Week of Prayer in South America
As the week of prayer in the United States comes at the time of harvest in the South American Union Conference territory, it is necessary to have our week of prayer at another season. March and April are the most convenient months. This year it was held the last few days of March and the first of April. This season of prayer has often been a season of great refreshing to our people here. From word received thus far, this one just past has been the best in our history. I translate the following from a letter from one of our French brethren:—20 “Having read the week of prayer readings, and a paragraph in your article in the March number of La Revista, in which you affirm your faith in the speedy conclusion of this work, I am also very decidedly convinced that the end is near. In presenting this subject to the church here, a deep impression was made. The Spirit of God touched the hearts of the youth. Two were baptized. The brethren that were lukewarm returned to the Lord and renewed their covenant with God. It was one of the best weeks of prayer seasons that it has ever been my privilege to experience since I have been elder. Our Saviour be thanked that he loves us and always invites us to unite with his people. “We thank the conference for the visit of Elder S. Mangold. He helped much, and invited us to engage in personal missionary work, which will be the best means of calling the attention of our neighbors to this time in which we are living. I visited all with him personally, and we recognize that in truth it is a splendid method. The donations were more than 100 pesos ($42.45). We did not expect so much. Much more is promised to be paid in June. By this you can see how the Lord works in his own time, and we pray the Lord for his Spirit in order that we also may respond to his call for full consecration of life to his service.” J. W. WESTPHAL.