“‘Go ye’ is as much a part of Christ’s Gospel as ‘Come unto Me.’ You are not even a Christian until you have honestly faced your responsibility in regard to the carrying of the Gospel to the ends of the earth. What is your part in that great task?”—J. Stuart Holden

Often when I’m putting together an issue of Adventist Frontiers, an article emerges as the centerpiece, setting the tone for the magazine. This month, that article is “If not You, then Who?” by John Holbrook (p. 24).

If not you, then who? That question is so central to the existence of AFM, it might as well be on our stationery. It is the question that led to the founding of our organization 28 years ago, and it is the question that drives us forward as we pour everything we have into fulfilling Christ’s Gospel Commission.

If not you, then who? It’s an honest question that deserves an honest answer. Tragically, that answer is not many. We praise God for every man, woman and child who has answered His call and taken hold of His enabling to minister to the unreached, whether through AFM or any other means. But we still face a sad mathematical truth. In a world filled with nearly 7,000 unreached people groups—about 2.7 billion people—AFM has about 100 short-term and career missionaries. Add up all the other ministries reaching the unreached, and the numbers are still terribly lopsided.

However, we continue to be hopeful! We are greatly encouraged that 17.2 million Seventh-day Adventist Christians (every baptized Adventist, actually) has already pledged and signed a vow to help reach the unreached! Think I’m kidding? Re-read number seven of the Seventh-day Adventist baptismal vows:

“Is the soon coming of Jesus the blessed hope in your heart, and are you determined to be personally ready to meet the Lord, and to do all in your power to witness to His loving salvation, and by life and word to help others to be ready for His glorious appearing?”

I recall answering, “Yes.” Did you?

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