Theocratic News

◆ Response to the good news has been great among the foreign-speaking population in the United States. The largest group is Spanish, with 549 congregations in 24 states. They have 24 circuits. There were 74 new Spanish congregations formed last year and 41 have already been started this year. There are 768 regular pioneers working in Spanish-speaking territories. Additionally, there are nine French, two Chinese, two Italian, two Portuguese, one Korean and one Greek congregation taking care of the population speaking those languages.

◆ In April, Haiti reached a new peak of 3,587 publishers. Memorial attendance was 14,880​—more than 400 percent the number of publishers.

◆ A report of field-service activity was received for the first time from Timor, an island about 400 miles northwest of Australia. A special pioneer couple moved there to care for the island, whose inhabitants speak primarily Chinese and Tetum.