I recently been able to re-establish contact (like less than 2 days ago, in fact!) with a friend I hadn't been able to speak to for a time..recently learned that he was re-instated..and was given his new email from a brother that had it. And now we're back it touch! You don't know how happy that made me. And, here's someone that I hadn't even known that well, for that long of a time. And, I still really missed him a ton. So, don't loose hope that they can make their way back to Jehovah, now, while there is some time left.