SYNOPSIS OF PROJECTS 
Thirteenth Sabbath Offering Overflow-
Inter-American Division-June 30, 1973 
Two boarding academies; two 
senior colleges, and one hospital 
will be benefited by this Thirteenth 
Sabbath Offering overflow for Inter-
America. The four educational in-
stitutions have been established 
with great sacrifice; and are strug-
gling with tremendous problems, 
especially the lack of space to ac-
commodate the large number of 
students already enrolled. Besides, 
there are hundreds of other young 
people who are hoping to be ac-
cepted as soon as conditions per-
mit them to do so. 
The Mexican Pacific Academy, 
the Linda Vista Academy, and the 
Montemorelos Vocational and Pro-
fessional College are all in Mexico; 
the Colombia-Venezuela Institute 
(ICOLVEN) is in Colombia; and the 
Antillean Adventist Hospital is in 
Cura<;ao 
(Koor' a-sou'), 
Nether-
lands Antilles. The two senior col-
leges were authorized to offer the 
ministerial course on the sixteen 
grade level in 1968, and the first 
graduates received their diplomas 
in 1969. This upgrading to the senior 
level has imposed a heavy burden 
on the Inter-American Division and 
the two unions concerned, the Mexi-
can and the Colombia-Venezuela 
Unions, to provide the necessary 
space, equipment, books, and the 
teachers that are needed to fulfill the 
requirements of a senior college 
program in theology. If it were not 
for the fact that we knew we could 
depend on our faithful Sabbath 
School members around the world 
to help us fulfill our pledges to our 
young people, perhaps it would have 
taken years before these projects 
would have been attempted. 
These are not all of our needs, 
however. The government of Cura-
c;ao recently sold us a hospital at a 
very attractive price, because they 
knew that they could depend on the 
Seventh-day Adventist Church to 
serve the community through the 
operation of this hospital. Now we 
cannot let them down, because they 
have placed all their hopes on us. 
Part of your Thirteenth Sabbath Of-
fering overflow will go to the Antil-
lean Adventist Hospital to help pur-
chase the most needed equipment. 
We want to express our heartfelt 
thanks for your contributions to In-
ter-America on previous thirteenth 
Sabbaths, and we are anxious to 
express our great confidence in your 
sacrificial giving this coming thir-
teenth Sabbath, on June 30. 
TULlO R. HAYLOCK 
Sabbath School Secretary 
INTER-AMERICAN DIVISION 
SABBATH, APRIL 7 
The Missionary Spirit of 
Our Institutions 
by Gabriel Castro 
[Elder Gabriel Castro, president since 1970 of 
the Colombia-Venezuela Union, 
is 
a native 
Colombian 
and 
received 
his 
education 
at 
ICOLVEN, the union college at Medellin (Med-
ay-yeen), Colombia, where he graduated from 
the ministerial course. Following postgraduate 
work at the Theological 
Seminary, he has 
served as district pastor, departmental secre-
tary in various fields of that union, president 
of the East Cuba Conference, chaplain of the 
Bella Vista. Hospital, and president of the 
Dominican Conference.] 
The Colombia -Venezuela Un-
ion College (ICOLVEN) 
is the 
senior college of that union, and 
is located in the city of Medellin, 
Colombia. [Show this place on a 
large map.] 
Founded 
in 
1937, 
with only twenty students, it has 
grown until today it has 800 stu-
dents enrolled in the grade school, 
academy, and college levels, includ-
ing teacher's training, commercial, 
secretarial, and theological courses. 
More than 135 ministers are to-
day working in this union who 
graduated from this college. They 
represent 75 per cent of all the 
graduates. Almost 95 per cent of 
the teachers in the many church 
schools 
are 
also 
graduates 
of 
ICOLVEN. 
Recently, 
one Friday evening 
when there was a religious service 
in the college auditorium, a stran-
ger came to the door. One of the 
theology 
department 
students, 
Mirto Presentacion (Meer-toe Pre-
sen-ta-seeone), invited him to come 
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inside and listen to the message. 
This was the first of many mission-
ary visits this young man held with 
this strange visitor. Later on, Mirto 
was invited to spend a week in the 
town where this new-found friend 
and his family lived. When Mirto 
arrived at the town of San Luis 
( Sahn Loo-ees) , planning to begin 
an evangelistic series, he found 
that, by order of the mayor, the 
police had been sent to close down 
his 
meetings. 
However, 
Mirto, 
without 
being 
intimidated, 
re-
quested to see the mayor. As he 
spoke to the mayor, Mirto was told 
that this matter had to be taken 
up with the town's priest. There-
fore, Mirto visited the Catholic 
priest. They held a series of visits 
together after which Mirto was in-
vited to help in the parochial office 
as a youth counselor, and was given 
a desk next to that of the priest. 
Then, with the help of the priest, 
he was offered the use of the local 
school 
auditorium 
where 
hun-
dreds of people came every night 
to listen to him speak on subjects 
on the home, social problems, and 
youth problems. These were all 
subjects that were well-accepted by 
the people in the town, and Mirto 
opened a way into the hearts of 
many of them. The stranger who 
had come to the college audito-
rium was himself baptized. 
This tells of one of the many 
ways 
in 
which 
Colombia-Vene-
zuela Union College 
is helping 
God's work not only in the prepa-
ration of future leaders and pas-
tors to work in this great union 
with its 40,000 church members 
but also in helping to win souls to 
Christ through the work of teach-
ers and students. 
At the 1971 commencement ex-
ercises, the highest government ed-
ucation official was invited to de-
liver the address. This inspector 
was visiting the college for the first 
time, and he was duly impressed. 
Now doors to every government 
office are open to us because of the 
favorable reaction of this official. 
When the college principal went 
to the government offices to secure 
the official permits for the institu-
tion, an office secretary opened up 
her heart to him, saying, "I am so 
glad that you are now able to func-
tion in freedom and without the 
fear of persecution and the many 
obstacles. Several years ago I was 
secretary to the State School In-
spector and we systematically re-
jected every request for accredit-
ation of the Colombia-Venezuela 
Union College, all because of re-
ligious prejudice, even though we 
were aware that you were conduct-
ing a serious, responsible, and ex-
cellent 
educational program. It 
was a marvel to notice how you 
never became angry, nor protested, 
but always complied with all the 
requests and orders we gave you. 
But today, it is different, and we 
are happy to be able to serve you 
without any kind of prejudice. We 
are ready to help you at any time." 
We are ever grateful to God that 
at last our college has succeeded in 
opening the closed doors of the 
government offices, and that today 
its educational program is recog-
nized as the best. A short time ago 
a university professor requested 
that the students prepare a study 
on school administration, recom-
mending that they use as their 
guide the educational program as 
carried out at the Colombia-Ven-
ezuela Union College, as he con-
sidered it the best in the area. 
APPEAL 
The Colombia -Vene-
zuela Union College was originally 
built with a capacity for up to three 
hundred students. Today there is a 250 
per cent increase in students over the 
physical capacity of the college. New 
classrooms are urgently needed, and 
the library must acquire more books. 
The dining room and the kitchen need 
more and better equipment. Can you 
extend your helping hand to this col-
lege through your generosity? Can you 
help the young people of the Colom-
bia-Venezuela Union through your 
liberality this thirteenth Sabbath? 
SABBATH, APRIL 14 
From Student to Teacher 
by Pablo Balboa 
[Brother Balboa is a dedicated worker who has 
served in his country in Adventist educational 
institutions. At present he is business manager 
of the 
Linda Vista 
Academy, 
in 
southern 
Mexico.] 
When education is easily attain-
able, there is a chance that it is not 
sought after so 
eagerly. 
When 
great sacrifices must be withstood 
to reach a goal, that goal is more 
precious to that individual. In 
Mexico there are so very many 
young people who seek education 
in our Adventist schools, and their 
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personal attempts are worthy of 
comment. We know that you will 
agree with us after hearing the fol-
lowing story. 
George came from a large family 
of eleven children, living in the 
city of Teapa (Tay-ah-pah), Mex-
ico. The family income was not 
enough to provide adequate food 
for everyone, and even less for 
their education. 
The parents were nominal Cath-
olics, 
although they 
rarely at-
tended church. George was devel-
oping into a rebellious and athe-
istic-spirited young man. At the 
age of sixteen he was barely 
through elementary school, and, 
in spite of being poorly dressed 
and poorly fed, he loved to study. 
George could see that, under the 
circumstances, he would never get 
very far ahead. He decided he 
would leave Teapa. One day he 
met another boy about his own 
age, an Adventist named Jose Sal-
azar (Hoe-say Sahl-ah-zahr). From 
Jose he heard about the Linda 
Vista Academy where there was a 
chance both to study and work at 
the same time. The food was veg-
etarian, the climate fine, and the 
teachers excellent. This was ex-
actly what George wanted. He be-
came more and more interested in 
attending this academy. When the 
school year finished, George heard 
that a young man who had studied 
at Linda Vista would be passing 
through Teapa. 
This young man, Miguel Lopez 
(Me-gell Lo-pez), was a real in-
spiration to George. In fact, he 
encouraged George to such a de-
gree that the very next day he got 
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ready to leave and go to the acad-
emy. He bade his parents, broth-
ers, and sisters good-by and left 
with a little cardboard box that 
held 
all 
his 
belongings: 
three 
changes of clothes, a bar of soap, 
a tube of toothpaste, a toothbrush, 
a blanket, and fifty pesos (about 
US$4). 
