Admin l Friday, July 28, 2017
ONTARIO, Canada – Wildfire in south of Prince George, British Columbia has kept over 130 families of Jehovah’s Witnesses away from their homes, forcing them to pass the night in booth camp.
The 130 families were part of the 2, 500 witnesses at the convention which took place from July 7 – 9 when they learnt of the advancing fire.
“The Canada branch office of Jehovah’s Witnesses, located in the province of Ontario, set up a disaster relief committee to provide housing and food for the affected Witnesses.
“Officials of the CN Centre, the venue where some 2,500 Witnesses had gathered for their convention, allowed them to park their mobile trailers on the arena grounds as part of a temporary lodging arrangement”, the Witnesses said on their website.
See full statement below.
More than 130 families of Jehovah’s Witnesses were unable to return to their homes after attending their annual convention on July 7-9, 2017, because of advancing wildfires in an area south of Prince George, British Columbia, where authorities had issued an evacuation order.
The Canada branch office of Jehovah’s Witnesses, located in the province of Ontario, set up a disaster relief committee to provide housing and food for the affected Witnesses. Officials of the CN Centre, the venue where some 2,500 Witnesses had gathered for their convention, allowed them to park their mobile trailers on the arena grounds as part of a temporary lodging arrangement.
The Governing Body of Jehovah’s Witnesses facilitates disaster relief efforts from their world headquarters, using funds donated to the Witnesses’ global ministry work.
