For pity’s sake!!
In our area there is a quadriplegic that has to inform the elders every time a man is going to be alone with her in her home.
It is unbelievable!
She needs help with everything….she can’t even scratch her aqq but if a man is going to say spend the night in the guest room so he can maybe do repairs and winterize her home she has to call the elders and ask. She tells them which brother it is and why he is staying…etc.
Also she doesn’t like to use male caregivers but there have been a few emergencies where all that was available was a man to do the very personal things she needs done. The elder’s answer to this….No! She has to lay all night or day waiting till a woman can be found…..and please…..not a sister….the sisters are busy in the “Field Service” “Serving Jehovah”. Do not bother the sisters to stop and wash a “Spiritual Family Member’s” Feet!
It just makes me sick……to top it off in this sister’s case if a person who helps her often wishes they can sign up with the state to receive a pay check! So if one wants to do their “Christian Duty” they can even get a small monetary recompense for their act of “Christian Kindness”.
In our area now there are so many Jehovah’s Witnesses that a new sister could be with her at her home every hour and not have to return for a month…maybe more.
At least in this sister’s case a lot of the friends like to give lip service and call her all the time! So she is not completely lonely as may be the elderly sister you are telling us about Pete.