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This NBC report includes a video. The sheer devastation is staggering Videos show crushing walls of water overtake buildings and bridges on Nepal-Tibet border

Thursday, August 27 You are not a God who takes pleasure in wickedness; no one bad may remain with you.—Ps. 5:4. Jehovah is not a permissive God; he does not condone sin. (Ps. 5:4-6) He requires that we respect his righteous standards, which he has set forth for us in his Word. Of course, Jehovah does not expect perfection from imperfect people. (Ps. 130:3, 4) At the same time, he does not tolerate ‘ungodly men who turn his undeserved kindness into an excuse for brazen conduct.’ (Jude 4) Indeed, the Bible speaks of the “destruction of the ungodly” at God’s war of Armageddon. (2 Pet. 3:7; Rev. 16:16) However, Jehovah does not want anyone to suffer destruction. The Bible clearly states that he “desires all to attain to repentance.” (2 Pet. 3:9) Christian elders imitate Jehovah as they patiently try to help wrongdoers to change their ways and be restored to Jehovah’s favor. w24.08 26 ¶1-2

The video is insane. Straight out of an apocalyptic disaster movie. We need the new system so badly.

Her death made me genuinely sad.

I just watched a video clip of this. I feel sick. 400 tourists from various nations are missing. What's astounding to me is those flood waters are moving so quickly that they push a wall of compressed air in front, which in turn pushes dirt and debris ahead of the wave. That's why it looks like it does.

I saw this and it showed the massive wall of water coming towards the populated area. One disaster after another. but it helps us appreciate where we are in the stream of time.

Im sad about Tim Curry dying, he was a very important part of my childhood (Not to mention kid me had a CRAZY crush on him). I remember watching Clue multiple times a month with my mom. However, i didnt know today that he has been paralyzed for 14 years due to a stroke he had, i knew he was sick but i didnt know why or how long, but at least he's at rest .-.;

A devastating flash flood struck the Himalayan border region between Nepal and Tibet on Wednesday, leaving at least nine people dead, dozens injured and hundreds missing. The powerful flood swept away roads, bridges, homes and power projects. A mudslide also struck Gyirong Port, an important border crossing, cutting transportation, electricity and communications in the area. Officials suspect that an earthquake may have triggered an avalanche of ice and rock along the Lhende Khola River. This may have caused the sudden flooding, although the exact cause had not yet been confirmed. 384 were reported missing. Rescue efforts remain difficult because of deep sediment, damaged roads and high water. China has sent hundreds of rescuers, while India is coordinating with Nepal on relief efforts. South Korea also plans to send an emergency-response team. Authorities remain concerned that another flood could occur because a blockage is still lodged upstream. People living near the river and in low-lying areas have therefore been moved or warned to remain alert. Events like this remind us how suddenly circumstances can change. Our thoughts are with all those who have lost loved ones, those who are still searching for family members and the rescue workers laboring under dangerous conditions. As Jehovah’s Witnesses, we look forward to the time when disasters will no longer bring suffering and fear.—Revelation 21:4. Based on facts reported by Reuters on August 26, 2026.

