Dear friends,

I would like to testify of what happened recently when I went to do some Colporting. It is something that perhaps we would not expect to happen or very surprised to hear. I pray and hope that this will encourage you to prepare as we are living in the midst of the fulfillment of Biblical as well as prophecies predicted by the servant of the Lord.

Perhaps you may be wondering what this is all about. Nevertheless, after this experience I went home praising God for His goodness and for the privilege of being in His service.

On September 25, 2012, Steve, Ivan, Jeremy and I from the Red Advenir TV Network planned to meet on a certain street to go to study Biblical prophecy with Steve ´s Bible study group. He got to know one of the members through sharing literature that is a kind of a summary of the book “The Great Controversy” written by E.G. White. This is an interested group here in Santa Cruz Bolivia that is eager to learn from the Bible especially about last day events. The group is comprised mostly of ladies that fast and pray and read their Bibles every day. Steve told me that when he started studying biblical prophecy with them, they told him that they have been praying for years to understand the difficult parts of the Bible like Daniel and the Revelation. I believe that by the grace of God these sincere folks will join God ´s army and join in the “loud cry.”

When we went to the place where the folks normally meet, they were not there. It so happened that Steve had misplaced his cell phone a few days before and the people from the

group tried calling him to inform him that that they were going to do something else that day but did not get through. The Bible says “And we know that all things work for good to them that love God to them which are the called according to His purpose.” Romans8: 28 (KJV).

Nevertheless, I had decided to colport to the group after doing the study on prophecy but it did not happen simply because they were not there. I thought for a while and decided that I would go to Abasto market to do some colporting. So on our way back to the TV station I stopped at the market. I have colported once there and it was a good experience but the experience that day “made my day.” After telling the rest of the Guys bye, I decided to go near a nearby plaza to pray and get an overview of the books I was going to canvass. I sat down and felt incapable of doing what I was going to do. There were people at the plaza so I just pleaded with open eyes that God would give me the strength and wisdom because I felt so weak and unworthy to do the work. One of my favorite Bible verses is “But He said unto me: my grace is sufficient for me, for my grace is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities that the Spirit of Christ may rest upon me.

2Corinthinas12: 9 (KJV).

With God ´s help I was able to colport the little but powerful books that are a summary of the Great Controversy. God ´s word says that His word will not return to Him void. I have had an experience where I met a man from the Assembly of God Church who was touched after reading the book. Later on I gave the complete book of “The Great Controversy” to him. We know that there will be people in heaven whom we thought would not be there. Let us prepare to meet them by God ´s grace. Of course, when I colported, there were just a few people that were not interested in even receiving a free gift. A few minutes before “the peak of my experience” that afternoon. I met some people most of whom were ladies and I guess that were Catholics, because of the way they spoke. One of them bought the “Bible Readings for the Home” and I gave the rest of the small books for free. I spent some time answering their questions.

On my next stop I met a man who wanted a Bible. I did not have it then, but I promised him that I would bring it some other day. At what was going to be my last stop, I met a lady who was wearing a turban and I did my usual round of introducing myself and explained about the books I was colporting.

She inquired which church I belonged to and I told her that I am an Adventist.

“Seventh- Day Adventist right?” she asked.

“Si” (yes in Spanish) I said rather surprised.

She mentioned that she had a copy of “The Great Controversy” and asked if I had a health book written by Ellen White. I told her that I had the health books and other Ellen White books at home and that I would bring them on Friday. (I thought she belonged to the Seventh – day Adventist Church.) She bought the book “Bible readings for the home” and as I was lingering and getting ready to leave an older lady wearing a turban appeared on the scene. What happened next was just incredible. “Who wrote this book?” She inquired calmly.

“Um… Harvest Time Publishers” I said, after looking for name of the author of the book. I did not expect that question from anybody that afternoon. She then began explaining that they belonged to the “Israelite Evangelical Church.” She seemed to know the Bible very well and told me to read some Bible passages that talked about the validity of the Ten Commandments

including the fourth commandment. She continued explaining how they offer lambs and grain offering and other Jewish ceremonies.

Fasten your seat belts to hear this one. She continued explaining that they have a prophet named Ezekiel from eastern Bolivia and that he was taken in vision where he saw Ellen White among the redeemed. I would say that the vision would be futuristic since the dead in Christ await the resurrection of the just when Jesus comes the second time. She continued saying among other things that their prophet said that Ellen White was a true prophet from God and that they should read her books.

When I heard that I got excited and started asking questions. Right then I could not keep back my words. I began talking about end time events as written by Sister White. I told them things that I normally don’t tell the Sunday keeping Christians like what is the mark of the beast, and the role of the United States and the papacy in the soon coming final events. They listened with profound interest and I could honestly say that I myself was deeply moved as I tried to explain the final events with God ´s help.

I can ´t remember how long we spoke but “time flew” and soon it became dark. When we finished talking I said a prayer of gratitude for meeting such wonderful people. I went home rejoicing and yet kind of worried about us as Seventh-day Adventists. We have been given great light like the Jews of old. We have a great responsibility to read and practice what we read both from the Bible and the Spirit of Prophecy. Not only that but to share it to a dying world. This is one of the reasons for writing this testimony.

A few days later I went and sold several important books by Ellen White to the same ladies. I hope to meet with other members from their church soon to canvass more spirit of prophecy books.

We have unmistakable proof from the Holy Scriptures about the authenticity of the prophetic gift of Ellen White. It would be well for us to read her books along with the Bible because what she says no doubt agrees with the Bible and leads us back to the Bible and not to some mystic author.

Dear reader, if you have been deceived by others in denying the validity of her prophetic gift, I urge you to think it over seriously because the Bible says … Believe in the LORD your God, so shall ye be established; believe his prophets, so shall ye prosper. 2 Chronicles 20:20. I have already heard stories in this day and age of an ungodly result of Seventh-day Adventists who have forsaken or rejected the prophetic gift of Sister White. She is dead but her writings speak about the dangers of these last days and how we can avoid the subtle snares of the enemy and his agents.

May God help us to be faithful until the end and may we seek Him while He may be found and moment by moment surrender our all to Him who loved us and gave Himself for us.

Sincerely,

Lincoln.