Miguel and George left the little 
town of Teapa on Wednesday, and 
they walked all day toward Miguel's 
home. They spent the night there, 
and the next morning about 4:00 
A.M. the two young men began 
walking over the hilly, difficult, and 
dangerous 
terrain. 
George 
fell 
down several times, and his card-
board box went tumbling down 
the hill, but nothing was lost. 
Then they crossed a small river, 
where the current was so strong 
that they almost lost their balance, 
and George again almost lost his 
cardboard box. 
The two walked almost forty-five 
miles that long day, stopping only 
long enough to eat a bite. After a 
good night's sleep, early Friday 
morning they continued on their 
way. A truck came along and took 
the two to the gates of the acad-
emy, just before sundown. 
Since it was vacation time, there 
were only a few students at the 
academy, so the acting principal, 
Prof. David Silva (Sill-vah), ac-
cepted George into the academy 
family. This was George's first ex-
perience with Sabbathkeepers, and 
he felt something strange about 
the place that first Sabbath. No 
one was working at all, but still 
there was food for everyone! 
When 
enrollment 
day 
came, 
George met with the principal to 
talk over the matter of the tuition 
and expenses of the school. Taking 
everything into consideration, the 
principal accepted the young man 
to the Linqa Vista Academy as a 
student. 
Nevertheless, 
George 
would have to work full time to be 
able to meet the expenses. 
As 
was 
mentioned 
before, 
George loved to study, and back 
in his little home town he had 
always tried to be at the head of 
his class. Now he wanted to stay 
at the top, even in his Bible class. 
This was a new and strange sub-
ject for him, but he began reading 
and studying everything that was 
related to this strange Book. At 
first he disagreed with some of its 
teachings, but little by little he be-
came -convinced that these were 
good and eternal truths, and his 
opposition gradually ceased. 
By 
the end of his first school year, 
George's atheistic spirit had com-
pletely disappeared. 
After finishing his education at 
Linda 
Vista 
Academy, 
George 
worked as a colporteur for nine 
months, earning money to go on 
to 
the 
Montemorelos 
College, 
where he would study to become a 
teacher. 
The Southeast Mission in Mex-
ico, from which he had received 
help during his years at college, 
now called George to work there. 
After five years in that mission, 
George went on to get further nor-
mal training in Mexico City, and 
his greatest joy was when the 
Linda Vista Academy asked him 
to return there to serve as dean of 
boys. He gladly accepted, thinking 
back to earlier days when he at-
tended school there and learned the 
way to eternal salvation. 
APPEAL 
There are still many 
more young men and women who, like 
George, are willing and eager to attend 
our academy at Linda Vista, but there 
is not enough dormitory room to ac-
cept them. Every year many, many re-
quests have to be turned down due to 
lack of space. Sabbath School member, 
will you contribute generously on thir-
teenth Sabbath for the construction of 
a new men's dormitory at Linda Vista 
Academy? 
SABBATH, APRIL 21 
Where There's a Will 
by E. J. Heisler 
[Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Heisler began their work 
in the denomination in the Canadian Union. 
The family moved to Jamaica where Mr. Heisler 
served as business manager of the Andrews 
Memorial Hospital in Kingston. After that they 
moved to Nicaragua, where both Mr. and Mrs. 
Heisler serve in the Nicaragua Adventist Hos-
pital, he as business manager and she as di-
rector of the school of nursing. They have been 
in the Inter-American Division for about seven-
teen years.] 
Alfonso lay on his back in the 
shade of the broad branches of the 
big old Genizero (Ren-ee-say-row) 
tree. He was looking up, but he 
did not see the beautiful symmet-
rically arched crown of the grand 
old tree, nor did he notice that the 
tree was gaily decorated with a 
generous covering of pink flowers, 
a sure sign that spring had come. 
The coming of spring meant that 
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school was on, and there lay the 
problem. Alfonso really wanted an 
education, and 
enrolled 
in the 
school only two months before. 
Now his father had taken ill, and 
with twelve children, a living did 
not come easily. So Alfonso had 
to leave school to seek employment 
to help with the family budget. 
The boy was sixteen years old, 
but because of the many mouths 
waiting to be fed in their family 
circle, he had been in and out of 
school many times. What he had 
learned had only whetted his de-
sire to continue and gain an ed-
ucation necessary to rise above the 
frustration of long hours of toil 
that brought only a meager pit-
tance. 
Well, lying there in the shade 
would not solve the problem, so 
Alfonso rose to his feet and strode 
off toward the nearby town to 
search for something that he might 
be able to do to earn food to keep 
the family from starving. But there 
were many big families and many 
boys looking for the few jobs avail-
able, so several days passed by 
fruitlessly. 
Disconsolately 
he 
walked along the unpaved street at 
the edge of town, kicking up 
clouds of dust with his worn shoes. 
Just then a small pickup truck 
came by and stopped suddenly to 
let the billows of dust swirl past. 
His friend stuck his head out of 
the window and called, "Hey, Al-
fonso, come along with me. I've 
got some butane gas to deliver 
down the highway." Glad for any-
thing as a change, Alfonso climbed 
into the pickup and they were off. 
Fifteen miles down the highway 
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the truck turned into the driveway 
of a neat, well-landscaped campus, 
and Alfonso noticed the sign in 
front that read, "Hospital Adven-
tista." He was informed that this 
hospital was operated by Christian 
missionaries. This rang a bell in 
his mind, reminding him that once 
his mother had told him that she 
had gone to this same hospital and 
received very kind attention. 
They delivered the twelve cyl-
inders of butane gas to the store-
room, and Alfonso followed his 
friend to the office of the business 
manager to present the bill for 
payment. On the way they passed 
through the waiting room, and he 
noticed several small tables with 
magazines lying there for the pa-
tients to read. If he couldn't go to 
school, he could at least read, so 
when the bill was paid he shyly 
asked if he might have one of the 
magazines with the Spanish title 
Centinela 
(Sen-tee-nella). 
The 
kind manager gave them each a 
copy, and they were on their way 
home again. 
This experience gave Alfonso 
an idea, so the next morning he 
presented himself at the office of 
the gas company, and the owner 
promised to give him a try on the 
delivery truck. Alfonso was hap-
pier than he had been for weeks. 
Some weeks later they made an-
other visit to the hospital, and he 
told the manager how much he 
had 
appreciated 
the 
Centinela. 
This time he and his friend re-
ceived 
several 
copies 
of 
small 
books, among them Steps to Christ 
and A Day to Remember. 
On a subsequent visit, Alfonso 
enrolled in one of the courses of-
fered by the Voice of Prophecy-a 
guide to the study of the Bible. 
Since the mail service left some-
thing to be desired, the woman in 
charge gave him a complete set of 
the lessons with the instruction 
that he turn them in two at a time 
as they were studied and com-
pleted. 
Several months passed by, and 
Alfonso did not return. Nor did 
any of the lessons appear at the 
office. His visits were all but for-
gotten. Had he studied the lessons? 
And had he liked what he had 
found? 
Other boys ran the delivery 
route for the gas company. But Al-
fonso was not lost. One afternoon 
he again appeared at the home of 
the business 
manager. 
He 
ex-
plained 
that 
he 
had 
brought 
money to buy ten Bibles. His 
family had moved far out in the 
country, and in this new district 
he had been active in sharing what 
he had learned of the Bible. Now 
a group was studying and they 
needed Bibles, so he had come to 
bring them the Word of Truth. 
Pulling a package from his pocket, 
he said, "And here are the thirty 
lessons all completed. What do I 
need to do to be baptized?" 
Alfonso is now enrolled again 
in a secondary school. He attends 
the Sabbath services in the little 
town where the group of believers 
meet in one of the homes. During 
the next vacation he plans to can-
vass and hopes thus to earn the 
necessary funds to be able to at-
tend an Adventist college next 
year. 
APPEAL 
During this quarter the 
emphasis is on the educational facili-
ties of the Inter-American Division. In 
these schools that have been selected 
to benefit from your generosity, the 
needs vary, but they are ever present 
and ever pressing. Old buildings need 
to be replaced, crowded conditions call 
for larger quarters, more students re-
quire more classrooms and dormitory 
space, more equipment, and thus the 
list grows. What a glorious privilege is 
ours to share our many blessings to 
meet the educational needs of Inter-
America this quarter! 
SABBATH, APRIL 28 
Christian Education Does 
Bear Fruit 
by Henri Long 
[Pastor Henri Long is a second-generation mis-
sionary. The son of missionary parents, he grew 
up in Madagascar, and he served there as di-
rector 
of 
the 
Ankazambo 
(An-ka-zam'bo) 
School in Befandriana-Nord (Be-fan'dre-ana), 
and as president of the Tamatave (Ta-ma-tav') 
Mission before answering a call to head the 
Italian Junior College in 
Florence, Italy. In 
1968 he returned to Madagascar as president 
of the Indian Ocean Union Junior College in 
Tananarive (Tah-nah-nah-reeve).] 
(Note: For three Sabbaths this quarter we 
have been hearing about the field to which our 
Thirteenth Sabbath Offering is going-Inter-
America. It will be a privilege to serve the 
educational and medical work of this division 
by planning for a good offering on June 30. 
Our twelve Sabbaths' offerings, however, bene-
fit the general mission program of the church. 
Today we have a mission story from Mada-
gascar, that large island off the southeast 
coast of Africa.) 
"I'm not afraid of anyone from 
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the coast!" That boastful assertion 
by Jean de Dieu (Jon de Deyew) 
was all 
the challenge 
Clement 
needed. 
Although 
these 
youth 
were usually peaceable, they ar-
ranged to meet in the field bor-
dering the Indian Ocean Union 
Junior College campus as soon as 
classes were 
over. 
