by truthseeker 7 Replies latest jw friends
If you ever pioneered or are pioneering(!) what did you do to support yourself?
Were you living off mom and dad? Did they give you an allowance?
Did you work in a factory, McDonalds or Wendy's?
Were you already financially well off, able to work part time hours?
When I auxiliary pioneered, I was already working full time. It was a struggle to get my "hours" in.
So tell us what you did to stay "in Jehovah's service".
cleaned windows...hated it
car washer for enterprise rent a car, loved it, no headaches
self employed IT consultant
Previous life: blacksmith :P
Worked p.t. doing Medical Records at a Children's Hospital, then needed more "independence" to lead the morning F.S. group - washed windows and waxed floors. I sure did love preaching back then - heat, cold, ice, rain, dogs, guns, Catholics, Baptists, bikers, bankers, humming..."from house to house from door to door ..."
What a cult!
Back in my Pioneer days i did good ol window cleaning...didnt mind it at all!Good money,easy work and only 3 days a week...i earnt more in 3 days than my best Pal did working 5 Days in a Bank!
Surprisingly Good Memories of my full time evangalism.None of it includes actual Door knocking though.
I had a good time with knockers though....
I worked at an office job part-time, for a financial institution, had several government jobs. I made pretty good money in 20 hours.
Regular Pioneering. Just the words sends an awful chill through my body. I never wanted to pioneer. I was very shy. The girl I studied with in high school badgered me into pioneering with her. She was the sole pioneer in our hall and wanted a buddy. She made me promise to pioneer with her after I got baptized. The night I turned in my pioneer slip, she has a nervous breakdown and turns in her resignation as a pioneer!!!
Oh my Gawd!!!!!!
Now I am the only pioneer in the hall!!!!!
Let your yes mean yes! So I tried. I worked as a housecleaner with an older sister. We split the small sum she asked for her services. Like I said I was shy and found it very difficult to ask other sisters to invite other sisters to work with me. I had a very old car with a torn head liner. I could tell sisters were loathe to go in my old car with no air conditioning. I wound up taking a territory all by myself at 18 years old.
I got hit on by the householders so many times. I was so young, sweet and naive and shy. I'll never forget one particularly uncomfortable incident with a very old man who at first reminded me of a sweet older grandfather figure. He invited me in to listen and sat me down on his old sofa.........I cannot re- tell
this incident it grosses me out so much.
I remember the C.O. wanted publishers who have pioneered to be used in an assembly part. The P.O of our hall begged me to join small group. I said no. I hated pioneering and hated the experience and will never do it again. Its not for me.
I did housecleaning, and worked in a small hospital two days a week cleaning the body parts off surgical tools. Dont ask me about pioneering....blecchhhh!!!
Worked for free for a major book publishing firm.
