40. ¿ CASI LLEGANDO? Países y Areasdel mundo: 19882006 ONU conta 215 229 Presencia Adventista 184 203 Sin presencia Adventista 31 26
41. ESTADÍSTICAS POR PAÍSES *Fonte: Indicators on Population. In United Nations Statistics Division. Demographic and Social Statistics. Statistical Products and Databases. Social Indicators. 2007. Acesso em: fev.2008
42. Progreso EN LA evangelizaCIÓN De los municípiosde la dsa
Editor's Notes
Background Picture from Microsoft Clip Art Online, 2/08
In 1926 Elder William A. Spicer published “The Gospel in All the World.”Its premise: The signs of the times show that Jesus is about to come. And one of the greatest of these is the rapid spread of the gospel to all the world. Look at all the lights dotting the globe on the cover That is where we had mission stations Eld Spicer said there is just a little more to do If all would accept the Macedonian call to be involved we could finish the work and Jesus would come.ReferencesWilliam A. Spicer, The Gospel in All the World, (Takoma Park, Washington, D. C.: Review and Herald Publishing Association, 1926).
Pero tiempo siguió. Jesús no vino. Y en los tarde 1980s nuestra iglesia pasó por un período de investigar seriamente y de corazón El trabajo no estaba todavía acabado Muchos países todavía eran los unentered Las partes grandes del mundo no tenían ninguna presencia del Adventista Esas discusiones producían el establecimiento en el futuro de Misión Global ¿Él el propósito es? Las iglesias plantando en las partes del unentered del mundo Alcanzando el unreached con la esperanza * Y la Misión Global no se ha marchado Se ha combinado ahora con el conocimiento de la misión y puso bajo el paraguas de Misión del Adventista ¿Así que qué ha cambiado en estos últimos 20 años?
Se han agregado las Nuevas palabras a nuestro vocabulario * Hace veinte años nosotros nunca habíamos oído de… hace años del nty nosotros nunca habíamos oído de…
In 20 yearsTraffic in Moscow has gone from* 300,000 cars * to more than 3 million carsReferencesAnders Aslund, "Moscow Traffic: The Cost of Authoritarianism," Peterson Insitute for International Economics website, reprinted from Moscow Times, January 7, 2007, http://www.iie.com/publications/opeds/oped.cfm?ResearchID=791, (accessed 2-5-08) PicturePurchased by Adventist Mission, 2/08
* In 1981 Aids was first identified* Since then at least 25 million people have died just of Aids!References"Worldwide HIV & Aids Statistics," AVERT: AVERTing HIV and Aids, http://www.avert.org/his81_86.htm, (accessed 2-14-08) Ibid, http://www.avert.org/worldstats.htm, (accessed 2-14-08)
* hace 19 años la Pared de Berlín se cayó (1989) * hace 17 años el Unión Soviética condensó (1991) Y nosotros también hemos cambiado… Las referencias "En Este Día", Noticias de BBC, http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/witness/november/9/newsid_3241000/3241641.stm, (accedió 2-12-08) El derrumbamiento de la URSS, 10 Años Encendido", Noticias de BBC, http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/static/in_depth/europe/2001/collapse_of_ussr/timelines/late1991.stm, (accedió 2-12-08) El cuadro Del Grapa-arte de Microsoft en línea, 2/14/08
And even Elder Paulsen has changed a bitBut you know, we aren’t the only things that have changedThe world around us has changed dramatically over these last 20 yearsPicturesFrom GC Archives and Statistics Eld Jan Paulsen, Adventist Messenger, July 1985
But a certain amount of maturation has definitely affected at least two of the people in this pictureI still recognize Donna McNeilus But the other two? My what a few years does to us!PictureFrom Barb Schumacher
Maybe some of you recognize this handsome young pastor/administrator from GhanaMatthew Bediako is now the secretary of the General ConferenceAnd I can assure you Elder Bediako isn’t the only one who has “matured” in the last 20 yearsPicture From GC Archives and Statistics Matthew Bediako in the 1980s
In the early 80s Two young teachers worked together* at a small school in Southern IndianaToday Ella Simmons is a Vice President of the General Conference and I work for the GC Office of Adventist MissionBack then Ella Simmons and I both had little boys And my baby girl was born there in New Albany, INIn March of this year That baby girl had her first child – my third grandchildBack then Ella and I talked and prayed about how near we were to the 2nd Coming of Jesus We wanted our children and our students to be ready We longed for that day to comePictures from Homer Trecartin New Albany, IN Junior Academy, 1980-81 Homer Trecartin and Ella Simmons from that year
