The dubs are riding high after the tragedy on the 11th. They are taking every advantage to get to people to convert...er I mean help them in their time of need.
Take the following letter as an example of how excited they are over thw whole thing...
Experience: Giving comfort to those at Ground Zero
Shared by: Daniel Osborn [email protected]
Hi Everyone,
We were very happy to hear the news this morning that elders have been
assigned to bring comfort to people in different areas of Manhattan such
as
Jacob Javits Center, hospitals and Ground Zero. This was an experience
shared from a sister I work with in Graphics. Seven elders selected from
her
circuit in Brooklyn are assigned to Ground Zero. An elder from her
congregation gave a report of their experiences. He and another elder
paired
up to work together and were a little apprehensive, not knowing what to
expect. As soon as they started talking though, all apprehension went
away,
the brother said; "it just seemed natural to truly get to comfort these
men." Just shows how Jehovah's spirit can help us at the right time. They
started on the perimeters and went up to two policemen and showed them
scriptures of
comfort and talked about the new system. They mentioned that they would
like
to get in closer to Ground Zero. The policemen hugged them, thanked them
for
coming by and said how much the men closer in would need to hear this.
They
kept going closer in and were able to talk to different policemen and
firemen they met. At the next perimeter was the National Guard who said
they
needed special permission to go any further. They directed them to the
Marines office to get permission. When they went in the office, the
brother
said it was the biggest Marine you have ever seen, very intimidating.
They
didn't ask for permission, just started witnessing to him; tears came in
his
eyes. He was unbelievably kind and happy to hear the good news. He said
the
men really need to hear this and said "Go back to the National Guard and
tell them you have permission to enter". The brothers went back but the
National Guard said they needed something in writing. At the same time a
group of clergymen arrived (they had previous authorization to go in). So
the brothers returned to the Marine who wrote a letter stating they could
go
anywhere they wanted to, then stamped it to make it official. The
brothers
returned to the National Guard. At that time the clergymen were already
back; they had not brought any comfort to anyone, they were only there to
take a TOUR! The clergy asked the brothers what
scriptures they planned on using, etc. The brothers asked them what they
were sharing and they said "Bottled Water". Then the National Guard told
the
brothers even though they had authorization, no one else could go in that
day. So the next morning, bright and early, the brothers arrive. The
National Guard told them that they were not letting any clergy in that
day.
The brothers showed them their letter and they said, "oh, you can go
anywhere you want." The brothers said it is 100 times worse than anything
you see on TV! The destruction, etc. worse than a war zone. Rescue
workers
looking like zombies working. They talked with a group of steelworkers
(all
big men that would usually intimidate you) The men had tears in their
eyes
as they shared the scriptures and told the brothers that there was a
place
where they really needed to go. It was a boat set up at the Marina for
rescue workers that were just burned out. The Red Cross was providing
meals
there. They found it and said it would just make you cry to see the
people.
Men looking so lost, with their heads down, just not able to cope with
all
that they are seeing. They just sat down with them and talked, sharing
scriptures. They said there was not a dry eye in the place. The men
thanked
them so much for coming, saying they REALLY needed this. The brothers
spent
a few hours with them. They also met a man who drives a little cart that
is
taking bodies and body parts to the morgue. He was just leaned over his
steering wheel. They asked if he was ok and he just started crying, they
hugged him and he cried unbelievably for about 10 minutes. After he
pulled
himself together, they shared some scriptures with him. He told them how
much he appreciated it and how much people need to hear this.
So sure there will be even more good experiences with all the efforts of
our
brothers. Just wanted to share this with you...