Students from an Adventist Institution Participate in a Mission in Guinea Bissau

Missionary work is an important part of a Christian's life, and the Mission Nucleus of Centro Universitário Adventista de São Paulo (UNASP), Engenheiro Coelho campus, organized a special mission in the country of Guinea Bissau. In the group were 13 people who dedicated 27 days of their vacation to this effort.

The entire project was organized by this Mission Nucleus, which shared the logbook on its social networks. The trip was intended to continue the work carried out by the Andrews Mission, completing the works of the Adventist school on the Island of Bubaque, Guinea Bissau.

Pastor Caio Conceição, who led the group, reports that the experience was relevant to the missionaries and well-accepted by the population. “It was 27 days of the mission, where we saw the power of God acting through the Holy Spirit. We stayed one week in the country's capital, Bissau, and two weeks on the island of Bubaque. We serve tabancas (villages), schools, the military, island merchants, and the families of trailblazers and adventurers,” he reports. 

Social and Missionary Contribution

The group contributed in various ways to evangelism in Guinea Bissau. Assistance was provided to the community with medicines and dressings, a Christian Vacation Bible School, and the purchase of land for the construction of the church on the island of Sogá.

In addition, evangelism was organized every night. There was a Bible class every afternoon, with an average of 20 people, as well as a donation of materials and Bibles for the evangelism of the local church. These evangelistic actions resulted in 17 baptisms. 

All these activities directly impact the lives of those who were part of the project. Journalism student Isabela Rodege tells a little about her experience. “I experienced such a strong culture shock that nothing and no one could prepare me [sic]. I was faced with the urgency with which the gospel needs to be preached, and I longed for Jesus to return like never before,” she reports. 

The actions carried out during the project and through other opportunities help the country to continue supporting missionary actions. “The image of the church in Guinea Bissau is very good because of the many benefits that the IASD in Brazil has already offered them in recent years,” Conceição concludes. 

All the social work carried out contributes directly to the community, but the final objective is also fulfilled. “We strengthened Pathfinders, continued the work of the Adventist school, did evangelism, taught basic hygiene principles to children, and took medicine to the entire population, but the real objective is for them to understand how good God is and how His mercy is towards all,” Rodege concludes. 

This article was originally published on the South American Division’s news site