Soon after completion of the circuit assemblies dealing with trials of faith, and when preparations for the “Trust in Jehovah” District Conventions were being made, that trust was put to a real test. On November 19, 1987, a legal notice dated November 9 appeared in the Kenya Gazette deregistering the Association of Jehovah’s Witnesses of East Africa, though it had been operating for over 25 years.

What about the conventions? It took faith to press forward with plans, but what a delight to receive the necessary approvals! After some struggle, contracts for convention locations were made, and so all three “Trust in Jehovah” District Conventions were held in December. Attendances and baptisms for the entire country totaled 10,177 and 228 respectively.