Pandemic doesn't stop ministry for Jehovah's Witnesses

[Isabella]

Jon and Lily Adams have lost track of the numbers of letters they've posted.

“It's a lot,” Mrs. Adams offered with a laugh.

She and her husband settle in to write letter after letter at their home in Maumee on Fridays and Saturdays, the days they dedicate to ministry through their kingdom hall. Before the onset of the pandemic, they were joining members of their congregation in fanning out across the neighborhood; these days, they're sharing largely the same message in a more socially distant medium.

“Usually I start off by explaining that I'm not able to come and speak with them in person because of everything that's going on with the pandemic, but I still wanted to share something with them,” Mr. Adams said of the individualized letters he's been writing.

Read more: https://www.toledoblade.com/news/religion/2020/07/19/jehovah-s-witnesses-turn-to-letters-in-lieu-of-face-to-face-interactions/stories/20200719017

 

[The Librarian]

Thanks for sharing!