this letter will be read in all the congregations of brazil on the service meeting this week.
(google translation - original available)originala todas as congregacoesprezados irmaos:nao ha duvida de que jeova tem abencoado ricamente seu povo no mundo inteiro.
isso fica evidenteno aumento do numero de publicadores e no notavel progresso espiritual de nossa organizacao.
Seems if Brazilian JWs see the buildings and very pleasant apartments being done shown in the pictures of the Warwick Branch that they will feel short-ended when not even KHs are allowed to be built in Brazil in near future. How will any/to most feel an inkling to donate to the worldwide headquarters when they have been informed that no building of any sort will be elsewhere.
Foreign countries have been burned enough from foreign businesses or religions that have taken advantage of them.
hello, i am a new member.
i grew up in the jw religion; however i am not an active jw.
have been visiting this site for about 3 yrs, and have become quite attached to it.
the chelmsford project in the uk has already come to a halt and every one has been sent home.
the bethel family in london is to be cut by several hundred.
my impression is that most ambitious youngster in the org dream of being involved with the building program.
does anyone have an accounting of those properties?
which properties and possible value of sale?.
sounds like that the watchtower may want to sell quickly?
Does anyone have an accounting of those properties? Which properties and possible value of sale?
Sounds like that the Watchtower may want to sell quickly? Seems if 1,600 Bethelites have been announced dispensable, that many would start making plans now for any other options as soon as possible, and not necessarily wait ?
i just texted a very good remote worker friend, said i heard that there is a reduction in force coming at bethel and i hoped he wouldn't be affected.
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he said its true, its not a rumor.
Will this scare or motivate rank & file to accept a new "decree" that 10% tithe necessary now , but only a short time. (To restore building work and to restore laundry service for bethelites )
a good source just just told me that at morning worship today that the governing body announced that a total of 1600 bethelites will be let get go and not transferred to warwich when the last property is sold in brooklyn and all kingdom hall building projects are on hold for at least a year so that all the focus will be on the preaching work.
Cutting Laundry service? Bethel is going to be a really 'stinking' place now!
How many Bethelites in Brooklyn Bethel currently? How many JW Brooklyn properties are not sold yet?
so today i'm watching cbs news coverage of the popes visit to america.
first, let me say i'm not religious at all at this point in my life.
still a few things stood out to me about the news coverage of his visit.. first thing i wondered was if a gb member happened to garnish this much press (unlikely) what would his message be?
http://tv.jw.org/#video/vodprogramsevents/pub-jwbmw_201509_1_video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mf9j7qs7bvm.
obey.
http://tv.jw.org/#video/vodprogramsevents/pub-jwbmw_201509_1_video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mf9j7qs7bvm.
obey.
last night i ran into a former elder friend, he is in his late 70s.
he asked how i was doing and i asked how he was doing.
then out of the blue he tells me; .
Truly sad. This is the plight of their longtime members. Younger ones sense this and hopefully will open their mind and heart to do something different to vitalize themselves.
