Year Book of Jehovah's Witnesses - Watchtower Archive
Year Book of Jehovah's Witnesses - Watchtower Archive
Year Book of Jehovah's Witnesses - Watchtower Archive
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250 <strong>Year</strong>book<br />
able to conduct home Bible studies, and share in public<br />
meeting activity. After learning to read and write their<br />
own language they switch over to English, and the mastery<br />
<strong>of</strong> English opens up the whole range <strong>of</strong> the Society's<br />
publica tions to them.<br />
From the Union 41 brethren were privileged to attend the<br />
international convention at New York. Of that number 9<br />
remained after the convention to join the 16th class at<br />
Gilead. As this report is made up the others are arriving<br />
back and the brethren throughout the country are eagerly<br />
looking forward to the "echoes from Yankee Stadium" which<br />
will be one <strong>of</strong> the features at our assembly next month.<br />
The work in the ottice, printery and shipping has greatly<br />
increased. We received 17,651Iettel's, to compare with 13,237<br />
the previous year. The prilltery turned out 6,030,922 pieces,<br />
including 213,736 copies <strong>of</strong> the magazines in Afrikaans and<br />
Zulu and 444,727 booklets in seven languages. New subscriptions<br />
entered totaled 13,821, <strong>of</strong> which number 7,937<br />
were obtained during the lVatchtolVer campaign. The bl/ormant<br />
continues to go out in six languages each month,<br />
English, Afrikaans, Zulu, Cinyanja, Sesuto and Xosa, the<br />
number sent out during the year being 84,672.<br />
ANGOLA<br />
Pioneers fL'om the Union visited Angola in 1938 and placed<br />
considerable literature before trekking south again. Then<br />
came the war and nothing was heard <strong>of</strong> Angola for SOIlle<br />
years. However, there are obviously some <strong>of</strong> the Lord's<br />
"other sheep" in that country too and now they are being<br />
located and fed.<br />
Several years ago a Portuguese-speaking African rec'eiveti<br />
the truth in Nyasaland. Later he became a pioneer and went<br />
into Mozambique (Portuguese East Africa) to spread the<br />
good news <strong>of</strong> God's kingdom. He met up with much opposition<br />
and persecution und endured great hardships as<br />
he spread the truth among his own people in the lower<br />
Zamhesi valley. He was Ilrrested and heI(1 without trial for<br />
a long period <strong>of</strong> time and tlien eventually deported to Angola.<br />
He continues to work under surveillance but, as he still<br />
has his tongue, he continues to "preach the word". It was<br />
a real joy to receive his first report, which indicated that<br />
5 others had shared with him in the work in January. Since<br />
then the work has gone steadily forward and the latest<br />
report to come to hand, the July report, shows that 1-l<br />
publishers were in action that month. Literature in both<br />
Portuguese and Cillyunja has reached him. Eleven home<br />
Bible studies are in operation and in both June and JulS<br />
three public meetings were held.
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