There, 
sur-
rounded 
by 
excited 
classmates, 
they fell upon each other. The 
college president soon heard about 
the fight and hastened to the scene. 
He found Clement in his room, 
his face so swollen that he was un-
recognizable. At first they feared 
for his eyes that were almost com-
pletely shut. Jean de Dieu, a vil-
lage studen( did not appear to 
have suffered any ill effects, thanks 
to his height and well-developed 
physique. 
For several days following this 
confrontation the atmosphere at 
the school seemed charged with 
latent antagonism between the stu-
dents from the coast and those 
from the plateau regions. How 
could the president help 
these 
young people understand that the 
value of a man does not depend 
upon his origin, but rather upon 
his awareness that he is a member 
of the great universal family whose 
father is God Himself. A few days 
later Jean de Dieu and Clement 
shook 
hands 
before the whole 
school family gathered in the large 
auditorium. They asked forgive-
ness for their foolishness that for 
a few minutes had· transformed 
them into fighting cocks. An im-
pressive silence followed that rec-
onciliation. Their sincere repent-
ance testified to the powerful in-
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fluence of a Christian education 
upon the lives of students. Only in 
the kingdom will all the results be 
fully revealed. 
In another case, the school year 
had scarcely begun when the stu-
dents were astir with reports of the 
religious fervor of a student from 
the northern part of the island. 
Because the fame of our school has 
reached all parts of Madagascar, 
we have hundreds of applications 
from non-Adventists. This youth 
was a 
Moslem. 
Young Mazava, 
whose name means "light," chose 
to come to our college to prepare 
for his baccalaureate, but before 
enrolling he had decided that he 
would be the one to share his faith 
with his fellow students, and above 
all he would not be influenced by 
those "Adventists." 
After a few religious discussions, 
Mazava bought a Bible and began 
to read it. He was searching for 
answers to the arguments pre-
sented by his schoolmates. Dili-
gently he compared the Bible with 
the Koran in his search for proof 
to use in converting his friends to 
Islam. But little by little a miracle 
took place. 
The Word of God 
spoke to his heart, and gradually 
this sincere young Moslem was con-
vinced that God's Word is truth. 
Then the Bible classes, which he 
had attended as a spectator, be-
came periods of intense discussion. 
Finally he joined the baptismal 
class. 
The weeks passed. One Sabbath 
a call was made for those to stand 
who wished to be baptized before 
the close of the school year. Mazava 
was the first on his feet, thus tes-
tifying of his decision to follow 
Jesus instead of Mohammed. With 
him ten other students, young men 
and women, also stood and openly 
declared their joy in having found 
a purpose in life during their 
youth. 
But Mazava still had to write to 
his parents of his decision. In a 
Moslem home the reaction of the 
family is known ahead of time. As 
expected, Mazava's father immedi-
ately sent word that if his son 
continued in his new profession he 
would not be responsible for his 
school 
expenses. 
Moreover, 
Ma-
zava would no longer be welcome 
at home during vacation periods. 
But nothing 
could 
change the 
young man's decision. He was de-
termined to give real meaning to 
his name. Not only would he be a 
"light," he would also become a 
light bearer among his people. 
The day of the baptismal service 
arrived, and it was with real emo-
tion that the college president bur-
ied Mazava in the watery grave, 
sealing his decision to face the hos-
tility of his family and uncertainty 
of the future in order to follow 
Jesus. Two other young men in 
the same circumstances were also 
baptized. Today these youth are 
living examples of the influence of 
a Christian education. 
God chose to work a miracle on 
Mazava's behalf. In answer to the 
many prayers that were being of-
fered at the school; Mazava's father 
agreed to settle his account and 
also sent him money to return 
home. Only God knows what will 
happen while he is with his family, 
but his friends are praying for him. 
One thing is certain, however, 
it is because of the work of the 
Indian Ocean Union Junior Col-
lege that several Moslems are now 
members of the Adventist family, 
and others will follow. Last year 
the first young man from the Mos-
lem faith was a member of the 
graduating class. He entered the 
work as a pastor /teacher. We can 
envisage the time when others will 
join him in working for their peo-
ple. Then we will be able to open 
the work in the unentered Comoro 
(Ko-more'o) 
Islands, which are 
entirely Mohammedan. 
APPEAL 
Dear Sabbath School 
members, we have shared with you 
only two experiences from thousands 
that illustrate how Christian education 
transforms character. Many of our stu-
dents come to the school looking only 
for instruction but they also find sal-
vation. Thanks to your generous offer-
ings this work is being accomplished. 
In the name of the 5,000 students en-
rolled in Seventh-day Adventist schools 
on this large island, we wish to say a 
heartfelt Thank you. 
SABBATH, MAY S 
God Added His Blessings· 
by Cesar Funes 
[Elder Cesar Funes (Sah-sahr Foo-ness) is at 
present Sabbath School secretary for the Cen-
tral American Union. Elder Funes spent eight 
years in 
Panama as conference evangelist. 
Later, he became a departmental secretary for 
the El Salvador Mission, and since 1969 he has 
been Sabbath School secretary for the Central 
American Union.] 
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The Central American Union is 
one of the seven unions that com-
prise the Inter-American Division. 
This union has seven local fields, 
one for each country. It has a pop-
ulation 
approaching 
20 
million 
people. The union has a sixteen-
grade college in Alajuela (Ah-la-
hway-la), Costa Rica, a boarding 
academy in Honduras, and a hos-
pital in Nicaragua. These three 
institutions are well known in the 
union and make a great contribu-
tion to the preaching of the gospel. 
There are more than forty-five 
thousand Sabbath School members, 
and, with God's help, it is expected 
that there will be about fifty thou-
sand members before the end of 
1973: 
Benjamin Montenegro 
(Mohn-
tay-nay-grow) is a young man who 
is 
finishing 
his 
junior 
college 
studies at the Adventist Center for 
Higher Studies in Alajuela, Costa 
Rica. He works in the college 
bakery as a salesman. He is a very 
missionary-minded 
young 
man 
who takes advantage of any and 
every circumstance to share the 
gospel news with his fellow men. 
One day Benjamin left the col-
lege to distribute the whole-wheat 
bread to different places and busi-
nesses. He arrived in the city of 
San Ramon, some fifty miles from 
the college. There he visited a busi-
nessman who requested that he re-
turn on Sabbath morning with 
more bread. Benjamin had to tell 
him that he was sorry, but that he 
could not bring the bread on that 
day because he dedicated the Sab-
bath to worship God with his fel-
low Christian brethren. Surprised, 
12 WORLD MISSION REPORT 
the merchant asked him why he 
kept Saturday and not Sunday as 
the majority of Christians do. He 
took advantage of this opportunity 
to explain that in the Holy Bible 
our Lord Jesus said that the sev-
enth day is the day of rest for all 
Christians. 
"But that isn't possible," an-
swered the merchant, "because I 
have been a Christian from the 
time I was a little boy, and I have 
always been taught that Sunday is 
the Lord's Day." 
Then Benjamin asked him if he 
had a copy of the Holy Bible. The 
Bible was immediately brought to 
Benjamin, who said, "I am going 
to give you a list of texts that speak 
clearly about the Sabbath so that 
you can read them in your spare 
time, and the next time I come to 
visit you, we will talk about the 
subject some more." 
Benjamin left to continue de-
livering the bread in the city. How-
ever, the merchant did not wait 
until some other day, because as a 
Christian he wanted to know what 
Jesus had to say concerning the 
Sabbath. Therefore, he immedi-
ately began to read the list that 
the young man had left him. When 
he finished reading all the texts, 
he was surprised to find that the 
Bible truly says that the Sabbath 
is the seventh day of the week, 
which all Christians should keep. 
Then he said to himself, "As a 
Christian I should also keep the 
Sabbath and not Sunday." 
The following Sabbath his busi-
ness was closed, with a sign say-
ing, "Closed during Saturday, be-
cause it is the Lord's Day." 
When Benjamin returned to de-
liver his bread at a later date, he 
was surprised at what the mer-
chant told him had happened. 
"Give me some more informa-
tion about the Holy Bible and 
about your school and church/' 
said the merchant. 
Benjamin 
continued 
studying 
with him and his family who were 
all most interested in knowing 
more and more about the great 
truths of the Word of God. Today, 
one of the merchant's children is 
a student at the Adventist college, 
and all his family are learning how 
to live and practice the message of 
God and telling others of their 
blessed hope. 
In the city of Santa Tecla 
(Take-la), El Salvador, an Advent-
ist sister said casually to one who 
was running in the elections as a 
candidate for mayor, "I am going 
to pray for you that you may be 
elected mayor of this city . . ." 
Later this 
man 
was 
elected 
mayor of Santa Tecla. He attrib-
uted his victory to the prayers of 
this good Adventist sister. One 
morning, with his wife and some 
members of his office staff, he at-
tended the Sabbath School in the 
church 
in the city. 
There 
he 
spoke words of thankfu1lness to 
God for the prayers of this faith-
ful Adventist sister, thus helping 
him become mayor of the city. He 
gave a large thank offering and 
said that he was ready to be of 
service to the church in any way 
he could. Today, he is interested 
in our message and has continued 
attending the Sabbath School serv-
ices and is preparing himself to 
become a member of God's family. 
In both of these stories, you will 
notice that God used simple lay 
brethren to give their humble tes-
timony, and then He added His 
blessings to help convert these peo-
ple to their Saviour. 
APPEAL 
May God help us so 
that we may also dedicate our entire 
lives to His service, so that others may 
find the gospel message through us, 
and that we may give liberally to help 
others in distant lands take the mes-
sage to their fellow men. 
