Annual ASI convention sees $2 million donated for mission
The annual international gathering of Adventist-laymen's Services & Industries last week drew a large attendance of generous participants who reached deep into their pockets to surpass the organization's fundraising goal.
More than 3,100 people packed into the Sacramento Convention Center on Sabbath morning, August 6, the final day of the 2011 ASI International Convention. They worshiped with sacred orchestral music, listened to member and ministry testimonies, and shouted amens during a sermon by Seventh-day Adventist world church President Ted N.C. Wilson, who lauded the program's theme, "Inspired to Finish Strong!"
On stage with top officials from the Adventist Church and ASI, Don Noble, with microphone, president of Maranatha, receives a $1 million donation from the Adventist Development and Relief agency to build 100 schools. Separately, convention-goers raised more than $2 million for denominational and supporting ministry projects. [photo: James Bokovoy]The audience was clearly inspired to give: More than $2 million was collected in the special offering to fund 47 mission projects -- surpassing the goal of $1.5 million.
"The crowd and the offering exceeded our expectations," said ASI General Vice President Donna McNeilus, beaming at the conclusion of the four-day convention. "I think people realize the times we're living in, and even though the economic situation is extremely volatile, people really are serious about wanting to give their all for Jesus, and it showed here."
ASI, which traces its roots back to 1947, is an organization of lay ministries, professionals, business leaders and other laypeople committed to actively participating in the worldwide mission of the Adventist Church.
The convention featured general sessions led by numerous speakers, including Ivor Myers, David Kulakov, Doug Batchelor, Lyndi Schwartz and Matt Parra.
Myers, director of Power of the Lamb Ministries and church pastor in the Central California Conference, kept the Friday evening audience gripped by moving through all major Adventist doctrines and Biblical prophecies in a rapid-fire 40 minutes.
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Meeting at Seventh Day Adventist Church,Airport Road. 250-885-7133 or peninsulamission.org Pilgrim United Church, 3319 Painter Rd. 10: 30 am, worship and church school, using Godly Play, a Montessori approach to telling Bible stories. 250-478-2533.
Fountainview Academy of British Columbia, Canada, sold recordings of its student musicians who performed at the convention. Changing People's Lives International Ministry invited Adventists to take mission trips to communist countries.
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