2023 Projects

The ASI Missions Inc. Board selected 32 projects to receive grants from the offering gathered at the 2023 ASI International Convention. The offering goal is $1,611,000. Online donations are accepted toward this year’s offering and previous years’ pledges. Each project will receive the designated amount. Combined, the projects represent a significant worldwide impact. In the unlikely event that any of the listed projects do not progress within a reasonable time, as determined by ASI, at its discretion, ASI may redirect the funds from the failed project to another ASI-approved project. Below are the organizations to receive funding along with the planned use of project funds.

This year’s ASI Offering overflow contributions will be used to fund three very important projects:

  1. Ellen G. White Electronic Book Project (11)
  2. OCI – Missionaries for Unreached Regions (22)
  3. One Day Church – Roofs Over Africa (26)

1. ADVENTIST MEDICAL EVANGELISM NETWORK (AMEN)

$25,000

Project funds will go towards creating fifteen spiritually-focused health videos, with thirteen short and two long entries. Utilizing cutting-edge scientific research, these videos demonstrate the link between physical and spiritual health, underscoring the significance of spiritual care in healthcare settings. They will be available online, enhancing accessibility through QR code-linked cards, allowing patients to revisit the content at home. These concise yet comprehensive videos also serve as effective materials for evangelistic meetings. A pilot video is accessible at amensda.org.

2. ALBERTA CONFERENCE OF SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTISTS CANADA

$50,000

The project aims to construct a multi-purpose Mamawi Atosketan Centre (MAC) on the Maskwacis reserve, fostering Indigenous Adventist leadership and community-based church growth. Leveraging existing relationships with community leaders, the MAC will serve as a hub for collaboration between SDA personnel, Indigenous community leaders, and public health workers from Loma Linda University. The strategic on-reserve location will address accessibility issues and strengthen the trust base with the community, further bolstering Indigenous church growth.

3. ASAP MINISTRIES

$30,000

ASAP Ministries aims to empower local missionaries in Vietnam, focusing on the marginalized Hmong communities. Project funds will go towards supporting 34 Hmong church planters, providing them with training and necessary humanitarian aid. Working closely with the Vietnam Adventist Mission and the Hmong Adventist Global Network, the initiative strives to reach animist and Buddhist Hmong villages, contributing to the rapid growth of Hmong SDA churches.

4. ASI YOUTH FOR JESUS

$80,000

Project funds will go towards funding the 2024 ASI Youth for Jesus program in Orlando, Florida. The project will facilitate a four-week field evangelism school for youth aged 15 and older. This immersive experience includes involvement in a multi-site evangelistic series, culminating in a presentation of their experiences during the ASI Convention. The outreach will operate at three locations in the greater Orlando area.

5. AUDIOVERSE

$25,000

AudioVerse aims to personalize their listeners’ experience by leveraging metadata from their archive. Project funds will go towards developing algorithms that match refined data to user preferences, leading to individualized message delivery on their website and app. The result will be easier navigation, custom recommendations, and targeted ads for truth-seekers on the internet.

6. CHRIST FOR EUROPE

$100,000

ASI is excited to partner with Adventist World Radio (AWR), the world church, and ASI Europe to sponsor a continent-wide Christ for Europe outreach event. This evangelistic initiative involves hundreds of church leaders and other volunteers preaching in more than three dozen countries and 1,500 venues across Europe.

7. BUILD & RESTORE INTERNATIONAL

$10,000

Build & Restore International is working to spread the gospel through physical evangelism in Mexicali, Mexico. Project funds will go towards renovating six existing churches and constructing a new one to accommodate a rapidly-growing congregation. This initiative involves a broad community, including youth mentorship, with over 4,000 people committed to providing hands-on support.

8. CHRISTIAN RECORD SERVICES, INC.

$20,000

Project funds will go towards allowing Christian Record Services to produce Ellen G. White books in accessible formats, including braille and large print, for those experiencing vision loss. The project, planned over two years, is designed to benefit both SDA Church members and spiritual seekers, enabling access to important spiritual texts worldwide.

9. CREATION ILLUSTRATED MAGAZINE, INC.

$25,000

Project funds will go towards supporting Creation Illustrated magazine in doubling its prison distribution from 26,400 to 52,800 inmates. Leveraging the transformative power of nature imagery and character-building lessons, the magazine seeks to inspire, empower, and restore faith amongst incarcerated individuals. The initiative aligns with their longstanding commitment to serving marginalized populations and fosters spiritual growth in both SDA and non-SDA Christian communities.

