People here walk up to us all the time and say, “You’re a Jehovah’s Witness, right?” I’ve had this happen even in regular clothes while I’m grocery shopping. I visited a bible student with another sister once and she exclaimed, “I knew you were Jehovah’s girl! I saw you when you a few days ago walking around. Just something about you!” It’s true we are always on display here (1 Corinthians 4:8). People just walk up and ask for literature and start talking to me about the bible. A brother here told me the experience that another group of Witnesses came a few months ago by boat. They arrived much earlier than expected. A local person passed by his house and simply said, “Hey, your people are at the dock!” The brother had to clarify what people the man meant. Sure enough, when he checked the dock, it was the brothers! They had not preached to anyone however the people could tell by their friendly demeanor. Many people here have said that they will only rent their houses to Witnesses because they know that they are honest and will keep up the property. Because ones here have such a high regard for Witnesses, we are very careful to always take their feelings into consideration (Philippians 2:4) For example, even though the bible does not condone alcohol in moderation we abstain from buying alcohol or drinking at restaurants here. Why? Because it is commonly held here that only “drunks” drink alcohol and children are taught from an early age that “rum” is very, very bad. We do not want to offend or confuse our neighbors who hold us in such high regard.
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