LEAD PASTOR

Pastor Jacob Bloemberg, together with his wife, Linda, and his family, have lived in Hanoi since 1997. Jacob is of Dutch origin while Linda is American. First working with a Christian NGO in orphanages and other projects, Jacob became the pastor of HIF in 2005. Jacob is a graduate of Elim Bible Institute in NY, USA, and has an MA in Organizational Leadership from Regent University, and a doctorate in Transformational Leadership: City Transformation from Bakke Graduate University. Applying his learning to HIF’s “Love Hanoi” campaign, Pastor Jacob has published his first book, Love [Your City]. Linda is the Upper School Counselor at Concordia International School. They have three children: Lianna is one of HIF’s GlobalPartners working with YWAM Perth, Josiah is Communications Coordinator at Concordia in Hanoi, and Mikayla a pre-med student at Gordon College, Boston.