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  Disaster preparedness

  by ElderBerry in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  as your family considers its disaster preparedness plan, please ensure that the secretary has up-to-date contact information for you and your emergency contact.

  also, we have re- peatedly seen good results when brothers and sisters are prepared with go bags and are ready to obey direction when they face various kinds of disasters.

  please be sure you have a go bag, and review its contents at least once a year.

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  Mikejw

  Thus if I have to evacuate, my plan is to bug out with one or two well chosen small family groups, people with a similar basic mindset as me, who already have enough to care for their own immediate needs ... but can add something to the collective. However if they are not ready when its time to go, then I'm leaving without them.

  Yes this is my plan. I’m a group overseer and my assistant is very capable. Him and his wife have good jobs and spend a fair bit on survival preps.

  As a congregation we regularly do camping trips and a little bit of survival training.

  We will get a balanced view of older ones and what is best for them. Most times they will choose to stay even if it means they will die, they don’t want to be a burden on younger ones.

  There was a JW prepper book series called Flee by EK Jonathan. It was very good actually.

  https://youtu.be/lNpGRllxwuk?si=epNsH8GtoVw6UTS3
  

  The local branch offices go to a lot of effort having brothers meet JWs along the way giving food and fuel, repairing vehicles as needed.

  The disaster relief committees have things very well planned out. But the very sensitive issue of older and infirm ones being left behind to die is covered in a dignified way. These ones don’t want to be a burden on others and they don’t want to to leave. Give them the choice.
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  Disaster preparedness

  by ElderBerry in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  as your family considers its disaster preparedness plan, please ensure that the secretary has up-to-date contact information for you and your emergency contact.

  also, we have re- peatedly seen good results when brothers and sisters are prepared with go bags and are ready to obey direction when they face various kinds of disasters.

  please be sure you have a go bag, and review its contents at least once a year.

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  Mikejw

  Yes, if it’s a localized disaster it might work. But, if it’s a big or national disaster, it won’t help them

  If it’s a huge disaster it will take longer to organise but the idea is JWs just outside the affected countries will take in displaced JWs. Yes internationally if needed but as close as possible. It could be a long way away.

  The branch offices have disaster relief committees set up and they all have trucking departments ready to bring aid or bring people out. Even flights or boats. The transport department is experienced at getting fast visas and papers for all missionaries who sometimes need to be moved quickly.
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  Disaster preparedness

  by ElderBerry in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  as your family considers its disaster preparedness plan, please ensure that the secretary has up-to-date contact information for you and your emergency contact.

  also, we have re- peatedly seen good results when brothers and sisters are prepared with go bags and are ready to obey direction when they face various kinds of disasters.

  please be sure you have a go bag, and review its contents at least once a year.

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  Mikejw

  Forgive my ignorance (I've been out for almost 25 years) but is this 'go-bag' preparedness a global thing? Is my 80 year old Mother living in the English shires and shopping at Morrisons once a week really being instructed to do this?

  Yes every year they have to replace with new supplies. You can be sure her group overseer and his assistant will look after her if disastrous events happen.

  however if she is unaffected but lives just outside the disaster zone then she may be asked to take in other JWs displaced by whatever happened

  the same as everyone
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  Where is Tony?

  by Athanasius in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  on february 22, 2023, anthony morris iii was officially removed from the governing body of jehovah's witnesses.

  a few months later it was revealed that the watchtower bought him a house in lumberton, north carolina.. however, and correct me if i am wrong, since leaving the gb nobody has reported seeing tony attending jw meetings or participating in field service.

  in fact nobody has reported seeing him anywhere, not even at a local liquor store.

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  Mikejw

  The apologists on Quora have answered the question

  What is that? Who are these apologists and how do they claim to know? Where did this rumour start?

  I have contacts who are top dogs in Bethel and they never heard of Tony falling asleep
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  Where is Tony?

  by Athanasius in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  on february 22, 2023, anthony morris iii was officially removed from the governing body of jehovah's witnesses.

  a few months later it was revealed that the watchtower bought him a house in lumberton, north carolina.. however, and correct me if i am wrong, since leaving the gb nobody has reported seeing tony attending jw meetings or participating in field service.

  in fact nobody has reported seeing him anywhere, not even at a local liquor store.

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  The silence is deafening. This was a serious project to keep a lid on this, some effort and a lot of money has been put in.

  they think it will go away but the longer they kick the can the worse it will be when it hits the wall
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  Disaster preparedness

  by ElderBerry in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  as your family considers its disaster preparedness plan, please ensure that the secretary has up-to-date contact information for you and your emergency contact.

  also, we have re- peatedly seen good results when brothers and sisters are prepared with go bags and are ready to obey direction when they face various kinds of disasters.

  please be sure you have a go bag, and review its contents at least once a year.

