Imagine the impact all Seventh-day Adventists in the South Bahamas conference could have around the field with the message of hope by simply sharing a book, a magazine, or a tract. I believe it’s All About Mission. The mission of the publishing ministries exists to proclaim through print and media the gospel of hope to the whole world in this generation.

In this world of sin, suffering, and darkness, it is sometimes difficult to know just how to reach someone–how to let them know “the truth as it is in Jesus. “In the book of Psalms, division 119, stanza 105, we read the well-known verse, “Thy word is a lamp unto my feet and a light unto my path.”                                                                    

God’s word is what lights our way, giving instruction for life, and guiding us through this dark world. Imagine if there was a quick and easy way to share that light with others, sharing Biblical, truth-filled literature in a way that fits right into their pocket, and they can take with them wherever they go?     

Literature ministry is a powerful way to reach others with the truth for this time. We are given this inspired instruction:                                                                                                                                                   

“Let everyone professing the name of Christ act a part in sending forth the message, ‘The end of all things is at hand’ . . .  Our publications should go everywhere. . . . The third angel’s message is to be given through gospel literature, and through the living teacher. You who believe the truth for this time, wake up. It is our duty now to employ every possible means to help in the proclamation of the truth. When you are riding on the cars, visiting, conversing with your neighbors—wherever you are, let your light shine forth. Hand out the papers and tracts to those with whom you associate, and speak a word in season, praying that the Holy Ghost will make the seed productive in some hearts. This work will be blessed of God” (The Publishing Ministry, p. 57).               

Every member needs to get involved. Getting back to mobilizing church members to distribute Adventist literature throughout the field is one of the main strategies that the publishing ministry department of the South Bahamas has been pursuing.                                

Every year in April, a new missionary book is released for wide distribution around the world. The books are printed at low cost so that church members can afford them and distribute them in their communities.               

The missionary book for 2024 is entitled The Great Controversy, by Ellen G White, and is set for worldwide release during the month of April of this year.  The plan for the missionary book is to allow members to get involved, be encouraged, and become missionaries of the printed word. I believe that every member of the South Bahamas Conference is called to be a missionary for God.

Friends, I encourage you to use literature ministry, whether it is through Sharing Hope, or through printed literature, to reach others for Christ. This work will be blessed by God.

Pastor Nikita Thompson, South Bahamas Conference Publishing Director