Health screenings across five campaign sites identified health risks and connected participants with longer-term support.
Category: South Pacific for Christ
Twenty-one students and a teacher were baptised on August 28 following a 10-day evangelistic campaign at Siufaga Adventist Primary School on the Samoan island of Savai‘i.
At the Samoa Aquatic Centre, 59 people were baptised as six churches from three Samoa for Christ meeting sites came together for a combined service.
The Church in Kiribati has faced difficulty getting the message out due to opposition from other denominations.
Daily visits led by local young people are extending the campaign into surrounding homes and businesses.
They came from different countries, cultures and ministry backgrounds to preach but visiting speakers say they are taking away something themselves.
In a country where almost everyone already identifies as Christian, the mission challenge is different.
Long before the evangelistic meetings began, churches were reaching into their communities through food programs, home visitations and other activities designed to build relationships.
The official opening of Kiribati for Christ also featured strong governmental support with the attendance of the Kiribati president Taneti Maamau.
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