Stella

Stella

Today we went to study with Stella. She had studied with the Witnesses before and  had already accepted all of the Bible's basic teachings before we met her. She had finished the Good News and was in the Teach Us. She had been praying to Jehovah to find a KH and then a brother found her in the territory and he passed her over to me. She's been wonderful and passionate about everything she's learned so far. She keeps detailed and thorough notes of her Bible Study in her large journal note book. She is praying to find a job that can allow her to go to the meetings. Today we found Stella stressed, as her 4 year old boy had been missing for 4 days! He had been staying with her sisters house alone and had escaped from the house and had supposedly wandered off. She told us that during the time he was missing she didn't eat or drink. She said when the police finally called her to let her know he had been found and let her talk to him on the phone, she got thirsty and drank 3 glasses of water. She kept working during this time while worrying herself sick. She said she felt like she was going crazy for the four days. Her boss where she nannies and cleans said they would allow her to keep her son there. But she had already paid for boarding school for one term. I told her we would stop our regular study for next week and instead review family unity and how it is important to Jehovah that families stick together and that parents teach and train their children. Today telling us all this she had actually come out of her house ready for the ministry, she was planning to go preaching with us for a bit first and then go to pick up her son for the first time since he was lost. We explained the steps she would need to take before becoming approved for the ministry. We ofcourse didn't study with her but shared a few scriptures about Jehovah cutting off the wicked and about tranquility and security in the future. We encouraged her to make sure and get a medical examination of the boy because we don't know how he showed up so far away from home or how or what he was eating for those 4 days. She said he sounded unalarmed on the phone. We're hoping that was the case, that he was only lost and not stolen or abused. I told her, "You were so greatful to Jehovah that you got your son back that you wanted to thank him by coming in the ministry." I'm moving into an aptartment right by where she works and lives part time, partly because it is close by to her. That way we will have easy access to eachother and hopfully will be walking to meetings together if she gets free. I'll keep you updated on Stella and her son. 

Fred     

It was bitter sweet finding Fred today. We found him a busy business man at his house, frustrated with us that we had just showed up out of the blue. He prefered that we would have made an appointment, that's the one thing we could have done to "spice up" our ministry. Before long, it was clear that he was very disturbed with the condition of the world, worrying that we 'might even destroy ourselves before God came back'. When I explained that God would ruin those ruining the earth (Rev 11:18) he was very curious to learn more. I told him to look at our website that as we had many articles on the environment. He told us that he had tried many churches 7th Day, Pentecostal, Catholisism, had seen the born again scene, and to him it seemed like no one held to God's standards. He had seen the leaders of the churches doing bad things and was disillusioned with religion and would just stick to praying himself, it seemed he had given up, but he had recently asked God to lead him to the right religion. He said that maybe we were it, and that it seemed that we were following Jesus closely. He was an artist and was involved with a tree planting business since he was concerned with they environment and the future for the earth. While we were talking a beautiful bird with a long tail and a feathery Mohawk tuft on his head landed on the line. I expressed interest in it and he said that they were seeing less of them these days and that he is really concerned. In his eyes we should go to the government and try to get them to go along with the Bible, and to care for the earth. It was so sad to see the hopeless and helpless spirit of someone who sees the earth going down hill, feels desperate to help the situation, but by the looks of it things are getting worse and worse. Jehovah offers the hope he needs. He seems to be one of those that is sighing and crying over this system of things. I hope we can find him again and encourage him to attend the meetings and accept a study which he said he would be willing to have longer scheduled visits where we can discuss more. The original 5 minutes that he was going to give us, turned into 2o. I can't wait to hear more about Fred from the sister who's call he is, I'll let you know if he comes to the realization of the fact that Jehovah did answer his prayer!