My Little Corner of the Universe

Well, I finally found some time to write. A few weeks after I went to my District Convention, I went ahead and went with my parents to their convention in Belton, TX. That was a lot of fun. Not only did I get to benefit from the program again, but also I got to see many old friends and family I haven’t seen in a while. But before the convention, I had gone to San Anton a week before to be with my family. It was a very good week, although, it did seem long!

The weekend I got to San Antonio, brother Splane from the Governing Body was the speaker for the dedication of a Kingdom Hall. The brother then stayed for the Sunday meeting and gave the talk, called “Serving with Jehovah’s Unified Organization”. And after an abbreviated Watchtower study, he went back up there and told us of experiences, which included the problem the French government is putting on our brothers there. The government wanted to apply a tax where it shouldn’t be applied.

They began to put taxes on the donations. But, at the same time, other organizations that receive donations weren’t being taxed. So they started to question if they were going to get it too. But they didn’t. It was only being applied to the Jehovah’s Witnesses. So the situation was reassessed. So the French government changed the law after they billed our brothers. But whatever happens in the courts, Jehovah has the final say. All we can do is pray for our brothers and sisters, and wait on Jehovah’s justice.

It was a great meeting. Well, they all are, actually, but in this one, I got to meet brother Splane. Here’s a picture of him and me.

So, after that week, I went back home.

The following weekend, almost the entire congregation got together at a park with a river. So that was cool. We had lots of food, talked, laughed, played volleyball, and some swam a bit.

The following weekend, one of my cousins got married, so I had to get back to San Antonio. But this time, I just stayed for the weekend.

On that Monday, at noon, I accompanied my younger brother for lunch at his Pioneer School. This is the second week of their class and I’m glad I was here to visit with the brothers and sisters there.

As every Jehovah’s Witness, the work in the congregation and in the ministry continues. And that has been very exciting. Before I left to San Antonio, I got to talk to this one lady who wants to study! She told me she used to study before and that she wanted to start up again. So during our conversation, she expressed the desire for her husband to also study. She seemed very excited, so we’ll see what happens there. It’s really a beautiful thing to be considered as fellow workers, or collaborators, by Jehovah.

1 Corinthians 3:5-9 – "What, then, is A·pol'los? Yes, what is Paul? Ministers through whom YOU became believers, even as the Lord granted each one. I planted, A·pol'los watered, but God kept making [it] grow; so that neither is he that plants anything nor is he that waters, but God who makes [it] grow. Now he that plants and he that waters are one, but each [person] will receive his own reward according to his own labor. For we are God’s fellow workers."

And finally, I found a job! For now, I’m working with a brother. And before I left to San Antonio, I had gone to the bank and the lady whom I spoke with when I applied gave me another application to fill out for a part time position there. So I’ll see how that goes. But in the meantime, just as he takes care of all of those who serve him, Jehovah has been taking care of me.

Until next time.