Yes, I know Brother Leon. He is a VERY dear and precious brother. He is close to my age, possibly a year or two older. I got to know Brother Leon through his son-in-law Eliu Cordova. Brother Cordova, and his wife Debbie (Brother Leon's daughter), moved to Pensacola over 30 years ago. At that time there was no Spanish Language Congregaton in Pensacola. Before long, Brother and Sister Leon also came to Pensacola. Over the next few months several families that spoke Spanish moved to Pensacola. Brother Leon and Brother Cordova were both appointed as Elders in our Congregation. When the time came to start studying the Revelaton Climax book at the Congregation Book Study, Brother Leon and Brother Cordova asked if it would be proper to have a Spanish Language Congregation Book Study Group. The Body of Elders thought it was a good idea. So, the Spanish Language Congregation Book Study Group was started when we started the Revelation Climax book, using the room typically used for the "second school" at the weekly Ministry School meetings. At the time, most Congregation Book Study Groups were averaging 15 to 20 people at each Congregation Book Study meeting each week. Within the first month, all of a sudden there were 45 or more coming to the Spanish Language Congregation Book Study each week. Some were coming from 45 or 50 miles away. When the Circuit Overseer came to Pensacola, a "pre group" was formed for the Spanish speaking brothers and sisters. Shortly thereafter the Pensacola Spanish Congregation was officialy formed. Brother Leon and Brother Cordova are the ones responsible for getting the Spanish Pensacola Congregation formed. I look at Brother Leon and Brother Cordova as special people. I am normally a quiet conservative person. When Brother Cordova first moved to Pensacola I failed to take the initiative to introduce myself to him. About three weeks after he moved in, he came to me to introduce himself. I was embarassed that I had forced him to take that fisrst step in hospitality. One year Brother Leon gave the talk for the Annual Memorial. Afterwards he confided to me that he did not think it went well since English was not his first language and he felt his expressions were not as good as he would have liked. I assured Brother Leon that the very high degree of love he had for Jehovah showed through despite any wording he used, and his obvious love for Jehovah meant more than any selection of words. Brother Cordova became a VERY close friend to my mother and father (my mother was fourth generation witness - my father was in the "Army Air Corps" in WWII - there was not an "air force" until after WWII - my father was baptized in October 1959 at a Circuit Assembly in El Dorado, Arkansas). My father was not a professional carpenter, but woodworking was something he really enjoyed (his Scandanavian heritage truly showed in his love for wood - to him it was a sin to cover beautiful wood grain with paint). Brother Cordova was doing jewelry work on a contract basis for jewelry stores in Pensacola. He described his "ultimate" work table for his jewelry work. My father built him a work table to that plan, and Brother Cordova is still using it more than 25 years later. In 1996 my wife (third generation witness) had been working as a beautician for a local department store for 35 years. The summer of that year she suffered many instances of missing work due to degenerative disc disease (where the discs between the vertebrae in the spine collapse, and pinch the spinal nerves, causing acute piercing pain). After several visits to the doctor, it was determined that she had to quit work. Standing behind a customer with her hands above the customers' hair all day long, five days a week, for 35 years, had caused the discs between the vertebrae to collapse, pinching the nerves running through the spinal cord. She was on her way to the office of the department store, where she had worked in the beauty salon for 35 years, to tell them she was quitting. She was VERY apprehensive about talking with the people in charge of the store. Brother Cordova was doing work for the jewery department for that store. He was on his way in to pick up some pieces that needed to be mended. He ran into my mother as they were going in. She told him about her anxiety about taking to the people in the office. Brother Cordova led her over to an isolated area and prayed out loud with her for Jehovah to give her the strength she needed. That is one example of the loving type of brother that Eliu Cordova was. Tears still come to my eyes every time I think of that outstanding act of kindness Eliu Cordove did for my wife. Although I had no similar experience with Brother Leon, to my mind he was "cut from the same bolt of cloth" from which Brother Cordova came. They are both outstanding examples of excellent Elders completely devoted to Jehovah. In recent years Brother Cordova has moved to Mobile, Alabama (60 miles west of Pensacola), to work with the Spanish Language Congregation there. I had not seen Brother Leon for quite some time untill I ran into him at the Kingdom Hall on a Sunday about three weeks ago. The Spanish Congregation has their Sunday Meeting in the morning. Our Congregaton's Sunday Meeting is at 1:00. My first thought was "this brother looks older than I remember." That thought lasted until I went into the mens' restroom in the Kingdom Hall and caught a reflection of myself in the mirror (with all gray and white hair instead of blonde and brown). All of sudden I remembered "hey - I am 82 - neither am I young any longer." Thanks, Jim

Ok thanks. I'm working hard on building a "Swiss army knife" of AI tools that are free, offline, portable, and capable of running on CPU only. Even capable of running off of a flash drive! It's going slowly, but very promising. I'm about to take another break from this project, as I've reached a new milestone. I've got TTS, image analysis, and reading & finding info in files working. Though that last one runs out of context/memory pretty fast. I'll try to improve on that with my next deep dive into AI.

How nice that you are taking your time to make sure you make a good decision. This is one of those where there is no law but principles that apply so two different individuals can make a different decision and still be right. I know many who work full time and then every evening (except meeting night) go out in service 2 hours and then 4 hours on Saturday and it works for them. I also know other friends who got burned out doing that and transitioned to part time work. It will all depend on your personal circumstances, energy levels and other responsibilities. We will keep you in our prayers, we are sure Jehovah will help you make a good decision. we always say: "look for a job that supports your service and Jehovah will support you"

Thank you, Brother Tim, for your kind words. I'm a little late, I'm only now reading this, but they encouraged me a lot. I've been through some difficult days, I have anxiety problems, I'm currently facing financial difficulties, and I'm neglecting my worship of Jehovah and my spiritual activities. I have a meeting today; lately I've missed some meetings and field service trips because of work. I'm a little insecure about going through those Kingdom Hall doors, as you yourself wrote. Many of us are pressured in every way. I want to go back. I need to go back as soon as possible! Thank you, Brother Tim. It's a pleasure to be here with you and to be able to connect with you.

