From September 18 to 26, the South Peru Union Mission and Bolivia Union Mission held an evangelistic campaign themed "Jesus, Our Hope." The effort led to 4,915 baptisms: 2,434 in Peru and 2,481 in Bolivia.
The evangelism week mobilized thousands of Adventists to assist in evangelism programs, home visits, prayer, and other activities. Programming included sign-language accessibility and was broadcast on multiple platforms.
In Peru, Joel Flores, South American Division evangelist and Global Mission director, helped run the Route of Hope tour as part of the evangelism week. The tour began in Arequipa on September 18, continued through Puno-Juliaca, Tacna, Puerto Maldonado, Pucallpa, Moquegua, Espinar, and Cusco, and ended in Lima on September 26.
In each city, local church members helped organize the programs and accompanied visitors to the meetings. Some meetings were broadcast online to expand and facilitate people who were unable to attend in person.
Adventist members in southern Peru expressed a desire to continue developing outreach programs in their communities.
In Bolivia, the week of evangelism took place at 1,128 preaching centers via the Caravan of Hope, hosted by Bruno Raso, pastor and international speaker.
The Caravan of Hope began its journey on September 19 in Santa Cruz, continued through Bolivia Adventist University, Oruro, Los Andes, and Cobjia and ended in Tarija on September 27.
In each city, thousands of people participated in meetings and listened to messages centered on Jesus Christ as a source of hope for the present and future.
Pastors, administrators, departmental leaders, institutional directors, retired pastors, students, teachers, and church members were involved in each activity. Church leaders said the diversity of participants allowed the message to be presented in churches, auditoriums, stadiums, educational institutions, and other public spaces, reaching even more people.
For the Bolivia Union Mission, the campaign reaffirmed that the evangelizing mission does not depend solely on major events, but on the coordinated participation of the entire faith community.
Content for this article was sourced from two articles on the South American Division news site.
More than 2400 people were baptized during evangelism week in Peru - News - Adventists
