Posts by fulano

33

Question about visiting bethel ... akward moment at the end

by nevaagain in

jw
friends

since there a couple of ex-bethelites here, and a lot of people from the greater ny area who have probably visited the bethel in brooklyn and patterson many times, maybe they can shed some light into this curious question we (my wife and me) have for awhile.. so a couple of years ago, we happaned to be in the states and also went to visit the bethels in brooklyn and patterson.

we had the full package, what i mean is, not only we took the tour, but we also had someone to invite us for lunch.

while we wanted to enjoy our stay there, there was always a weird feeling being there.

fulano

They expected a nice tip, believe me. And why not? We lived like beggars.

I remember the italian/american family visiting our missionary-home, with three kids, sent by the bloody branch on a saturday afternoon. Canceling all bible-studies. They were " checking where to serve the need was greater". My ass. First needed to loose fifty pounds a piece to walk whole day in the tropical Sun.

Anyway we made pizza and a bunch of pasta for the whole 1000 pounds group, they didn't even help with the dishes.

31

Midweek meeting

by loneranger in

jw
friends

almost two months into the change in format of the mid week meeting from the school and service meeting format to the christian life and ministry (clam) format.

in my congregation, seems attendance is down 10-15% over the normally low attendance for the mid week meeting before the change.

some indicate that the meeting under the clam format is very "intense"...you really need to study and research to be able to participate or get anything out of the meetings.

fulano

Yes, the the theocratic school was the only one you never got a diploma or graduated from.

7

cleaning at bethel

by pepperheart in

jw
friends

has any body else heard this that they are asking members of different congs in new york to go and clean at bethel for free,if this is true then it really shows that the borg is short of money and might even be crumbling before our eyes

fulano

There were always sisters working two or three days at branches and hq.

Commuters, mostly hoping to become a Bethelite one day.

45

What Are Your "Senior Moments" Like?

by compound complex in

jw
friends

dear friends:.

i imagine by now we old timers have adjusted to the fact that we are getting older and, one day, will make our exit.

are your "senior moments" ever a cause for worry to you?

fulano

Maybe a lack of vitamin B?

As I like a very regular glass of wine, I was adviced taking extra B. It surely helps a lot.

6

The Haunted Mansion of Jehovah's Witnesses - JW.ORG

by Watchtower-Free in

found thishttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5sbxfk9ygvu.

fulano

http://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/302000012#h=42

6

The Haunted Mansion of Jehovah's Witnesses - JW.ORG

by Watchtower-Free in

found thishttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5sbxfk9ygvu.

fulano

How about this:
A Branch Office for Madagascar
When the preaching of the good news in Madagascar got under way on a regular basis in 1955, the work was supervised by the Mauritius branch. From 1959 through 1962, supervision came from the France branch. But starting in 1963, Madagascar had its own branch office. Raimo Kuokkanen was appointed to be the branch servant. Initially, he was able to care for most of the routine work himself.
At first the office was simply a rented house that also served as a missionary home. That house was not ideal, however. After the missionaries moved in, some local people asked if they were not afraid to live in a house that was haunted. Sure enough, strange things did take place in that house. As an example, when a missionary couple saw the handle of their door turning, they opened the door to see who was there, but apparently, there was no one in the hallway. The missionaries learned that a spirit medium had lived in that room. They made a careful search to see if anything had been left behind that the spirits were using as a contact. Firmly nailed to the threshold of their room was a coin. With considerable effort the brother removed it. Then the strange occurrences stopped.
When questioned about the situation, the owner of the house acknowledged: “Yes, it is a haunted house, but I thought because you are missionaries and God’s people, you would have nothing to fear.”

3

A little wine for the stomaches sake.

by olongapo joe in

jw
friends

one of my pop's favorite bible quotes.

as a youngster as soon as i could open the refrigerator, the old man would say "bryan get me a beer", and i was rewarded a drink or two from the can, 50 years later, i am an alcoholic, good news is i realize i am an alcoholic and am working on it.

actually hope to replace the booze with weed, as i can get violent with booze, but just chill with weed.

fulano

Take it easy Joe 🤒

13

My life After Bethel Part 1

by new boy in

jw
friends

the day i left it was pouring rain........i really screwed up, i found out the night before, as i was packing things up, that i had way under estimated how much stuff i had.

i had two large suit cases (that i could barely shut the lids on) and a large army duffel bag.

i would guess about 200 pounds of shit......my van was in rhode island with the engine out of it.

fulano

Very good New Boy! I recognize the combination of lonelyness and relief when leaving that slavery.

62

Brooklyn news on sending the elderly packing

by I am a Bible Student in

johnny the bethelite on this program talks about the older bethelites being targeted by watchtower.they are getting rid of those at bethel who are 65-87 years old, some being anointed even the widows of former governing body members who gave decades of loyal service time to the watchtower organization.. the reasons the very elderly are being expelled are money in that for their age range they cost so much to cloth, fed, and medicate, having problems from high blood pressure to dementia.

they include persons such as sister henschel whose husband had been a watchtower president and marian sydlik whose parents are long dead.. https://soundcloud.com/rick-fearon/jan-16-2016-johnny-the-bethelite-watchtower-insider-host-his-radio-program-from-brooklyn-ny .

fulano

Spot on Sir82. Same as all the fairy-tales about expensive suits, body-guards, expensive cars, retirement home n Warwick. That's the way to make yourself Ridiculous.

24

My Bthel Experince Part 19 The Last Chapter..(really) Bethel Overseers

by new boy in

there were other people who either killed themselves or tried to kill themselves while they were at "the house of god.

one person who did kill himself was richard wheelock, press room overseer ......he jumped out of a window at the watchtower farm one day.

it seemed, he was never quite the same after his wife "willy" died.

fulano

That's a good point Lieu! They know their classics and classical languages etc. ( and know about wines, Cognacs and cigars ;) ).