NewsPosted April 10, 2019 10 U.S. Cities: On Touch 10K Day, Adventists Aim to Pray with 100,000 People

by Celeste Ryan Blyden, courtesy North American Division

Message magazine is partnering with regional conference Personal Ministries directors and leaders of the Seventh-day Adventist Church in the Touch 10K Challenge to impact the lives of 100,000 people in major cities across the United States. On Sabbath, May 4, 2019, members from Seventh-day Adventist churches will take to the streets in urban areas to touch the lives of people with prayer and a special edition of Message.

“Central to our effort is our desire to meet and touch people with the love of Jesus Christ,” says Carmela Monk Crawford, Message editor. “Through this outreach, we hope to create friendships and relationships that will grow.”

The Touch 10K Challenge is an evangelistic outreach modeled by Vandeon Griffin, North American Division’s associate director of Youth Ministries, and former Personal Ministries director for the South Central Conference. As a pastor, Griffin led a similar effort in his local church, mobilizing members to make 10,000 connections in both Shelbyville and Gallatin, Tennessee. Two years ago, regional conference administrations voted to support the model division-wide.