Thank you for your expressions, again, it's a bit humbling to know that what I write move other people. But it's also not surprising in another way because other people's words move me similarly, I guess it's to be expected. I'm doing what I can to continue serving Jehovah the best way that I know how it's a day by day struggle but I'm like you, I know Jehovah understands each one of us intimately and knowing our strengths and our weaknesses. What an incredible feeling it will be to get into the new system and realize that all these problems and troubles have been lifted off of our shoulders. Even thinking about that makes my head spin, it's like I can't fully wrap my head around time when there will be absolutely no pain or no loss in that way.

Soon Tim, we will all go home. You will again see your wife. Make all the efforts necessary to receive her. I believe James might know my uncle in Pensacola. "Miguel Leon" and the rest of my family there. However, as sad as all these experiences are, we are holding on to that precious hope. Life everlasting. As in the early christian era when Jesus told his disciple that Satan was demanding to have them sifted, we too are being sifted today. How it hurts. Trust in Jehovah, He will not forget us. He is about to act. My brothers stay faithful!

Good morning, thank you very much to everyone who has posted a comment or send an emoji or sent me a personal message through DM. It's nice to know that I'm not alone in how I feel, it's comforting to know that I'm not the only one who has experienced these types of issues. Even though I KNOW I'm not, it's comforting when other people share their thoughts and feelings on one of my posts. I'm trying to get back to my spiritual routine, honestly sometimes I feel like it's a sputtering motor that is running out of fuel. Trying to refuel amidst everything that is going on is very difficult. Eventually I'll get there, but for right now I'm okay with puttering along until my tanks get restocked. I don't intentionally try to make my posts sappy or overwhelmingly emotional. Mostly I just sit down and allow my thoughts to come spilling out onto the page, tumbling over each other till they have some semblance of structure and meaning. Lately my thoughts have been jumbled and confused, like everything was being ran through an industrial size washing machine. I'm grateful to Jehovah that my words seem to strike a chord with some of you, because that means that there is an interchange of encouragement occurring, no matter how small it may be. I actually managed to make a couple of comments on last week's Watchtower study at our meeting, it felt comfortable to get back into the groove. I'm going to attempt to post this week's Watchtower study comments on here, it's almost like I'm running an experiment to see if my spiritual brain is working again. Thanks again for all the comments and emojis, and just know that the personal expression have encouraged me as well!

Public perception of a person doesn’t determine who they really are. As Jehovah’s people, however, we look for the good in all sorts of people. And like Jehovah, we really want everyone to be resurrected and enjoy the blessings of paradise life. We also recognize our limitations and remember that only Jehovah and Jesus holds the final say. We know justice and mercy will be served perfectly.

