There is a lot to discover about Adventist missionaries. This time, we will talk about the Inter-European Division. This place was the area of the denomination’s first overseas mission.
ESDA and the European Division
A wide range of individuals from the European Division helped in the making of the online Encyclopedia of Seventh-day Adventists. Up to this time, they are in the process of sharing Christian stories that are not well known to everyone. Indeed, ESDA is a game-changer. It has authors from different ethnicities and various regions. Its contents are increasing in number.
The real missionaries
When one looks closely at the articles, the bottom line is that everyone is a missionary. Christian missionaries are not only those who cross the seas and countries. This is what scholars found out in their historiography. (Historiography is the study of the methods of historians in developing history.)
Tales of the amphibian missionaries
In this episode, Dr. Stefan Höschele and Dr. Chigemezi Wogu share some of the moving and surprising tales like Who are the amphibian missionaries? Why did an 18-year old man leave the comforts of his home, choose to be a stranger, and translate the Old Testament? Who was the first president of the German Adventist mission?
Yes, ESDA offers many touching mission stories. Sadly, some have died in the fields. Others lost loved ones along the way. Many of them have sacrificed their lives. All these shaped the history of the Seventh-day Adventist church. Know their life stories here: https://encyclopedia.adventist.org/
Like those mission workers, ESDA is crossing cultures and connecting cultures. Learn more from this episode on “Recognizing The Astounding Contributions Of Our Adventist Missionaries,” hosted by the editors of ESDA, Dr. David Trim, and Dr. Dragoslava Santrac as they interview Dr. Stefan Höschele, editor of Inter-European Division and Dr. Chigemezi Wogu, research assistant of Inter-European Division.
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