An online service was held to mourn the death of Rev. Fred Hsu, founder of the Harvest International Center (HIV) in North America, with 5,000 Chinese Christians worldwide in attendance.
A pastor from East China, who had attended the service which took place on November 11, said she was grateful for Hsu’s influential life, as this online event inspired Chinese believers to have the "heart of father". The life of Hus, who died on Nov 1 as one of the senior pastors of the Chinese Charismatic Movement, indicated Jesus' teaching of a kernel of wheat.
Before his death, Hsu highlighted that the church should return to being a home and for believers to be like family members once again. The female pastor stated that she was moved by his letter about the essence of the church released on October 24. He once wrote, ”I discover that the church is an ‘orphanage’, in which the pastor is the president and Christians are orphans, as the church only has ‘pastors’, not ‘parents’”. “The right thing to do in my life is to proclaim that I’m no longer a senior pastor,” he added. "As parents and not the CEOs of the church, lifelong workers, pastors can enjoy the growth and maturation of the 'children'”.
She shared, "Since I was called by God, I have read countless articles, but I was deeply moved and shocked only by Hsu’s letter home in the hospital. I looked forward to seeing his later words, but he passed away on November 1 due to the infection of COVID-19 when preaching in Sudan a month ago. Though we have never met, his last words brought the power of life, and we should imitate his heart of a father."
Rev. Fred Hsu and his wife Molica founded the Harvest International Center (HIC) in April 1998, 29 years after they went to the USA from Taiwan to study in 1969, one year after which they were baptized.
HIC has created a memorial website for Hsu, announcing his funeral ceremony on November 12 in New York and his memorial meeting held the next day in person and virtually.
- Translated by Abigail Wu
11月11日，在线举行追忆许宗实牧师的活动，全球有超过5000位各地华人参与。
一位华东的牧者分享说，她在当天参加了一场，这让她为许宗实牧师的生命影响力献上感恩：”这场线上追思活动激起了全球各地华人“为父”的心肠，也见证了耶稣所说的“一粒麦子不落在地里死了，仍旧是一粒；若是死了，就结出许多子粒来。”
许牧师鼓励和强调教会要回归到“家”的本质，教会弟兄姐妹要像家人一样。她还见证说到许牧师在离世前关于教会的默想一封家书对她影响很大。”我发现教会有“牧师”，但没有父亲（父亲包括母亲），所以教会是孤儿院，牧师是孤儿院院长，而会众还是孤儿。” ”这辈子做最对的，就是宣布我不再是教会的主任牧师。””而牧师不再是教会的CEO，做一辈子工人，乃是作父母，享受孩子们在长大成熟…！”
她写到：“自蒙召来读过无数文章，唯读到许牧师在医院写的把教会转化为家的家书，深被感动震撼到，非常期待看到他后面的文字，却在11月1日，因在苏丹宣教时，染上新冠病毒而安息主怀，未曾谋面，最后遗言仍发出生命的大能，为父的心吾当效法。”
据悉美国时间11月1日，北美传福中心创办人许宗实牧师在苏丹宣教感染新冠后辞世归主。
许宗实牧师和妻子美津师母在1969年由台湾来美留学，一年后（1970）受洗成为基督徒。1998年4月，他们带领并创办传福中心（Harvest International Center， HIC）。
传福中心为许宗实牧师专门制作了追思网站，并公布了许宗实牧师的告别仪式将于美国时间11月12日在纽约举行，其追思聚会将于13日实地及线上同时举行。
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全球5000华人在线追思华人灵恩运动资深牧者许宗实牧师
An online service was held to mourn the death of Rev. Fred Hsu, founder of the Harvest International Center (HIV) in North America, with 5,000 Chinese Christians worldwide in attendance.
A pastor from East China, who had attended the service which took place on November 11, said she was grateful for Hsu’s influential life, as this online event inspired Chinese believers to have the "heart of father". The life of Hus, who died on Nov 1 as one of the senior pastors of the Chinese Charismatic Movement, indicated Jesus' teaching of a kernel of wheat.
Before his death, Hsu highlighted that the church should return to being a home and for believers to be like family members once again. The female pastor stated that she was moved by his letter about the essence of the church released on October 24. He once wrote, ”I discover that the church is an ‘orphanage’, in which the pastor is the president and Christians are orphans, as the church only has ‘pastors’, not ‘parents’”. “The right thing to do in my life is to proclaim that I’m no longer a senior pastor,” he added. "As parents and not the CEOs of the church, lifelong workers, pastors can enjoy the growth and maturation of the 'children'”.
She shared, "Since I was called by God, I have read countless articles, but I was deeply moved and shocked only by Hsu’s letter home in the hospital. I looked forward to seeing his later words, but he passed away on November 1 due to the infection of COVID-19 when preaching in Sudan a month ago. Though we have never met, his last words brought the power of life, and we should imitate his heart of a father."
Rev. Fred Hsu and his wife Molica founded the Harvest International Center (HIC) in April 1998, 29 years after they went to the USA from Taiwan to study in 1969, one year after which they were baptized.
HIC has created a memorial website for Hsu, announcing his funeral ceremony on November 12 in New York and his memorial meeting held the next day in person and virtually.
- Translated by Abigail Wu
Remembering Rev. Fred Hsu, Senior Leader of Chinese Charismatic Movement