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  If you have a van or big SUV, you can make that your temp home in case shit hits the fan. You can drive a few hours away, sleep in it, keep emergency items in it, and get away from crowds who will exhaust resources

  Yep, this is the JW plan. Everyone takes with them their go bags and the reasonable amount of food and supplies that every JW has been told to get.

  First we all go to our KHall if that is an option but if not every congregation has an emergency RV.

  It’s usually a large retail estate with large car parks. Each group with 16 or so people so maybe 3 or 4 vehicles have been assigned different general parking areas so as to spread out and not draw attention.

  the group overseers and their assistants are to make sure everyone is accounted for.

  then the disaster relief committees will give directions what to do next. Most probably go to nearest congregations that have not been affected by the disaster whatever it was.
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  2024-05-May-S-147-Dress-and-Grooming-Announcements!

  by Atlantis in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  2024-05-may-s-147-dress and grooming-announcements and reminders!.

  https://pdfupload.io/docs/4d0d5bcf.

  grandpa!.

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  Mikejw

  So in the summer you can even give a part without jacket and tie

  also good clarity on taking ministry groups no need for jacket and tie

  we didn’t know what the new light meant about this. One brother in a casual sweater was to take the min group after Sundays meeting. Someone said no you have to wear a tie on the platform so he stood down with the handheld mic not on the platform 😅

  now we know it’s ok for min groups or if it’s hot
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  Disaster preparedness

  by ElderBerry in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  as your family considers its disaster preparedness plan, please ensure that the secretary has up-to-date contact information for you and your emergency contact.

  also, we have re- peatedly seen good results when brothers and sisters are prepared with go bags and are ready to obey direction when they face various kinds of disasters.

  please be sure you have a go bag, and review its contents at least once a year.

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  Mikejw

  TonusOH

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  Mikejw: JWs are actually very good at this. Perhaps the best international organisation at looking after their own.

  That is a very narrow category. Most international organizations do not limit themselves to only helping a very small and very specific group of people, or even just prioritizing them. So they are the best in a category that doesn't have many members because it doesn't make them look particularly good

  You may be right if you put it like that it sounds selfish.

  but This is why they are the best disaster preparedness group to be a part of.

  they kind of try to work good towards all but 99.9% to those related to them in the faith

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  Disaster preparedness

  by ElderBerry in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  as your family considers its disaster preparedness plan, please ensure that the secretary has up-to-date contact information for you and your emergency contact.

  also, we have re- peatedly seen good results when brothers and sisters are prepared with go bags and are ready to obey direction when they face various kinds of disasters.

  please be sure you have a go bag, and review its contents at least once a year.

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  Mikejw

  We should all have go bags and a plan in the event of needing it.

  It’s better to be part of a group who look after each other than be a lone wolf.

  JWs are actually very good at this. Perhaps the best international organisation at looking after their own.

  They are almost always the first in with aid and the last out after rebuilding work.

  Or if the situation is so bad that you have to leave your country then you will have those related to you in the faith ready to welcome you into their homes in other countries.

  This is a good reason to stay physically in, even if you are mentally out or agnostic.

  Similar to the Hospital liaison committee being such a help and you getting better medical care and being so well looked after with lots of visits and help if you go into hospital. Many stay physically in for these benefits even if they are agnostic as to if God exists.

  They don’t feel so alone and they feel safer with these trained brothers talking to their doctors and the doctors feel they can’t take so many short cuts on JWs as they are being checked up on.

  If it really comes to that need blood then take it rather than dying, but you generally get better care if they know they can’t just pump blood into you so easily
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  New ministry, you don’t give a witness

  by Mikejw in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  there are assignments on the life and ministry school now where they are suggested to just talk to people without giving a witness.. they are supposed to practice starting conversations with strangers and listening to them to talk about whatever they want to talk about .

  there is an assignment this week where the conversation ends without giving a witness.

  jws don’t look like jws anymore and now they don’t actually preach.. you could get bearded men with sweaters or other such tops and women in pants or slacks coming upto you in the park or on the street and starting a conversation with you.. then you hear them listening to you and talking about whatever they think that you wanted to talk about .

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  I don't get it. You mean they will try and strike up a conversation about whatever I am interested in? So I want to talk recipes or politics

  Yes that’s exactly what they do now and then pat themselves on the back thinking they are doing what Jesus told them to do.

  I think the idea is indeed to build rapport and after enough time invite them to the meetings.

  the numbers are desperate. Hardly any new ones coming into the org and 2 out of 3 born ins are leaving.

  this new informal non witnessing is a desperate measure as what they were doing just wasn’t working