“Thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord” (1 Corinthians 15:57, 58).

In the administration division in the General Conference, the South American Region is composed of the following countries: Brazil, Peru, Bolivia, Ecuador, Chile, Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay, Guyana, Suriname, and French Guiana—totaling a third of the membership of the Reform Movement around the world.

The biggest challenge in this region of the church is to evangelize the million people who inhabit the 11 countries. But in spite of our frailty in the face of such a challenge, new souls have been added to the church and new churches have been built as a beacon of present truth. Praise be to God!

Progress is taking place in Brazil, for example. There are over 5,000 members in the North Brazilian Union with headquarters in the nation’s capital, Brasília. During this past quadrennium, 2 new Missions and a new Field have been added—so now the North Brazilian Union has 6 Fields and 2 Missions. There are also 2 academic schools and a vegetarian restaurant.

Stop-smoking evangelistic campaigns have been held in several places, using the following plan:

1. How to quit smoking (for health reasons);

2. Bible themes are introduced, and

3. Home visitation then follows to those who have become friends as a result of the program.

This method has brought excellent results.

Summer vacation colporteuring programs have also been quite effective among the youth, along with various online Bible study courses designed for the public.

The South Brazilian Union, with its headquarters at the rural site known as Ebenezer in Itú, S.P., is the second largest SDARM Union in the world. Besides the administrative offices and residences on this property, a new, high-tech media studio has just been constructed. The media project, operating in conjunction with the General Conference, has been established to promulgate the three angels’ messages in multiple languages. The two Brazillian Unions have begun by launching together a series of “Principles of Faith” on DVD with 37 lectures. This material is being used for evangelization and preparation of candidates for baptism.

The South Brazilian Union is also home to our missionary school and the health sanitarium, Oasis Paranaense, located outside the city of Curitiba in the state of Paraná.

The Bolivian Union recently promoted an outreach seminar with the theme “Harvest Time.” The event was crowned with a baptism of 26 souls. This union was also host to the 1st Symposium of Sacred Music to be held in the South American region.

A new church was recently inaugurated in Paraguay and construction on another chapel has been approved by the local municipality to begin in Suriname.

In Guyana, the work is growing and in 2014, a new chapel and parsonage were built, awaiting a new missionary to provide spiritual assistance and organize missionary activities there.

This is just a small sampling of all that the Lord is doing through His people in the South American region. Let us pray that the Holy Spirit may touch the hearts of each one of us to do more than our part to promote His soon-coming kingdom, that souls may be won to the Saviour who is all, and in all.