Literature Evangelism Programs - Messengers Of Hope Interview On 3ABN

Literature Ministry - Program on 3ABN, interview by Mae Chung

Mario

Messengers Of Hope, Review and Herald sponsored organization to reawaken interest in literature evangelism. In the Chicago, Georgia, Cumberland Conference.

Topics mentioned:

• Health & Diet Seminar
• George Barnas Survey
• Health is a primary interest among people
• Laptop projector used at businesses and corporations to show them how our books can contribute to increased health of their employees, and lower the businesses health care costs.
• They are spending a lot of money on insurance due to addictions

They are using street displays in malls, shopping centers, flea markets.

For Spiritual Needs, children are more reachable.

"While many SDAs are doubting literature ministry, Satan knows it is a very popular way to reach the children. Just look at Harry Potter, kids are devouring it!" The evil angels are using these things to visit the youth.

What we have seen today is people are struggling with issues and health is a big issue: Cancer, Diabetes. Spiritual problems too.

Literature Evangelists go to people as supporters to help them with their struggles. Les going to all places, businesses, banks, etc. They present themselves as supporters, ministers not as salesmen.

We've gotten away from the literature evangelism work, from 3000 literature evangelists down to 500.

The 500 figure - Adult full time LE corp. But the Lord has been blessing the students with the magabook campaigns, such as California Youth Rush.

Messengers of Hope deals with college age students. Magabooks are sold by 14 to 16 year olds.

We need to revive the interest in literature evangelism, adult committed lay people who make it their specialty.

That other angel - Revelation 18 "wraps up the work of God in the earth." Our publications are this light.

How can we participate and be involved?

1. Pray for Literature evangelists
2. All church members can be involved. We have good publications. We are all called to be messengers. We can share. Every church member should scatter leaflets. Many think LE days are over because people are not willing to welcome a stranger. "Every shred of paper from our presses is a treasure."
3. Working as a literature evangelist on part time or full time basis. Most effective fulltime.

• Information about how to become a literature evangelist
• Testimonies about effectiveness

Many consider it a noble work to go to a foreign land and endure privation - wonderful thing. But to do it in North America? The person is not considered right.

Mark Jagish - Illinois experience.

• Card to visit man, but the card only had a P.O. Box
• While trying to see if they could find the man, they saw a man with a REV 17 license plate
• The man had been studying the Bible and wanted them to know about some amazing things he had discovered, that he thought the LE's wouldn't believe: The sabbath, the sleep after death, etc., that he had found in the Bible.