Wow. I just realised this is from a few days ago.. I hope your doing better Tim.. I can just tell from your well written message, that Jehovah cherish your entries, every time you pray, I can imagine Jehovah's excitement, Jesus on the edge of his seat, all the angels looking down with anticipation and eagerness thinking "what is he going to tell our father now?" and Jehovah is there, with his book of remembrance ready, on a fresh new page, and he's like "Tim, just say the words.. I'll hang onto every single one.. I'll write it down, I'll cherish it." Jehovah doesn't want you to "pause" your prayers like you can do on a recorder. He doesn't want to strain to listen to you. He wants your words, your voice.. to flow.. as he writes, almost like a river! So don't stop, he cherishes your voice. The truth is.. your words have truly touched me. I actually couldn't read this in one go. It's just what I needed. I stopped about 4-5 times throughout, each time I read the following lines: "I don’t have some powerful spiritual comeback story." "there is temporary pain in serving Jehovah" "...but there is everlasting death in choosing the other side." "Jehovah misses your thoughts too! Not your performance...not your “perfection”...no, he misses your thoughts...the ones you used to give him...the ones you still want to give him even if you don’t know how." "the silence between me and my best friend is something that I can no longer endure." Each line has made me cry. I type this now with dry fingers, dry tears all over my face, and a new set of tears threatening to spill out. Because the truth is.. I thrive with joy in the presence of my brothers and sisters. A spiritual bubble that keeps me euphoric. But in private, I just about hold it together.. it's as if I lack that joy deep down, and so when you say you've "been mentally and emotionally exhausted in a way I don’t know how to explain to anyone...not even to Jehovah," nothing more needs to be said. I feel like I can relate. My prayers go quite from time to time, but I think I'm at a point Jehovah knows I need him most. I feel like he's using what's around me to keep drawing me in, for example, the other day, I was emotionally and mentally, both exhausted and overwhelmed to the point that I was hyperventilating. I then looked on the 'whats new' section on JW Library, I saw the new excerpt on "Pursue What Builds Loyalty - Self-Control" I couldn't watch it then, because I needed to turn to the scriptures. But the next day, I watched the video.. and I cried.. because again it felt like Jah telling me "I see you, I see what your going through, I see the mental struggle, I see your pain, but I now, you can do it.. because I don't want to see my slave girl like this." So, what is Jehovah using, to keep drawing you in? To keep you close? I look forward to when that video is played at the midweek meeting in 2-3 weeks time. I love a hug from Jehovah when I'm low. Until then, you've built my determination to "unpause" my voice recording to Jah, and continue to share my load of thoughts with Him. Like you said, not the performance others see.. so each time I want to share my thoughts but I don't know how, I'll try, I'll keep pushing, I'll persevere in praying. I want my prayers to "flow" like yours! I want Jehovah to keep filling my section in his book of remembrance too. I'm glad you were able to go to the meeting. Celebrate your wins, even if you think they're small.. because Jehovah.. he beams at the little you do for him, and I know he was glad you were in his house, and I can imagine the angels flying midheaven with joy, at the fact that you were at the Hall, for your friend, your God- Jehovah. I'll keep your wife in my prayers 😊.

