Sunday, August 03, 2008
Hello to all you wonderful people! I has been so long since I wrote on this blog. I don't know what happened that I had to change the site address. And I haven't written because I simply haven't had any time to do it. I'm gonna try to keep up with it to let known what has been going on during the past year and how I'm doing now.
Things have been going great here in Sonora, Texas. The congregation is going well, the brothers have continually been taking care of me. You may or may not remember that I was living with a brother when I first moved here. To jog your memory, go here.
But now, I'm living in a small house that I'm renting. I've been there for a few months. I will try to get some pictures to show my "pad" or my "crib". :)
Right now, I'm back in San Anto, visiting my family. I came for my grandparents, actually. They celebrated their 33rd anniversary. I got to hang with some friends, not all, unfortunately. There are simply not enough hours in the day. I got to visit the congregation I used to attend to. It was really nice to see all the brothers and sisters that I haven't seen in a long time. It reminded me of how much I miss all of them.
But tomorrow, I have to get back to the real world! Tomorrow, we have the congregation book study and, as we all know, we will be starting another book, "Live with Jehovah's Day in Mind". Just the title alone is intriguing. But how did the Revelation book go for you?
Sure, it was filled with prophecies, dates, beasties, colors, numbers, and all sorts of things. It was really interesting. It was, as a brother put it, deep. Another brother, a D.O., gave me and others an article of The Watchtower to help keep in mind the whole picture of that wonderful book we finished studying. Here is the reference: (in English) w83 5/1 p.29-31 'A Searching Look at Revelation'; (or in Spanish) w83 15/8 p. 29-31 'Una mirada escrutadora a Revelación'. We just want to remember that, even though some of us didn't fully understand everything in the book of Revelation, we did and do appreciate Jehovah revealing the significance of this book to us. And what we want to take from it, among other things, is how it is a privilege to be a witness of Jehovah, having this information, and we have seen how Jehovah fulfills his will, one way or another. It truly was a wonderful book.
And now we begin with another wonderful book. A brother had made a bookmark for this one, including the study schedule. If you don't already have one and would like one, you can leave a comment with your email address and I will email you the bookmark on Word documents. Only I will be able to see these comments. So don't worry, no one will get your email addresses.
This is what it looks like:
Well, that is if for now. If anyone would like to ask any questions, please make a comment or send me an email.
Have a great week!
Wednesday, August 22, 2007
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.
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.
