p. 22 | How the Lord Works to Answer Our Prayers

Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Oct 24, 1912

How the Lord Works to Answer Our Prayers

Brother G. C. Jenks, who has been engaged in the canvassing work in Panama for some time, relates the following encouraging experience in a private letter to Elder W. W. Eastman. Such experiences as this should encourage all who are sending out literature, followed up by their prayers, not to become weary in well-doing:—

“I had a most interesting experience the other day while canvassing at Bas Obispo, which shows the value of our magazines, and how a good work can be done with them in preparing the way in many instances for the sale of our large books. I had just taken an order for a half-morocco ‘Bible Readings,’ and had started for the next house with information which I felt certain would aid me in at least gaining an entrance, when one of those heavy tropical storms set in, and I had to move pretty lively to keep from getting soaked. Well, I reached the door just as the storm broke, and after a heavy rap at the screen, I was soon ushered into the parlor of a nice government cottage, where I was made to feel at home. People in this country are quite hospitable, and would not think of turning a stranger from their door, especially during a storm. In a few minutes I had the woman’s name on my guaranty book for a full morocco. Had it not still been raining hard, I doubtless should have hastened on to the next place. During the conversation we had, she said that for the past year she had been receiving a paper from her brother, who is an Adventist, and that it was so interesting and so much like the book that I had just shown her that she felt impressed to subscribe for my book. She also stated that she had several other good books, such as ‘Christ Our Saviour’ and ‘Making Home Happy,’ which had been sent to her by her brother. She especially enjoyed the Watchman.”

“By this time I was beginning to wonder who this brother could be, and was wishing that many of our people would adopt his plan of sending papers to their friends and relatives, when to my happy surprise, she said that he was an employee of the Southern Publishing Association, at Nashville, Tenn., and that his name was Mr. Fred Pfeiffer. The woman’s name is Mrs. W. C. Grobe. All things work together for good to those who love the Lord, so tell Brother Pfeiffer to keep the good work up, and very likely some day he will have the pleasure of seeing his sister accept the third angel’s message.”