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Rick Kajiura Communication Director Adventist Mission
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PICTURESTORY General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists
felt like I was back in Bible times. It was how I’d always pictured it: narrow streets with smooth mud-plastered walls. We were in a village in India, visiting two Global Mission pioneers. Many hours before we’d been in a bustling Indian city, on streets teeming with people, cars, and motor- and cycle-powered rickshaws. Our car had turned off the main road hours ago. As the hours passed, so did the scenes outside: women and children carrying pitchers of water on their heads, an old man threshing grain, driving an ox tethered to walk in endless circles. We had barely stopped before the children were there. Surrounding the car, clamoring to see, reaching out to touch in greeting. Two pioneers were there to meet us, smiling, greeting us in the traditional Indian manner with hands palm to palm in front of them, then reaching out and shaking hands to cover all the bases. We headed into the village, and that’s when I felt like I was back in Bible times. Followed by our ever-present entourage of children now joined by curious adults, we wound our way through the twists and turns of the narrow passageways. We stopped in front of a low opening in a mud wall and I was motioned through. Stooping, I emerged in a small courtyard crammed with people—wall to wall people. I remember the bright colors of clothes and headscarves. Yellows, blues, reds, purples. I remember the eyes. I remember the smiles of changed lives. These two pioneers had come to this village, strangers. They had visited homes. They had prayed with the people. Over two years, they had come to love and be loved. And they had introduced people to Jesus. Although I knew I wasn’t in Bible times, and India is far from the Bible lands, I sensed Jesus had come to this village. We couldn’t stay long. I remember the sound of singing as that courtyard echoed in praise to our unseen God. Thank you for helping send Global Mission pioneers to the far corners of the earth—carrying a message of Hope in Jesus.
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Sobana’s story, Door to Door, is featured on the first quarter 2011 Adventist Mission DVD. You can watch it online by visiting www.global-mission.org.
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eet Sobana, a lay evangelist working in India. She travels to remote villages to study the Bible with people who want to learn about Jesus. One day Sobana’s group invited a man named Kishore to study with them. Kishore was a respected temple priest. He had many questions, but as he studied the Bible with Sobana, he grew to love Jesus and decided to become a Seventh-day Adventist Christian. It was a difficult choice. When Kishore left the temple priesthood, his family and friends deserted him. It has been a struggle for Kishore, but he finds strength in sharing God’s love with others, and he has helped lead nine people to Christ. Your support of Global Mission helps people like Sobana reach people like Kishore and start new groups of believers in unentered areas. Thank you!
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arren, droughtridden, and inhospitable, the Great Indian Desert sprawls across most of Rajasthan, India’s largest state. Here in the remote village of Zaira, villagers journey three to five miles in search of enough water to survive. Thanks to your support of Global Mission, a hand pump will make clean water available to these villagers and open doors for sharing the Living Water with them in the future.
Major Religions: Hinduism and Buddhism
Major Languages: Hindi, English, and 14 other official languages
Population: 27.5 million
Major Religions: Hinduism and Islam
Adventist Membership: 8,000*
Population: 1.17 billion
Adventist to population ratio: 1:3,437
Adventist Membership: 1.5 million* Adventist to population ratio: 1:797
The Seventh-day Adventist Church has had a presence in Nepal for more than 50 years, but we’ve faced many challenges to sharing our faith. Recent changes have opened new opportunities for service. We’re currently operating five Global Mission projects and the possibility exists for an additional twenty-five. Your support of Fund #5290 will help share the Adventist message in unentered areas such as Nepal.
Throughout the world there are thousands of people and places that are still untouched by the Adventist message. Fund #5200 will help provide the resources needed to reach into the most unreached areas of the world. Your support will take the gospel to people and places where an Adventist, or in many cases even a Christian, has never gone before.
* General Conference Office of Archives and Statistics, 147th Annual Statistical Report
* General Conference Office of Archives and Statistics, 147th Annual Statistical Report