The Church of God World Missions Centennial Celebration began on January 5, 2010 in Nassau, Bahamas. The Tuesday night opening service kicked off with music by a special Bahamian brass band followed by a welcome from Fedlyn Beason, field director to the Church of God in the Caribbean.
The sermon for the night was delivered by Tim Hill, first assistant general overseer for the Church of God. His scripture was taken from Lamentations 3:48 and he shared how missions is “the heartbeat of Jesus Christ and the heartbeat of the gospel.” He shared testimonies taken from missionaries around the world and how we are living in an urgent time.
“Time is running out,” said Hill. “When you see the church loving, you are seeing Jesus. When you see the church feeding the children, you are seeing Jesus. When you see the church reaching others, you are seeing Jesus.”
World Missions still has a message of hope for this world today. We need to reawaken ourselves to the need of revival around this world!
The Centennial of World Missions is being celebrated in the Bahamas due to the action of R.M. and Ida Evans who set sail from Florida 100 years ago this month, making them the first Church of God missionaries. The commemoration ends January 7.
Terrah Brinson, Media Specialist
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