MISSIONARIES
(See also Boats; Evangelists; Gilead School; Life Stories of Jehovah’s Witnesses [Also First-Person Accounts]; individual countries by name)
(Note centered heading below: List by Place)
all early Christians were “missionaries” (quote): w83 2/1 18
appreciation for: yb74 63-64; yb73 228, 230
attitude toward assignment: w84 5/1 21; w82 11/1 18-19; w78 11/1 29-30; w77 340; yb77 79, 99-101, 156; w74 670; yb74 62-63, 240; w73 171; yb73 224; g73 11/8 25-26; yb72 108-109; yb70 229; km 6/69 6; w68 360-363, 410, 441-444, 471, 473, 509-510; g68 3/22 22-23; g68 8/8 15; w67 84, 267; qm 264-265; w66 146, 213, 292, 435-436; g61 2/22 9-11; w59 207-211; w57 219; w56 179; w53 52, 54, 315; w49 357
blessings: g74 11/8 25-26; w73 172-174; g73 5/8 25-26; yb68 194
Christendom’s: g82 5/22 29-30; g81 1/22 14; yb77 89; yb76 75; w75 285; g75 1/8 30-31; g75 3/8 15; w74 656; w74 677; g74 12/8 14-15; yb73 142-143, 248; g73 8/8 29; g73 12/8 21; g72 6/8 23; g70 12/8 31; g69 5/8 25; yb68 217-218; g68 3/22 4; g68 4/22 30-31; g67 5/8 25; w66 647; g65 1/22 30; g65 12/22 13-15; w64 262; g64 4/22 30; g64 8/22 30; w61 406; w59 205-207; w53 315; w52 366; g41 3/19 20; g41 12/24 14-15; g33 3/15 359
attitude toward their work: g81 11/22 16, 18
become Witnesses: yb74 41-42
boundary arrangement: w84 5/15 29
China: g75 9/22 21
CIA informants: g76 2/22 29
failure with regard to the Mixe Indians: w84 3/1 8
fewer Catholic: g76 1/22 30
Germany’s (Federal Republic of [West]) “missionary year”: w79 5/1 30
Israeli view of: yb80 231
Japan: w78 5/15 15
Mexico: w77 471
mission schools: g78 2/22 9-10
political activity: w82 8/15 15; yb79 64
tobacco exchanged for land: yb84 217, 223
circuit overseer’s visit:
pioneer meeting: yb72 109
day in the life of a missionary: w81 9/1 12-16
discussion: g81 11/22 16-19; or 143-145; qm 263-266; yl 202-205; w59 196-211; qm55 263-266
display love: w78 6/15 4
endurance: w73 664-665; yb73 223, 225-228, 231, 235, 237-238, 243, 248, 251-252; w72 479; g72 2/22 11-12
examples in Bible: w85 8/15 12-16; w84 12/15 10-16, 19-20; w82 12/1 18-22; w78 6/15 6-7; w74 336-337; w71 79, 83-84, 88; ad 191-192, 537, 1111, 1276-1278, 1502, 1602; w67 83; qm 263-264; g67 5/8 25; g65 1/8 25; w59 199-204, 653-661; qm55 263-264; w52 521-523, 682-683; ep 288-294
Paul’s missionary journeys: w76 142-143; ad 1277-1278
experiences:
Britten, Eric and Christina (life story): w85 8/1 22-26
clergy opposition: yb79 218-219
customs and habits in Brazil: w85 8/1 24
customs and habits in Peru: g82 3/8 25-27
determination to be a missionary: yb82 16; g80 11/8 25
during revolution (Dominican Republic): yb72 167-168
during Vietnam War: g73 11/8 26
effect of experiences on others: g80 5/22 27
