The Adventist Church planned a three-day motorcycle convoy in Sabah, Malaysia, and it took place on October 28–30. It traveled 500 kilometers across the Tambunan, Keningau, Tenom, Sepitang, and Papar districts. More than 450,000 people reside in these five areas, and more than 1,000 Adventists are among them. This inspired the Sabah Church to launch a special effort for communicating faith that included the NDR-IEL (Nurturing Discipleship Retention—Integrated Evangelism Lifestyle), Publishing Ministries, Health Ministries, and Adventist Community Services.
With the dual theme “Reach the Unreachable” and “Every Ride is a Mission,” Adventist riders joined this convoy to conduct various services, including distributing the missionary book of the year, community service, food distribution, and health screening, among others. Throughout the three-day trip, all of the riders were divided into groups to do specific evangelistic work specified to them by the district pastor when they reached a certain checkpoint of the journey.
Following the convoy with the ACS Van, Doreen Lim, director of Adventist Health Ministries and Adventist Community Services for the Sabah Mission, expressed hope that AHM and ACS will be called to similar events in the future so they may serve and minister together. Additionally, she stated, "There will be more collaboration to create meaningful and impactful ministry" in line with the NDR-IEL Sabah Mission's 2023 goal.
As a participant in the ride, Pastor Frankie Abidin, director of Sabah Mission Publication, said, "With publishing … We sow the gospel seed and help bring as many lives to Christ … Let the leaflets and tracts, the papers and books, go in every direction, which you can hand out as you have the opportunity." He concluded, "With the 200 missionary books of the year that were provided to the bikers to distribute, we pray that those who have received the book will be blessed and it will bear fruit.”
The original article was published on the Southern Asia Pacific Division website.