World Missions Has ‘Amos 9:13’ Kind of Year
Church of God World Missions Director Tim Hill recently shared the miraculous year of generosity toward missions in the Church of God. He delivered his comments at a recent gathering of state administrative bishops at the Church of God International Offices and also in the latest edition of Save Our World (SOW) magazine.
“We have just closed the books on a most remarkable year, and all I can say about it is this: It’s been an Amos 9:13 kind of season,” Hill stated. He went on to tell the story of a portion of scripture placed upon his heart when he was elected to the general director post last year. The Message Bible states in Amos 9:13, “Things will happen so fast your head will swim; one blessing on the heels of the next.”
In the last year since the 2012 Church of God International General Assembly in Orlando, the following has taken place in Church of God World Missions giving and happenings:
· General Assembly offering for missionaries received over $700,000.
· Marcelly’s Dream Initiative launched, bringing in $760,000 to date that is providing the Word, Water, Walls and Wellness around the world.
· A new church planted every six hours of every day around the world; more than 1,400 this year.
· USA Church Planting aligned with World Missions, resulting in the launch of a new Assessment, Coaching, Training and Serving (ACTS) model. To date, 85 churches have been planted.
· Major Leadership Conferences held in every field area (Africa, Asia, Caribbean, Europe, and Latin America) for training national leaders and workers.
· Two new nations awarded the Church of God certification to operate as a government-recognized denomination.
· World Missions number of donors grew to over 112,000.
· Membership increased to over 6 million outside the United States and Canada.
· Project FINISH introduced to the International Council for launch at the 2014 General Assembly.
· More Unreached People Groups identified and engaged for harvest.
“While World Missions this year adjusted to more than a $1.1 million reduction in the reallocation and basic budget process, we saw an exponential increase in freewill and auxiliary giving that brought in almost $1.5 million in non-budgeted revenue,” Hill explained. “The majority of that amount was designated, however it still sustained ministries that could have otherwise been lost.”
Hill concluded his remarks by revealing the best news of all that 1.6 million souls were saved in Church of God ministry around the world.
“What a great Amos 9:13 kind of year!”
