During his frequent stays in the hospital — he spent 18 months of the last two and a half years of his life in hospitals — he placed hundreds of pieces of Bible literature with those he met there.
Viibides sagedasti haiglas — oma viimase kahe ja poole eluaasta vältel oli ta haiglates ühtekokku 18 kuud —, jagas ta sadu piiblilisi väljaandeid neile, kellega ta seal kokku puutus.