Jehovah s Witnesses containing report for the service year of

Yearbook 89
religion. One of the special pioneers met a woman who
greeted him in such a manner, saying that she would
never leave the Catholic Church. Here is the experience
as recounted by the pioneer himself: "While 1 was
working from house to house a woman at one door reo
plied to my introduction that I was one of Jehovah's wit·
nesses by saying: 'And 1 am a Catholic, and 1 intend to
stick to my church.' She added that she would buy
nothing from me. However, putting my book bag on the
ground, 1 told her 1 had not come to sell her anything
but to speak with her about God.
"We got to talking about the fact that so few people
today have a firm and sincere faith. Using the Bible, 1
showed her how Jesus taught his followers to pray and
she admitted that not many people pray in the way Jesus
instructed. After I had drawn her attention to some
passages in the book 'Let God Be True' and especially
in the chapter 'The Way to God in Prayer,' she said:
'I should like to read that book, though of course I
shall never associate with you people or quit going to
my church.' I told her she certainly must never do that
to please me, but recommended she read the book.
"The next week my wife made the return visit and
discussed further points from the book with this worn·
an. After about an hour's discussion my wife asked if
she could call again the following week and the woman
agreed. Before she realized it she was studying with
Jehovah's witnesses. She is happy to see my wife each
week when she goes to study with her and has already
stopped going to church!" Such an experience shows
that we must never think that a householder will not
accept the truth just because he tells us that nothing
will ever make him change his religion.
BERLIN
The Society has a fine branch office in Berlin
to look after the work in that little island city
within the borders of Eastern Germany. It also
serves to give assistance in every way that it
can to the brothers in East Germany. It is wonderful
to see the spirit of Jehovah's people when they
are under pressure, and it makes us think of Paul's
words when he said : "We are pressed in every
way, but not cramped beyond movement; we are
perplexed, but not absolutely with no way out; We
are persecuted, but not left in the lurch; we are