Rich Klebba – Trinidad, Colorado … A group of literature evangelists (LE’s) came to Trinidad for a few weeks in July of 2021. At one residence during their canvasing, they spoke with a woman who was dog sitting while the resident was out of town.
On the questionnaire the LE’s fill out for each contact, she had told them that she would be interested in Bible studies, so, several months later, two members from our church called on the home to make a follow up visit. The dog sitter was no longer there, but the resident was.
“The resident introduced himself as Greg and invited us in,” reflected one the Trinidad Church member visitors. “During the course of our conversation, Greg mentioned that he had been studying his Bible quite a bit recently and was excited to tell us he had discovered that Christians were attending church on the wrong day—the true Sabbath is really Saturday.”
He had asked several pastors of the local churches he had recently attended why they worshipped on Sunday when Saturday was the true Sabbath. They couldn’t give him a satisfactory answer other than “It’s tradition” or “We worship on Sunday to honor our Lord’s resurrection.”
One of the Trinidad Church member visitors asked him if he would like to attend a church that worshiped on Saturday: “He seemed surprised to hear that there may be a church in Trinidad that actually worshiped on the true Sabbath. We told him that we were from the Trinidad Seventh-day Adventist Church and worshiped on Sabbath, Saturday, and invited him to attend our church.” He Attended the Trinidad Church the following Saturday.
But Gerg still had a lot of questions, and he wasn’t sure about getting involved with this religion he’d never even heard of before. “So, he prayed, asking the Lord if attending this church was really what He wanted Greg to do. The Lord replied to his spirit saying, ‘I sent you my two messengers, didn’t I?’” remarked Rich Klebba, head deacon at the Trinidad Church.
Greg was baptized into the Trinidad Seventh-day Adventist Church in 2023. “We know that God was leading during the entire process of helping Greg discover the true Sabbath on his own and arranging for us to meet him because of an LE contact several months earlier,” continued Klebba. “Greg continues to study his Bible and is actively involved in our church and in telling others about Jesus and His soon return. Praise the Lord for the work the LE’s did in Trinidad and that they continue to go wherever the Lord leads them.”
—Rich Klebba is the head deacon, clerk, and treasurer for the Trinidad Seventh-day Adventist Church. Photos supplied.
