be sent to the 1040 Window. SfK will participate in a couple of training opportunities during 2020. Please pray that this new found relationship may be fruitful to His Kingdom

6. Business Plans under development - Most of the missional businesses as well as SfK Life and SfK Korea are in the process of developing their business and ministry plans for the year 2020. Please pray that this planning process will bear useful fruits to the business leadership and all their staff. 

Upcoming Events & Prayer Requests
  • January 2020 - Hesed Cambodia's CEO has changed. We would like to introduce our new CEO Mr. Sukjoo Choi who has established and grown the Srolan Mango business rapidly and successfully. He will assume both responsibilities for the time being.
    Please pray that the new CEO will empower the leadership of this important member of SfK Missional Business Community to provide a model for effective missional business. 
  • February 2020 - Colombo, Sri Lanka. SfK will explore the possibility of serving in this Buddhist nation.
    Please pray that SfK will seek God's discernment in deliberating and deciding on the ministry opportunity.  
  • February, 2020 - A week-long Focused Training (FT) will take place in two strategic nations: Nepal and a South Asian Nation where Christians are often under persecution.
     Please pray that this new training approach may bring benefits to these two prospective missional businesses. 
  • February 2020 - Tbilisi, Georgia. SfK will visit with an SfK Boot Camp Training graduate who plans to start a business to brainstorm on their road map.
    Please pray that this short visit will be fruitful. 
  • April, 2020 - Cairo, Egypt SfK will spend several days together with a graduate of SfK Boot Camp Training, who started a missional business in this strategically important city.
    Please pray that the meeting will produce effective ways to produce synergy for His Kingdom. 
  • April, May 2020 - BAM Congress BAM Congress will be held in Jomtien Thailand (April 29 - May 3) after the previous one held seven years earlier. The worldwide gathering of BAM practitioners and stakeholders will help encourage and empower each other.  Click to register for this rare opportunity
  • April, 2020 - Freedom Business Alliance (FBA) Forum will take place at the same location (April 26 - 29) in two years from its previous event. FBA is the global trade association for freedom businesses that were established to give freedom to people in modern slavery, including human trafficking. This gathering will connect people and edify each other. Click to register for this event.
Thank you for standing with us through financial support and prayer in equipping and empowering missional businesses throughout Asia and Africa.

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뉴스레터 - 2020년 1월호

SfK 2020년 1월 Newsletter

그런즉 누구든지 그리스도 안에 있으면 새로운 피조물이라 이전 것은 지나갔으니 보라  것이 되었도다 (고린도후서 5:17)
"You were made for a mission. God is at work in the world, and he wants you to join him. This assignment is called your mission. God wants you to have both a ministry in the Body of Christ and a  mission in the world. Your ministry is your service to believers, and your mission is your service to nonbelievers. Fulfilling your mission in the world is God’s fifth purpose in your life."

“Made for a Mission”

The following excerpt comes from a sermon given by Rev. Anthony Seel, Jr. of the St. Andrews Episcopal Church on April 4, 2004.  What a fitting way to start the new year and the new decade knowing that WE were created in his love and are made for HIS mission!  

Let us pray.

Heavenly Father, we bow in your presence. May your Word be our rule, Your Spirit our teacher, and your greater glory our supreme concern, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

One of the popular television shows in our home is The Learning Channel’s Trading Spaces. The premise of the program is that two neighboring families are given 48 hours and $1,000 to make over a room in each other’s homes with the help of a professional designer and a construction team. Afterwards, each comes home to walk in with eyes closed for the climactic “reveal” of what the neighbors have done with, or to, the room. Happy homeowners shriek and jump about – others are not quite as effusive.There’s even an outtake DVD titled “They Hated It!” although the producers of Trading Spaces say that the percentage of those who hate their home makeovers is small. Even so, the truth is that external makeovers have a short shelf life.

This morning, we are going to look at eternal makeovers, the kind that happens inside us by the power of God through Jesus Christ. Secondly, we are going to look at the mission that God gives to all who have received Jesus Christ as their Savior and Lord.

We begin with verse 17 of our second reading.

v. 17 Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold the new has come.

