Theo’s fight a unique story

 A bit about Theo and me, his wife, Debbie:We were a normal couple with ups and downs: busy, hard working, living our lives to the fullest and making plans for the future. We had no...

Strong Earthquake Strikes Chile

An earthquake of preliminary magnitude 6.7 struck today in Chile's Atacama region, according to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).The temblor's epicenter was 34 miles (54 km) north of Vallenar, Chile, and 370 miles (596 km)...

Convention Farewell

 New Zealand has just finished it's District Convention "Safeguard Your Heart" where we had International delegates from USA, Indonesia, Australia & Papua New Guinea.  Attending also was Brother Geoffrey Jackson of the Governing Body, along...

Tropical Cyclone Evan Hits South Pacific Islands

Suva, FIJI—In mid-December 2012, a Category 4 tropical cyclone tore through Fiji and Samoa. Described as one of the most intense cyclones to hit Fiji in the last 70 years, Cyclone Evan caused wreckage that displaced...

The Oldest French Citizen, Irénise Moulonguet

Irénise Moulonguet, who turned 112 in November 2012, is thought to be the oldest living French citizen. She is well-known as one of Jehovah’s Witnesses.Until recently, Maria Richard—another centenarian who lived in France—was thought to...

Philippines Devastated in the Wake of Typhoon Bopha

MANILA, Philippines—Over 1,000 people were killed and more than 970,000 were displaced after a powerful typhoon brought destruction across the Philippines on Tuesday, December 4, 2012. One month later, Jehovah’s Witnesses are continuing to provide disaster...

Building a KINGDOM HALL

 This extraordinary video of the building a KINGDOM HALL, (church) across School Road from us shows hundreds of Jehovah's Witness unpaid volunteers at work during the 3 month project. Here, Part One (15 minutes) shows...

Wildfires Across Tasmania

Record-breaking temperatures have sparked wildfires in the Australian island state of Tasmania. These blazes have ravaged the small township of Dunalley, near the capital city, Hobart. Although no deaths have been reported, police continue to...

Pic found of A-bomb double cloud

HIROSHIMA — A photo discovered Monday at a local elementary school shows the mushroom cloud that rose over Hiroshima after the 1945 atomic bombing split into two portions about half an hour later.The photo of...