Before the sun raised on May 4, 2017, the HISM 3 (Here am I, Send Me) left for their first international mission trip in Indonesia with Pastor Shin DongHee, 1000 missionary movement (1000MM) director, and Mrs. Shin, carrying with them the light and vigor to herald the great love of Jesus through the music ministry.
Upon arriving in the largest archipelago of the world, Indonesia, they went straight to West Indonesia Union Mission (WIUM) and spent their first day in that new place. Together with our valiant church leaders of WIUM, the Southern Asia-Pacific Division, and the General Conference, they made the revitalization of their spiritual being in a vespers meeting. Fascinated with God’s greatness, at the vast dome of Sentul International Convention Center, they worshipped God in the sacred Sabbath and offered His divine sweet music to the Lord with His large kindred of Indonesia and our church leaders.
Our music ministers confronted to go to Universitas Advent Indonesia (UNAI), one of our academic institutions, after the Sabbath program ended to minister the needs of our dear students in that academe and to worship with them through the expression of harmonious musical religious concert. Hovered by God’s amazing providence, they were able to arrive at the 1000 MM campus safe and sound on May 9th.
The inspiration God had revealed in Ellen White’s writings magnificently declared, “And such song has wonderful power. It has power to subdue rude and uncultivated natures; power to quicken thought and awaken sympathy, to promote harmony of action, and to banish the gloom and foreboding that destroy courage and weaken effort. It is one of the most effective means of impressing the heart with spiritual truth.” Let us not depreciate the power of God’s music to pervade among people’s heart to bring everlasting peace and genuine conversion.