So my mom sends me this to me and I hate these JW forward things-
I want to have a good response when she asks if I got it- because I feel like it has nothing to do with JW's, just a coincidence. I feel like she thinks I hate God, but it has nothing to do with Him- it's the religion itself.
At any rate, here's the 'foward'- kind of makes me roll my eyes.
A young couple wanted to have a family very much,
> >> > but the wife was unable to conceive, so they
> >> decided
> >> > to adopt a baby. They went to several agencies
> >> and
> >> > were told that it would take several years before
> >> > they could get an infant, but if they wanted to
> >> > adopt one from a foreign country, such as Korea
> >> or
> >> > Vietnam , they could get a baby much sooner. They
> >> > were told that if they would consider a child of
> >> > about 7 or 8 years, they would get one almost
> >> > immediately. So they put their application in for
> >> an
> >> > older, foreign child.
> >> >
> >> > While all of this was taking place, the couple
> >> was
> >> > contacted in the door-to-door ministry
> >> by Jehovah's Witnesses. They began studying,
> >> progressed very
> >> > quickly, and were soon baptized. They became very
> >> > active in field service, and decided to regular
> >> > pioneer. Therefore, they would wait until the New
> >> > World to have children.
> >> >
> >> > They went to the adoption agency and informed
> >> them
> >> > of the circumstances, and told them of their
> >> desire
> >> > to stop the proceedings. However, they were told
> >> > that the agency had just been notified that a
> >> little
> >> > boy from Vietnam was on his way for them. The
> >> agency
> >> > pleaded with them not to cancel.
> >> >
> >> > With mixed feelings they went home to think it
> >> over.
> >> > They took it in prayer to Jehovah and decided to
> >> go
> >> > ahead with the adoption. They figured since he
> >> was
> >> > older and would be in school most of the day,
> >> they
> >> > would go ahead with their plans to pioneer and
> >> just
> >> > see how things worked out.
> >> >
> >> > They prepared their hom e for the arrival of
> >> their
> >> > new son, fixed up the bedroom, bought lots of
> >> toys,
> >> > and placed a copy of My Book of Bible Stories on
> >> his
> >> > dresser.
> >> >
> >> > At last, the day came to bring the little boy
> >> home.
> >> > They showed him through the kitchen and living
> >> room.
> >> > He seemed so sad and unresponsive. They then
> >> showed
> >> > him his bedroom. He hardly glanced at the room
> >> full
> >> > of toys, but spotted the Bible story book
> >> > immediately. He ran over, grabbed the book, held
> >> it
> >> > to his chest, and began crying. When they were
> >> > finally able to calm him down enough to talk, he
> >> > explained that both his mother and father had
> >> been
> >> > Jehovah's Witnesses before they were killed in
> >> > Vietnam . He had been praying to Jehovah that he
> >> > would be adopted by a family of Jehovah's
> >> Witnesses.
> >> >
> >> > This experience was given at a Circuit Assembly
> >> in
> >> > California . The District Overseer concluded by
> >> > saying, "Never feel that Jehovah doesn't answer
> >> > prayers, even those of a little child."