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The governing body recently approved a Haitian Creole RTO (remote translation office) in South Florida Due to the civil unrest in country, our translators have been relocated. The branch personnel said this RTO will serve the Haitian Creole translation needs for eight countries This small housing/office building called the hummingbird project, saw a rapid turnaround and is near completion .:.the translators will be moving in this month-June. Most French congregations in Florida became Haitian Creole and the response has grown quite a lot these past few years So nice to see Jehovah provide a safe location for the translating work to continue. We continually pray that Jehovah blesses the efforts of all involved

Eggs have gotten expensive …. so I have switched to Bacon and Tomato sandwiches… yumm

Ostria Yes - a current witness who served can also benefits example - VA Hospital or USAA - they would still identify themselves as witness @ hospital they would never dress up as military to get a free meal or promote their support of the military in in the end- as long as they are neutral most situations are considered a conscious matter

693 we have 175 or so pubs and met with 2 smaller congregations that did not want the 9:00pm option so we rented a large room at the Civic center had a Greek brother …Bethelite from Walkill

We had a 4-5 few girls trying it, but their doctors had them change their diets as it was causing them health problems (they were kind of following a fad…although they were legit gluten intolerant and 1 celiac) we do have several vegetarians —and pescatarians - mostly for health reasons…but again the husbands went along willingly until the doctors advised against it in 2 cases here is an article from health magazine in mentions the benefits and differences , but also discusses some adverse affects and the needs to get the missing nutrients elsewhere https://www.health.com/nutrition/difference-between-vegan-and-vegetarian the point I got was that your diet needs to be balanced you can avoid certain types of foods,(for health or other reasons) but need to make sure your body is getting the correct vitamins and nutrients

We used one years ago, but discontinued it use after realizing that many blocked the microphone with their materials If they have a book or note papers or even an iPad that they sat in front of their view, it blocked the microphone which was sitting in the middle of the table It also had some issues when one spoke loudly, and the other one spoke softly we struggled with having a single table mic instead of two separate mics that could be adjusted independently based on their positioning and the speakers volume

It’s a big update it a small group of full time servants who build/ update / support 1 the admin needs to handle it on his side 2 end user needs to update 3 end user needs to add cong id and PIN 4 works immediately in user side 5 Was still missing groups under publishers… but most don’t see that anyway

Our KH appointed brothers - is about 65% beards/goatee 18 with and 8 without …. But 3 can’t grow it - either too sparse or because of youth (2) in other local congregations it is at least 50% in the world …. Mall etc it is over 50% construction and IT fields it’s over 75% (this is south Florida) finally saw a bearded women ….. not at the hall it definitely threw me …. I literally stumbled we did have 1 sister who is a jokester … use the facial feature of zoom to give herself a beard right after the announcement ??? have any of you had a recent KM school we received several reminders of proper dress and grooming for brothers and sisters attending suits or jackets and ties sisters - dresses and skirts no pants we were even told we would NOT be granted access if not properly attired we have had a local needs parts to discuss wholesome and modest dress and grooming main points mentioned beards should be groomed / trimmed hair should be modest not a fad style clothes should be modest clean ironed pants and clothes should NOT be tight speaker did a great job and used pictures from our publications to highlight dress for our area

AGREE ---I used to think that it was better circumstances also.... then we had an article about those in Japan - like 50% of the congregations were pioneering and the article said only those with special circumstances "might NOT be able to pioneer" helped me shift my thinking --then we had that video of the sister with no limbs regular pioneering -- really sent home that Jehovah can use anyone with the right attitude and desire I am very busy in my mind.....but I have it way easier than some others - i'm amazed at some of the friends so i will use my strength - whether its limited(often) or feeling full .......to praise Jah but please continue to encourage those in your hall who might have less responsibilities young - in school or finishing older - retire etc to test out pioneering - it is some work -- but most rewarding work you will ever do