And I don’t know when this picture was taken But if you can’t recognize Harold Lance there* Try this onePictures from Barb Schumacher
And oh my! Do you know this young family?* Maybe this picture of Henry and Robin Martin a few years later will helpPicturesFrom Barb Schumacher
I am not sure which one of the Houghton family has changed the mostPictureFrom Barb Schumacher
But the world population has continued to explodeIn 1988 we had 5.1 billion inhabitants* Today there are more than 6.6 billionReferences"World Population Prospects: 1988," Pub Med, U.S. National Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health, http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=12179605&dopt=AbstractPlus, (accessed 2-14-08) "World: People," The World Factbook, Central Intelligence Agency, https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/xx.html#People, (accessed 2-14-08)
Church membership has gone from 5.8 million to* 15.4 millionReferences"General Statistics by Divisions for 1988," 126th Annual Statistical Report 1988, Office of Archives and Statistics, (Silver Spring, MD: General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists®, 1989), p. 24. "Statistical Report," Office of Archives and Statistics, Annual Council of the General Conference Committee, Silver Spring, Maryland, October 12-17, 2007, p. 1. Picture taken by Homer Trecartin, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, July 2007
20 years ago some parts of the world seemed almost impenetrableHow would we ever reach the vast areas of Russia, Cambodia, Mongolia, Northern India, Sudan, etc?But we moved ahead and God poured out His Spirit Many made tremendous sacrifices Some even gave their lives in the effort And look at what God has done in these last 20 years
* 20 years ago we had 6,000 members in Russia* Today we have more than 52,000ReferencesBert Haloviak, Director, General Conference Office of Archives and Statistics, Presentation to Global Mission Issues Committee, March 25, 2008, Handout 1 and Handout 2.Pictures from Global Mission Archives
* 20 anos atrás Camboja ainda estava bobinando dos horrores dos campos mortais Nós não tivemos nenhum Sétimo-dia Adventists dentro do país * Hoje nós temos quase 6,000 MembrosReferências Bert Haloviak, Diretor, Escritório de Conferência Geral de Arquivos e Estatísticas, Apresentação para Comitê de Assuntos de Missão Global, 25 de março de 2008, Folheto 1 e Folheto 2.
* 20 years ago we had no members in Mongolia The climate was harsh Healthful food was scarce or non-existent But people made the sacrifice to go, learn the language, make friends and share Jesus* Today we have more than 1,000 members in MongoliaReferencesBert Haloviak, Director, General Conference Office of Archives and Statistics, Presentation to Global Mission Issues Committee, March 25, 2008, Handout 1 and Handout 2.Pictures from Global Mission Archives
Índia do norte * Se tinha 19,000 Membros * Hoje aumentou 700% Referências Bert Haloviak, Diretor, Escritório de Conferência Geral de Arquivos e Estatísticas, Apresentação para Comitê de Assuntos de Missão Global, 25 de março de 2008, Folheto 1 e Folheto 2. Quadros Levado por Homer Trecartin em da de Vasco Gama, Goa, Índia, 2007,
* 20 Years ago we had less than 1,000 members in Africa’s largest country* Today we have more than 13,000 members in SudanReferencesBert Haloviak, Director, General Conference Office of Archives and Statistics, Presentation to Global Mission Issues Committee, March 25, 2008, Handout 1 and Handout 2.Pictures from Global Mission Archives
So, are we almost there yet?Do you remember asking that question as a kid?Do you ever ask it today as you sit in a committee and rejoice at the progress we are making or wrestle with some insurmountable problem?Are we almost there yet?The United Nations says there are now* 14 more countries and political areas than there were back then* Adventists are working in 19 more* That means in 20 years we have entered 5 of the remaining countries and areasWe only have 26 left to go!At that rate we should have entered every country and political area of the world in the next 104 years!References“144th Annual Statistical Report – 2006”, General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists, Office of Archives and Statistics, p. 77.Picture From Microsoft Clip-art Online 2/25/08
