Mayfield follows another calling. As a member of the Jehovah's Witness, he carries the good word in person to whoever will listen in whatever neighborhood he's assigned. People aren't rude, so much as a bit abrupt, says Mayfield. More often, they are simply absent. Jehovah's Witnesses working the streets on weekdays find whole neighborhoods virtually abandoned by their working occupants.
Weekends are better.
Still, many folks seem to be everywhere but at home, he said. And those who are home, often peek through the blinds and disappear back inside. We find fewer and fewer people at home regardless of what day we go into service. Not that he's complaining. Mayfield can afford to be pragmatic.