SABBATH, MAY 12 
To Row to Save 
by J oao Wolff 
[Elder Joao (Jwong) Wolff began his service to 
the church as a cashier in 1956. Since then he 
has been evangelist, departmental secretary in 
both missions and union, as well as president.] 
(Note: The great country of Brazil lies just 
south of the Inter-American Division, which is 
the recipient of our offering overflow this quar-
ter. The president of the North Brazil Union 
Mission has supplied us with a report of the 
work being done along the great Amazon River, 
so nobly begun by Elder Leo Halliwell and 
others.) 
Beginning a mere seventy-five 
miles from the coast of the Pacific 
Ocean as a stream in the high 
Andes Mountains is the source of 
the mighty Amazon River, that 
flows 3,900 miles across the north-
ern part of South America to the 
Atlantic Ocean. 
One writer has described this 
great river as follows: "The Ama-
zon advances impetuously through 
TELL IT! THEY WILL ENJOY IT BETTER. 
13 
the torrid countryside; hundreds of 
tributaries disgorge their waters 
into it. Torrential rains inundate 
its course. Now the Amazon is no 
more a river, it is instead an inte-
rior, mobile sea which bathes al-
most half of South America. The 
Amazon doesn't respect river beds ; 
it doesn't tolerate obstacles; furi-
ously it enlarges its margins and 
frees its waters through millions of 
square kilometers through jungles, 
inundating and destroying every-
thing in its path. In some places its 
margins are a h imdred kilometers 
(sixty miles) from the other. The 
main channel is very wide, and 
many times one cannot see the 
other side. So great is the force of 
this river that when it reaches the 
Atlantic it refuses to die. The Am-
azon pours its sweet, muddy waters 
into the Atlantic for 200 miles out 
from the coast." 
Everything in the Amazon is co-
lossal. At its mouth the river is 
over 150 miles wide. This vast river 
extends through 
several 
border 
countries, though the major part 
is in Brazil. It is in this setting 
that we have the North Brazil Un-
ion composed of three missions 
comprising more than twenty thou-
sand Sabbath School members. We 
have six launches, four for medical 
missionaries and two for the col-
porteurs; a plane that flies thou-
sands of miles of the Amazon 
jungles, facilitating the welfare 
and ministerial work done by the 
churches in this vast region. The 
Beh~m Adventist Hospital, with 
150 beds, is one of the biggest and 
most efficient in all the region. 
We have thirteen medical mission.,. 
14 WORLD MISSION REPORT 
aries and more than thirty Advent-
ist medical students in Belem alone. 
We 
also 
have 
many 
primary 
schools; one college with more than 
seven hundred students registered 
in all the courses; and a flourishing 
school 
of 
Agricultural Orienta-
tion about forty miles from Ma-
naus (Ma-nous'). 
The Adventist Chwrch around 
the world knows that the com-
mencement of the work in the Am-
azon was on the margins of the 
rivers. 
We 
have thousands 
of 
brethren who live in isolation or 
in small groups in the immense 
Amazon area, thanks to the cour-
age of missionaries and the vision 
of the Halliwells and others. To-
day we have cities with more than 
fifteen churches and groups, beau-
tiful temples, and active, zealous 
brethren. 
However, it is in the missionary 
journeys of the launches on the 
large and immense rivers, lakes, 
and narrow canals that we still 
find the most emotional and inspi-
rational stories that demonstrate 
the manner in which the seed is 
sown and produces fruit. 
Pastor R. L. Wearner lives with 
his young wife and child on the 
launch, Luzeiro III, in the district 
of Maues 
(Mau-wes) .. While on 
a trip, the Wearners and Pastor 
Wolff had the following experi-
ence: They were traveling to the 
city of Maues to attend some camp 
meetings that are held annually in 
September. They arrived at a great 
lake, and in front of a house on 
the bank they saw a person making 
a signal with a white handkerchief. 
So the launch responded to the 
call, which involved a member of 
a family who was sick. After the 
Wearners finished their treatment, 
the woman of the house asked 
about Pastor Halliwell. She wanted 
to know where he was and said 
that many·years ago her house was 
one of the points where Pastor Hal-
liwell attended the people of that 
region. 
The 
inhabitants 
living 
the 
closest who could see and hear the 
launch 
began 
preparing 
them-
selves to come in to receive treat-
ments. Our missionaries could not 
stay long, because they had to con-
tinue in order to arrive on time 
for the camp meetings. After they 
had been traveling for not more 
than fifteen minutes across this 
great lake, they saw a small canoe 
with two people in it signaling the 
launch to stop. It was an old 
woman of seventy or more years 
asking for a remedy for her hus-
band, who was very ill. After re-
ceiving the medications she also 
asked for some literature. Then 
with a humble but happy attitude 
she handed the male nurse on 
board a folded piece of paper con-
taining her tithe, which she had 
been keeping for a long time, wait-
ing for the launch to pass by. 
Another very impressive inci-
dent occurred at the camp meet-
ings at Maues. A brother in attend-
ance there had travcled for four 
days by canoe with his family of 
eight and a candidate for baptism. 
He was asked if he felt compen-
sated for having rowed four days 
in order to attend the camp meet-
ings. He said, "Pastor, we need this 
encounter with God. Also I prom-
ised the person who was prepared 
for baptism that I would bring 
him to these meetings so that he 
could be baptized." 
APPEAL 
Dear members of the 
Sabbath School around the world, are 
we as faithful and liberal with our 
tithes and offerings even though they 
are in small quantities? Would we row 
for four days to bring in a person for 
baptism? May the Holy Spirit impress 
us anew to give with generous hearts 
and consecrated hands through our of-
ferings and work, that the message may 
reach the last sincere soul on the face 
of the earth so that Christ can return. 
SABBATH, MAY 19 
Antillian Youth Accept 
Cibao (See-bough) 
Challenge 
by R. H. Howlett 
[Pastor Rolland H. Howlett is president of An-
tillian 
College, 
Mayaguez 
(Mah-yah-gways), 
Puerto Rico. Since graduating from Emmanuel 
Missionary College (now known as Andrews 
University) in 1937, his entire life has been 
dedicated to the educational 
work of the 
church. He established the first training school 
in Saigon, when Vietnam was still a French 
colony. He also served in educational institu-
tions in the U.S.A. before going to the Inter-
American Division.] 
Colombia-Venezuela Union Col-
lege (ICOLVEN), the name of the 
Seventh-day Adventist college in 
Medellin (Med-ay-yeen), Colombia 
[use a map if possible], is well 
known throughout the Colombia-
Venezuela Union. 
TELL IT! THEY WILL ENJOY IT BETTER. 
15 
During the last decade a number 
of fourteenth-grade graduates from 
ICOLVEN, along with graduates 
from 
Montemorelos 
College 
in 
Mexico, have continued their ed-
ucation at Antillian College in 
Puerto Rico [show these places on 
a map]. There the youth are seek-
ing a practical training in evangel-
ism under the able direction of 
Pastor Salim Japas (Sah-leem Hah-
pahs) and his dedicated staff of 
the theology department. The fol-
lowing story is an experience of 
one of the ministerial groups there. 
It was raining that Monday 
evening as the car left Antillian 
College 
for 
the 
thirty-six-mile 
winding climb into the ·interior 
mountainous country of Puerto 
Rico. The car was loaded with the 
necessities of a youth effort in its 
sixth night of a ten-week cam-
paign. 
Students Gilberta 
Gaton 
(Heel-bare-toe 
Gah-tone), 
Eddie 
Medina (Me-dee-na), Angel Rod-
riguez 
(Ahn-hell Row-dree-gess), 
and 
Domingo 
Melenciano 
(Do-
meen-go 
Me-len-see-ano) 
were 
eager to leave by 5:30 P.M. to 
have everything in readiness for 
the 7:30 P.M. meeting. They knew 
the way, so directions were given 
to Pastor R. H. Howlett, president 
of the Antillian College, as curve 
after curve was negotiated on the 
slippery asphalt that led over one 
range of hills, down into a valley 
to cross a bridge, and then to 
climb again over each succeeding 
ridge. 
Two more turns brought the 
car to the vestiges of a once-paved 
road. Turning in to what ap-
peared to be a forsaken yard, the 
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lights of the car picked up an old 
house. Immediately the wheels be-
gan to spin and slide sideways. The 
car was left there until more help 
would be available to push, at the 
close of the meeting. 
The small wooden house was 
freshly painted a bright green. The 
yard had been cleared of its ac-
cumulation of weeds and tall grass. 
The shuttered openings for win-
dows were barred from within, and 
the door was padlocked. 
"How did you ever find this 
place?" was the question. 
This was one of the thirteen 
groups, each comprising five stu-
dents and one staff member as 
counselor, being sponsored by the 
theology department of the col-
lege, that had gone out to find its 
own place for an evangelistic ef-
fort. 
"We wanted to find 
a 
place 
where a 
new church could be 
raised up," Gilberta replied. "We 
found this house, which had not 
been rented for a long time. We 
contacted the landlady, who rented 
it to us for thirty dollars a month. 
In places the wooden siding was 
weathered clear through. There 
was no electricity, so we wired the 
house and installed our own fix-
tures, but our faith was too small. 
More than half of those who at-
tended the first night had to stand 
outside on the porch. Tonight is 
the first rainy night we have had 
so we don't know what the at-
tendance will be." 
