Year-End Worship Service

2011 is coming to an end. We want to use the New Year's Eve to reflect and look back what God has done in our lives during this year.

 

Our Year-End Worship Service will be this coming Saturday, 31st of December at 11.00pm in our regular service hall at Hosanna Church in Hadan. We want to worship God and share about his love being evident in our lives. Through that we want to enter the new year in God's presence.

Be aware, that you will be able to come by public transport, for your way home though you need to organize your own transport. If you would like to come, but are unable to organize transport, feel free to contact us. We'll see what we can do :)

HIM Christmas Celebration

It's Christmas soon!  

We warmly invite you to celebrate Christmas, the birthday of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ this coming Sunday, December 25th with us.

Our HIM Christmas celebration will be right after the regular worship service, which starts 12:30pm.

To start into our Christmas celebration we are planning to have a special international Christmas potluck. To make it special we want to share only homemade food. If you are able to prepare and bring food that you eat at home in your country for Christmas, it's even better!

We will also have a gift exchange. So please bring a small wrapped gift worth not more than 3000-5000 Won on that day. Buying something or wrapping something that you have at home doesn't matter.

If you have any questions please don't hesitate to contact Pastor Son (010-3526-5017) or Dominic (010-3093-0660)

New HIM leadership

With the start of the new church year there were some changes in the HIM leadership. Dominic Bothello, who took care of us HIMers from the beginning of 2011, handed over his leadership position to Pastor Dahm Son.

Looking back, we thank Dominic a lot for his willingness to be our pastor and shepherd, when HIM was in a difficult situation without a leader. We are grateful for his welcoming heart, his willingness to lead by humbly serving us, and for the time he took for each one of us. We are more than happy to have him and his family still with us, as he will continue to serve HIM.

From left: Pastor Son, Dominic Bothello, Deacon Jang and Deaconess Baek

We also welcome Deacon Jang and new finance accountant Deaconess Baek, who will replace Deacon Cho and Deaconess Kim.

We wish Pastor Son and the new leadership God's blessing in their service with HIM and lots of wisdom and sensitivity to handle our colorful and diverse international crowd :)

End of HIM church year

As the church year has ended, we have to say goodbye again to Korean staff members, who have served faithfully in HIM during the last year. We are sad to lose them, as they will be serving in different areas of Hosanna Church next year.

Deacon Cho was responsible for HIM from the Korean church side. Deaconess Kim was in charge of our finances.

Pastor Andres also joined us last year. He will be leaving to serve in the Indonesian and Vietnamese services.

We really appreciate their service in HIM and wish them God's blessing and all the best for their future.

Thanksgiving

This coming Sunday, November 20th, we want to celebrate Thanksgiving together. After the service we will have a short Thanksgiving sharing time as well as a Thanksgiving meal together.

All food and drinks will be provided by Hosanna Church, so just come, meet nice people, eat and enjoy :)

Hosanna Church International Sports Day

This coming Sunday, October 23rd, there will be the International Sports Day of all foreign services of Hosanna Church. It is from 2pm to 5pm and will be held in the park opposite of Hosanna Church in MyeongJi.

It is a sports event, where participants from the International, the Russian, the Indonesian, the Chinese and the Vietnamese Services will take part and compete with each other. It it also a time of fellowship and fun, to meet new people and to make friends.

We will play all kinds of games, there will be a soccer tournament for men, dogde ball for ladies as well as Team Rope Skipping, Three Legged Race, Tug Of War etc.

Right after the HIM English Worship Service (that will be around 1.40pm) there will be shuttle buses, which bring us all together from the Hadan church building to the Hosanna Church building in MyeongJi.

Following the sports event, there will be a Buffet dinner from 5.00pm to 6.00pm. A shuttle bus service to Hadan subway station after the Buffet dinner will be provided.

Come and join us! Bring friends along! If you have any questions, talk to Dominic (010-3093-0660)

HIM hike at Children's Park

This coming Monday, the 3rd of October, we are going to have a little hike at Children's Park. We are planning to enjoy a nice and easy going walk through the Children's Park and Gumin's Forest. After having lunch together, everyone who is up for more will have the chance to hike up to the Godang Peak.

We are going to meet at at 10.00am at Seomyeon Subway Station, Exit 13 from where we will take a bus together to get to Children's Park. Please bring some water and something to eat for lunch.

If you have any questions, don't hesitate to call KyungAh (010-3032-3211) or Thomas (010-3023-5029).

Bored at Chuseok?

If you don't have anything to do around Chuseok and you feel lonely and bored, we got something for you:
Some of us will have a get together on Tuesday, September 13th at Songdo beach and Amnam park by the sea side from 11am to around 5pm.

If you are interested in joining us, give a call to Dominic (010-3093-0660). We are looking forward to hearing from you!

HIM India Trip

 

5 friends from HIM visited India for 2 weeks this August. We visited projects run by Christian friends in various places in the North. The aim of the trip was to encourage one another and raise awareness of the wonderful work being done by our Indian family in Christ.

Women's Café

Dear Ladies, please note that due to the holiday season there won't be Women's Cafe during August.

You are most welcome to join us when we start again on the 7th of September.

Summer retreat review

Last weekend the HIM group held its annual summer retreat. Once again it was a Friday-Saturday event. This year we went to Jinhae, staying at a local church there, next to the STX shipyards. 

