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00:07 The city of Milan, in northern Italy, 00:10 recently hosted an important international event 00:13 —Expo Milano 2015. 00:16 It was an exposition that lasted for six months 00:19 with 145 participant nations 00:22 and 20 million visitors arriving from every corner of the earth. 00:27 What did Jehovah’s Witnesses do in order to spread 00:29 the good news to such a vast number of people? 00:35 Mobile witnessing carts were set up at strategic points 00:39 around the main entrance of the Expo. 00:42 Four hundred and fifty Witness volunteers 00:44 were instructed on how to spread 00:47 the message to the thousands of passersby. 00:49 The theme of this Expo 00:52 was “Feeding the Planet, Energy for Life.” 00:55 And, in line with this, arrangements were made 00:57 to reprint the series of articles that appeared 01:00 in a 2012 issue of Awake! magazine. 01:04 The series was entitled “Is Your Food Really Safe?” 01:08 Of course, most of the visitors would find accommodations in the city. 01:13 Therefore, congregations in and around Milan 01:16 made an effort to contact all the hotels in the area to offer the staff 01:20 and their guests an opportunity to read 01:22 this special edition of Awake! on food and nutrition. 01:25 At first, some brothers were nervous they wouldn’t be received well, 01:30 but the reaction of most of the hotel administrators 01:32 was very encouraging. 01:34 Almost everyone was happy to accept a copy of the magazine. 01:39 Thanks to your cooperation, 01:41 each month the magazines were brought to us. 01:44 It has sparked interest because people 01:47 —clients, the guests— can find an interesting magazine 01:49 to look at in their own language, 01:51 and they nearly always run out of the magazines by the end of the week. 01:59 Was it worth the effort? 02:01 Well, in a period of just six months, 02:04 over 360,000 magazines were placed 02:08 —244,000 of which were the special issue dedicated to food. 02:19 And to date, 892 people have asked to be recontacted. 02:27 In the past few years, the community of Jehovah’s Witnesses 02:30 has become much more visible in the city of Milan. 02:34 It’s not unusual to see them with their carts, 02:36 even in the more central areas of the city. 02:39 And I must say, they’re always smiling, polite, and well-dressed. 02:43 They have adopted a new method. 02:46 Now it’s the passersby who decide whether to stop 02:49 and take one of the items on display or have a brief conversation. 02:53 The Milanese people really like this method. 02:56 The topics presented are always very timely. 02:59 The display about food really stands out. 03:02 It brings to mind the general theme of the Expo—feed the planet. 03:06 I must say, it’s a great initiative. 03:10 I was able to speak to a couple visiting from China, 03:13 and I gave them a copy of the special issue of Awake! 03:16 After having explained to them that we are volunteers, 03:18 to my great surprise, they invited me to have lunch with them. 03:21 We had a really nice conversation for around three hours, 03:24 during which they asked me a lot of questions. 03:26 I left them the book What Does the Bible Really Teach?, 03:28 and it was lovely to see how they agreed that the Bible 03:31 really can improve people’s lives. 03:34 A tourist from Argentina already reads our magazines regularly in her country. 03:39 When she saw our carts, she immediately recognized our magazines, 03:43 and then she took a copy of the special June 2012 issue. 03:47 She exclaimed, “I like your magazines 03:50 because they make a person a good person!” 03:53 A school teacher, accompanied by her students, 03:56 noticed our special issue of the Awake! magazine 03:59 and told her students to each take a copy 04:01 because later on they would consider it in a class discussion. 04:04 Other school teachers present did the same, 04:07 so that in just a few minutes, we distributed 70 magazines. 04:11 A specially equipped bicycle 04:14 was used to ride back and forth between the storeroom and the carts. 04:17 As a result, the magazines were available 04:20 7 days a week, 12 hours a day. 04:39 How encouraging it is to make the most of every opportunity 04:43 to praise Jehovah! 04:55 There really is no better way to use our time.