heard this one time <<Pioneers are just publishers who have ...or made the circumstances to put more hours in the service>> helped me have better view of that privledge like Jerry mentioned the old days.... well for me the early days where later.... in the 70's Pioneers preached 100 hours a month they were appointed by the branch and had a little card that indicated they were pioneers and they reported directly to the branch --there was a reason behind that --- it helped many of the young men avoid compulsory service in the 60's-70's --they were ordained ministers granted we are all ministers ---- but it helped in some legal scenarios these days we see so many stepping up and pioneering - especially with the decreased requirements (we have gotten away from <COUNTING HOURS> and spend our time looking for sheeplike folks) there are so many ways young people can expend themselves in Jehovah's service these days regular and Aux pioneering - PT or FT LDC/ need greater / Temp or FT Bethel service / visiting unassigned areas / remote bethelites / SKE / many many ways to volunteer to fill the many needs in this time of the end encourage all those in your area to at-least try it out -- (i see too many ready to run into a relationship - marriage - house - kids) try one of opportunities of Special Service -- for a year --- you can always stop if you don't like it but you just might love it and let it become your FullTime Career

How long can the list be???? worry about Congregation….friends….young ones i have befriended…. family…. inactive family members self —- depression — PTSD——ADHD——health there is a plethora of things we deal with….and so do our friends in the hall maybe a better avenue is……HOW do you deal with the problems you face…..?? ’It is always comforting to see others have same or worse issue they are facing… ‘’but it helps me so much MORE to hear what they are doing to deal with and minimize the issues and dramas and traumas that we encounter

The branch does have a few suggestions on how to conduct or provide meetings for those who are blind or deaf You could always contact your local branch and they will provide you a document or someone who specializes in that field at Bethel Locally, we have a set up because we have ASL But we have also used the Kingdom Hall computer with VOIP… voice over IP Think WhatsApp phone calling from your mobile device You could also have a secondary laptop connected to the Kingdom Hall Wi-Fi You could leverage an iPad connected to the Kingdom Hall Wi-Fi and dial out using WhatsApp or Google voice There are quite a few resources available leveraging technology…. But I would definitely speak to the facility. Sometimes they have a dedicated room and piece of equipment or a cart with dedicated equipment to help with video conferences even if you’re just using audio for patient to patient or patient to doctor or patient to religious meeting.

I feel you……. Had the same epiphany. How do you get out of the dorms?…… for me to get off my butt and do something for others. At minimum it helps you forget about your drama And Brother ….. comfort food is awesome…. Potato salad is so much easier than making a Roux from scratch… keep it simple I absolutely love to make a chicken shrimp and Dewey gumbo….. I made it for the CEO and his wife. Put the okra on the side….. It was a hit……. They took all the leftovers home. Sometimes I forget— what we consider little things —like a meal can go a long way in promoting love and unity in the congregation with the pioneers publishers everybody

We had our meeting two weeks ago ( we have the meeting with CO -post assembly in this case-in 3-4 weeks At 30+ Pioneers - cost can get prohibitive The elders had some food from a Hawaiian food truck delivered to the Hall We had a sticky white rice, teriyaki beef, teriyaki chicken, pasta salad, and some desserts Three sisters and one elder set up and served the food in the atrium Someone asked about gifts… not this year, but in the past, we have received an insulated lunch bag, a pen and pencil set, a printed card - reminding us of the love and appreciation from the body of elders, and one year we all received a small cactus—-(mine lasted the longest in our family….lol) extra quirky but cute

im sorry - but i DID NOT see any clear answer on WOL I did see the admonition that confetti at weddings or rice throwing has an improper history/origin and a mention of confetti @ some worldly celebrations (both seemed inappropriate) and the use was associated with a 'Bad Practice' but no where did I see anything about confetti not being allowed anywhere/everywhere it was not mentioned in a wholesome scenario i do not see any mention of confetti inside a ballon @ a baby Shower - nor any rules about such we must be careful when applying our own thoughts (we have excellent resources) Direct Bible counsel Principles Written in an article these provide some foundation and explanation and instructions beyond these - we do not have authority to make blanket rules