escape from Chad’s civil war: g79 9/22 12-16
expelled from Spain: yb78 175-176, 183-186, 189
Krysuik, Larisa (life story): g85 4/22 17-21
learning new language: yb81 202-203; w80 6/15 26; yb80 123-124; w79 2/15 15; yb79 55-56, 202-203, 209; g74 8/8 12
Liberia: yb77 141-148, 150-151
narrow escape from insurgents in Burma: yb79 60-61
ordeal in Kolwezi, Zaire: g78 8/22 13-15
Panama: yb77 249-252
service: yb82 54-56, 60, 62-63, 66-70, 72, 74-76, 109-110; yb81 174-181, 186-187; g81 11/22 16, 18-19; yb80 190-191, 193-195; w79 11/1 13-14; yb79 203-205; w78 2/15 14; w78 11/1 27-30; g78 5/8 14-15; yb77 82-83, 141-146, 236, 246; yb76 247-249; w75 671; yb74 47-53; g74 5/8 25-26; g74 11/8 25-26; w73 171-172; w73 663-665; yb73 15, 20, 69-70, 196-203, 223-235, 237-245, 247-249, 251-252, 255; w72 60, 478-479; yb72 111-114, 143-146, 149, 222-224; km 11/72 6; w71 85; w71 343-344; w71 475; g71 2/8 25-26; yb70 118; yb69 68-69, 90, 187-189, 209, 265-266; g69 3/22 23-24; w68 442-443; yb68 84-85, 147-148, 266-267; g68 8/8 13-15; yb67 104-105, 113-114, 173, 295; g67 7/22 20-21; yb66 61, 75-76, 100-101, 152; g66 8/8 9-12; yb64 178
Van Daalen, Leo and Eunice: g78 5/8 14
viewing assignment as home: g79 5/8 26
what attracted them to full-time service: w82 5/15 11
with kerosene heater in Peru: yb79 217-218
Yazedjian, Hosa (life story): g85 10/8 16-20
Filipino: yb78 129-130
financial support: g74 11/8 25; or 145; yb70 315; yl 204; yb65 271; w64 283-284; w63 279; yb63 316; w62 26, 280; yb62 43; w61 24, 278; yb61 35; w60 25; w59 302; w55 31; w50 14; w48 10
importance of love for people: w74 670
influence: g73 5/8 25-26; yb72 114
language study: g79 3/22 18; g79 7/8 17; yb73 225-229, 234-235, 237-238; yb72 108, 205-206, 226-227
misrepresented by Life magazine: w53 476-477; g53 8/22 13-18
missionary boat Sibia: yb85 235-237, 239; w80 5/1 30-31
missionary homes: yb84 136, 207; yb82 53-54, 60, 66-67, 71; w81 9/1 12-16; yb81 41, 43-45, 49, 54, 69, 80, 85-87, 120-121, 164, 174, 180, 190, 200-201; w80 9/1 8; yb80 192, 228; w79 2/15 15; w79 9/1 10; yb79 52, 194, 206-207, 219-220, 241-242; yb77 136; yb74 49-50; yb73 196-197, 203-204, 207, 224-225, 227-234, 237-238, 240-244, 249, 255; yb72 145-146, 149, 172, 175, 177-180, 182, 201, 203, 206, 226, 228-229, 232-233; g68 8/8 12, 14; yl 204; w61 278; w59 208; w55 30; w53 52-53; w50 14; w49 357
Bahamas: yb85 235-237, 239, 250
Cayman Islands: yb85 109
Jamaica: yb85 88-89
Macao: w84 7/15 31
Zimbabwe: yb85 128-129, 131-132
“missionary sailors”: g79 3/22 18-19
missionary zeal: w81 9/1 8-12
duty of each witness (quote): g81 11/22 29
number: yb80 259; w76 23; yb76 23; yb75 258; yb74 255; yb73 32; w61 24, 278; yb61 35; w59 302; w56 42; w55 30; w51 15; w50 14
