The circuit overseer, who was visiting at that time, showed them how to study the Bible with the help of the book “Let God Be True” and the booklet “This Good News of the Kingdom.”

Joseph seemed to be set in his views. In time, he enrolled in a Protestant secondary school in Cotonou. While there, one day he had a discussion of the Scriptures with the chaplain before a class of 80 students. The chaplain’s answer to most questions was, “That remains a divine mystery.” With the help of the book “Let God Be True,” Joseph was able to give satisfactory answers to many Bible questions. With his father’s last request echoing in his ears, Joseph publicly requested, before the entire class and the chaplain, that his name be struck from the Protestant membership roll. He was free! He got baptized in July 1964 and took up the regular pioneer service in 1969.