Inside Story

Life’s Most Important Work

Zeth Louis Lekatompessy made a plan to lead his seven brothers and sisters and their families to Jesus. Zeth made his plan the same year that he was baptized in Indonesia.

What was Zeth’s plan? Zeth asked his wife to help him pray for his family. Zeth and his wife got married shortly before his baptism. Zeth and his wife also visited his family members. Then Zeth and his wife studied the Bible with them. Zeth invited his family to Bible meetings at a Seventh-day Adventist church on Ambon Island, where they lived. At the end of the meetings, 13 people were baptized, including Zeth’s older sister and two other family members. Later, five more brothers and sisters were baptized. Zeth was filled with joy! He decided that leading people to Jesus was life’s most important work.

For the next two years, Zeth worked as a Bible bookseller. Zeth sailed between islands in Indonesia to sell his books. Then the COVID-19 pandemic ended his work.

As Zeth thought about the future, he decided to volunteer as a Bible worker. His wife agreed with the idea. Zeth remembered the plan he made to help His family accept Jesus. Zeth decided to use that same plan to help other people accept the Lord, too.

Zeth and his wife made a list of every person they knew who didn’t know Jesus. Then they prayed for the people on the list daily. With their two small children, Zeth and his wife visited people on the list. When Zeth, his wife, and kids arrived at a new house, Zeth introduced himself and his family. Then he said, “We are Seventh-day Adventists.”

The homeowners asked, “What’s a Seventh-day Adventist?”

Zeth said, “A Seventh-day Adventist is someone who worships God on the Sabbath.”

The next question was, “What is the Sabbath?”

Zeth suggested that the homeowners look up the answer online. When the homeowners saw that the Sabbath was Saturday, they were surprised. They asked, “Is Saturday really God’s day of worship?”

Then Zeth opened His Bible and offered Bible studies.

The prayer list grew to 50 names over three years. Zeth and his family often visited three families a day. Four people on the list were baptized before Zeth left to study at Klabat University. Three more people were baptized while he studied at Klabat. Other people continued Bible studies while he was away.

Zeth says, “14% of the people on my list are now baptized.”

Thank you for your 13th Sabbath Offering. Klabat University in Indonesia got part of a past 13th Sabbath offering. This quarter’s offering will help other schools in East Africa and Asia. Watch a YouTube show about Zeth at: https://bit.ly/Zeth-IS .

Provided by the General Conference Office of Adventist Mission, which uses Sabbath School mission offerings to spread the gospel worldwide. Read new stories daily at https://AdventistMission.org .