by continent: w54 25
Japan: g78 3/8 15
trained since 1943: yb80 259; km 12/80 4
“Peace on Earth” International Assemblies (1969): yb70 47-49
persecution: yb81 45, 50, 150-152, 166-169; w80 9/1 7; yb80 194-195, 201-202, 226-227; w79 1/1 24; yb79 218-219; w78 11/1 28-29; yb78 175-176, 183-188; yb77 90-91; km 7/76 4; yb74 53-56, 60-61; w73 172-173; w73 664-665; w72 342-348; yb72 161-162, 178, 252; yb67 101; g67 4/8 4; w65 756-767; g63 7/22 16-17
personal allowance: w81 9/1 14
use of term: w59 205
“Victorious Faith” International Conventions (1978):
missionary meetings: yb79 20
why individuals became: g85 12/8 13, 15
Yearbook instills desire to become: w84 12/15 32
youths: w70 146
List by Place
Africa: jp 236; g53 8/22 13-18
Alaska: yb84 132, 134-140; w59 349-350; w58 456-460; w47 64; w45 112
Algeria: w53 365-366
American Samoa: yb84 210, 212, 215
Angola: w59 470-471
Argentina: w60 510-511; w58 271
Aruba: g57 12/22 26-27
Australia: w58 335; g57 2/22 27-28; g54 6/8 16-18; w52 707-708
Austria: w79 11/1 13-14; g56 7/22 27-28
Bahamas: yb85 232-244, 246, 250-254, 258-259; w58 718; g56 10/8 27-28; g54 12/8 17-19; g53 12/8 27; g49 11/22 16-20
Belgium: yb84 104, 108-109, 113
Bolivia: yb86 67-75, 80-84, 86-89, 94-95, 100-101; w60 118-119; w58 548; w54 239; g54 6/22 27-28
Bonaire: g57 12/22 26-27
Brazil: w85 8/1 24-26; g85 10/8 16-20; w59 414; w54 26, 366; w49 222
Burma: yb79 51-52, 58-61, 64, 75; w60 62; w55 586-587; w51 507-508; w49 304
Canada (Quebec): w56 623-624; w55 639; w53 761-762
Central America: w55 555-556
Chile: w57 202-203; w54 237; g54 11/8 27-28; w51 274
China: g59 3/8 12; w58 250-251; w51 527; w50 398
Christendom’s missionaries: w79 7/15 3; g75 9/22 21
Colombia: w60 190-191; w59 94-95, 727; g57 5/22 27-28; w55 494-495; w54 170-171; g53 3/8 24
Costa Rica: w58 399; w55 459-460; w51 637
Cuba: w60 430-431, 510; w58 270-271; g49 10/22 27-28; w46 382
Curaçao: g57 12/22 26-27
Dominican Republic: w57 78; g57 4/22 27-28; w50 428; w47 112; w46 336
Ecuador: w54 172
Egypt: w57 521-522; g56 11/8 27-28; g55 1/22 12
El Salvador: yb81 34-36, 39-54, 59, 62-63, 66-67, 69, 71-72, 75-77, 80, 85-90, 97, 102, 106-112, 115, 121; w57 718; g55 12/8 27-28; w45 175-176
Eritrea: g60 3/8 21-26; w57 158
Ethiopia: w84 5/1 25; g60 3/8 21-26; w53 331-332; w52 509-510
Falkland Islands: w55 336
Fiji: yb84 170, 172-173, 176-178, 183, 185; w58 527-528
Finland: w58 509
Germany, Federal Republic of (West): w79 11/1 13; yb74 240-241
Christendom’s missionaries: w79 5/1 30
Ghana: w59 541; w53 165-166, 572-573; w52 424-425, 664; w50 160
Greenland: g57 2/8 27-28
Guatemala: w57 79, 108; g55 2/22 27-28
Guyana: w72 478-479; w70 765-766; w54 463
Haiti: g55 9/22 27-28; w46 320