00:07 The city of Milan, in northern Italy, 00:10 recently hosted an important international event 00:13 —Expo Milano 2015. 00:16 It was an exposition that lasted for six months 00:19 with 145 participant nations 00:22 and 20 million visitors arriving from every corner of the earth. 00:27 What did Jehovah’s Witnesses do in order to spread 00:29 the good news to such a vast number of people? 00:35 Mobile witnessing carts were set up at strategic points 00:39 around the main entrance of the Expo. 00:42 Four hundred and fifty Witness volunteers 00:44 were instructed on how to spread 00:47 the message to the thousands of passersby. 00:49 The theme of this Expo 00:52 was “Feeding the Planet, Energy for Life.” 00:55 And, in line with this, arrangements were made 00:57 to reprint the series of articles that appeared 01:00 in a 2012 issue of Awake! magazine. 01:04 The series was entitled “Is Your Food Really Safe?” 01:08 Of course, most of the visitors would find accommodations in the city. 01:13 Therefore, congregations in and around Milan 01:16 made an effort to contact all the hotels in the area to offer the staff 01:20 and their guests an opportunity to read 01:22 this special edition of Awake! on food and nutrition. 01:25 At first, some brothers were nervous they wouldn’t be received well, 01:30 but the reaction of most of the hotel administrators 01:32 was very encouraging. 01:34 Almost everyone was happy to accept a copy of the magazine. 01:39 Thanks to your cooperation, 01:41 each month the magazines were brought to us. 01:44 It has sparked interest because people 01:47 —clients, the guests— can find an interesting magazine 01:49 to look at in their own language, 01:51 and they nearly always run out of the magazines by the end of the week. 01:59 Was it worth the effort? 02:01 Well, in a period of just six months, 02:04 over 360,000 magazines were placed 02:08 —244,000 of which were the special issue dedicated to food. 02:19 And to date, 892 people have asked to be recontacted. 02:27 In the past few years, the community of Jehovah’s Witnesses 02:30 has become much more visible in the city of Milan. 02:34 It’s not unusual to see them with their carts, 02:36 even in the more central areas of the city. 02:39 And I must say, they’re always smiling, polite, and well-dressed. 02:43 They have adopted a new method. 02:46 Now it’s the passersby who decide whether to stop 02:49 and take one of the items on display or have a brief conversation. 02:53 The Milanese people really like this method. 02:56 The topics presented are always very timely. 02:59 The display about food really stands out. 03:02 It brings to mind the general theme of the Expo—feed the planet. 03:06 I must say, it’s a great initiative. 03:10 I was able to speak to a couple visiting from China, 03:13 and I gave them a copy of the special issue of Awake! 03:16 After having explained to them that we are volunteers, 03:18 to my great surprise, they invited me to have lunch with them. 03:21 We had a really nice conversation for around three hours, 03:24 during which they asked me a lot of questions. 03:26 I left them the book What Does the Bible Really Teach?, 03:28 and it was lovely to see how they agreed that the Bible 03:31 really can improve people’s lives. 03:34 A tourist from Argentina already reads our magazines regularly in her country. 03:39 When she saw our carts, she immediately recognized our magazines, 03:43 and then she took a copy of the special June 2012 issue. 03:47 She exclaimed, “I like your magazines 03:50 because they make a person a good person!” 03:53 A school teacher, accompanied by her students, 03:56 noticed our special issue of the Awake! magazine 03:59 and told her students to each take a copy 04:01 because later on they would consider it in a class discussion. 04:04 Other school teachers present did the same, 04:07 so that in just a few minutes, we distributed 70 magazines. 04:11 A specially equipped bicycle 04:14 was used to ride back and forth between the storeroom and the carts. 04:17 As a result, the magazines were available 04:20 7 days a week, 12 hours a day. 04:39 How encouraging it is to make the most of every opportunity 04:43 to praise Jehovah! 04:55 There really is no better way to use our time.
