Wednesday, July 18, 2007
A couple of days ago, I was invited to help out the Calderon family from the congregation at their ranch. They showed me what work they do and it turned out to be a very interesting day. Sadly I didn't get to take a look at all the animals around there, but I did get shots of their pets. This one is called Pequeña, who is not used to me yet. She's a feisty little one, but she'll soon learn some respect....
Monday, July 09, 2007
District Convention of Jehovah's Witnesses 2007/2008
This past weekend, we had our District Convention entitled "Follow the Christ". Is it that every year the conventions get better and better, or do we appreciate them more as we get older? I don't know, maybe both. But I know that this year's convention was great. Also it was the first convention with the congregation that I now am a part of. But to my surprise, I had company. Friday night, my mom, granny, and my bro Ross came. I was glad to see them, obviously. Even though it has been a month, it seems like longer. I had also met new brothers and sisters from San Angelo, Del Rio, Abilene, Ft. Stockton, and Odessa that made me feel more like I belonged there. But of course, that is how it is in Jehovah's organization. Going someplace new can make someone feel like they don't belong, and that may just be human nature in an imperfect and cruel world. But it's different in Jehovah's organization, because you will always belong.
The information was powerful and very practical. The experiences were encouraging. There was sister Urías from Ft. Stockton who was interviewed on preparing new disciples. And the study ended up being a sister of ours. And she said with a few tears and a semi-broken voice, that last month, she accompanied the new sister to the Pioneer School.
The peak attendance was a bit more than 3 thousand and 33 new brothers and sisters were baptized: 15 brothers and 18 sisters (go figure).
Again, the information was very practical. One of the speakers pointed out that we don't want to get back home and say that that was a beautiful program and by the next week forget the theme of it or the information given. He said that we should continue reviewing our notes and meditating on how we can apply them. That is the only way we will be following the Christ, not like millions of others who say that they have accepted him in their hearts and as their personal saviors and not do anything he has taught. And people call us un-christian.
All in all, it was awesome. From both dramas to the new publication. I will not mention the title of the publication for those who do not want to know yet.
Well that is all for now. Have a great day and watch out for the spider monkeys.
