Soon after independence was granted to the country in 1968, however, three Watchtower missionary couples were assigned here. They were unable to stay long because of political difficulties, but their witnessing produced fine results.

Later, several Spanish missionary couples came to help. Andrés Botella, who has served in Equatorial Guinea for 12 years, recalls that soon after he arrived, he was impressed by how the people were truly “conscious of their spiritual need.” (Matthew 5:3) “It has been a real pleasure to study the Bible with such appreciative people,” he says.