Hey,
They have been doing a remodel on the Springhill Congo and all meetings have been at the Jacksonville Congo, I think they are about done, but not in time for Memorial.
and I sent you a pm.
purps
purplesofa
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Two Church Services Set In Arkansas~Which Would You Attend?
by TMS incowboy church sets anniversarythe bar none cowboy church second anniversary and dedication of its new facility is set sunday one mile down county road 15, north of midway.
the day begins with regular service at 9 a.m., followed by music and food preparation and a 11 a.m. potluck.. from noon to 2 p.m., there will be barrel racing, poles, flags race, stick horse race, mutton bustin' and goat tieing for youth and adults.
a dedication service is set for 2 p.m., including the bar none cowboy church band.. there will be refreshments 1-2 p.m. and at 3 p.m.. .
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Two Church Services Set In Arkansas~Which Would You Attend?
by TMS incowboy church sets anniversarythe bar none cowboy church second anniversary and dedication of its new facility is set sunday one mile down county road 15, north of midway.
the day begins with regular service at 9 a.m., followed by music and food preparation and a 11 a.m. potluck.. from noon to 2 p.m., there will be barrel racing, poles, flags race, stick horse race, mutton bustin' and goat tieing for youth and adults.
a dedication service is set for 2 p.m., including the bar none cowboy church band.. there will be refreshments 1-2 p.m. and at 3 p.m.. .
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purplesofa
Hey TMS,
Still missing ARkansas!!!
purps
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Sixscreensofthewatchtower
by Piercingtheveil81 ini was just reading an email from rick fearon about the conference call this saturday.
i'm starting to think that some things they say are a bunch of crap.
they seem too stuck in the past and can;t seem to let go.
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purplesofa
I listened to one of the conference calls some time after it aired, it was the one Simon and Angharad was on. I admit the host was sensationalizing, bringing up certain posters post counts and stuff like that. Saying things in not shocking but a bit over the top manner. I just took it as his personality and his excitement over the event.
It was opened up to phone call questions to Simon and I had a new appreciation for Simon. He was very respectful, patient and soft spoken and loved his accent!!! I began to read his posts from a very different tone. Angharad sounded so very young. Mouthy was a gem, when some could not get through to comment she hung her phone up so others could participate.
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Does anyone know about JW's in Africa
by Brocephus ini am seriously considering taking a leave of absence to travel to east africa, kenya, sudan or maybe tanzania.
i may be there volunteering with a secular organization or with a non-denomination christian ministry.
i got my story down here pat, raised a jw, told other christians evil hypocrites out for my blood, wandered the earth ingesting every drug i could find, had a moment and realized most christians are just like anyone else doing the best they can.
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Here is an email I got not long ago:
Remembering our
brothers in Zimbabwe. . .
In a meeting where Brother Losch of
the governing body was fielding questions from the friends
gathered. I asked about Zimbabwe and if we've stopped building
Kingdom Halls there. I mentioned that I read Zimbabwe printed a 50
billion dollar note and that we've stopped building Halls. He
confirmed that we had to stop. He said, 'we put $5,000 in a bank
in the morning and by night it's worth 50 cents!" He said the
friends are existing on one meal a day, sometimes less. They are
starving. The one meal is just sustenance.
Neighboring brothers are
trucking in grain as fast as they can.
Subject: Zimbabwe
Keep scrolling.......
Greetings,
We received this news
letter from a brother in the Zimbabwe Bethel:
Hi to you
all,
Zimbabwe is going through a very difficult time. We
have just heard that the branch has had to release 24
brothers from Bethel . That will bring the Bethel family down to
about 60 odd. Some will go into the special pioneer work and others back
to supporting a local congregation. That is seven married
couples and ten single brothers. Others may be asked to leave if the
economic situation does not improve.
The branch has also had to
cut back on a large number of special pioneers. So far this does
not include me....!!! Additionally the whole Kingdom Hall building
programme has stopped and all construction brothers sent home. So
far the programme has built about 450 new Kingdom Halls for
about 530 congregations under this assistance to&NB
sp;countries with limited resources programme.
The reason for all
this is the deplorable economic situation that the country and
branch has to work under. Our inflation is so high that by the time
money comes in to the country, goes through the banking System and
goes out to be used it has lost its value. At present US $1.00 is
sitting at Z$100 billion. It will be worse this afternoon..!! So
you may think, for example, that you are going to receive the equivalent
of US$10. By the time you actually get it the value has dropped to a few
cents. We can only draw Z$100 billion a day in cash if the banks have
cash. Cheques and swipe cards are limited.
We have not had bread
in months. Fuel is scarcely available but only in foreign money.
No mealie meal, th e basic food item for the locals, no sugar,
flour, salt, cooking oil, etc. Electricity and water are often off
for long periods. Some areas for months and m o nths. So it is all
very trying. The whole country is on its knees and the politicians
do nothing to help. But then this is Satan's syste m.
