Pilot programs in Fiji, Vanuatu and Solomon Islands trained 40 local participants and distributed more than 1700 books and pieces of literature.
Tag: trans pacific for christ
Kiribati Mission leaders described the result of the campaign as unprecedented for the Church in the country.
During the campaign, Pastor Seufale shared messages focused on salvation, forgiveness and hope in Jesus 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.