Compassion 10 Million - A Personal and Collective Challenge
A personal opportunity for each Adventist member in North America to multiply the ministry of Christ, and be involved in mission by becoming the Eyes, Heart, Hands, and Feet of Jesus inside and outside the walls of our homes and churches. It calls for Adventists across North America to collectively invest 10 million hours blessing our communities with intentional, repetitive, and relevant acts of love and service. This initiative provides the opportunity for everyone to be involved somehow. Preaching and teaching are also acts of compassion, yet not all of us may be able to preach or teach, but we can all reach.
Now, you may ask, 10 Million hours are too many hours, is this even possible? Of course it is, there are 1.2 million Adventists across the United States, Canada, Bermuda, and the islands of Guam and Micronesia. If each one makes a commitment to a lifestyle of love, kindness, and service, it would only take 8.3 hours per Adventist in North America to live a combined 10 Million hours of Compassion during a year. If only 500,000 Adventists in North America made that commitment, it would take about 20 hours per person to Iive out 10 Million hours of Compassion as Adventists this year. 10 Million hours are just a motivation and a reminder of what we ought to do every single waking hour of our lives as followers of Jesus; compassion is what He did and now wants to do through each one of His followers.
How can it be done? By finding ways to be the Eyes, Heart, Hands, and Feet of Jesus wherever you are:
Personally, compassion needs to be personal first, every day at home, school, work, gym, play field, and on the streets. Watch out for opportunities to bless others with love, kindness, and service.
With your family, this is a providential way of modeling the ultimate lifestyle as a family. Find people in need, other families which need help, and serve them together, teaching the younger generations the spirit of Jesus.
Corporately, with your Church, your Adventist University, Academy, or School, looking for the needs of the surrounding community and exploring ways to intentionally fulfill those needs through the collaboration of the Ministries and Departments of the Church, as well as our schools.
Whether, personally, with your family, with your church or school, we ask you to join Adventists and friends across North America, as we bless all around us, like Jesus did, and become the people of Compassion. If we do:
Our communities will become better places,
Our members, of all ages and genders, will become active disciples in the mission of our church, and
Our churches will become healthier, vibrant community changers, and will grow.
Compassion Weekend
Encouraging every Adventist Church, University, Academy, and School in North America to make every second weekend of each month, a special time for intentional community outreach, attending to the needs of people in our neighborhoods. This is what Jesus did, as He walked this earth. These weekends will serve as reminders of our mission. Think about it, about 7,000 churches, companies, and mission groups, taking time every second Sabbath, after the church service, and also on each second Sunday to go out into the community to show the love of God and the compassion of Jesus in practical ways. Please, don’t be afraid to do good on the Sabbath, Jesus did and He said it was good.
Compassion Weekend Dates for 2022: January 8-9; February 12-13: March 12-13; April 9-10; May 7-8; June 11-12; July 9-10; August 13-14; September 10-11; October 8-9; November 12-13; December 10-11.
Compassion Lexington: How Can Pastors, Volunteer Lay Pastors, and Families Bless the People of Lexington during the CALLED Convention?
You and your family can bless the people of Lexington by bringing the following items to the designated spot on the Rupp Arena / Convention Center on Tuesday, June 21:
Canned goods
Shampoo
Body wash
Backpacks
Razors and shaving cream
The Adventist Churches in Lexington are partnering with the Lexington Rescue Mission during the CALLED Convention and we would like to support their effort as we become the eyes, heart, hands, and feet of Jesus during our time in this beautiful city..
Let’s show the love of God and the Compassion of Jesus by donating these five items on Tuesday, June 21, all day, at the designated spot in the Rupp Arena / Convention Center.
Pastors, Volunteer Lay Pastors, and Elders Invited to Participate in ehuddle via Livestream:
Are you and your church looking for best practices stories on how to love and serve your community, how to facilitate the decisions of people to be baptize and equip them as disciples of Jesus, how to plant new and thriving congregations, and how to revitalize churches that are plateauing or declining? Look no further! The 2023 ehuddle is here, filled with stories and presentations that will inspire, equip,
and bless your ministry, and the ministry of your local church, as we try to fulfill our mission together.
Tune in the North American Division Facebook Page and YouTube channel to participate virtually of this gathering. Feel free to invite other pastors, volunteer lay pastors, church elders, and members of your church to watch and participate online.
ehuddle 2023 Livestream Hours
Monday, February 13
8:30 AM PT - 12:30 PM PT / 11:30 AM ET - 3:30 PM ET
2:00 PM PT - 5:00 PM PT / 5:00 PM ET - 8:00 PM ET
Tuesday, February 14
8:30 AM PT - 12:30 PM PT / 11:30 AM ET - 3:30 PM ET
2:00 PM PT - 5:00 PM PT / 5:00 PM ET - 8:00 PM ET
Tuesday, February 15
8:30 AM PT - 11:30 AM PT / 11:30 AM ET - 2:30 PM ET