After settling in on Friday afternoon some people took a walk to a nearby island at low tide, played Danny’s trivia contest in teams, and went on a scavenger hunt.  Dominic also led the group in focusing on the word "retreat" – looking back over the last year at our challenges and blessings. At dinnertime the second wave of people arrived. We had another short praise & devotions session, and Kyunga passed around some small group discussion questions.  Some people went out again for some fresh air, and others went to "bed" (or shall we say "floor"?). 

On Saturday we took a short ferry ride to an island beach getaway. Many had fun swimming, playing soccer with umbrellas, and enjoying a nice barbecue lunch. We finally packed up and returned to Busan and enjoyed pizza for dinner. 

It was a successful and enjoyable trip. There was no rain, illness, or serious injuries. Best of all, we could enjoy a meaningful time of fellowship together in the Lord.

For more photos, click here

HIM Summer Retreat

The HIM summer retreat is coming closer and closer. Coming Friday and Saturday (29th/30th) we will go together to JinHae, where we will be accommodated by Myoung Dong Church. 

It is a beautiful place by the seaside. We will spend time with God, good fellowship and recreation. Friday we will have prayer, games and fellowship time and on Saturday we are planning to will go to the beach on an island nearby where we will be able to swim and have a barbecue together.

The cost of the retreat is 10000 Won per person, although it would be great if you could contribute more to cover the actual cost of the retreat. Feel free!

If you haven't signed up yet but you want to join, please contact Dominic Bothello latest until this coming wednesday.
( dominicbothello (at) hotmail.com / 010-3093-0660 )

An email with detailed information will be sent later this week.

Spread the love at Soyang orphanage

This coming Saturday, July the 16th, we are going to visit Soyang Childrens Home.  

Soyang orphanage is home to about 60 children from kindergarten to university students. They all need to have some fun now and again and fun is what we intend to give them. We encourage you to join us as we give these kids the attention they may not always receive but definitely deserve. 

We will be meeting at Hadan subway station, exit 1 at 12pm. Transport to the orphanage has been arranged so please try to be on time. 

These kids almost never eat junk food or candy so if possible please bring a packet of something sweet, I'm sure it will make their day even more special. This is the first time we have organized an event here and with your help we can make a lasting positive impression on these young minds. 

If you have any problems on the day please contact Candice ~ 010-8953-4854

We look forward to seeing you there!

Samgyeopsal Party

This afternoon a Korean couple from Hosanna Church invited all HIM members over to their restaurant in Myeong-Ji. They treated us with delicious samgyeopsal in the beautiful garden behind their restaurant. We all enjoyed the fellowship as well as the delicious and abundant barbecue a lot.

More photos...

Barbecue Party

Our barbecue party last sunday was a wonderful experience, God blessed us with beautiful weather, many people of HIM came with visitors and guests joining, too. It was a special experience for all of us, having delicious food, enjoying fellowship and playing fun games.


Thanks to everyone who made this afternoon special by coming and thanks to all the people who helped to make this barbecue party possible.

   

To see photos of the barbecue party click here.

HIM Barbecue Party

On June 5th we will have a barbecue party at the Gudeok Yayeong Jang. It's on the Gudeok Mountain by a small lake with water fountains and a lovely playing area with several camping sites where we can do our barbecue.

We will join together after our worship service, transportation will be provided. If you plan to come individually or later, take bus No. 2, 16, 11, 81, 96, 113. You have to walk a little up the road and take bus No. 1 that takes you to the last stop Gudeok Yayeong Jang.

Food and drinks will be provided by Hosanna Church. There might also be a chances to do a little hike on Gudeok Mountain afterwards, if you are interested.

Star King

Star King is a talent show, in which all foreign services of Hosanna Church together will participate. The purpose is to have fun and fellowship together and also to encourage Korean church members to serve in the different foreign services of Hosanna Church. It is also a great chance to invite friends.

When?                Sunday, May 15^th, 3.30-5.00pm (after our English service)

Where?               Sarang Hall in Hosanna Church (Myeongji)

HIM Picnic

Due to uncertain weather, we all met at Hosanna Church in Myeongji. It didn't rain any more, so we had the chance to have a picnic and sports in the park next to the church. Although it didn't work as we planned, we had an awesome time and a wonderful fellowship.

For photos of the picnic click here.

Picnic on Eulsukdo

We want to use the public holiday for a picnic in the park:

When?
Tuesday, 10^th of May, 10am-4pm

Where?
Near Eulsukdo Eco Center
(In case of rain, we will meet in the gym of Hosanna Church in Myeongji)

What?           
Fellowship, Fun, Food, Sports, Games
Food?
Lunch will be at 12.30pm. Food and drinks are provided by Hosanna Church. 
Sports?
If you have any kind of sports equipment, please bring it with you. 
Games?
If you have any card games, chess etc, bring them with you. 
Fellowship?
The picnic is also a great opportunity to invite other people and bring along friends.

How to get there:  
By car: There are parking lots available, but they might be crowded 
By feet: Jonathan wants to walk from Hadan station to the picnic place and is happy about everyone who is joining him. Meeting point is at 10.00am at Exit 4 (upstairs), Hadan Subway station. 
By bus: Take Bus No. 7, 9-2, 17, 20 or 58-1 towards MyeongJi at Hadan Bus Station. Get off after one station at Eulsukdo. Cross over to the other side of the road through the brown pedestrian bridge and find the picnic spot.

HIM Blog online

Welcome to the new blog of Hosanna International Ministry. We hope by browsing this homepage you will be able to get an impression about HIM and find the information you need. We are looking forward to seeing you in our sunday worship service!