About 7:00 P.M. jeeps and cars 
began to arrive in front of the 
house and disgorge men, women, 
youth, and children. They stood 
on the porch, greeting all with a 
friendly handshake as, each new 
group arrived. Finally a person ar-
rived with the key to the padlock, 
and the front door and all the 
barred shutters were opened. Some 
stacked wooden benches were put 
outside on the porch and in two 
adjacent rooms where the parti-
tions had been taken out, with the 
owner's permission after the first 
meeting, to allow more room for 
chairs inside. 
The people kept coming, and 
still more and more! 
"Where do these people live?" 
was the question uppermost in the 
minds 
of the counselors. 
Soon 
there were more than a hundred 
people who had come in response 
to the invitation on the large cloth 
banner on the front of the house, 
announcing 
the 
theme 
of 
the 
meetings in Spanish -
"In Search 
of Happiness." 
The film crew soon had a pro-
jector set up on a stand on the 
veranda outside a window, since 
there was not sufficient room in-
side. They showed a temperance 
film narrated in Spanish. All were 
intensely interested in the vivid 
portrayal of the harmful effects of 
smoking. 
As master of ceremonies, Misael 
Rosario (Mee-sah-ell Rose-ah-reo) 
welcomed the audience and in-
vited them back for the interesting 
topic to be given the following 
meeting. Angel recited a poem. A 
trio from the Bethesda church of-
fered its praise in song. Pastor 
Howlett spoke a few words regard-
ing the Antillian College and its 
desire to share its joy with its 
friends by way of these meetings. 
Pastor Earl Meyer, Bible instructor, 
offered the opening prayer. The 
people of Puerto Rico are a deeply 
religious people and do not find 
it strange to offer a prayer to open 
and close whatever meeting is be-
ing held. Then G ilberto was pre-
sented as speaker of the evening. 
His theme was "The Bible-
God's Wonderful Book." All sat 
very attentively as he developed 
his topic in words that could be 
understood clearly. After the bene-
diction the people were greeted at 
the doorway and given a handbill 
about 
the 
following 
Saturday 
night meeting. 
They promised 
to return for the first Bible topic 
to be presented. 
"Gilberto, how can you work 
forty hours a week at Bella Vista 
(Bell-yah Vees-tah) Hospital, take 
full college work as a senior theol-
ogy student, and still devote three 
nights a week to this effort?" 
"It isn't easy," was his smiling 
reply, "but with God's help we 
want to see a church raised up in 
this 'dark' area called Cibao." 
APPEAL 
This was just one of 
the thirteen simultaneous ten-week 
efforts, with an average attendance of 
1,500 non-Seventh-day Adventists, con-
ducted by students of the theology 
department of Antillian College, spon-
sored by staff members, using students 
for special numbers from all eight de-
partments of the college. The youth 
of Inter-America are on fire to cham-
pion God's cause here upon the earth. 
Will we provide necessary educational 
facilities 
for 
them 
this thirteenth 
Sabbath? 
TELL IT! THEY WILL ENJOY IT BETTER. 
17 
SABBATH, MAY 26 
The Smoke of a Thousand 
Villages 
by F. E. Wilson 
[Elder F. E. Wilson graduated from Southern 
Missionary College, Tennessee, in 
1954. He 
served four years as a district pastor in Amer-
ica. From 1958 to 1962 he served in various 
mission positions in the Congo (Zaire). He was 
president of Kenya Lake Field from 1962 until 
1970. He is now president of the South-East 
Africa Union, Malawi.] 
(Note: Please turn to the map on the back 
of your lesson quarterly and note that our 
Thirteenth Sabbath Offering this quarter will 
expand two of our colleges and two of our 
academies in Mexico and Colombia, and pro-
vide urgently needed hospital enlargement and 
equipment for the newly acquired Antillean 
Adventist Hospital in Curacao. If we could only 
make a visit to these places our hearts would 
sing for joy to know that the gifts we bring 
this quarter would mean so much for the young 
people seeking an education for a place in the 
work of God in the earth, and also that once 
more the right arm of the message could be 
strengthened in this section of the mission 
field. We will hear more about these places 
later on in the quarter, but today I wish to 
tell you about a young man who became a 
stalwart son of God in one of the remote sec-
tions of Africa, just one of the many countries 
that benefit by our general mission giving each 
Sabbath of the year.) 
The wonderful Advent message 
began to be preached in Malawi 
in the year 1891 when a young 
self-supporting missionary by the 
name of George James arrived 
with his violin. After three years 
he learned that a mission was be-
ing started in Rhodesia and that 
missionaries were on their way to 
Solusi. George set off, therefore, to 
make contact with these new mis-
sionaries. However, as the old pad-
dle-wheel steamer made its way 
18 WORLD MISSION REPORT 
along the great Zambezi River, 
George took sick and was laid to 
rest in an unmarked grave to await 
the return of Jesus. 
Ten years later the first mission-
ary sponsored by the church ar-
rived. Since this time many fierce 
battles have been fought in the 
hearts and lives of many seekers of 
truth as the forces of good and 
evil have grappled for control of 
the heart. Not all battles are won 
by the Holy Spirit. However, the 
following experience should bring 
encouragement to all of us. 
Bywick Themuka (Tum-moo-ka) 
was born in a polygamous home in 
l 933. His mother was the first, or 
senior, wife of his father. 
When he was old enough, he 
worked as herd boy, looking after 
his father's cattle. 
Bywick was fifteen years old 
when the urge to go to school ar-
rested him. In 1948 he began to 
attend a little Adventist school 
near his home. He was unaffected 
by the Bible taught and the ex-
ample of the teachers during the 
four years it took him to complete 
the grades offered in the little 
school. Progress was rapid. By 1957 
he had finished two years of sec-
ondary studies at a government 
school. 
Since school fees were difficult 
to get, he decided to look for a job. 
Being alert and with good recom-
mendations he obtained a govern-
ment Civil Service job working 
in the treasury of the district coun-
cil. 
His aptitude for accounting be-
came apparent, and he was sent 
off at government expense for a 
course in accounting. In 1962 he 
was transferred to the courts de-
partment with a very bright fu-
ture. 
By this time he had joined the 
Presbyterian church in his com-
munity, but had done so as a mat-
ter of convenience. He was drink-
ing and committing many of the 
sins common among people today. 
In 1962 a colporteur sold him a 
copy of the book, The Great Con-
troversy. As he read this book he 
became aware for the first time why 
Seventh-day Adventists keep the 
Sabbath and the history of the 
change. He eagerly received the 
message, and many of the things 
that he had been taught in those 
few years in the Adventist primary 
school began to make sense. 
In October, 1963, he was born 
again at the Thete camp meeting. 
He immediately took his stand for 
God's truth. He was favored by the 
local court's commissioner and al-
lowed to keep his job and the Sab-
bath. He worked on Sunday until 
he was sent to an administration 
school and promoted to senior cler-
ical officer. This is a very high posi-
tion with excellent pay. He asked 
to be allowed to keep the Sabbath, 
but this was denied. He suggested 
working on Sundays, taking a cut 
in pay, everything he could think 
of, but to no avail. He received 
pressure from every source not to 
be foolish and spoil his future. He 
was threatened by his superiors 
with court action, 
Afterwards he said, "It was im-
possible for me to break God's Sab-
bath, and I was sure God would 
take care of me. I, therefore, took 
a firm stand that, come what may, 
I would be true to my God and to 
the faith that I have come to love 
with all my heart." 
In March, 1969, he terminated 
his services with the government 
and went to his home village. 
While waiting for God to indicate 
His will, 
Bywick raised 
up a 
Branch 
Sabbath 
School 
and 
preached the message to everyone 
who would listen. 
In 1969 Bywick was employed by 
the Malamulo Publishing House at 
a much lower salary. He rejoices 
that he is able to work in God's 
great cause. Since his conversion 
he has raised up several Branch 
Sabbath Schools, one to be organ-
ized soon into a church. 
There are thousands of young 
men like Bywick waiting for the 
message to be brought to them. 
David Livingstone is reported to 
have written to Moffat, "I see the 
smoke of a thousand villages.where 
the 
gospel 
has 
not 
yet 
been 
preached." These words are sup-
posed to have been said about Ma-
lawi. As one flies north in our 
Cessna 185, it can still be said, "I 
see the smoke of a thousand villages 
where the everlasting gospel has 
not yet been preached." 
APPEAL 
We appeal to you to 
give liberally so that those who are 
sincere seekers of truth in all of the re-
mote villages of the world may be 
reached with the gospel of Jesus our 
Saviour and gladly exchange the vil-
lages of earth for the New Jerusalem. 
"It is more blessed to give than 
to receive" (Acts 20 :35). 
TELL IT! THEY WILL ENJOY IT BETTER. 
19 
SABBATH, JUNE 2 
A Pastor Changes His 
Religion 
by G. M. Ellstrom 
[Elder G. M. Ellstrom graduated from Walla 
Walla College, Washington, in 1939, and worked 
in the Texico Conference as a teacher, singing 
evangelist, and district leader. The Ellstroms 
spent fifteen years in Africa, on the Ivory 
Coast and 
in Nigeria. For two years Elder 
Ellstrom worked as pastor in New York City, 
and then he returned to the Congo (Zaire) 
where he labored as a union departmental sec-
retary and union president for a period of 
seven years. Since October, 1970, he has worked 
in the Inter-American Division as president of 
the Franco-Haitian Union.] 
In French-speaking countries, a 
very large percentage of the pop-
ulation are members of the Cath-
olic Church, and this is certainly 
so throughout the countries of the 
Franco-Haitian Union. In spite of 
this fact, the Lord has surely 
blessed His work in the different 
missions of this union. Youth and 
old folks are heeding the call, some 
enduring hardships and persecu-
tion even from their own families, 
but they have been baptized and 
joined the church. 
