This was the first Day in the Word in New Jersey since January of 2020. It consisted of an afternoon with three teachings for adults with concurrent children’s fellowships, breaks for the believers to fellowship together, and a dinner after the teachings were over. The theme for the day was “Trust in the Lord With All Thine Heart” with Proverbs 3:5-6 as the theme verses.

The 2022 Youth Advance was a three day event at the end of the summer for believers ages 12 through 20s focusing on God’s Word, fellowship, and fun. It took place at a camp called New Life Island located on an island in the Delaware River and included meals and overnight housing. The theme verse was Ephesians 6:10: “Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might.” Some of the things that were emphasized were how God wants the absolute best for His kids because of His love and care for us and how being strong in the Lord and in his mighty power equips us to take a stand for him in this world.

The 2021 Atlanta Advance for the southeast region. It took place in October at the Stone Mountain Inn in Stone Mountain, Georgia.

In the second year of the COVID pandemic, with the lockdown restrictions making it impossible to gather in person for our advances, we offered an online advance on a topic that was very needed – A Merry Heart Doeth Good Like a Medicine. It turned out to be a groundbreaking event for various reasons, beginning with reaching more people than any previous event. Participants totaled 665 believers across 27 U.S. states and territories and 14 countries. It was also the first event at which almost 60% of the participants came from outside of our “home area” of New Jersey, New York and Connecticut, with a third coming from outside of the U.S. And, although we normally do simultaneous translations of Advance sessions into Spanish, this was the first time we had a leader from another country teach in Spanish and have it translated simultaneously into English for the other participants. All of the teachers were present together at the Fellowlaborer house with the exception of Luis Mero who taught from Ecuador. Coming at a crucial moment, the teachings resulted in a great blessing to people in many places and increased outreach in the months that followed.

This event consisted of an afternoon with three teachings for adults with separate children’s fellowships going on at the same time, breaks to allow the believers time to fellowship together, refreshments, and a bookstore. It was an opportunity for the believers from fellowships throughout the Northern Area of New Jersey to be together. The theme of the event was “For Our Gospel Came Not Unto You in Word Only, but Also in Power” taken from 1 Thessalonians 1:5.