Year Book of Jehovah's Witnesses - Watchtower Archive

172 Yearbook
from Greece will enter the 10th class of Gilead School, commencing
September, 1950. We look to having other brethren
too enjoy this excellent privilege in the future.
The 'l'heocracy's Increase Assembly, which took place In
Yankee Stadium. New York, this year, has been for us too
an outstanding point of the whole year. Many Greek brethrf'n
had exprp.ssed their desire to attend. But finally only seven
had the excellent blessing of attending that wonderful feast.
At the end of over twenty years we again attended an assembly
of the Lord's people and even of such a tremendous
size. We took care to draw the greatest possible benefit
and blessing therefrom. We are thankful to Jehovah for
what our eyes saw and our ears heard during the eight
days of this not-to-be-forgotten assembly. We are now back
in our aSSigned position of service and are taking care to
convey the spirit of this Tbeocracy's Increase Assembly
to all our brethren in Greece.
GUATEMALA
The work of preaching the good news continues in
the Central American country of Guatemala. Most of
the brethren are poor in the things of this world; and,
as is the case in almost every part of the earth, the cost
of living is quite high. For the publishers as well as
the people generally this means long hours of work in
order to provide a decent and proper living for themselves.
They are slaves to the customs and standards
of the world. What a joy it will be when the new
world is established and the people can devote time to
things other than the drudgery of just slaving to keep
alive! Coming to a knowledge of the truth and learning
of the only true God of the universe and his Son
means everlasting life. Oftentimes it means a new way
of life through entering the pioneer service.
Guatemala is another country where the missionaries
were very happy to return from the convention and to
find all of the publishers hard at work taking care of
the interest that was left behind. The branch servant
gives us a report of what has been accomplished, and
some of the experiences are here published.
The first really outstanding event of the year was the
visit of Brothers Knorr and Morgan In December (already
related in The Watchtower). Brother KnolT's arrangements