HOW DID THE 1000 MISSIONARY MOVEMENT STARTED?
HISTORY
The 1000 Missionary Movement (1000 MM) is a training institution of the Seventh-Day Adventist Church that was established by the Northern and Southern Asia-Pacific Divisions with the purpose of training, sending, and supporting 1,000 young people every year as missionaries to various parts of the world. In 1991, Dr. Jairyong Lee drew inspiration from the missionary work of a woman pastor in Indonesia, which led him to formulate a concrete plan to establish the 1000 Missionary Movement.
The AIIAS board approved the proposal to create a training center for youth on November 7, 1991. Subsequently, during an annual council meeting in Singapore, 100 visionary delegates from thirteen unions of the former Far Eastern Division approved the proposal to establish the 1000 MM. The AIIS Committee approved the detailed plan on December 3, 1991. For more than 30 years, the 1000 MM has been the largest and most successful training center for missionaries. Initially, it began as a global mission project of the AIIAS in 1992, but in 1995, the Asia-Pacific Division decided to make it an institution under their supervision. Currently, the 1000 MM is overseen by the Northern and Southern Asia-Pacific Division.