Well done 👍. Kudos

My dear brother, I have not followed all of your posts here, but I have read many of them. I know a little bit about the situation with your wife's health, and the difficulties both of you are facing in trying to get her the medical care she needs. Many times those of us who have spent our whole life in just one country do not comprehend the difficulties individuals in another country face because "the way things operate" are so different from what we are used to. I can appreciate your emotional distress. I know you used to post comments about each paragraph in the Watchtower study for each week. I would "cheat" by copying your comments for each paragraph and then paste them in the space for each paragraph where the week's study article is put in the sections of JW Library for the meetings. Having feelings of "guilt" or "despair" are not uncommon when we realize that we could have done certain things in the past. Several years ago my wife's mental state began to deteriorate, especially short term memory. Thankfully, as a CPA I had several older clients and I was able to talk with them about various facilties in the area. I finally settled on a retirement facility quite cose to our house. They have "Independent Living" apartments, provisions for "assisted living" and a section for "skilled nursing." Quite by accident it is the same facility the social worker helped my mother find for my father when his dementia surfaced 25 years ago. He made a decent living for us. We never lacked for anything. But my parents did not have the resources for this facility. The social worker found a "Medicaid Qualified" bed at this facility for my father. My father was at the point that he could not remember everyone's name. He did not understand everything that was said. But, to him, it was VERY important that he be at the Kingdom Hall every Sunday for the Publc Talk and the Watchtower Study. When I would drive out here to pick him up, the staff here would have him already dressed with a coat and a tie. I did not have to get him dressed. My wonderment was: "Who does that for a MEDICAID patient?" I was very thankful for the dignity and kindness they showed him, even if he was here with MEDICAID instead of paying like the rest of the patients. So, my wife and I moved out here eight years ago. We were here together in the "independent living" apartment for about 18 months, and then my wife's memory problems REALLY surfaced. It got to the point that there were four nights in a row that I had to call my son at bedtime. He had to get out of bed, get dressed, and drive out here to tell his mother that he knew I was his father and her husband. He had lived with us, or in the same neighborhood, for over 50 years. On the fifth night she would not even believe him. I called the "wellness office" here and they sent a nurse and a security guard. The nurse finally convinced my wife it was appropriate for us to sleep in the same bed. So, we went to bed. Then I got a call from the Administrator of the facility. She said: "I want to help any way I can, but I cannot send a nurse to your apartment every night to convince you wife to let you sleep in the same bed with her. She needs to be in our memory care unit (i.e., "skilled nursing" - dementia/Alzheimers' care). When a person with the training, experience, expertise, and authority tells you that, it kind of takes the decision out of your hands. My wife was transferred to the memory care/dementia/Alzheimers' unit. When you must do something like that you always wonder "what did I do wrong" or "what did I not do right" or "what else should I have done" etc., etc., . . . When I would go to visit her, she was not the same young, energetic, vibrant, energetic young woman I married 62 years earlier. I found the visits extremely difficult. As a result, I did not go as ofter as I should have. She died February 1st of this year. So now the guilt is really there about not doing enough, or not doing the right things, etc, etc. /////After all, she had put up with me for over 62 years. She deserved some consideration for that. I can imagine how you have felt "down" with all of the things you have endured. One experience has helped me. There was an older brother in our congregation whose health had declined to the point that he was not physically able to do field service, get to the Kingdom Hall, or do anything else. He was VERY depressed. When the Circuit Overseer was at our congregation he visited the brother. The brother's son-in-law was there with the Circuit Overseer and told me about the conversation. Circuit Overseer: Ben, do you remember the very first house you called on the first time you went in the field ministry? Ben: Yes. Circuit Overseer: Do you remember the second house you went to in the field ministry? Ben: No. Circuit Overseer: What about the third house or the fourth house? Do you remember them? Ben: No Circuit Overseer: Well, Jehovah remembers that first house you called on the first time you went in field service. He also remembers the second house. He also remembers the third and fourth houses you called on. In fact, he remembers EVERY HOUSE you ever called on in the DECADES when you were regular in the ministry. And, he does not, and will not, forget all of the other things you have done in building Kingdom Halls, preparing hour talks and presenting them, the people you conducted a bible study with, the times you and another Elder went to visit one of Jehovah's dear ones who had a problem. He will never forget all of those things, even if you cannot remember them. Jehovah will never abandon his faithful ones, and he will never abandon you. Just keep thinking about him and pray to him regularly. He will NOT forget. Hearing Ben's son-in-law relate that experience he had when he went with the Circuit Overseer to visit the brother has given me considerable help. Yes, I have made mistakes. Yes, I have at times failed to do something as well as it could have been done. Psalms 130:3 is very comforting: If errors were what you watch, O Jah, Then who, O Jehovah, could stand? Jehovah does not keep track of our mistakes. He keeps track of how we have tried. About 30 years ago an instructor at an Elders' School said: "Jehovah is not praised by our success. He is praised by our efforts." I am sooo thankful Jehovah has not kept a tally of my mistakes. I am thankful that he and his son cared enough for their human creation that when Satan rebelled, they established the Kingdom Arrangement with the Ransom Provision. Even though is was extremely physically and emotionally painful for Jehovah's son, and emotionally painful for Jehovah to watch his son go through it, they went ahead and set up the Kingdom Arrangement with the Ranson Provision for us. There is not any more they could have done. It hurt both of them VERY much, but they still put it all together for us anyway. That shows the extent of the love that both of them have for their human creation. I am so VERY thankful for that. Thanks, Jim

I use a number line to help steady myself. If I was at negative 30, I would have to fold the number line around zero, (no kicking,) and find myself at a positive map spot. No kicking, just integrity. Integrity is from the word integer which means a whole number, no fractional parts. Bed, stretch and think of positive experiences like your second paragraph above and feel the folding of that number line. Still posited at a negative spot?, multiply, don't add more negatives, but multiplying a negative by a negative yields a positive result. Someone messaged me that one of my math examples was emotionally helpful. Math has always been emotionally comforting to me. Keep sharing your expressive, transparent thoughts. Helpful to all of us. YS, the mathematically comforted one.

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All of the dating assumptions based on "half life" of something are based on less than 100 years of knowledge of changes in atomic structure over time. From the standpoint of statical sampling procedures, a sample of 100 items (in this case years) would not necessarily result in a high degree of reliance of projecting the "occurance rate," or whatever else one is looking for, when the total population is claimed to be hundreds of thousands (as many evolutionists want us to believe the years it took for their theory to work out). I believe that the current level of lack of understanding and real knowledge of "half life" theory and how environmental factors change the result is such that any dates derived by that method are more likely to be wrong than they are to be right. Candidly I only think about that when someone tries to use the "half life" timing theory to establish that something happened to mankind 100,000 years ago. Whenever that comes up and I remind them they are attempting to extrapolate to 100,000 based on a sample of only 100, they soon give up their argument (that is if they have any understand of statistical sampling and error rates of various sample sizes based on total population sampled). Thanks, Jim

I don't understand, finishing your job at 4pm gives you plenty of time to preach in the evening everyday. In my congregation, people preach from 6pm because they finish their work at 5pm

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