Time for a little history...
Over
ninety
years ago the Seventh-day Adventist church found itself with a budget
deficit of a quarter of a million dollars. Without money to
continue financing mission projects around the world, church leaders
were faced with the discouraging possibility of recalling
missionaries.
General Conference delegates prayerfully decided
to ask church members to begin giving a week’s wage in a
once-a-year sacrificial offering. Despite the difficult
economic climate of the 1920s the church responded by giving over
$350,000 to what became known as the annual Week of Sacrifice
offering. The missionaries were able to continue their work,
and members were blessed by the act of personal sacrifice.
Today
the Week of Sacrifice Offering averages over $3.8 million dollars and
one hundred percent of the annual Sacrifice Offering goes to
frontline Global Mission work to establish new churches in un-entered
areas.
There
are many faces of mission. A man sharing Jesus in the gang-controlled
slums of Brazil. A woman holding secret Bible studies at her home in
China. A couple reaching out to AIDS victims in Africa. A church plant in urban Australia. All are
Global Mission pioneers, who every day bring people around the world
to meet Jesus. This is a very practical and simple way to be involved in mission! If you would like to contribute, on September 14, simply mark “Annual Sacrifice” on your
offering envelope. .
If you can't this year, thats ok, but consider planning to help next year!
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