Honduras: g85 4/22 17-21; g59 3/8 27-28; g54 10/22 27-28
Hong Kong: w58 250-251; g58 2/22 27-28; w57 473-474; w56 478-479; w51 525-527; w50 398
India: yb77 75, 79-80, 82-83, 90-95; w60 342-343; w59 669; w55 317-318; w54 302; w52 366-367; g47 11/22 26-27
Iran:
missionaries expelled: km 9/80 4
Ireland: w58 460; w52 685-688; g52 9/8 27-28; g49 12/8 11
Israel: g54 2/8 27-28; w52 397-398
Israeli view of missionaries: yb80 231
Italy: g55 1/8 27-28; w51 247
Jamaica: yb85 84, 88-91, 94; g52 6/22 28; w48 144
Japan: w85 6/15 22-23; w82 10/1 16, 18-19; w60 553-555; w59 534-535; w57 537-539; w55 300, 620; w53 392; g53 2/8 27-28; w51 631, 648-652
Christendom’s missionaries: w78 5/15 15
number of Christian missionaries: g78 3/8 15
special meeting for: w85 11/1 15
Korea, Republic of (South): w59 533-534; jp 277; w57 94; w56 300; w54 492-495; w52 213-216, 684; w50 357-360
Lebanon: w55 679; g53 10/22 27-28; w52 331-332
Leeward Islands: yb79 186-189, 192; g56 6/8 27-28
Liberia: yb77 153-156, 181-182; g55 11/8 27-28; w53 149
Luxembourg: g58 5/22 28; g53 8/22 19-20
Macao: w84 7/15 30-31
Martinique: w51 318
Christendom’s missionaries: w77 471
Mozambique: w59 471
Netherlands: yb86 178
Netherlands Antilles: w56 458-459
Newfoundland: w60 638-639; g54 7/8 24; g53 4/8 27-28; w46 352
Nicaragua: w55 457-458
Nigeria: yb86 207-210, 213-216, 240-241; w56 655-656; w53 109-111, 197-198, 200
Norway: g55 1/22 27-28; w52 125; g52 7/22 13-16
Pakistan: g55 5/8 27; g53 5/8 27-28; w52 364
Palestine: w52 115-116; w51 755; w48 144; w47 252-254
Panama: yb77 245-247; w59 278-279; w57 734; g57 1/8 27-28; w55 655-656; g52 9/22 21-22
Paraguay: w54 240
Peru: yb79 201-205, 207-210, 213, 217-218; w57 143; w54 205-206; w51 246
Philippines: yb78 115; g58 7/8 27-28
Poland: jp 278; w56 5
Portugal: w85 8/1 25; w59 470
Puerto Rico: g57 9/8 27; w56 271; g53 7/8 27-28; g52 6/22 3-4; g50 6/22 17-20; w47 128; w46 336
Senegal: yb79 235-238, 241-246, 254
Sierra Leone: g56 2/22 27-28; w53 106
Singapore: w58 702
South Africa: w59 471, 670-671; w56 716-718
South America: w55 555-556
South-West Africa (Namibia): w53 269
Spain: yb78 167, 169; w59 469-470; w52 398
Sri Lanka: w79 9/15 13; w52 364
Suriname: g57 3/22 27-28
Sweden: g53 7/22 27
Switzerland: w59 222; w52 605-606
Syria: w53 744
Taiwan: w79 9/1 9-10; w57 506
Thailand: w58 251; w54 92, 104; w53 315; g53 9/8 27-28
Trinidad: w57 458; g56 10/22 27-28; g55 3/22 27-28
Truk Islands: w84 12/15 21-24
Turkey: w52 284-285
Uruguay: w60 215-216; w54 125-127; g54 9/22 27-28; w47 48
Venezuela: w60 374-375; w58 93-94; w56 522-524; g52 6/8 27-28
Virgin Islands (British): w58 718-719
Virgin Islands (U.S.): w58 718-719; w57 331
Western Samoa: yb84 201-202, 206-207
West Indies: w57 394-395