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The Seventh-day Adventist Church[br]is known around the world

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for its mission outreach.

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And your mission offerings[br]are the workhorse of these efforts.

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These offerings do the heavy lifting[br]and foundation laying,

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the repair and renovation[br]of the basic structure

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of the Church's work around the world.

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Without the mission offerings,

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all the other structures [br]and systems built upon it could crumble.

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Your mission offerings[br]are like a life-giving river

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with tributaries flowing around the world,

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carrying refreshing water[br]to mission fields.

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Sometimes we want[br]to give to a specific project

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or to put our offerings[br]towards something special

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that stirs our hearts.

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We see the results. We feel satisfied.

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Giving to the mission offering may not be[br]as glamorous as giving to a specific,

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well-advertised project or program.

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But wait! If it weren’t[br]for mission offering to sustain them,

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these projects would never happen.

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So what happens[br]to our tithes and offerings?

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Well, when we return 10%[br]of our income as tithe to God,

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the Adventist Church uses it[br]to support pastors and evangelists,

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as well as some teachers and other workers[br]involved in spreading the gospel.

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On the front lines of mission,[br]tithe is <i>not</i> used to fund orphanages,

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schools, or health programs,

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and it doesn’t cover miscellaneous[br]operational expenses either.

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The mission offering does this!

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You see, our mission offerings fund[br]what can’t be funded through tithe.

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So when mission giving falls,[br]then work gets cut back worldwide.

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Mission projects falter.[br]The movement stutters.

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None of us want this to happen.

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So our mission offerings help ensure

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that mission work operates[br]continuously around the world.

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Want to see how our giving[br]impacts people around the globe?

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Mission 360º TV programs,[br]Mission Spotlight,

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and the Mission quarterlies[br]offer regular updates

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on mission around the world.

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These stories take you[br]to dozens of countries

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to see what Adventists are doing in places

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you may have never even heard of.

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And what about[br]the 13th Sabbath Offering,

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which began in 1912?

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For many years, this offering[br]was an overflow offering.

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A budget was set to fund[br]the mission program,

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and once that money was raised,[br]any extra, the overflow,

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was used to support[br]a special project chosen for that quarter.

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However, during a recession in the 1970s,[br]there was no overflow offering.

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So church leaders voted[br]to always send 25% of the offering

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collected on the 13th Sabbath[br]to support specific projects

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for each division on a rotational basis.

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Through your 13th Sabbath Offerings[br]you have helped build schools,

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dormitories, hospitals,[br]clinics, and church buildings,

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launched mission boats,[br]and set up lamb-shelters,

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printing presses, universities and more--

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altogether, more than a thousand projects.

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And because tithe money[br]can’t be used for buildings,

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the 13th Sabbath Offering[br]has frequently been used

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for construction projects.

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All of this could have never happened[br]without the Holy Spirit’s leading

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and your regular, faithful support[br]of the mission offerings.

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We encourage you[br]to join Adventists everywhere

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to prayerfully consider what you can do

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to keep a faithful river[br]of mission offerings,

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bringing life-giving water[br]to mission fields around the world.