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https://news.un.org/en/interview/2026/06/1167739 What’s expected next in strengthening UN

That's OK...I found it!

I'm not seeing this when I go to the website. What's the path?

Hey Jonathan! Thanks for the update! Sorry to hear about the health struggles you are going through. 🙁 I don't have much time to offer, but I do manage a couple of Discords already. I monitor them Monday-Friday for the 9 hours I'm at work. I can help out a little in that regard. And you already know I'm a programmer. I'd be happy to assist when & where I can, but in order for me to assist in that regard, your project would need to be in GitHub and I would need to be able to use Jules (AI) so I don't have to learn your particular coding languages...I can just tell AI what to do & guide it and it will stick to your style of programming. Making good documentation is also a specialty of mine, as you saw with my LRO documentation... Happy to help where I can.

I’ve investigated my family tree for many years and now have it back (with documentation) to the 1400’s and then taken it back further to the 11th century.. I find it fascinating, I also had my DNA tested

and a further report on matter https://spzh.eu/en/news/93830-echr-ordered-bulgaria-to-allow-jehovahs-witnesses-to-go-door-to-door

Noticed this info is now on our site: ...hope I posted this image correctly here 🤔🤭

Yes, it is expensive, especially when you order a certificate and they are nothing to do with your family attall. I haven't done it seriously for some years, since my dad went into a nursing home about 8 years ago. He was the one who got me interested in it. And then my son has spent a lot of time in hospital. So my drive for the limited hobby as you say came to a halt. It just shows are passion for facts and our interest in people.. Something you cultivate alot as followers of Jehovah.

Hi everyone, It's been a while since I last posted an update about this project, so I wanted to give you a status update. As I mentioned before, I am currently developing Baruch entirely on my own. It was never my intention for this to remain a one-person project. Over the past months I've approached several brothers here in the Netherlands to see if they would be interested in helping. Not everyone needs to be a programmer. There are many other areas where help is needed, such as communication, community management, documentation, testing, and eventually user support. Unfortunately, finding volunteers has proven to be more difficult than I expected. Everyone is naturally busy with theocratic responsibilities, family life, work, and other commitments. I don't have investors, and I'm funding this project entirely with my own (limited) resources. Because of that, I'm not in a position to pay people for their work. It has never been my intention to turn Baruch into a commercial product. Instead, I'd like to explore whether the project can eventually be sustained through voluntary donations and community support. I also set up a Discord server and was hoping to find someone who enjoys building and managing an online community. A community doesn't grow by itself—it requires time, energy, and consistent communication. My idea was to regularly post updates and discussions to keep people involved. I even approached several brothers from the English congregation here in Utrecht, since good written English is important for reaching an international audience, but so far I haven't been able to find anyone who is enthusiastic about taking on that role. Some of you may also know a little about my personal circumstances. For several years now I've been unable to work because of my health. In 2018 I was diagnosed with Stage IV cancer. I have Mantle Cell Lymphoma, which unfortunately is not curable. At the moment I'm taking Ibrutinib to keep the disease under control, but it doesn't always work as well as we'd hope. The past few months have been particularly difficult. Right now I'm struggling with severe fatigue and poor concentration, which makes it very difficult to work consistently on Baruch. I've gone through periods like this before, and my doctors expect things to improve again. I've now been working on Baruch for about two years. For me, it's much more than just a software project—it gives me purpose and something positive to focus on. I started this topic on jwtalk back in February because I genuinely wanted input from brothers around the world. At the same time, that also makes it very visible whenever my health temporarily prevents me from making progress. My long-term vision is that Baruch will not remain a one-person project. I hope to build a team of brothers and sisters who can continue developing and supporting it together. That will take time to organize properly. Because of my illness, it's very possible that one day I'll have to take what we sometimes call "the underground" to the New World. If that happens, I certainly don't want a project that I've invested two years of my life in to disappear with me. My goal is to place the software within a company called Agape Apps and, at the appropriate time, make the project open source on GitHub so that many brothers can contribute to its future development. That, too, will take time to organize these things. For now, it's important to keep the bigger picture in mind. Because of my health, it's simply impossible for me to accurately estimate how much time I'll be able to dedicate to Baruch. As a result, I also can't honestly predict when a first beta or test version will be ready. I hope this gives everyone a clearer picture of where the project stands today. Agape, Jonathan

Not seen this as a past-time in the UK

We always appreciate it when the legal systems vindicate our ministry, but we will continue with or without their agreement, in order to accomplish the commission given us.

