It was not until 1989, when he had been a Witness for some 34 years, that the first sign - language congregation in the United States was formed in New York City.
नसल्यास, त्यांना इतर साक्षीदारांवर विसंबून राहावे लागे, जे व्यासपीठावरून सांगितलेली माहिती कागदावर लिहून प्रेमळपणे त्यांना मदत करत.