If you’ve seen just the commercials for the weekday talk shows, you may have noticed that cosmetic makeovers are a staple for them. In addition to these regular segments on the talk shows, there are currently a dozen different “reality” makeover shows running on the tube. One program has taken the common makeover to another level. It is Fox Channel’s Ambush Makeover. Fox says,“Imagine walking down the street, minding your own business when a stranger comes up to you and offers you a complete makeover – new hairstyle, fantastic makeup, designer clothes…the works. The only catch: you must accept it right now, abandon whatever you are doing and run-off to be a queen or king for the day. Would you do it? Welcome to the unpredictable excitement of AMBUSH MAKEOVER.“In every episode, the AMBUSH MAKEOVER team travels all over the country, targeting unsuspecting “fashion victims” who are willing to drop everything to receive a once-in-a-lifetime makeover opportunity. Sometimes it’s spontaneous, while other times, the ambush has been set-up by a friend or family member. As soon as a potential participant says “yes,” he or she will be swept away into that city’s most prestigious salons where a team of fashion and beauty experts will work their magic. The viewers see it all as this “instant participant” is transformed into an instant beauty. Along the way, there will be fashion and beauty tips galore, and at the end of the day, the new – and hopefully improved – look will be revealed not only to the participants, but also to their friends and family.

Paul himself had experienced such an “ambush makeover” on the Damascus Road. In one blinding moment he was encountered by Christ and transformed into the boldest and widest reaching ambassador for Christ in the apostolic church. Christian history is replete with thousands of examples of people who were surprised by the offer of a new life through Jesus Christ and were made new by Him.For most of us the changes are more gradual. Through Jesus Christ, we are a new creation, but the work of Christ in us is generally slow and deliberate. Becoming a new creation is not instantaneous in all its’ effects. The spiritual makeover takes some time because the old sinful nature within us is so pervasive, and we cling to it so stubbornly. Through Christ, the old nature is declared of the past, even while God works in us, in cooperation with our minds, wills and emotions, to diminish the power of the old sinful nature over us. 
Read more and listen to the sermon >>>
사역 동정
 
1. 2019 11, 12 – SfK 미국 덴버아틀란타뉴욕로스앤젤레스를 포함한 여러개 도시를 방문하였습니다주목적은 SfK 사역의 현재  잠정적인 후원자들을 만나기 위함이었습니다하나님께서 후원 베이스를 확장해주셔서 하나님 나라가  진보되고 SfK 사역이 확장될  있도록 기도해 주시기 바랍니다

2. 2019 12 – SfK 헤세드 캄보디아 리더십을 위해서 훈련하는 기간을 가졌습니다헤세드 캄보디아 리더십은 회사의 비전미션핵심 가치를 새로이 확정했고 이들은 헤세드 네트워크 내에 있는 다른 회사들에게도 영향을 미칠 것입니다새로 확정된 비전미션핵심가치가  회사의 장기적 목적을 위한 기초를 강화할  있도록 기도해 주시기 바랍니다

3. 2019 12 – SfK Life 이사회가 2019 한해를 마감하는 모임으로 열렸습니다이사회의 투자위원회에서는 탄자니아 아루시야에 있는 Glen Farm Africa 회사에 지분 투자를 승인했습니다.

4. Glen Farm Africa – 회사 등록이 아직 진행되고 있습니다지연되는 이유는 이름 등록이 지연되고 있기 때문입니다그러나 모든 자본 납입은 2020 1월중에 완료될 예정입니다등록이 신속히 이뤄질  있도록 기도해 주시기 바랍니다.

5. 1040(1040 Window) 위한 Latinos (중남미인들) 위한 훈련 - SfK에서는 미국에 있는 Vision 800 이라고 하는 선교단체와 라티노들을 훈련하는 사역에 합력하는데 원칙적으로 합의하였습니다 훈련된 라티노들은 주로 1040 지역으로 파송될 것입니다  합력의 첫단계로 SfK에서는 2020 동안에 Vision 800에서 실시하는 훈련 프로그램에 두번 정도 참여하여 BAM 대한 훈련을 실시할 예정입니다새로 형성된  관계가 하나님의 나라를 위해서 열매를 맺을  있도록 기도해 주시기 바랍니다.

