The 2024 Christmas celebration at Vietnam Evangelical Covenant Church – Bình An group (Hòa Bình) was a special, emotional and memorable occasion: Christmas 2024 on the Đà River.
Unlike the familiar picture of crowded evangelistic services in a church building or grand event venues, this year’s celebration took place right on the lake of the majestic and poetic Đà River, a symbol deeply woven into the country’s poetry and history. It was a unique and meaningful setting to remember the birth of Jesus.
Thank God, the weather was wonderful! In the middle of the cold winter, the warm sunshine seemed to carry God’s love to every heart present.
God’s people and their friends spent simple yet deep moments together: getting to know one another, worshiping in a simple, unpretentious spirit and sharing blessed fellowship on a boat gliding across the calm lake.
The most moving moment came when friends, one after another, stepped forward, confessed that they were sinners, repented and opened their hearts to receive Jesus as Savior after hearing a powerful Christmas message from Pastor Nguyễn Gia Huấn. Joy overflowed as another soul was saved and another life made new.
And that was not all: at the end of the program, through the heartfelt sharing of Pastor Nguyễn Bá Tước, another friend gave their life to God through a simple but meaningful prayer.
(If you are reading these lines and have not yet opened your heart to receive Jesus, please don’t wait! There is still an opportunity for you. Pray today to become His child, receive forgiveness of sins and the assurance that your soul is redeemed. Don’t be left behind on Jesus’ journey of salvation!)
Christmas has come, is coming and will never pass away or stop! Christmas will continue in the lives of those who believe in the Lord and carry His message of salvation to all people.
May God bless and remember the labor of all the grandparents, brothers and sisters, pastors and His faithful servants who have quietly served, supported and cared for the Bình An group, directly or indirectly.
Please continue to remember the Bình An group in your prayers, so that faith there grows ever stronger and bears much fruit for His Kingdom.
(*) A prayer to receive Jesus:
Dear Lord Jesus,
I know and confess that You are the Son of God and that You are God who was born as a human being.
I recognize that I am only Your creation and that I am a sinner.
I know that You love me and died for my sins, so that when I believe in You I am surely saved.
Today, I long to be forgiven, set free from spiritual oppression and become Your child forever.
Please forgive my sins and receive me as Your child.
Please give me Your Holy Spirit and help me break away from a sinful way of life, so that my new life bears fruit according to Your will.
I thank You and pray in the name of the Savior Jesus, Amen!
[If you have prayed this prayer, please contact us. If you are still hesitant and want to learn more, please contact us too. May God bless you!]
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