Boxes left at Kingdom Hall and other places.

[LuanaGlobal]

Strange News

http://www.leavenworthtimes.com/newsnow/x1351139302/Police-respond-to-multiple-suspicious-packages

[Greenfield]

Weird. The woman leaving these boxes of nothing but paper or clothing apparently wanted to waste the police's time. Don't know what that is supposed to accomplish.

[rocket]

It was the duck tape that made it suspicious. The duck tape will do it every time, must be a bomb. Scratching their heads to find a way to charge her with something. Not so smart leaving something inside box that links it to her however.

[retroHelen]

This reminds me of when we went to Paris just after we were married. We went to the Kingdom Hall, which was off a central square with a fountain, in the city. The Hall was up some flights of stairs in a shared building. We were welcomed at the door by a young man called Franciose. he was just a Bible Study then - hoping to soon be baptised. He was so enthusiastic that my feeble efforts with 'schoolgirl' French didn't matter, he made us both so welcome at their Kingdom Hall and gave us a French Kingdom Ministry.

A few years later we read the amazing heroic thing he did for the brothers in February 22nd, 1985 AwakeHere is some gist of the article:

"Greater Love Has No Man Than this"

(John 15:12, 13, Revised Standard Version) But little did François realize when he awoke on the morning of last September 22 that those words of Jesus would take on new meaning for him before the day was through.

That evening, as is his custom, he went to the meeting of the Paris Center Congregation of Jehovah’s Witnesses, scheduled for 5:30 p.m. For the past 25 years the congregation has met in a rented hall situated on the fourth floor of an old office building. The building is located on an attractive square at the end of the famous Avenue de l’Opera, near the Louvre Museum.

Serving as an attendant, François stood near the entrance door ready to welcome any latecomers. The speaker was about halfway through his Bible discourse, when suddenly François smelled something burning. Then he observed a wisp of smoke coming under the entrance door. François opened the door and saw a green suitcase just outside—with smoke coming out of it.

Grabbing the suitcase, François rushed down the three flights of stairs but tripped as he reached the foot of the stairway. The suitcase dropped, opened, and an orange plastic petrol can fell out. Quickly he closed the smoking suitcase and, carrying it in his arms, ran out of the building and rushed across the street, narrowly avoiding being struck by a passing car. He threw the suitcase into the water basin of the fountain in the square. Then he ran back to get the petrol can, fearing that it might be a bomb too, and rushed back to the fountain and also threw it into the water.

By this time two of the elders of the congregation, who had left the meeting to see what was going on, joined him at the fountain. Since smoke was still coming out of the partly submerged suitcase, one of the elders said that they should immediately phone the police. They had walked only a few steps from the fountain when the bomb exploded. The windows facing the square were shattered, and several people were injured slightly by the falling glass...

Kingdom Hall across the street the windows were broken, and some in the audience were thrown to the floor by the blast. But not a single person in attendance was injured. Most of the flying glass was stopped by the heavy curtains. After a fervent prayer of thanks had been offered to Jehovah for his protection, the meeting continued. Soon the police and the fire brigade were on the scene....The officials congratulated the Witnesses for their composure, and particularly François for his brave act. They were unanimous in saying that those present probably owed their lives to his presence of mind and quick action.As for François, he asked for and received police protection from the TV and press reporters who wished to put him in the limelight. When questioned, he humbly stated: “I realized that our lives were in danger. So I thought it was better for me to die alone than for all of us to be killed.”...

[photofan]

Wow amazing story Helen!

I think François story would make a great reference in a public talk or

meeting part.

[Rosalie4u]

Wonderful example of his love for the brothers.