Nearby is Gozo, a smaller and dependent sister island.

After Joe returned to Malta, he got married, and he and his wife, Jane, decided to give special attention to the territory on the island of Gozo. Every weekend, they traveled there by ferry. But after their son, David, was born, the traveling was too much, so they decided to settle in Gozo. What a joy it was to them when in 1984 a congregation was established! Now there are 27 publishers on Gozo. They meet in their own Kingdom Hall and regularly preach the good news to others.