10. EDEN VALLEY INSTITUTE

$75,000

Project funds will go towards supporting Eden Valley Institute in constructing at least six staff housing units within the next two years. This expansion is critical due to the continuous growth of their lifestyle, farm, and medical missionary training programs. The new accommodation will facilitate an increase in their volunteer team and will complement the existing housing provision in the dormitories and The Village.

11. ELLEN G. WHITE ESTATE ELECTRONIC BOOK PROJECT

$100,000

Project funds will go towards joint Ellen G. White Estate (EGWE) projects designed to continue the translation and digitization of all EGW writings for free access online and internationally. The initiative also includes an ASI partnership to create a new evangelism website offering ASI books and evangelism resources globally.

12. FOUNTAINVIEW ACADEMY

$33,000

Project funds will go towards supporting Fountainview Academy in establishing an online ministry center, manned by staff, volunteers, and students. The center will use a contact management system to facilitate answering Bible questions, handling prayer requests, and conducting Bible study lessons. It will integrate with YouTube, ministry websites, and social media platforms, enhancing public engagement and student involvement in ministry.

13. FUNDACIÓN SONRISAS DE JESUS

$30,000

Project funds will go towards training 45 participants in medical missionary evangelism. These participants will include 10 senior theology students and 35 church members chosen by SDA conferences. Post training, these individuals will open centers of influence in six cities chosen by their conferences. They will provide health courses, Bible classes, and evangelistic meetings. The purpose of this work is to foster the formation of new churches.

14. GENERATION. YOUTH. CHRIST.

$50,000

Project funding will go towards supporting GYC 2023 in Portland, Oregon, as well as a pre-conference ten-day mission trip, canvassing, refugee and homeless outreach, and a Build and Restore Project. Activities will also include packaging care items for prison inmates and a large-scale distribution of The Great Controversy.

15. HARTLAND INSTITUTE OF HEALTH & EDUCATION

$50,000

Project funds will go towards helping complete an update of Hartland Institute’s hydrotherapy department. This will be accomplished by purchasing new equipment, including treatment tubs and infrared saunas, and replacing dysfunctional windows and doors in the Wellness and Education Center to improve the facility’s usability and comfort.

16. IMPACT HOPE

$40,000

Project funds will go towards an initiative to deliver a two-month summer vocational training program for at-risk Congolese and Rwandan refugee teens. The goal is to equip these youth with marketable skills such as plumbing, culinary arts, IT, and more, enabling them to earn an income, become self-sufficient, and avoid the perils of refugee camp life.

17. INTERNATIONAL CHILDREN’S CARE

$25,000

Project funds will go towards the construction of a safe, stable boat dock and a shelter for the Patmos Island Children’s Village in the Democratic Republic of Congo. This infrastructure is crucial for the safe transportation of orphaned children, staff, and supplies from the mainland city of Goma, thereby mitigating potential injuries during boarding or disembarking.

18. ISEI EDUCATION ASSOCIATION

$18,000

Project funds will go towards expanding ISEI’s support to international self-supporting Adventist educational ministries, enabling accreditation for their unique work/study curriculum. It will provide membership fee subsidies to schools who can’t afford them, promoting Adventist education through the US-based National Council for Private School Accreditation, recognized globally.

19. KUDA VANA PARTNERSHIP

$25,000

Project funds will go towards extending Kuda Vana Partnership’s Family Program Project in Zimbabwe, which focuses on safe-family reunification, fostering, and local adoptions over traditional orphanage models. This expansion will involve training, education, advocacy, outreach, staffing, and technology to build families rather than raise orphans, enhancing the lives of orphaned and abandoned children.

20. LIGHT

$150,000

Project funds will go towards assisting LIGHT in expanding its international medical missionary program by increasing its teaching staff and facilitating training sessions worldwide, particularly in unentered areas of the Peruvian Amazon River Basin. The funds will also be utilized to provide basic training materials for LIGHT courses and support community outreach initiatives.

21. MARANATHA Z.S.

$25,000

Project funds will go towards supporting a 2023 Youth for Jesus, youth-led evangelism program in the Czech cities of Olomouc and Mohelnice. The project aims to stimulate evangelism in two local churches, train and involve 100-120 youth in the evangelistic campaign, and reach out to the local community with the gospel. The initiative aims to win souls and foster a lifelong commitment to ministry among the youth.

