Theocratic News
◆ The Belize branch reports passing 14,000 hours of field service for the first time.
◆ El Salvador reports that with 4,451 publishers they are now 56 percent ahead of last year’s monthly average.
◆ The four-month subscription campaign in Venezuela ended with 5,796 subscriptions being obtained as compared to 4,729 during last year’s campaign.
◆ Haiti’s 2,901 publishers rejoiced to have 15,008 in attendance at the Memorial.
◆ Israel reports a 30-percent increase, with 226 publishers in April. They had peaks, not only in publishers, but in temporary pioneers, books, subscriptions, hours and return visits.
◆ Lebanon reports their seventh consecutive peak of publishers, with 1,701 sharing in service. Hours passed 40,000 mark for first time.
◆ New peak of 1,117 publishers in Sierra Leone. New peaks also in hours, Bible studies and temporary pioneers. In April, 26 percent of publishers in that country were in pioneer work.
◆ Philippines reports fourth consecutive peak of publishers (70,887). Over 4,000 regular pioneers for first time.