To show a liberal, self-denying spirit for the success of foreign missions is a sure way to advance home missionary work; for the prosperity of the home work depends largely, under God, upon the reflex influence of the evangelical work done in countries afar off.
—Gospel Workers, p. 465
by Phil Bond, Florida Conference Planned Giving and Trust Services Director
Recently, I was in a church on a weekday attending a seminar. During the morning break, I walked through the lobby and noticed a bulletin board with an update from a missionary this church was obviously sponsoring.
My heart was thrilled that this church had made such a commitment. Unfortunately, I was not in an Adventist church! I wondered right there and then: if we Adventists profess the Great Commission of Matthew 28:18-20, why aren’t all of our churches sponsoring an overseas missionary?
I’m excited to announce that we now have the perfect opportunity to do just this. After a series of providential meetings between the president of China Union and our president, Mike Cauley, Florida Conference has agreed, with God’s help, to match up 133 Florida churches with 133 Bible workers who are willing to go to unentered areas of China to begin Bible studies and share the good news of Christ’s soon return. Sponsoring a Bible worker in China for one year is $1,500.
We need your help. Often, with projects like these, everyone looks to someone else to get the job done. Please don’t let this happen. Talk to your pastors and elders about your church adopting a Bible worker in China. For more information, contact the Conference Planned Giving and Trust Services Department at (407) 644-5000 x251. Thank you.