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Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Dec 21, 1911

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 88, No. 51.

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Our Work in Haiti

By M. NORD ISAAC

AUGUST 16 I began visiting the churches and companies in the northern part of Haiti. I spent four days in Limbe, preaching and teaching. Our believers stand fast in the Lord. Many unbelievers manifested a great interest in the message, and I hope some of them will soon be found rejoicing in a knowledge of the truth.
Our brethren and sisters of Plaisance are walking in the light, and with hearts full of joy are waiting for the second coming of Christ in power and glory. After laboring among them five days, I left for Cape Haitien. October 8 I went to Pignon. The godliness and brotherly love of our church there impressed me very much. The believers study the Sabbath-school lessons in a delightful way. In the homes of some of the brethren each day, very early in the morning, there are special meetings for the Sabbath-school lessons, in which all the people are much interested. All the believers are found there, both parents and children. The educated believers translate and explain the lessons in creole for those who can not read. By so doing they afford all, even the boys, opportunity to obtain a thorough knowledge of the facts presented, as well as of the spiritual truths these facts are designed to teach. When the Sabbath comes, the Sabbath-school lesson is well learned, and there is always great interest.
After leaving Pignon I went to Ranguitte, where I spent three days in confirming the souls of the believers and seeking to turn a few unbelievers to the light of the third angel's message. An educated young man living here is an efficient agent in the hands of God for the enlightenment of those who sit in darkness. He finished successfully his studies at the Lyceum of Port au Prince up to philosophy, and was for a few years a student of medicine, but was hindered from completing his medical studies. He is now a blessing to others. A few souls accepted the last message as a result of his labors. He continues to preach and teach earnestly. His younger brother is also laboring earnestly for Christ, and brings souls to him.
On the seventeenth of September, several brethren and sisters went with me from Ranguitte to a station where there are many believers. Brother M. Theodore, who is laboring there, presented to us new converts receiving instruction for baptism. We held meetings, in which the people were much interested. After preaching to them, we bade farewell, and came to Grande Riviere, visiting two Adventist families on the way.Before reaching the interior of Grande Riviere, we arrived at a station situated on the summit of a mountain many hundred feet high. On every side are pleasant gardens and high trees, making the air fragrant. All around are ranges of hills clothed with luxuriant green, presenting a pleasing picture.
When evening came, some of our converts gathered, and I spoke to them. The next morning, at eight o'clock, almost all the believers came to hear the word of God. About thirty Seventh-day Adventists live at this place. Their leader exerts a good influence upon the dwellers among the mountains, and by his labors many souls are won to Jesus. At Grande Riviere, I spent five days preaching and teaching.
September 25, I took the train to Cape Haitien. I am waiting for the successor of Elder W. J. Tanner before going to labor at another place where the precious seeds of truth have never been dropped. I am grateful to my Heavenly Father for the opportunity of being connected with him in proclaiming the gospel to a lost world.
M. NORD ISAAC.