Inter-America Launches ‘All the Family in Mission’ Comprehensive Evangelism Initiatives for 2024 - Jamaica Union Conference of Seventh-day Adventist

Administrators of the North Colombia Union get ready to march down with their banner in commitment to “All the Family in Mission” comprehensive evangelism initiative in 2024, where the union will involve more than 10,000 families, 8,500 singles and 1,252 local churches in mission next year. The territory-wide online launch program took lace in Miami, Florida, United States, on Saturday, Oct. 28, 2023, ahead of the church’s Year-End business meetings. [Photo: Libna Stevens/IAD]

Seventh-day Adventist Leaders in the Inter-American Division (IAD) launched their comprehensive evangelism initiatives and activities for 2024 during a special online program on Oct. 28, 2023, amid the church’s year-end church business meetings in Miami, Florida, United States.

Themed as “All the Family in Mission,” the year-round initiative will seek to engage all members of the church to participate in the fulfillment of the mission, said Pastor Balvin Braham, vice president of the IAD overseeing evangelism. “We want to involve every member in the family of God to be engaged in preaching the everlasting gospel because it won’t be long…Jesus will come and we shall be home,” said Braham. It’s about seeing leaders and members participating in both personal and public evangelism outreach initiatives with the goal of more member involvement in missions, he explained.

Pastor Balvin Braham, vice president of the Inter-American Division, presents items of the All the Family in Mission initiative on stage with department heads and administrators. [Photo: Libna Stevens/IAD]

Part of the program initiative will focus on four principal dynamics, said Braham. “Growing in the faith, serving in the community, sharing the gospel and reaping God’s harvest,” he said. It’s about building relationships at every level, explained Braham, “children in mission, young people in mission, families in mission, young adults in mission, couples in mission, singles in mission. All focused on the mission that will see God’s kingdom growing, discipling others for Jesus and preparing for His soon coming,”

In preparation to take part in the specific initiative goals, the first three months of the year will see enlisted pastoral families, children, youth, and young adults participating in spiritual growth activities. Church members can commit to the year-round initiative by logging on to aim.2024.interamerica.org.

Ivelisse Herrera, treasurer of the Inter-American Division, prays during the start of the initiative launch on Sabbath, Oct. 2023. [Photo: Libna Stevens/IAD]

Evangelism goals for 2024 include involving at least 120,000 families, 200,000 singles, 15,000 local churches in the IAD in the initiative, at least one million laypersons as bible instructors, engaging 300,000 families in witnessing to at least one family, 100,00 small groups participating in evangelism, thousands participating in community projects, as well as impacting at least one million persons with health ministry interventions during the year.

Quarterly reaping campaigns will see massive territory-wide coordinated baptismal ceremonies throughout the IAD on April 20^th, June 29^th, and September 28^th, 2024, announced Braham.