Pj Gubernur Papua Ajak Warga Jadikan Peringatan HPI untuk Menyebarkan Kasih dan Kebenaran Injil

JAYAPURA - Penjabat Gubernur Papua Muhammad Ridwan Rumasukun mendorong warganya untuk menjadikan peringatan Hari Pekabaran Injil (HPI) 2024, sebagai dorongan untuk menyebarkan kasih dan kebenaran injil Yesus Kristus. 

Sebab HPI memiliki makna mendalam dan penting bagi seluruh umat diatas tanah Papua. "Peringatan HPI telah memasuki usia 169 tahun. Peringatan ini bukan sekedar ascara seremoni saja, tapi ajang relfeksi dan intropeksi," terang Pj Gubernur dalam sambutan tertulis yang dibacakan Staf Ahli Gubernur Papua, Ani Rumbiak dalam Ibadah Hari Pekabaran Injil ke-169 di Tanah Papua, Senin (5/2/2024), di Kota Jayapura. 

Pj Gubernur juga mengajak semua umat di tanah Papua untuk bersatu menguatkan iman, kasih dan pengharapan. Sebab dengan begitu, semua pihak mampu menjadi lilin, menjadi terang di tanah Papua, tapi juga di seluruh penjuru dunia.

"Intinya kita sekarang ini diminta juga untuk dapat melihat sejauh mana kita mampu menerapkan ajaran injil dalam kehidupan sehari-hari. Khususnya di tengah berbagai dinamika dan modernisasi saat ini,” ujarnya. 

Senada disampaikan Ketua Badan Pekerja Klasis GKI Port Numbay, Pdt. Andris Tjoe. Menurut dia lembaga gereja GKI akan terus mengobarkan semangat penginjilan di 2024 ini, dengan mengusung tema pemberdayaan jemaat. 

"Tapi yang penting juga adalah kita harus menghormati sesama anak Tuhan. Semua denominasi gereja juga wajib mengayomi dan mengajak hidup rukun dan saling mendoakan," ajaknya. 

Ia juga meminta semua warga untuk percaya serta berkomitmen menyiarkan pengharapan di dalam Yesus Kristus untuk diwartakan ke seluruh dunia. Warga jemaat gereja yang adalah warga Indonesia, juga wajib hidup berdampak bagi bangsa dan negara. 

"Menghargai perbedaan agama dan keyakinan orang lain, ini penting dalam moderasi beragama di Indonesia," tandasnya. ***

JAYAPURA - Acting Governor of Papua Muhammad Ridwan Rumasukun encouraged his citizens to commemorate the Gospel Message Day (HPI) 2024, as an encouragement to spread the love and truth of the gospel of Jesus Christ.

The HPI has a deep and important meaning for all people in the land of Papua. "HPI commemoration has entered the age of 169 years. This commemoration is not just a ceremonial ceremony, but an event of reflection and introspection," explained the Acting Governor in a written speech read by the Expert Staff of the Governor of Papua, Ani Rumbiak in the 169^th Gospel Day Service in the Land of Papua, Monday (5/2/2024), in Jayapura City.

The Acting Governor also invited all people in the land of Papua to unite to strengthen faith, love and hope. That way, all parties can become light in the land of Papua, but also in all corners of the world.

"The point is that we are now also asked to be able to see the extent to which we can apply the teachings of the gospel in our daily lives especially in various dynamics and modernization today," he said.

The same was conveyed by the Chairman of the GKI Port Numbay Class Workers Agency, Rev. Andris Tjoe. According to him, the GKI church institution will continue to inflame the spirit of evangelism in 2024, with the theme of empowering the congregation.

"But the important thing is also that we have to respect our fellow children of God. All church denominations are also obliged to protect and invite harmony and pray for each other," he invited.

He also called on all citizens to believe and commit to spreading hope in Jesus Christ to be proclaimed throughout the world. Church members are also obliged to have an impact on the nation and state.

"Respecting the differences in religion and beliefs of others is important in religious moderation in Indonesia," he said.

The HPI commemoration at the local Governor's Office, Jayapura City, was attended by more than 5,000 Christians. Thousands of these congregations come from sector A, B and C service areas in GKI Port Numbay. ***