I got baptized at the age of 13. Three years later, our family moved to serve where the need was greater, in Arequipa, Peru.

In 1974 when I was just 18, the Peru branch assigned me and four other brothers to serve as special pioneers. We were to preach in untouched territories, high in the Central Andes Mountains. This included witnessing to the indigenous Quechua and Aymara communities. We traveled in a motor home affectionately called The Ark because of its boxlike appearance. I treasure memories of using the Bible to show the indigenous people that Jehovah will soon do away with poverty, sickness, and death. (Rev. 21:3, 4) Many accepted the Kingdom message.