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The number of church members that participated in the Adventist Church’s West and East Indonesia Sabbath School summits. The Adventist Church in West Indonesia held its Sabbath School summit in Siantar, North Sumatra, from April 5 to 9, while in East Indonesia, the summit took place in Manado, North Sulawesi, from April 12 to 16. Each summit included a program suited to a diverse audience. It featured inspirational sermons and vibrant discussions centered on the theme “I Will Go—Be His Witness.”
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In the April issue the colors of the graph entitled “Engagement in Mission Service” were inverted with those in the ledger.
—Delmar Reis, Albanian Mission president, about the digital evangelism training that took place in Albania on March 20 and 21. The training shared the Adventist World Radio (AWR) Digital Missionary evangelism application. It is an evangelism chat app, currently used in more than 20 countries. From this platform digital missionaries can chat directly via text and audio with contacts on other chat platforms, such as WhatsApp, Telegram, Viber, Signal, and Facebook Messenger. Additionally, digital missionaries can easily send Bible studies to contacts, mark the responses, and provide helpful feedback.
—Glenn Townend, South Pacific Division president, about the fourth ELIA Wellness Summit, which was held March 24-26 at Sydney Adventist Hospital’s Clinical Education Centre in Australia. The event featured inspiring presentations, informative workshops, and the opening of a lifestyle medical center. The new ELIA Lifestyle Medicine Centre is aimed at tackling chronic diseases, including diabetes and cardiovascular disease.
The years that Mission 360, the official mission magazine of the Adventist Church, is celebrating. The quarterly publication was established in April 2013 as the place to find information about a full range of official Adventist Church mission initiatives, including international missionaries, short-term volunteers, Global Mission pioneers, and tentmakers. The magazine showcases the broad range of mission initiatives that are supported by mission offerings.
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The number of people that benefited from an outreach initiative of the Adventist Church at the Vila Velha II State Prison in Vitória, Espírito Santo, Brazil. The event was for people who were visiting their imprisoned relatives. The Love Fair, as it was named, took place on March 5 outside the prison. Services included legal advice, pastoral counseling, aesthetics and grooming, health advice, and pedagogical support for children.