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Why did the fight for equality
initially appeal to you?
South Africa has a history
of legalized racism.
But just because the law has changed,
it doesn’t mean
that what’s been entrenched
into the minds and hearts of people
has also changed.
I observed that people still have prejudices,
and they have ideas
of what I should look like
or talk like
or where I should live,
and I didn’t feel
like I was accepted anywhere.
I realized that people’s needs
were not taken care of.
For example,
their living conditions were not great
—some had water, and some didn’t.
I wanted to help people.
The time came
when some political parties
were saying
that they could make a change.
Now, in my heart,
although I wouldn’t say it,
little by little I started to support them.
Protests are so powerful.
Everything is so loud and so moving
—different colors, cultures, boys, girls—
everybody getting together
to fight for the equality of others.
I wanted to be part of making a change.
What changes did you notice in yourself?
Because of the COVID-19 pandemic,
I could no longer go out freely.
Yes, I did other things,
but I also watched TV.
When I watched TV,
I noticed the things I used to see
while I was preaching
—the way women and children, the elderly,
and the immigrants
in this country were treated.
It made me want to do something.
My school also had a protest.
I knew that I couldn’t protest
as one of Jehovah’s Witnesses,
so it was a bit frustrating.
And I also felt bad
about not getting involved,
like I was a bystander.
I looked like I didn’t care.
And I didn’t want anyone to think
that that was the case.
My parents noticed that I had become
very focused on these things.
Sometimes I would even ask
why people were treated this way.
They helped me in many ways.
They used relevant JW Broadcasting® episodes.
They also helped me through family worship.
The 2019 “Love Never Fails”! Convention
was my favorite convention.
The talk that stood out to me the most
spoke about how love “believes all things.”
If we love our brothers and sisters,
that means that we believe they have
the best intentions toward us
and toward each other.
I realized that I had to let go
of negative and critical thinking,
and now I have such amazing friendships
with a variety of people.
But to see the love that they have
for me and for each other—
I get to show that and also receive it.
The scripture that came to mind
was Jeremiah 10:23,
where it says that “it does not belong to man
. . . to direct his step.”
Thinking about that scripture made me realize
that people will not have success.
They have never succeeded in the past,
and even now I see people fail.
For me to show support,
either by protesting or on social media,
would be like painting a sinking ship.
This world is sinking,
and it won’t do me any good
to show support for it.
How are you conquering injustice today?
I don’t feel like I’m a bystander anymore
or that I’m not involved.
Instead of feeling,
like, exhausted and that there’s no change,
I get to help people
by giving people a hope for the future
that comes from the Bible.
Now I don’t focus much on news
about how people are treated
—the injustice.
But as a volunteer who preaches full time,
I help people to know Jehovah,
know the truth,
and know what Jehovah
has in store for them in the future.
During my Bible study with my dad,
we studied prophecies
and the fulfillment of them.
And so I got to see
that whatever Jehovah promised,
he fulfilled 100 percent.
So whatever he’s promised for the future,
he’s also going to fulfill.
Jehovah’s people have love.
They support each other in difficult times,
even though they speak different languages
and they come from different places,
different countries.
It convinces me that even in the future
under the rule of God’s Kingdom,
everyone in the world
will be showing that love.

Reasons for Faith—Love Conquers Injustice