Theocratic News

◆ Bahamas reported their district convention was attended by 1,668, and 25 were baptized. They had a peak of 725 publishers.

◆ The African land of Gabon saw an all-time peak of 498 publishers in May, a 14-percent increase. There was a new peak of 932 Bible studies, and the publishers averaged 14.6 hours in the field.

◆ Guatemala reports a 13-percent increase in publishers, with an all-time peak of 7,978 reporting in June. They also conducted a new peak of 8,802 Bible studies.

◆ New Caledonia had a peak of 705 publishers in June, a 19-percent increase. Studies have increased by 40 percent to 963.

◆ Puerto Rico had their ninth peak for the service year with 20,183 reporting in June.

◆ The number of publishers reporting in Switzerland for June increased by 7 percent over last year’s average. They had a new peak of 13,013.

◆ Zaire reported a new peak of 34,941 total publishers for June. The 3,432 auxiliary pioneers there contributed well to the activity in the field.