Recently a pastor from another 
church was baptized and is now 
one of our members. Following is 
a short account of his conversion. 
During an evangelistic 
effort 
held by Pastor Marcelin B. Bocaly 
(Beau-call-lee) at the main public 
auditorium 
in 
Port-au-Prince, 
Haiti, from August 8 to September 
12, 1971, Pastor Mathieu Guerrier 
(Matthew Gehr-ee-yea) aH)ended 
many of the meetings, and the 
20 WORLD MISSION REPORT 
Holy Spirit convinced him of God's 
truth. After the series of meetings, 
he continued to work for his mis-
sion, but he could not forget the 
truths that he had heard. There 
was a difficult struggle going on in 
his mind. Finally, under the in-
fluence of the Spirit of God, he 
asked Brother Bocaly if he could 
help solve his problem. He was 
wondering whether he should con-
tinue to work for his organization, 
or become a Seventh-day Advent-
ist. In the first week of January, 
1972, he asked to see Brother 
Bocaly, and they met at one of 
the large churches in Port-au-
Prince, where a temperance rally 
was being held. 
When 
this 
interested 
pastor 
reached the church, he listened to 
some of the temperance lectures, 
became quite interested and at-
tended all the meetings. That next 
Sabbath Brother Bocaly made an 
appeal, urging those who would 
like to make a decision for Christ 
to come near the pulpit, and this 
man was among those who came 
forward. 
The following day the two men 
met at the union office to try to 
solve the problem at hand. Under 
conviction 
from 
what 
he 
had 
heard, Pastor Guerrier said, "Pas-
tor Bocaly, I have attended your 
meetings at the auditorium, and 
two of your sermons have touched 
my heart so that I feel obliged to 
leave my present church. I shall 
have great difficulties, however, be-
cause I have worked for that church 
for thirty-six years, and I was 
ordained by them to the ministry 
six years ago. This organization 
provides me with everything and 
I have no other trade. When I be-
come an Adventist, I know that 
they will discharge me and I shall 
have no other help. Please give me 
your counsel." 
Brother Bocaly answered, "Mr. 
Guerrier, if the Holy Spirit moved 
your heart, you must obey and 
leave everything with God, who 
will take care of you. You must 
accept the truth and practice it. 
If you have no other way to make 
a living, as soon as you have de-
cided to accept this gospel, I'll con-
tact the South Haiti Mission to 
recruit you as a colporteur. You 
will thus be able to earn a living." 
Mr. Guerrier was very happy for 
this suggestion. 
Then he asked Brother Bocaly 
to introduce him to the church, 
and the following Sabbath this was 
done. When he was introduced to 
the pastors and officers, as well as 
to the church members, he testified 
as follows: 
"I have been preaching error for 
thirty-six years, and I want to make 
everything right. Two of Pastor 
Bocaly's sermons, 'Marriage Is the 
Key to Happiness and Prosperity' 
and 'The Three Messages of Reve-
lation 14,' convinced me that Ad-
ventism is the true religion. I 
made my decision to break with 
error, to consecrate my life to God, 
and to practice the truth. I see 
that, according to Revelation 14, 
the ones who keep Sunday worship 
the beast and his image and will 
be lost. I have seen myself lost. So, 
brethren and sisters, pray for me." 
It was an inspiring experience for 
the whole church and everyone 
there promised to pray for him. 
When his organization discov-
ered that he was a Seventh-day Ad-
ventist and that he was keeping 
the Sabbath, they drove him out 
of the house that had been rented 
for him and returned his monthly 
salary, which was received from 
the United States, so that all his 
means of livelihood by this church 
was cut off. It left him with no 
food and no place to live, but God 
provided for his food and lodging 
as others stepped in to help him. 
He remained true to his con-
victions and was soon baptized in 
the swimming pool of our Franco-
Haitian 
Seminary 
at 
Diquini 
(Dee-kee-nee). 
Now he is very 
happy in Christ. Let us pray for 
him that God 
may abundantly 
bless him and that he may con-
tinue faithfully pressing on in this 
wonderful way toward the king-
dom of God. 
APPEAL 
We are thankful for 
the hundreds of members we have who 
are on fire for God, but we need more 
young people trained in our schools 
who will give their lives to the service 
of the Lord. Only when our institu-
tions, both educational and medical, 
are properly equipped and staffed can 
we give our youth the necessary train-
ing for service and for life. We shall 
certainly appreciate your generous gifts 
this thirteenth Sabbath, and we shall 
use them to improve our institutions so 
they may be of greater service in 
spreading the message to the countries 
of the Inter-American Division. 
Keep a file of your used missions 
quarterlies for future use. 
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SABBATH, JUNE 9 
Spirit Worshiper to 
Adventist 
by James N. Topno 
[James N. Topno is a graduate of Spicer Me-
morial College. After many years of experience 
·in evangelistic and postoral work, he was asked 
to head the loy activities and Sabbath School 
deportment of the East Indio Section, which 
responsibility he now carries.] 
(Note: Once again we hove for our mission 
report this quarter a story from another section 
of the world field other than the one to which 
we shall devote our Thirteenth Sabbath Offer-
ing overflow. The story for today began in the 
northeast section of Indio, some miles from the 
Iorge city of Calcutta. Listen as I tell you of 
a young seeker of truth and how he was led 
of God to a devotion to His cause.) 
When Pastor Topno first re-
ceived his appointment as pastor 
of the Tonia church, it was a small 
company with no church facilities. 
But with the infusion of new blood 
through 
evangelistic work, 
the 
group was soon inspired to build 
a new church, with driftwood logs 
from a nearby river as supports, a 
roof of rice straw, and mud walls 
with the usual cow-dung plaster. It 
was to this company that Christe 
Kandulna 
joined himself 
as 
a 
member, and earnestly began to 
work for God as a layman. 
Christe Sa hay 
Kand ulna was 
born to the household of an ani-
mist (spirit worshiper) priest, in 
the quiet hill areas of 
South 
Bihar. Here, the Munda tribes set-
tled many centuries ago, and ac-
cording to their custom set up a 
system of worship, where loved 
ones who had passed away were 
worshiped. Often the priests were 
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visited by spirits who would give 
messages and require rituals to be 
carried on by the people. Each 
year, live goats would be sacrificed 
in the jungles, or preferably on 
the hilltops, in order to appease 
the spirits and to give protection 
to the villages of their area. Where 
possible, a grove of sal trees was 
chosen, and there they sacrificed 
as the women served the wor-
shipers with an intoxicating drink 
akin to that of country beer. 
This was the life of Christe as 
he grew up in the village of Tonia. 
According to their custom, 
he 
would succeed his father as the 
priest. His youthful training was 
in accordance with this plan. Yet, 
as Christe was growing older, he 
felt it was not right, and the more 
he thought about it the more he 
desired to leave it alone. But what 
religion could he accept? 
It was while attending classes in 
school that he made his decision. 
He took his textbook, and turning 
to the inside of the cover he wrote 
the following promise: "If I pass 
Class II this year, I will join the 
church!" 
Noticing 
the 
written 
promise in his book, a fellow stu-
dent questioned if he really in-
tended to join a church. "Yes, 
surely," he quickly assured the 
friend. When news came that he 
had passed the second class, he im-
mediately started to attend meet-
ings at a small Lutheran church 
near his home. He was faithful to 
his word and continued to attend 
for many years. 
Then, one Sunday during the 
meeting a brother spoke up in 
church and said that the true Sab-
bath was Saturday. This enraged 
Christe to the point that he threat-
ened to punish the man if he ever 
repeated that statement. But the 
man quietly took him aside and 
pointed out a few texts regarding 
the Sabbath in the Bible. A short 
time later this man joined the Ad-
ventist Church. 
About this time Christe received 
a Voice of Prophecy card and en-
rolled for Bible study. In the days 
and weeks that followed, he be-
came convinced that the true Sab-
bath is really Saturday. So one 
Sabbath morning he visited the lit-
tle Sabbath School held by Masih 
Charan, the first Adventist in the 
village of Tonia. The lesson in-
terested him very much. Later 
when his parents and others came 
to know of his visit, they repri-
manded him, which caused him to 
flee to relatives in the State of As-
sam, almost eight hundred miles 
away. Here, he continued his stud-
ies through the Voice of Prophecy. 
After many months his father's 
appeal 
to 
return 
brought him 
home, but texts of Scripture con-
cerning the Sabbath and baptism 
were prominent in his thinking. 
He felt he must do something, and 
soon. When Pastor J. P. Tiru came 
to Tonia a few months later, he 
asked for baptism into the Advent-
ist Church. Although rather reluc-
tant to baptize the Hindu priest's 
son 
immediately, 
Pastor 
Tiru 
found that examination revealed a 
sincere preparation. Christe was 
baptized and continued his studies 
with the local church leader. 
APPEAL 
Christe's life has 
proved fruitful, and since joining the 
Adventist Church he has faithfully 
carried a "priestly" service to his neigh-
bors. Two families were soon joined to 
the church. Then two miles away he 
started a Branch Sabbath School. As a 
result a good company of believers was 
established. His enthusiasm has not 
changed, and today he is preparing 
many more for the second advent of 
Christ. Dear believer, have you done 
your part to prepare others for the Sec-
ond Coming? May we not waver in our 
sacred calling in bringing the Advent 
hope to all the world and in giving so 
that God's work may prosper. 
