At one of the Kingdom Ministry Schools that took place in the city of Gelsenkirchen in Germany, Richard Kelsey of the German branch comitee mentioned the letter campaign conducted by participants of the German forum http://www.infolink-forum.de
As mentioned on JWD the participants collected adresses of elders and KH and sent letters just before the KMS.
Now Kelsey mentioned during the announcements that some may have received a letter. The reaction of the audience showed that there were many that knew about the letter. Kelsey explained that the letter was about NGO and claimed the Society was a member of the UNO. He states that the Society was an "observer" at the UNO but has quit. He says that "they have written a very nice letter and we believe the GB".
Kelsey said that the elders will get a letter soon about NGO. And they should destroy the letter they received.
There were no known of discussions about it in the breaks. They seem to swallow the Society's explaination.
I believe many who continue as elders no longer have the same total confidence in what they are told but obey because they would lose their families if they turned against the Watchtower. A few will quit but most will simply cut the money they are donating to the Watchtower, spend it on their own family needs.
When their children miss more meetings they will not get onto their children for this as much in the hope that they will escape. They themselves will slowly drift away from the organization in the years ahead, quitting for reasons such as poorer health as they age a little, so forth. So even though you don't see mass exodus, mentally it is there.
Let us remember that long before Communism literally fell, the people's enthusiasm for its ideals fell. What will help speed it up though is when at some point several of the Circuit and or District Overseers start a new group - who knows, maybe within 1-2 years.
So encourage such things and keep up your good efforts in Europe. You are doing much better than you seem to have thought.
Ach due leiber gute alles scheisse im Deutschland na?Wier haben ein ganz grosse probleme heir,warum kein leute weise das breif im Kanada,das ist witzig!Mehr bier bitter!!!
