Show Witnesses hear report on Africa The r e local congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses although small in number were happy to hear of the results of their contributions to the African Africa missionary field Glenn Cassidy the presiding elder r reported ported on a 25 year summary just released by the Watchtower Wat Wat- Society Each one of the approximately approximately ap ape ap- ap proximately 45 Witnesses in the area realized that their assistance was a a factor in establishing the approximately 1500 congregations in southern third one-third of oC the Dark Continent Mr Cassidy praised all for their assist assistance nce during this period of spiritual prosperity THERE W WAS S 1 however recently a disturbing program of severe persecution of the Christian Witnesses by the g governing verning party of Malawi The Watchtower So Society's s report st stated ted that more than Malawian Witnesses in 1975 were driven from their homes women women and and men s sexually molested beaten and subjected to other severe inhumanities The sole reason was because they refused to buy political party cards In Iri spite of this Mr Cassidy was pleased to inform th the local congregation the spirituality of the Malawian Witnesses as aswell aswell aswell well as all those in southern Africa I is strong trong He en encouraged encouraged continued material and and spiritual support and prayers for Cor the African missionary field |