SABBATH, JUNE 16 
It Takes Courage 
by Charles R. Taylor 
[Charles R. Taylor is the education and public 
relations secretary of the Inter-American Di-
vision. Dr. and Mrs. Taylor have been in the 
Inter-American Division in. continuous service 
since 1943, currently holding the record among 
overseas active workers in the division. Their 
twenty-nine years of service have been spent 
mostly in Cuba and Mexico in educational and 
MV work.] 
Linda Vista Academy which is to 
receive a new boys' dormitory from 
the June, 1973, Thirteenth Sab-
bath Offering overflow, lies in the 
South Mission of the Mexican Un-
ion. 
Pastor 
Jeronimo 
Madrigal 
(Hay-ro-ne-mo Modree-gall) is the 
president of the South Mission, 
comprising the States of Chiapas 
(Chee-ah-pahz) and Oaxaca (Wau-
hah-kah), with almost 17,000 mem-
bers scattered over these moun-
tainous States bordering on either 
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23 
side of the Isthmus of Tehuante-
pec (Teh-wahn-teh-peck). 
Short in stature and tall in dy-
namic, spiritual leadership, Elder 
Madrigal recently baptized, alone, 
173 
people 
in 
chilly 
mountain 
water at more than 6,000 feet ele-
vation in the Eastern Sierra Madre 
(See-eehrah Mah-dray) in north-
eastern Oaxaca. It happened this 
way: Oaxaca is the native State of 
Don 
Benito Juarez 
(Ben-ee-toe 
Hwah-ress), the Indian peasant 
who became President of Mexico 
and completely changed the social 
and political structure of his coun-
try. He was a contemporary of 
Abraham Lincoln, and his work 
has often been compared to that of 
the rail-splitter who freed the 
slaves in the neighboring country 
along Mexico's northern border. 
Mexico declared 1972 as the Year 
of Juarez in their country. In the 
area northeast of Juarez' birthplace 
live the Mijes (Mee-hess) Indians. 
In and around Totontepec (Toe-
ton-tay-peck), accessible only by 
small plane or on foot or by mule-
back, an interest developed in the 
Seventh-day Adventist message as a 
result of contact with migrant 
workers returning from the United 
States. 
The 
Inter-American 
Division 
sponsored a New Regions project 
among these seekers after truth. 
But in this remote area, where local 
municipal authorities whose word 
is law have for centuries been gov-
erned by the inti uence of local re-
ligious leaders, persecution devel-
oped. The life of our worker was 
threatened, and he concluded that 
prudence was the better part of 
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valor. Another worker, a native 
Oaxacan layman, was sent in his 
place, and he found that persecu-
tion continued, with some of our 
people in jail and others in serious 
difficulty. Pastor Madrigal visited 
the State attorney's office and with 
the backing of the authority of the 
State flew in to Totontepec and 
paid a visit to the local municipal 
authorities, fully aware of the 
somewhat tenuous nature of the 
State's control over these men. 
He told the local authorities that 
he was traveling through and 
spending a week or two with the 
brethren in that area. At first they 
started to complain about Advent-
ists causing division in the town, 
refusing to do their part in com-
munity work projects, even to the 
extent that the municipal band 
could not function because six of 
the musicians had become Sev-
enth-day Adventists and refused to 
play when a fiesta came on Sab-
bath. Elder Madrigal's quick and 
authoritative rejoinder was that 
they were the ones who were in-
fringing on individual liberties, vi-
olating the spirit and the letter of 
the Mexican Constitution, depriv-
ing people of freedom of worship, 
and they would bring on them-
selves the penalties provided by the 
law for abusing their authority. 
Taken by surprise, they seemed con-
fused, and promised in the pres-
ence of our local brethren that the 
Adventists would no longer be mo-
lested. However, they requested 
that Elder Madrigal visit the priest 
and talk with him. 
The same day, the mission presi-
dent called on the priest, and with 
courteous demeanor spoke to him 
about the purpose of his visit. At 
first the conversation leaned to-
ward local "problems" supposedly 
brought about by the preaching of 
Adventists, but Elder Madrigal 
boldly seized the initiative and told 
the astonished clergyman that he 
was violating the spirit of Vatican 
II and the instructions of the pa-
pal 
encyclical. 
"I 
know," 
he 
said, "I have all the Adventist 
books, and I have read them. This 
one," he said, pointing to The 
Great Controversy, "is very hard 
on us." Jeronimo Madrigal contin-
ued by asking him if he had found 
anything that was not historical 
truth, and left with a promise that 
the law would be respected. 
What he did not expect was 
what happened the next Sunday. 
The priest in his morning sermon 
urged all those who had received 
Adventist books as a remembrance 
of former visits by Seventh-day Ad-
ventist workers, to take them out 
and read them. They were good 
books. And then the priest led a 
spiritual retreat high on a moun-
taintop for his closest followers, 
and spent the entire time in assid-
uous reading and study of the 
Bible. 
Five families who had been un-
decided or publicly uncommitted 
because of their social position, 
like Nicodemus and Joseph of Ari-
mathea, now made their decision 
and took their stand. Among the 
members of our church at Toton-
tepec and environs are six former 
mayors of the community. 
And among the mountains of 
Oaxaca, not far from the birth-
place of Benito Juarez, Jeronimo 
Madrigal boldly began the Year of 
Juarez by giving substance to the 
dreams of those who chose to make 
Inter-America's Golden Anniver-
sary Year the year of Evangelism 
'72. The 173 persons he baptized 
in cold mountain waters in two 
groups were part of more than 
1,000 precious souls baptized in the 
South 
Mexican 
Mission 
during 
the first quarter of 1972. 
"How beautiful upon the moun-
tains ... " 
APPEAL 
How will you respond 
this thirteenth Sabbath to the needs 
for more prepared and consecrated 
workers in Inter-America? Will you 
give generously so that the educational 
facilities in the various countries will 
be able to enlarge their buildings so 
that all the students who are waiting 
to attend can be accepted? 
Thank you on behalf of the Advent-
ist youth of Inter-America, who with 
you look toward the world beyond 
tomorrow. 
SABBATH, JUNE 23 
Young People Preach the 
Gospel 
by V. E. Salazar 
[Elder Velino E. Salazar (Veh-lee'no Soh-la-zar) 
is president of the Mexican Union. In the past 
he has served as district pastor, Montemorelos 
Hospital chaplain, Central Mexican Mission de-
partmental secretary, Southeast Mexican Mis-
sion president, and Mexican Union Missionary 
Volunteer secretary.] 
The Sabbath School department 
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25 
of the Mexican Union gathers to-
gether every Sabbath almost 78,-
000 members who worship God in 
1,516 meeting places, where faith-
ful church members have been 
praising God for more than eighty 
years since the gospel message was 
first preached in the country of 
Mexico. 
Thank God that the Sabbath 
Schools have won so many souls, 
many of whom are today students 
at the different educational facili-
ties of this union, preparing them-
selves to go out and finish preach-
ing the message. 
These young 
people take part in all of the mis-
sionary activities of the church, 
witnessing for their faith and, in so 
doing, helping other souls to see 
the real meaning of living in the 
world of today. 
At the Linda Vista Academy in 
the State of Chiapas 
(Chee-ah-
pahs) in southern Mexico, a mis-
sionary incident occurred that is 
truly providential. 
The students of the academy had 
gone out to take part in the yearly 
Ingathering campaign. A group of 
young women were assigned to work 
in a certain town. They were or-
ganized in pairs and left to cover 
the territory. One couple started 
their work, knocking from door to 
door. They knocked at the closed 
door of one humble home, but no 
one 
responded. 
They 
knocked 
again and waited, finally hearing 
someone moving about inside the 
house. They kept knocking until a 
man came to the door. They could 
see from the expression on his face 
that he was feeling sick and nerv-
ous. 
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He listened to the young wom-
en's story somewhat suspiciously, 
probably wondering inwardly at 
their reason for coming to visit 
him. At last he invited them to 
come 
inside, and began telling 
them his own sad story. It was a 
sad life he had led. He had been 
sick for so long, and had finally 
been dismissed by the doctors as 
an incurable case. His wife and 
son were in good financial circum-
stances, but they had abandoned 
him and left him alone, sick, and 
with no means of livelihood. 
"But," 
he 
added, 
"you have 
come just in time, as if you were 
angels sent to save me, because at 
the moment you knocked, I was 
getting ready to end my life." 
Looking up, he pointed to a rope 
that was hanging from a beam 
across 
the 
ceiling. 
"When you 
knocked at my door, I was just ty-
ing the rope around my neck to 
hang myself, because life is not 
worth living under these circum-
stances." 
The girls began telling him that 
there is a God in heaven who loves 
him, whose Son was sacrificed for 
his 
salvation. 
They 
encouraged 
him to put his entire trust in the 
Lord and that all his illnesses, 
afflictions, 
and 
sadness 
would 
finally turn out well. He thanked 
them for their words and for hav-
ing saved him from death. The 
young women were so touched that 
they gave him the money they had 
collected and promised to return 
and visit him at a later date. After 
prayer, they left to continue their 
work. A week later they returned 
with a teacher, taking him food 
and clothing, but especially the 
Bread of Life, which he needed 
most. They were pleased to see 
that he had changed. He now 
looked happy and had a will to 
live, knowing that God was with 
him. 
The young people in schools 
such as Linda Vista Academy are 
preparing themselves to help those 
who are on the brink of death. 
Now, in this final hour of earth's 
history, there are hundreds of 
young people who cannot attend 
an Adventist school because there 
is no space for them in the dormi-
tories, in the dining rooms, in the 
classrooms. The schools must be 
enlarged. That is why we are plac-
ing 
before 
the 
world 
Sabbath 
School membership the needs of 
the schools in Mexico. 
