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Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Dec 8, 1910

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 87, No. 49.

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Ecuador

By W. W. Wheeler; John Osborne

THE work of the Lord is going forward in this country. We have just returned from a short trip to the coast. We heard of a brother in Machala, but had been unable to get direct word from him, to know his standing. On our way our train stopped overnight at Riobamba. We made several visits in the evening and had one Bible study. While waiting for a steamer, we sold some copies of Salud y Vida, and also took a few subscriptions for it in Guayaquil. We held one meeting with English-speaking Negroes from Jamaica, in the railroad town of Duran, also selling them many copies of the Watchman.
We found the brother at Machala faithful and working, though needing Bibles and other publications with which to work. He had written to us three times, but we had not received his letters. Just before we reached Machala, he had been praying to the Lord to send him help, and was sure that our coming was in answer to his prayers. Some points of the message were new to him; but as we studied the Bible together, he received them readily. He has been rejoicing in the message, as far as he understood it, for some four years, and will be ready for baptism soon. After holding Bible readings with his wife and mother for a long time, he succeeded in leading them both out of Catholic superstition into the glorious liberty of Christ. They had died about three months before my visit, and he felt sad because they had not been baptized.
We telegraphed for more papers, but our telegram was not correctly read. This, together with other circumstances, necessitated our return home. We held two Bible studies nearly every evening we were in Machala, one in Spanish and one in English. As soon as we attend to some other pressing matters, we hope to return, better armed with Bibles, papers, and books, and continue the work begun.
On our return, an editor at Riobamba, hearing that we were in the place, hunted for us. The next morning he found us at the railroad station, about an hour before train time. He is searching in earnest for Bible truth. He asked us to let him know beforehand the next time we were to be in Riobamba, as he wanted so to arrange his business as to have several days for Bible study. He desires some of our papers to read in the meantime.
On reaching home we found letters from the north, calling for more light. We had received one or two requests for help from the same direction before. We now plan to take the next train for that part of the field, so that the gospel in its purity, with the present-truth message, may be set before these people while they are eager for it.
W. W. WHEELER. JOHN OSBORNE.