In a few years, some 35 villages dotting this mountainous region had been reached for the first time with the good news. Many chapacos (Tarija mountain folk) listened attentively as the Witnesses explained the truth with the help of My Book of Bible Stories and its beautiful illustrations. These preaching excursions helped the brothers to become more united and confident. In just four years the number of publishers more than doubled. Now two flourishing congregations are busy there reaching more honesthearted persons.

The small group that met in La Paz in 1946 has now become 20 congregations in that city. Instead of just one family pursuing true worship in Cochabamba, there are at present six congregations. Three more are found in Oruro and two in Potosí. Throughout Bolivia there are over 85 congregations of Jehovah’s praisers.