22. OCI – MISSIONARIES FOR UNREACHED REGIONS

$75,000

Project funds will go towards training and placing 100 self-supporting missionaries within the 10/40 window, particularly targeting regions with minimal Seventh-day Adventist Church presence. These missionaries, closely matching the language, culture, and background of the target regions, will focus on areas in the Middle East and North Africa, which comprise 21 countries with over 570 million people. The project underscores the need for lay people’s engagement in these underserved areas.

23. ASI/OUTPOST CENTERS INTERNATIONAL — EAP

$50,000

The Educational Assistance Plan (EAP), an ASI project managed by OCI, aids children of OCI institutional staff and mission-driven students in furthering their education. Project funds will go towards educating supporting missionaries’ children for future mission service. Following their education, these students are urged to serve with an OCI ministry. The EAP contributes significantly to staff retention in the long term. Applicants undergo thorough screening to ensure a high return on investment.

24. ASI/OUTPOST CENTERS INTERNATIONAL — MAP

$125,000

The Missionary Assistance Plan (MAP), an ASI project managed by OCI, supports OCI missionaries transitioning from developed to developing countries by offering a monthly stipend. Project funds will go towards supporting
“expat” missionaries facing unique expenses such as furlough/emergency travel and dependents’ tuition. Individual missionaries receive $100/month and families get $200/month with additional support for furlough expenses. This plan currently benefits 51 missionaries, ensuring their basic needs are met.

25. RIVERSIDE FARM INSTITUTE

$50,000

This project aims to enhance the living conditions of key workers serving in Africa by finalizing the construction of one staff home and tiling the roofs of six existing homes. These homes, aged between 25-45 years, require significant upgrades or replacements. By improving housing conditions, we can ensure continuity of staff and leadership, contributing to the growth and stability of our various outreach and education projects.

26. ONE DAY CHURCH – ROOFS OVER AFRICA

$30,000

Over the past 30 years ASI has supported the Roofs over Africa project which has provided roofing materials for 11,000 churches. There is an ongoing need for new churches in Africa due to the continuous spread of the Adventist message on that continent. For only $1,000 we can provide the roofing materials for a congregation to finish their new church construction.

27. SHALOM ADVENTURE

$25,000

Project funds will go towards allowing Shalom Adventure to produce a second season of thirteen half-hour programs for Hope Channel. The Shalom Adventure online magazine, an NAD outreach strategy targeting Jewish people, has over 100,000 visitors to its site each year. The magazine’s first season was positively received by Jewish people, Messianics, and Evangelicals across multiple streaming platforms, underpinning the need for further content.

28. SHAREHIM

$25,000

Project funds will go towards ShareHim’s 2024 young evangelist program aimed at reviving young SDA adults and engaging them in transformative witnessing and evangelism experiences. The model fosters mentoring relationships between pastors and young adults, encouraging their active involvement in ministry and leadership within their home churches. The program is aligned with the 2023 ASI convention’s theme of unity, transformation, and active witnessing.

29. SOUTHWESTERN ADVENTIST UNIVERSITY (2 PROJECTS)

$40,000

Project 1: Funds will go towards offsetting the cost for students to engage in a four-week dinosaur excavation experience along with a lecture series on dinosaurs and origins. Students will also receive academic credit. The program will help strengthen faith in a literal Creation account and introduce digital techniques for studying fossil deposits.
Project 2: ASI funding will go towards enabling Dr. Art Chadwick, a retired leading SDA authority on creation, the flood, and dinosaur theories, to continue his research, writing, and presentations on creation and flood science. His long-standing dinosaur excavation project has resulted in a significant collection of dinosaur bones housed at the SWAU museum.

30. THREE ANGELS BROADCASTING NETWORK

$125,000

Project funds will go towards aiding 3ABN in upgrading their cameras and lenses to record off-site events like evangelistic series or conventions. The current remote cameras are no longer manufacturer-supported and the Standard Definition lenses are wearing out. Upgrades to newer cameras with High Definition lenses are vital to ensure the continuation of high-quality, on-location programming.

31. WATER FOR LIFE INTERNATIONAL

$30,000

Project funds will go towards drilling three new wells in 2023 for impoverished communities in remote villages in Petén, Guatemala. With rising expenses due to the current economic climate and the need for better equipment, funding is crucial to carry forward this life-changing operation.

32. WILDWOOD HEALTH INSTITUTE (NATURAL FOOD MARKET)

$50,000

Project funds will go towards remodeling Wildwood’s natural food market, a community cornerstone that has been providing healthy food and natural medicine for over 40 years. The renovation entails replacing exterior siding with cement board and conducting necessary roof repairs to ensure the market’s continued service and growth.