A team of eight volunteers from Tasmania travelled to Madang Manus Mission (PNG) in June to help construct new classrooms and support a 10-night evangelistic program, resulting in baptisms and additional decisions for baptism.
Tag: Papua New Guinea
The Total Member Involvement (TMI) program involved hundreds of church members, pastors, leaders and volunteers working together to complete and dedicate multiple new church buildings across the region.
A week-long evangelistic program held at Kerevat National School of Excellence in East New Britain concluded with 11 student baptisms and increased interest in the Adventist message among staff and students.
The results were attributed to the groundwork done by local church members using Discipleship Empowerment Training (DET) materials.
“I want to say thank you very much for inviting us to be part of 62nd General Conference Session,” he said. “[The PNG 4 Christ program] was a success as far as conversion was concerned—[the] work of nurture is still going on.”
Participants were encouraged to take what they had learned and apply it to their ministry.
“Many full-time employees, including me, took time off work for a week so that we could be with our church members and support them in their training and learning experience,” said John Olo, a 47-year-old IT expert and senior elder from the 8 Mile Seventh-day Adventist Church.
Writing workshops are part of Adventist Record’s mission to empower church members across the South Pacific Division to share stories.
The church saw increasing engagement and commitment from local families through small group Bible studies, house meetings and community outreach.
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