Evangelism – our duty, our purpose, our calling…

At our recent Prayer Revival someone read these lines penned by Ellen White: “I saw jets of light shining from cities and villages … God's Word was obeyed, and as a result there were memorials for Him in every city and village.” (Testimonies, vol. 9, p. 28. (1909))

Back in the 1960s our church leaders used term “dark county” for regions that were not yet entered by the Three Angels Message. We are present in 202 of the worlds 228 nations. Yet right here in our own land there lays unentered territory. Three counties of Western Ontario do not have Adventist presence: Bruce, Huron and Perth. Who will go there to tell?

Friday night, July 6^th we prayed each individually for the Holy Spirit Power to win 7 people in the next 12 months. But when it came to pray and dedicate our church growth and evangelistic plans not many were aware what these were. Here I take time to renew the vision.

We are to Tell London that Jesus is coming soon. This Fall we present number of successive events:

· September 7-15 Revival week with Doug Batchelor

· September 28 - October 1 “Out of Thin Air” Creation/Evolution debate by Shawn Boonstra.

· October 19-November 3 “Heart Quest” NET 2007 with Mike Tucker – home/groups based evangelistic outreach.

· September 10 – October 4 10^th CHIP session of Health Evangelism

· October 6-13 “What’s the Connection?” program for CHIP graduates, introducing the Spiritual aspect of healing.

· November 10 – Evangelistic rally to connect interests and visitors with both churches.

Ellen White saw in her vision “Hundreds and thousands were visiting families, and opening before them the Word of God. Hearts were convicted by the power of the Holy Spirit, and a spirit of genuine conversion was manifest. On every side doors were thrown open to the proclamation of the truth. The world seemed to be lightened with the heavenly influence.” (Testimonies, vol. 9, p. 126)

Our recent survey showed that personal evangelism is high – you are witnessing to your coworkers, neighbors, friends. But the corporate effort is week. This is where we need to come together locally, organizing as teams, sharing responsibilities and working for greater communal effort.

Together with other churches we are planning to Tell Western Ontario about Jesus soon return by sending our best leaders to start groups in new towns.