“After all, I personally found happiness through the gospel, so I had a living faith that all other people could become happy too,” said Kåre J. Smith on the podcast when the missions collection was launched. For over 60 years, he has worked tirelessly to share the gospel with people all over the world.
The fact that many have missions as a matter of the heart, became very clear as the target was already met only a week after it was launched. The total result was an incredible NOK 46.7 million.
“Here we get a glimpse of the power in the unity of faith, when individuals have given Jesus power in their lives and taken His Great Commission to heart,” said Kjell in the Magazine during the brothers’ conference at Brunstad. He led the fundraising drive this time.
Duels, and celebrations afterwards
The fundraiser sparked enthusiasm all over the world. Local churches challenged each other in duels and competed in a friendly manner. Some of the churches that challenged each other will now be meeting to celebrate together.
“We were challenged by Cameroon, and they had reached their target before we had even woken up,” said Peter from Ottawa in Canada.
“In Bafoussam we have seen what the gospel does, and we who have received so much through the gospel realized how important it was that what has helped us can reach many others The friends were eager to participate,” said Claude from Bafoussam in Cameroon.
This is what the money is used for
BCC raises voluntary funds for missions work twice a year The fall collection goes to Hidden Treasures Publishers and the digital missions work, which will make it possible to reach out to all nations with the gospel.
Johannes Schmechel talked about what Hidden Treasures uses the money for. The publisher shares the gospel in several formats:
- Film: The animated film Escaping Esau became a success and has almost 500,000 views on YouTube. A new, exciting film production is planned for the next Easter Camp.
- The app: The Hidden Treasures app will have new features, including shared reading plans and an AI chatbot.
- Bible studies Meaning of life
- Website: Sanctification.org
- Music: Six new music videos released during the fundraising period have gained around 300,000 streams across music platforms. To date, Hidden Treasures has published 30 songs from the Ways of the Lord songbook, which contains a total of 472 songs.
Hidden Treasures Publishers was started in January 1912 by Johan Oscar Smith and his brother Aksel. Today, the focus is on digital missions work, with an annual budget of around NOK 55 million, funded through two voluntary collections.
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