PREACHING CONTINUES IN SYRIA

In Syria freedom to preach steadily lessened. Even so, Jehovah continued to bless his people there. During 1942 Christian meetings were organized on a regular basis in Damascus under the direction of Adib Kafroony. Often the brothers were arrested and their literature confiscated. As usual, the clergy made false accusations against Jehovah’s people.

For instance, clergymen falsely charged Jehovah’s Witnesses with being Communists. Nevertheless, the work of witnessing spread into various parts of Syria. For example, pioneers Jamil Sfeir and Brother and Sister Lagakos were able to cover Aleppo thoroughly. At the village Amar El Hussan in northern Syria a small congregation eventually was formed.

It was arranged for Gilead graduate Afif Farah to travel to different parts of Lebanon and Syria to organize groups of Witnesses into congregations. Accordingly, by the end of the 1947 service year, seven congregations were functioning throughout Syria and Lebanon.