Special mention is made today 
of the urgent needs for the Linda 
Vista Academy. The need is to 
build a new dormitory, for the 
present building is made of wood, 
built as a temporar-y structure six-
teen years ago. So one can well 
imagine the condition it is in now. 
Larger 
and 
more 
comfortable 
rooms for the young people are 
urgently needed. 
APPEAL 
We are confident that 
the liberal Sabbath School members 
around the world will make this Thir-
teenth Sabbath Offering a big one. "Ve 
are inviting everyone to give gener-
ously for the rebuilding of three schools 
in the Mexican Union. The Mexican 
young people are expecting us to do 
something special for them with our 
offerings. 
May God help us to cooperate, giv-
ing our offerings with the love that the 
Saviour had when He gave His life. 
The young people will be ever thank-
ful for your great efforts. 
SABBATH, JUNE 30 
A Life Dedicated to the 
Youth of Mexico 
by Carlos A. Aeschlimann 
[Elder Carlos Aeschlimann (lshe-lee-mun) has 
served for fifteen years of his ministerial serv-
ice as an evangelist, holding evangelistic meet-
ings in the Argentine, Chile, Uruguay, Colombia, 
Venezuela, Mexico, and the United States. Fur-
thermore, he is speaker on the Spanish radio 
and television program, "La Voz del Hoger" 
(The Voice of the Home). He has written ten 
books and is at present union evangelist in 
the Mexican Union.] 
The Mexican Union has six mis-
sions with 51,000 baptized mem-
bers and 78,000 Sabbath School 
members. Mexico City and envi-
rons, with 9 million inhabitants, is 
one of the greatest challenges of 
the gospel message in Inter-Amer-
ica. There are dozens of large 
cities, such as Guadalajara and 
Monterrey, that need to know the 
message of salvation. Dozens of 
Indian tribes, with their own local 
dialects, are waiting for someone 
to come and tell them of Jesus. 
Hundreds of towns along large riv-
ers are waiting for spiritual and 
medical attention. Thick jungles 
separate small villages where thou-
sands of people are waiting for a 
missionary to arrive. The Mexican 
Union is looking toward the Mon-
temorelos College to prepare the 
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27 
Adventist young people to go out 
and carry the message from one 
end of Mexico to the other. 
This college is fulfilling its mis-
sion. In 1971, as a result of the 
work of teachers and students, 20 
souls were baptized within the col-
lege district. In 1972 seven series 
of evangelistic meetings were held 
by the teachers and students. 
Miss Soledad (So-leh-dahd) was 
a teacher in the public school of 
Ciudad Victoria 
(Syu-dahd Vic-
tor-ee-ah) in 1932. Among her stu-
dents was Luis, a boy of ten, who 
was the son of a city official. Luis 
seemed to be a very intelligent stu-
dent who was interested in the his-
tory of his country. 
It wasn't long before Miss Sole-
dad heard the gospel message and 
became a Seventh-day Adventist. 
About that time the Montemorelos 
(Moan-tay-more-eh-lohs) 
Voca-
tional and 
Professional 
College 
was opened, and Miss Soledad was 
invited to become a member of the 
staff of this new school. 
For twenty-nine years Miss Sole-
dad dedicated her efforts and tal-
ents to the task of teaching hun-
dreds of Seventh-day Adventist 
young people. Her dedication and 
love for the cause of God left their 
indelible marks on generations of 
young people. Today, almost all 
the workers in Mexico were at one 
time or another numbered among 
her students. 
She experienced many moments 
of joy throughout her career. One 
of them was when the Montemore-
los College celebrated its twenty-
fifth anniversary. To her it did not 
seem possible that this small school 
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could grow so over the years, and 
become a senior college. 
Perhaps one of the greatest mo-
ments in her life was when she met 
her former student, Luis. Because 
of his extraordinary intelligence 
and diligence in his work he had 
reached, step by step, one of the 
highest responsibilities of the na-
tion. He had become a presidential 
candidate for the country of Mex-
ico. 
Touring the country in his cam-
paign, 
the 
distinguished 
Luis 
Echevarria 
(Eh-chay-vahree-ah) 
came to the city of Montemorelos 
and met his teacher of long ago, 
Miss Soledad. She requested that 
he and all his staff visit the nearby 
Montemorelos College. He changed 
his official schedule in order to 
comply with her request, and he 
was greatly impressed with what 
he 
saw. 
Soon 
afterwards, 
Mr. 
Echevarria, the one-time student 
of Miss Soledad, was elected pres-
ident of Mexico. She never imag-
ined that one of her students 
would one day occupy the highest 
office in their country. However, 
she did not live to see the results 
of his term in office. One day Miss 
Soledad suddenly fell ill and passed 
away. 
Miss Soledad dedicated her life 
to the service of God in educating 
the young people of Mexico. For 
twenty-eight years she taught at 
the Montemorelos Vocational and 
Professional College, a 
Seventh-
day 
Adventist 
institution 
with 
more than 700 students. This is 
where teachers, nurses, secretaries, 
pastors, evangelists, and adminis-
trators are trained. Practically all 
of the workers in Mexico have 
passed through the classrooms of 
this college. Almost all of the teach-
ers in the Linda Vista Academy 
and the Mexican Pacific Academy 
are graduates of the Montemorelos 
College. Young people from all 
over Mexico come to this college 
to receive a new vision and to be-
come leaders in the cause of God. 
The 
Montemorelos 
College 
is 
very important to the future of the 
work of God in Mexico, which is 
the largest Spanish-speaking coun-
try in the world, with 50 million 
inhabitants. And the pride of the 
college is its school of theology. 
About four years ago, Elder Rob-
ert H. Pierson, president of the 
General Conference, preached the 
graduation sermon to the first grad-
uates of the sixteen-grade theology 
course. These graduates are doing 
a great work in the big cities of 
Mexico. Five of these graduates 
are outstanding evangelists today. 
The union president, the union 
treasurer, and all the local mission 
presidents are graduates of this col-
lege. 
APPEAL 
It is not exaggerating 
to say that the finishing of God's work 
in Mexico will depend in great part 
upon the graduates of this college. We 
want you to know this college and its 
needs. It needs new dormitory space 
for the young men and women. It 
needs a better and larger library for 
its students, and it needs a large meet-
ing hall for its public activities. 
On this thirteenth Sabbath, the offer-
ing will be dedicated to enlarge three 
schools in Mexico: the Linda Vista 
Academy in southern Mexico, the 
Mexican Pacific Academy in north-
western Mexico, and the Montemorelos 
Vocational and Professional College 
in northeastern Mexico. 
Will you give generously for the ad-
vancement of the work in Mexico this 
thirteenth Sabbath? 
THIRTEENTH SABBATH 
June 30 
Suggested Program 
9:15-9:29 
Inspirational song service. 
9:29-9:30 
Program participants enter. 
9:30-9:34 
Silent prayer and opening song. 
9:34-9:36 
Prayer -
brief, remember the 
mission field to benefit from the 
offering overflow. 
9:36-9:59 
Special thirteenth Sabbath mis-
sion program-usually the adult 
and j or not more than two of the 
children's divisions participate. 
9:59-10:37 
Class period-six-point program, 
8 minutes (including taking of 
lay-activities report, 2 minutes, 
and brief tie-in with last week's 
lesson). 
Lesson study 30 minutes. 
10:37-10:40 
Closing· exercises-close 
promptly. 
NOTE: Posters, announcements, andjor bul-
letin inserts provided free by the conference 
announcing the thirteenth Sabbath projects 
may be used. Plan all details of your program 
early-at least two weeks in advance. Instruct 
division leaders whose children are partici-
pating so that each may know the amount of 
time allotted. For additional program material 
see Children's Edition, World Mission Report. 
"God has made man His stew-
ards" to provide "for the spread of 
the gospel."-Counsels on Sabbath 
School Work, p. 136. 
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My Need 
by Dorothy Minner 
What would I do if I should hear 
My Lord's voice speak to me 
And say, "I cannot use your gift. 
I'll manage without thee. 
Don't give to help the mission work, 
Let others do your part. 
For I can only use and bless 
The gift that's from the heart." 
Oh, how could I this burden bear? 
My all I'd offer then, 
If only He'd accept my gift 
And cleanse my heart from sin. 
I know I've given sparingly, 
To calls I've turned deaf ears, 
But He has done so much for me, 
My every prayer He hears. 
May I ne'er hear Him tell me No, 
Or see Him turn away. 
I 'II gladly give more than my part, 
And I will start today! 
I need the blessing I receive 
When I give to my Lord. 
For as I give, He gives to me; 
'Tis promised in His Word. 
Give 
by Inez Brasier 
Give hope! 
Those who despair, 
Who cannot see beyond 
The darkness of their way have need. 
Give hope! 
Give love! 
So many hearts 
Are lone, with none to care, 
And with hopeless hours of despair. 
Give love! 
Give faith 
To ones who view 
With dread the future days 
Nor know to trust His guiding touch. 
Give faith! 
Give Him, 
For those who know 
The Saviour's loving care 
Will walk secure, His mercy share. 
Give Him! 
The Thirteenth Sabbath Offering Overflow 
for the Third Quarter, 1973 
Will Go to the Australasian Division 
Issued quarterly by the Seventh-day Adventist Sabbath School Department 
Washington, D.C. 
PRINTED IN U.S.A. 
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Beyond The Sun 
(A Translation of the Spanish Traditional Adventist Hymn, "Mas Alia Del Sol'') 
Effie A. James 
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