A Spiritual Recue

Such a spiritual rescue work began about 1979.  A woman who was studying the Bible with Jehovah's Witnesses in Santiago, Chile, moved to the island and started to teach others what she had learned. Sometime later a congregation elder who was visiting the island for secular reasons was surprised to find a small group of Bible students progressing spiritually with the help of that woman.  By the time the elder visited the island again three months later, this isolated Bible teacher and two  of her students were ready to be baptized, so the elder presided over their baptism. Later, on of these newly baptized Christians got married and, together with her husband, continued searching for others who needed spiritual rescue.  Her husband took the lead in building a modest Kingdom Hall, which continue to serve the small group on the island.  In time, for economical reasons, they left Robinson Crusoe and moved to a  congregation in central Chile, where they continue actively serving Jehovah.

Little by little, the small group on the island continued to grow as others were rescued from false religion.  However, since students must move to the mainland for their high school education, the group was reduced to two baptized sisters and one young girl. The group during the vacation period when some mothers return to the island.  This serves to rejuvenate the three isolated Christians who remain there all year long.  As a result of hard work of these sisters, Jehovah's Witnesses are well-known on Robinson Crusoe. True, some islanders have taken a stand against their work and try to pressure others to reject the Kingdom message. Nevertheless, seeds of Bible truth planted in sincere hearts continue to sprout.

Next time: Strengthening Those Who Have Been Rescued

The Watchtower, 2000