Announcements

◼ Offer for June: Would You Like to Know the Truth?​—On DVD. If there is interest, demonstrate a Bible study using What Does the Bible Really Teach?​—On DVD or Listen to God and Live Forever—​On DVD. July and August: Good News from God!​—On DVD or one of the following: Listen to God and Live Forever—​On DVD, The Bible​—What Is Its Message?​—On DVD, or You Can Be God’s Friend!​—On DVD. September: New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures​—On DVD. Feature one of the Bible books from the Christian Greek Scriptures on DVD or Genesis​—On DVD. If further interest is shown, additional Bible books or the complete set may be offered.

◼ As of April 1, 2013, Anguilla, Puerto Rico, Saba, St. Eustatius, St. Maarten, the British Virgin Islands, and the United States Virgin Islands came under the oversight of the United States branch.

◼ Field Service Highlights: We are happy to report two new all-time peaks during the month of December 2012: 154,706 regular pioneers in the United States and 79 regular pioneers in Bermuda. Also, when comparing this month with the same month the previous year, the number of Bible studies being conducted increased by 5.9 percent in the Bahamas and 15.6 percent in the Turks and Caicos Islands. Clearly, Jehovah’s servants are making a “sacrifice of praise” to him.​—Heb. 13:15.