6. SfK Life SfK Korea 포함한 SfK Network 속한 대부분의 선교 기업들이 2020 사업  사역계획을 작성하고 있습니다 계획을 세우는 과정이  비즈니스의 리더십과 스태프들에게 유용한 열매를 맺을  있도록 기도해 주시기 바랍니다.

다가오는 일정과 기도 제목
  • 2020 1 – 헤세드 캄보디아의 대표가 새로 부임했습니다새로 부임한 최석주 대표는 한국의 유명한 회사의 중역으로 은퇴한  캄보디아에 있는 Srolan Mango 라는 선교비즈니스를 창업부터 시작해서 성공적으로 키워  경력을 가지고 있습니다당분간은  대표가 Srolan Mango 헤세드 캄보디아의 대표직을 겸직할 것입니다새로 부임한 헤세드 캄보디아의 대표가  SfK Missional Business Community 중요한 멤버인 헤세드 캄보디아의 리더십을 세우고 효과적인 선교적 기업 모델을 만들어 나갈  있도록 기도해 주시기 바랍니다
  • 2020 2 – 스리랑카 콜롬보. SfK에서는 불교 국가인 스리랑카를 탐색할 기회를 가질 것입니다SfK 가난한 나라이자 미전도국인 스리랑카에서 사역하도록 주님께서 부르시는지 하나님이 주시는 분별력을 가지고  판단하고 결정할  있도록 기도해 주시기 바랍니다.
  • 2020 2 - 1주일간 진행될 Focused Training (FT) 2020 2 중에 전략적으로 중요한 네팔과 기독교인들이 핍박을 받는 남아시아의  국가에서 개최될 예정입니다새로 실시 되는  훈련 방법이  나라에 있는 잠정적인 두개의 선교 기업들에게 유익을 가져다   있도록 기도해 주시기 바랍니다.
  • 2020 2 – 조지아 트빌리시. SfK에서 기업가 기초훈련을 수료한  사업가가 조지아에서 비즈니스를 시작하기 전에 설립과 운영을 위한 로드맵을 함께 상의하기 위해서 SfK  2 중에 방문할 예정입니다짧은 방문이지만 열매를 맺을  있도록 기도해 주시기 바랍니다.
  • 2020 4 – 이집트 카이로. SfK  4월중 이집트 카이로를 방문해 SfK에서 실시한 기업가 기초 훈련 (SfK Boot Camp Training) 수료한  기업가와  일동안 함께 시간을 보낼 예정입니다 선교 기업가는 전략적으로 중요한  지역에서 비즈니스를 시작했습니다이번 방문이 하나님의 나라를 위해서 시너지를 만들어   있는 효과적인 전략과 방법들이 창출될  있도록 기도해 주시기 바랍니다.
  • 2020 4, 5 – BAM Congress 7년만에 태국 좀티엔에서 4 29일부터 5 3일까지 개최됩니다. BAM  실질적으로 경영하시는 BAMer, BAM생태계에 종사하시는 분들 등이 모여 서로를 격려하고 서로의 역량을 강화하는 자리가  것입니다.  흔치 않은 이번 회의에 참여하기를 원하시면 클릭하여 내용을 참조하기 바랍니다.
  • 2020 4월 Freedom Business Alliance (이하 FBA)포럼이 BAN Congress바로 전에 같은 장소에서 개최됩니다 포럼은 2년전에 개최되었습니다. FBA 인신매매를 포함한 현대판 노예제도에 묶여 있는 사람들에게 자유를 주기 위해서 설립된 비즈니스들을 지원하기 위해서 만들어진 세계 협회입니다이번 모임이 참석하는 사람들을 서로 연결하고 세울  있는 소중한 장이  것입니다 이번 포럼에 등록하시려면 클릭하여 확인하시기 바랍니다.
아시아와 아프리카에 있는 선교 비즈니스들이 
그들이 섬기는  가운데 총체적인 임팩트를 만들어   있도록 
훈련하고 역량강화하는 SfK 사역에 기도와 재정지원으로 함께 해주셔서 감사합니다

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