Theocratic News

◆ In March, Botswana had more than 500 publishers for the first time, with 504 reporting. New peaks were also reached in hours, magazines, return visits, and Bible studies.

◆ Brazil becomes the third country to report over 200,000 publishers, with 205,577 reporting in March. Continued growth is evident in that 238,990 Bible studies were conducted.

◆ Guadeloupe passed the 5,000 mark for the first time, with 5,038 publishers reporting in March, a 15-percent increase. Congregation publishers averaged 12.9 hours, 7.1 return visits, and 1.1 studies.

◆ The Leeward Islands branch reported new peaks of 807 publishers and 1,010 studies.

◆ Norway rejoices over their new peak of 8,415 publishers in March, a 6-percent increase over last year’s average.