There was no academic book presenting the biographies of the pioneers of South American Adventism. There were just short devotional works about the experiences of one or more Adventist missionaries. This book showcases the life and work of those who established the Seventh-day Adventist Church in South America. It is a text prepared with historical rigour, true to available sources, spreads the work of Adventist missionaries in these lands and promotes the fulfillment of evangelical mission in present day. However, its contents are presented in an enjoyable and inspiring way. This work contains the biographies of twelve of the foundational missionaries of South American Adventism. The areas in which they contributed to mission are diverse: evangelization, administration, medical work, publishing ministry, educational work and social service. All of them, men and women, adult and young, owning big ideals and a spirit of sacrifice that invite emulation.

Daniel Plenc. Doctor of Theology (Universidad Adventista del Plata, Entre Ríos, Argentina) and university professor. For more than 20 years, he was a professor of the School of Theology at Universidad Adventista del Plata. Currently, he is the Director of the White Center of Studies and professor of the Latin American Theology Seminary at the Adventist School of Amazonia, Benevides, Pará, Brazil. Silvia Scholtus. Doctor of Theology (Universidad Adventista del Plata, Entre Ríos, Argentina) and university professor. She has been a professor for more than 25 years. She is the writer of articles for different international journals and author of several books and chapters of books. She also holds the position of Senior Editor of the publishing house at Universidad Adventista del Plata. Eugenio Di Dionisio. Professor of History (Universidad Católica de Santa Fe, Argentina), degree in Theology (Colegio Adventista del Plata, Entre Ríos, Argentina). He has been a pastor and professor at Universidad Adventista del Plata and the principal of different educational institutions in Argentina and Paraguay. Sergio Becerra. Doctor of Theology from the Université Marc Bloch, Strasbourg II, France, and Master of Information Science by the University of Maryland, USA. Postgraduate professor of Historical Theology, Director of the E. I. Mohr Library and the White Research Center at Universidad Adventista del Plata.

`-Introduction -A Space for Memory -Geörg (Jorge) Heinrich Riffel -Frank Henry Westphal -Joseph William Westphal -Robert H. Habenicht -Thomas H. Davis -Eduardo Werner Thomann -Luis Federico Ernst -Ferdinand Anthony Stahl -Ana Christina Carlson de Stahl -Pedro Kalbermatter -Guillermina Deggeller de Kalbermatter -Walter Schubert -Conclusions -Bibliography