We have looked at Ancestry, and traced family back. There is a limit to what you can do, though without spending a lot of money, so we paused it. We found that some from other countries wanted to claim a relationship with us, and others looking for royal antecedents.

Awesome, can you post more 😀 🙏 pretty please

Thanks for the advice. I will try the computer, my phone does glare at my eyes I don't often sit down with my laptop I am always on the move as a carer for my son. But it would be nice to dedicate a quiet time to all you lovely brothers and sisters. This is a very encouraging site. I have met people on line with the same problems as me many times, but having the same goal in life is so different and makes you so much more happy. We are all loaded down one way or another and it's good to get to know everyone and all their loads they are carrying.... but a actually to feel like you immediately belong is so special, especially when you ( me) am having problems having consistent contact from my brother's and sisters in my local congregation. Will get on my computer later today:)

The world wants it, but they never achieve it. To many of their own false prophets predicting things will come out all right. Just in the day when Jeremiah lived. False priests and prophets, lied to the people, but that was okay with them. They got tired of listening to God's true spokes person of a incoming doom for their cities, their temple! The temple became in their own minds and hearts a "goodluck charm" - The temple of Jehovah, said it 3 times. All the while God asking them to come cleanse themselves , turn back from these evil deeds in thoughts, but these failed. Same today, in fulfillment of Mathew 24:14, we continue will those in opposition wull be remove forever. That time is so close in our mear ibcomung future. Yet people put trust in corrupt Politicians, their agendas.

He looks like hes pushing something that’s for sure…it sure isn’t peace Pitiful really

Julie, as for the comments you mention you received but cannot find, they are probably in the private messenger. It's possible to communicate privately with some member, where only you and that person can see the messages. To access the private messenger go to the upper right corner of the page and click on the three lines. Then click on the envelope. If you use your computer it looks more or less the same, but the envelope appears directly on the upper right corner, no need to click anywhere else.

Hi Carlos That's good advice especially about going on the computer instead of the phone I will try that I think it will be a better for my eyes too:)

Julie, I think you are reading the site from your phone. It looks a bit different than from a computer. When you go to jwtalk.net, there is a list of sections, like Announcement, Our Meetings or Bible Research. Inside those sections there are many discussions. You can read any of those and reply if you wish. Justinah has kindly posted examples of how to do that. One tip that may be useful is that discussions where you have participated before have a small star, like this:

That's interesting, I think I have tried that site, I used find my past. Sorry about your mum. I lost my dad 3 years ago. And I started my family search because he first showed an interest in his tree, but when I asked the name of his grandparents he said they were called "nan and grandad" I traced them through great aunts and great uncles instead. I haven't done it for some years but I would like to have another go at some point.

Thursday, June 18 Sadness in a godly way produces repentance leading to salvation.—2 Cor. 7:10. The apostle Paul noted that the “rebuke given by the majority [was] sufficient for such a man.” (2 Cor. 2:5-8) In other words, the discipline had served its purpose toward the man who previously had sexual relations with his stepmother. (1 Cor. 5:1) What purpose? To lead him to repentance. (Heb. 12:11) Paul therefore directed the congregation: “Kindly forgive and comfort” the erring brother, and “confirm your love for him.” Note that Paul wanted the congregation to do more than merely allow the man back among Jehovah’s people. Paul wanted them to assure the repentant man by their words, manner, and actions that they truly forgave him and loved him. They would thus make it clear that they welcomed his return to the congregation. w24.08 15 ¶4; 16-17 ¶6-8

Sunny and beautiful. Makes me want to go kayaking.

I created a family tree on Ancestry (dot) com after my mother died in 2022; she had all kinds of information about my relatives. It's now up to 4000 people. Most of whom I may never know, but apparently I have a few living cousins.