perilous stage its existence. Opportunities of present hour unimaginably precious. Would to God every State within American Republic and every Republic in American continent might ere termination of this glorious century embrace the light of the Faith of Baháʼu'lláh and establish structural basis of His World Order." Following the May 1st cable, another cable from Shoghi Effendi came on May 19 calling for permanent pioneers to be established in all the countries of Latin America. The Baháʼí National Spiritual Assembly of the United States and Canada was appointed the Inter-America Committee to take charge of the preparations. During the 1937 Baháʼí North American Convention, Shoghi Effendi cabled advising the convention to prolong their deliberations to permit the delegates and the National Assembly to consult on a plan that would enable Baháʼís to go to Latin America as well as to include the completion of the outer structure of the Baháʼí House of Worship in Wilmette, Illinois. In 1937 the First Seven Year Plan (1937–44), which was an international plan designed by Shoghi Effendi, gave the American Baháʼís the goal of establishing the Baháʼí Faith in every country in Latin America. With the spread of American Baháʼís communities and assemblies began to form in 1938 across Latin America. Developments in Costa Rica First arrivals In March 1940 Gayle Woolson came from the United States as the first pioneer to settle in Costa Rica. She was joined by Almalia Ford before April when they, along with four Costa Ricans, held a memorial service for the death of May Maxwell. There were four Costa Ricans convert to the religion by August 1940. In October 1940 the group was able to have printed a translation of a pamphlet authored by Shoghi Effendi characterizing the religion. By March 1941 there were 10 Baháʼís in San José and they were able to elect the first local spiritual assembly in San José in April 1941 and by November a study group was established in the Puntarenas Province. Wider attention and movement After starting plans in January 1941 for a radio broadcast by Ford covering Central and South America the broadcast was successfully accomplished November 26, 1941. By June 1942 magazines in Costa Rica were publishing stories on the religion including Repertorio Americano of Joaquín García Monge. After first arriving in Panama in January 1940 and working for a time in San Salvador John Eichenauer pioneered in Costa