On another occasion, a local minister invited Norman to speak at his church. However, when Norman explained our preaching work, the man became cooperative and even took some literature. When the Lightbearer arrived at the port of Samarinda in Borneo, the harbormaster refused to allow the crew to preach to the local people. The crew then sailed from Singapore to Borneo and Celebes (now Sulawesi), where they witnessed extensively, venturing as far as 480 kilometers (300 mi) inland.

The new captain was Norman Senior, a trained navigator. After playing the recordings, the crew went ashore and placed literature with interested ones. “A flying saucer could hardly have aroused more interest,” said Jean Deschamp, a Witness who was then serving in Indonesia. At each port, the crew broadcast recorded Bible lectures by loudspeaker from the ship. cĪs the Lightbearer sailed up the west coast of Malaysia, it stopped at Johore Bahru, Muar, Malacca, Klang, Port Swettenham (now Port Klang), and Penang. Frank obediently set off for Kuala Lumpur and arrived in Thailand several months later. Now, off you go!’ I gasped and sputtered: ‘But, I hardly know where Siam is from here!’” Eric told Frank that he could get there by train from Kuala Lumpur, in what is now Malaysia. He said: ‘Well, Frank, you said that you chose Siam (now Thailand) as your territory. When the time came for the Lightbearer to sail on, Eric Ewins gave me quite a shock. He recalled his departure this way: “We began pioneering in Singapore while continuing to live on the boat. While the Lightbearer was at Singapore, Frank Dewar left to begin a new assignment. from the ketch ‘Lightbearer,’ which has been giving Watch Tower programme in Singapore since her arrival from Australia.” The report also said that “in favourable conditions such programmes can be plainly audible across the water for. on Wednesday night,” adding: “It was a unique lecture. In fact, the Singapore Free Press reported that “a loud voice boomed across the water. This method of proclaiming the good news often gained considerable attention. At each stop, the brothers played recorded lectures using the boat’s powerful amplifier and loudspeakers.

From Indonesia, the Lightbearer sailed to Singapore, arriving on August 7.

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