On the positive
side. We had our Kingdom Hall dedicated on Saturday. 239 came from the
two congregations that will use it. One English and one Shona. The
Hall itself was a major effort. The site is on clay soil and so we had
to go down with eleven reinforced concrete pillars about three
metres. It took as long to build our Hall as it took the brothers
to build our new Assembly Hall. 15 months.....!! Just had a new peak of
over 33,000 which is very encouraging as about five million have
left the country for greener pastures in Europe, America , Australia and
South Africa due to the problems here. So a peak in publishers is
welcome news.
Just came back from doing some rural witnessing
today. We have not been out to our calls in the rural area of our
territory due to the political intimidations that have been going on
with the elections. Many brothers have had a very difficult time and
some loosing everything. Typica l of Satan. The brothers warned us
not to go out there. But today it was quiet and we were very well
received. The Truth is still good here.
Sadly we may have to
leave before the year is out as we can no longer manage
economically and medically. The three of us will move to England . The
Medical Aid Societies, we have been relying on to assist with medical
expenses, have collapsed. Along with most other institutions. It has
been so sad to see such a beautiful country go down the drain......but
then the whole world will be following suit. But we are well.
Amali a had a cold and cough but now coming out of that.
So keep
all the brothers here in your prayers, they need them. We will continue
to fight the fine fight. Your faithfulness is such an encouragement to
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10 good reasons why celebrating birthdays should be allowed
by bluecanary ini cannot take credit for any of the gems below but i did want to polish and organize them.
much of the information was borrowed from this thread.
if you can come up with any more, please post them.. the bible does not ban birthdays.
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purplesofa
I was raised Catholic, so of course celebrated birthdays. It was a big event with the FAMILY. Grandparents, Aunts, Uncles, cousins would all celebrate. It was a time to get things that marked us getting one year older, a year more mature to get things to carry us through our growing years. We felt very special that day, getting a little cardboard crown painted gold to wear on our heads! We dressed up and felt very loved. We reached a milestone and it was fantastic. We became a teen, we became old enough to drive. We learned how to give when it's was another persons special day. Through that we learned how to be thoughtful of others. Picking out just the right gifts, being creative.
I did that with my kids until becoming a JW, it all stopped. It took years for party invitations to stop and then finally birthday cards to stop coming in the mail. I still secretly loved it when someone went against my wishes and gave me something. Happy Birthday Purps. or at my place of work when there was a cake for me and my co-workers were happy to think of me.
Now my kids are young adults. They did not grow up with the wonderful teachings I did as a child. It's not a huge family tradition, we are working on it.
Some things I learned though from not celebrating is, that when there was no money for presents, we learned it was not that we did not love each other or think that we weren't special. We could give gifts all throughout the year, not just on a holiday.
What was lost though was a family tradition that are in my fondest memories growing up, that I did not pass on and now I miss that terribly. People that I loved and cared about thought I did not any longer. Now that I do recognize birthdays, I have to explain the change which is awkward. I know my loved ones think it's nice but I also know there are years of hurt that come to mind when I did not. It tore a family apart so needlessly.
purps
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No Obamacare for Obama
by Yizuman inoriginally published 07:38 p.m., march 23, 2010, updated 08:21 p.m., march 23, 2010editorial: no obamacare for obama.
the washington times.
president obama declared that the new health care law "is going to be affecting every american family.
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Metaphors
by startingover inevery year, english teachers from across the usa can .
submit their collections of actual analogies and .
metaphors found in high school essays.
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purplesofa
lmao....lol
. It was an American tradition, like fathers chasing kids around with power tools. ????????????????? what????
I always hated that assignment in creative writing class, lol, some of these are pretty creative!!!
Thanks for the good laugh.
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New discovery.
by AK - Jeff inwhat do you make of this?.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8583254.stm.
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purplesofa
interesting, thanks for posting.
The discoveries, the more we need to re-think what we have been taught.
purps
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Healthcare reform has passed and is signed into law... this is a Big F*cking Deal!
by Elsewhere injust ask our vice president joe biden.
once again, he has put his foot in his mouth by dropping the f-bomb when he shakes obama's hand.. granted... i'll take biden's "this is a big f*cking deal" over dick cheney's "go f*ck yourself" any day.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mqenikp1rj8.
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purplesofa
thanks six, I can sleep better now.
Your going to be one of the 16,000 new IRS agents aren't you?
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Healthcare reform has passed and is signed into law... this is a Big F*cking Deal!
by Elsewhere injust ask our vice president joe biden.
once again, he has put his foot in his mouth by dropping the f-bomb when he shakes obama's hand.. granted... i'll take biden's "this is a big f*cking deal" over dick cheney's "go f*ck yourself" any day.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mqenikp1rj8.
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purplesofa
But the parent would not be forced into doing so, right?
sorry, last Q!!!