Changes

Beginning in 1983, a special fund supported through voluntary donations has been used to provide low-cost financing for the building or remodeling of Kingdom Halls around the world.  This arrangement has also enabled those in more affluent nations to support their spiritual brothers in developing countries.  This is in keeping with the apostle Paul's words to the Corinthians that "by means of an equalizing your surplus just now might offset their deficiency, in order that their surplus might also come to offset your deficiency, that an equalizing might take place.'  (2 Corinthians 8:14 ''NWT'')

Beginning in 1983, a special fund supported through voluntary donations has been used to provide low-cost financing for the building or remodeling of Kingdom Halls around the world.  This arrangement has also enabled those in more affluent nations to support their spiritual brothers in developing countries.  This is in keeping with the apostle Paul's words to the Corinthians that "by means of an equalizing your surplus just now might offset their deficiency, in order that their surplus might also come to offset your deficiency, that an equalizing might take place.'  (2 Corinthians 8:14 ''NWT'')