Harbor City Church: Making Disciples Internationally
It’s an exciting time to be involved in global missions. We have the privilege of watching the gospel flow from everyone to everywhere (“E2E”). Today’s globalized world offers us the unprecedented opportunity to proclaim Jesus’ finished work far and wide.
Consider the ministry of Harbor City Church (HCC) in Sydney, Australia, led by MTW missionary Jim Jung.
Australia is closely linked geographically and economically to Asia, even though it is culturally Western. Its population is largely secular and increasingly diverse.
“New Australians”—second-generation immigrants and internationalized young adults of predominantly Asian descent—are the source not only of Harbor City Church’s steady growth, but also of its impact, much of it through its Student Outreach to the World ministry.
International students impact Asia
They are people like Cyril, a French Polynesian graduate student who leads three different men’s groups, as well as HCC’s mercy and justice outreach.
Then there is Sy, a Korean national who came back to the faith of his missionary upbringing through student outreach. He is now in seminary, has been on multiple short-term trips to Asia, and plans to serve full time in Japan after graduation.
Harbor City Church has sent dozens of disciples to assist MTW teams in countries throughout Asia with church planting, university ministry, and unreached people group research.
The financial need is real and pressing
Remarkably, HCC is fulfilling its vision to be a “diverse, missional resource church for Asia” without dedicated meeting space or paid staff! Members, while rich in Christ, are not wealthy in worldly terms and volunteer their homes for meeting space.
Harbor City Church needs our help to continue its exciting growth among students while they, the members, finish school and get established in their work and in the community. Meeting such needs is at the heart of our call to kingdom-first stewardship of earthly resources.
God has chosen to bless us with the task of making disciples all over creation. What a joyful proposition!
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SEE MOREPray for the lost in Sydney, Australia, a city filled with people from many nations. Pray for Koreans, Indian, Nepalese, Lebanese, Vietnamese, and others who live in Sydney and don't know Jesus.
Give thanks for Harbour City Church in Sydney, Australia, and pray that God would continue to use it to reach people who come to Sydney from all over Australasia.
Pray for the people of Sydney, Australia, a city which has been described as "post-post Christian pagan." Pray that God would open eyes to the truth of the gospel.
Pray for MTW's ministries in Sydney, including Harbour City Church, City Sanctum, and Student Outreach to the World, as well as the Pacific Islands Island to Island Partnership.
Pray for City Sanctum, a ministry to businessmen and women in Sydney, Australia that helps believers live out their faith in the workplace, and welcomes non-believers exploring their faith.
Give thanks for Harbor City Church in Sydney, Australia, which is thriving with four campuses after years of struggles getting established.
Pray for missionary kids as they develop friendships with local children to have an impact for Christ.
Pray for those who feel called to missions, but don't yet know what or where God is calling them to. Pray for clarity, but also a resting peace in our sovereign God.
Pray for Harbor City Church in Sydney, Australia, and their mission to reach Asia. “New Australians”—second-generation immigrants and internationalized young adults of predominantly Asian descent—are the source not only of Harbor City Church’s steady growth, but also of its impact, much of it through its Student Outreach to the World ministry.
Pray for Tim Mills (Thailand), Abi Lowther & Roger Lowther (Japan), Joe Congdon (Japan), and Shannon Hinkle (Australia) as they all use their artistic gifts to support the Church in gospel outreach, mercy ministry, and community building.
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