Yet, the branch office continued open. Preparations were made for a legal case challenging the ban as a violation of Kenya’s Constitution, which guaranteed freedom of worship.

For the Witnesses remaining at the branch office, work was not easy. Several Witnesses from outside the Bethel family came in to help, including Helge Linck, Stanley Makumba, and Bernard Musinga. Only a few of them were familiar with office procedure and what was required. They had to learn how to handle correspondence and accounts as well as keep records.

Assemblies were rightly considered a priority under the circumstances. A series of circuit assemblies held in October gave new stimulus and direction to the brothers in the field. Also, plans for the international district convention scheduled for December 26-30, in Nairobi, were reorganized.