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A joyful return to in-person gatherings for JWs

Proceedings at the in-person convention
Proceedings at the in-person convention

Over the weekend, Jehovah’s Witnesses in Botswana celebrated their first large in-person regional convention, which was held at Fairgrounds, the first since September 2019.

As a result of the global pandemic, the last three annual conventions were attended virtually by Jehovah’s Witnesses worldwide.

“Around the world, approximately 6,000 conventions similar to this one were organised, with an expected attendance of 5,000 in Gaborone, Botswana,” said Jonah Pongaponga, Botswana’s Spokesman for Jehovah’s Witnesses.


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