Literature evangelism consists of selling Adventist literature covering topics such as physical and emotional health, relationships between couples and families, healthy and vegetarian eating, and biblical literature. However, it is not just a commercial job. Literature evangelists or colporteurs undergo training that helps them with sales techniques and motivates them to have a closer relationship with God.

Literature evangelism reaches thousands of people every year with the gospel. In addition, colporteurs benefit spiritually and economically since, for many, this is their source of income, and for others, it allows them to pay for their school and university studies. Thus, they can dedicate themselves to colportage full-time or in short-term campaigns, which are organized by month, in specific groups and places.

The Adventist Church in Northern Peru highlights that this ministry not only promotes the distribution of Christian literature but also impacts the lives of those who dedicate themselves to this missionary work, sharing some inspiring stories about colportage.

Personal Growth

Any, a teenager from northeastern Peru, highlights how colportage changed her life. She was in her second year of high school at a public school when financial difficulties led her to look for alternatives. She remembers that an Adventist member informed her church about colportage. At first, she was not interested, but when her parents could not afford her studies, she decided to depend on God and be brave.

Despite initial difficulties and the temptation to give up, Any found strength in prayer. The first night, she wanted to go home, but she prayed to God for strength. The next day, at the first house she visited, she left her first book. At the end of the campaign, God blessed her with good sales. Due to her dedication, Any was able to transfer to the José San Martín Adventist School in the city of Tarapoto, in northeastern Peru, and is now in her fifth year of high school.

Spiritual Strengthening

Esmeralda, a colporteur in northern Peru, highlights the importance of daily communion with God to be successful in colporteurship. She explains that, as colporteurs, they go out daily to knock on doors and find many people in need of God. Her group in Túcume, Chiclayo, in northern Peru, has grown and now has 15 Bible students, thanks to her effort and dedication.

Ellen G. White, the pioneer American Adventist author whose leadership led to the establishment of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, emphasized the importance of colportage in her writings: "The work of the colporteur is one of the most effective ways of imparting light. He may be blessed, if he will seek God constantly and labor with humility and perseverance" (The Evangelical Colporteur, p. 12).

The original article was published on the South American Division Spanish website.