Some young children are demonstrating that they have firm faith in Jehovah. One, in third grade of primary school, faced an issue similar to that faced by Daniel’s three friends. When she took the same stand as the three Hebrews she was threatened, cajoled, beaten and finally made to stand in the hot tropical sun for half a day, but she remained firm in her faith. Finally she was released and sent home, and her parents wanted to know why she had been beaten. At hearing her explanation her parents used questions to find out how the experience had affected her faith. They were thrilled to find that she was even more determined to be a faithful servant of Jehovah.

Toward the beginning of the service year a young isolated publisher had the opportunity to prove his integrity under test when his headmaster in school noticed that the boy did not share in saluting the flag and called him into his office. The headmaster did not listen to the boy’s attempt to explain God’s law regarding image worship but tried to make him return to Buddhism by commending him for his good qualities and by offering him advantages in school. When the boy stood firm for Jehovah’s exclusive worship, the headmaster changed his tactics and threatened the boy with expulsion from school, had him stand in front of all the students, denounced him as no good and told the other students not to associate with him. With Jehovah’s help the boy bore the ostracism and was able to finish school. This incident caused countrywide adverse publicity through every radio station and newspaper, but this did not dampen the zeal of the brothers for true worship.