SfK April 2022 Newsletter

 

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Psalms 46: 1-3 "God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble. Therefore we will not fear, though the earth give way and the mountains fall into the heart of the sea, though its waters roar and foam and the mountains quake with their surging." Difficult Days and Easter Promises by Patrick Lai in Business as Mission BAM Blog April 10, 2020 issue Easter is easily my favorite time of the year. I am sure this Easter will be meaningful too, but unlike all previous Easters – like many of you – I will be at home as our city is in lockdown. For the first time since Easter 1886 our church, which I dearly love, will be empty on Easter Sunday as we are all meeting online. These are difficult days, but nothing compared to what Jesus endured for us 2000 years ago. In Romans 8 verses 28 to 39 God speaks to us concerning such difficult times as these… And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose. For those God foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brothers and sisters. And those he predestined, he also called; those he called, he also justified; those he justified, he also glorified. What, then, shall we say in response to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us? He who did not spare his own Son, but gave him up for us all—how will he not also, along with him, graciously give us all things? Who will bring any charge against those whom God has chosen? It is God who justifies. Who then is the one who condemns? No one. Christ Jesus who died—more than that, who was raised to life—is at the right hand of God and is also interceding for us. Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall trouble or hardship or persecution or famine or nakedness or danger or sword? As it is written: “For your sake we face death all day long; we are considered as sheep to be slaughtered.” No, in all things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.   The phrase, all things, appears three times here. In each case it refers to the difficulties Paul is facing. Consider the difficulties he was facing: trouble, hardship, persecution, famine, nakedness, danger and sword, and even death. In mentioning this phrase “all things” it speaks to what God will do IN and THROUGH us as we face difficulties. Remember Easter, and in the midst of these difficulties remember that God, through Easter, promises us three things: Continue Reading... MINISTRY UPDATES MB Academy - SfK MB Academy continued to hold four training sessions in March on the subjects of Operations and Accounting/Finance for its BMT 2022 English track.  MB Academy - SfK MB Academy also held its Post BMT session for March in which a strategic business model was shared by a consultant.  MB Fund - SfK Life Investment Committee has approved a line of credit for Hesed Cambodia to meet its seasonal needs for working capital. Please pray that this credit will further solidify our alliance.  MB Trading - Its online platform Shop4Impact.com is making progress, slowly but surely. A new member has been added to a team of eight Kingdom Fellows, who will be leading the design work. Please visit Shop4Impact.com for your impact purchases that will empower missional businesses and marginalized people in developing nations. Also, you may share our posts on Facebook and Instagram by clicking their icons on shop4impact.com or shop4impactofficial on Facebook and Instagram.  SfK Network - Along with two other BAM organizations, BAM Penta Force is shaping up. BAM-PentaForce.com has been secured, its logo is being finalized, and the initial MOU is being reviewed. Please pray that this collaboration will bear fruit that will create significant synergy for His Kingdom. UPCOMING EVENTS 1. MB Academy - SfK MB Academy will hold its BMT sessions over five weeks in April, with a focus on Organizational Behavior and Marketing. Please pray that the lecturers and participants alike will be blessed through these training sessions.   2. MB Academy - SfK MB Academy will hold its April Post BMT session on April 16. Please pray that the combined class of BMT 2020 and 2021 graduates will further their solidarity.  3. MB Academy - SfK MB Academy will give a lecture to a theological seminary in Korea on April 25 on BAM cases. Please pray that this opportunity will benefit the students on this topic. 4. MB Fund - SfK MB Fund will disburse its investment for three missional businesses in a K nation in Central Asia. Please pray that this investment will create a significant impact in the lives of the people that the missional businesses serve.   5. SfK Network - SfK will hold a brainstorming session with a mission agency in Korea on April 12 and sign a formal MOU to establish a collaborative relationship. Please pray that this relationship will be indeed synergistic for His Kingdom. 6. SfK Network - SfK will expand its ownership in SfK Korea to better prepare for the BAM Penta Force collaboration. Please pray that this restructuring will be edifying to all parties concerned.  Thank you for standing with us through your prayer and support in equipping and empowering missional businesses in Asia and Africa. .   .   . We pray that God will intervene to stop the senseless war in Ukraine so as to stop the deaths of innocent people. Also, we pray that He will bless you richly so that you may become a greater blessing to people in need around you and around the world. Please consider partnering with SfK to support missional businesses. MAKE A CONTRIBUTION SUBSCRIBE