The Governing Body is Restructuring the Org.and encouranging young ones to REACH OUT!

by liam 24 Replies latest watchtower beliefs

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  joe134cd

  I can give a very recent example of this in my local area. This guy was the longest serving CO in the country. I remember him as a CO when I was a little kid. Tbh a bit of an unusual guy, who I really didn't like. But he was a company man, who was the top brass his whole life.

  So what happens. 10 years ago the local bethel here get sold for millions. The money and operations gets moved off shore. He's now elderly, no use to them, and is let go.

  To be fair I did hear a comment that Wt was giving him some sort of assistance. But I have no way of verifying this, or the amount. Can anyone confirm this please. So I was told, he then moves into a very substandard apartment. The local witnesses then find him better accomodation. Better, but not by much. I believe now he was recently put into a rest home, as he is now suffering from dementia. For which the tax payer now meets the shortfall, for which Wt doesn't pay. I couldnt imagine Wt fitting the bill for $2000-$2500 weekly in rest home care. This guy can count his lucky stars that this country has a very good welfare system for those who are unable to care for themselves. I wouldn't be surprised if the government also pays to bury him, as he dies penniless.

  I'm guessing on a whole, with in time, as his dementia worsens. He will be forgotten about. So sad, for a guy who gave his all, to be treated the way he did. This is coming from me, a guy who really didn't even like him.
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  blondie

  The WTS passes the buck to a nebulous congregation out there. No follow up, no contacting the congregation to see if they follow through. There is no organized program in a congregation to be sure someone is assigned (or several people) to keep track of how they eating, getting places, even the meetings or doctor visits, etc. If an elder assigns (or "asks" someone to volunteer) there is no followup. There was an older woman in the congregation, no jw family, and she needed help. The elders told me that first the non-jw family was obligated first to help her! Of course, jws are told to avoid non-jw family. I was stunned. So I helped her, she had been a good friend to our family. So I helped her and another woman who had no jw family. It seemed that only older jws they were concerned about were those with money, that the elders "pressured" or advised to donate that money to the congregation or the WTS. I have many, many experiences with the WTS, local and national, that shows there is no real love for anyone in the congregation. Here is what the WTS has put in writing but I have never seen it put in practice, except maybe one or two jws who are considered low on totem pole in the congregation. "In some lands, governmental authorities provide pensions, welfare programs, and home-care attendants for senior citizens. (Rom. 13:6) Elsewhere, no such organized services exist. Hence, how much physical assistance relatives and the congregation need to provide for older brothers and sisters varies from situation to situation. If believing children live far from their parents, it may affect how much help the children reasonably are in a position to provide. The children would do well to communicate freely with the elders of their parents’ congregation to make sure that all understand the family’s circumstances. For instance, the elders may be able to help out by assisting the parents to learn about and benefit from governmental or social programs locally. They may also observe situations​—such as unopened bills or mismanaged medication—​that they can bring to the attention of adult children. Such well-motivated and kind interchanges of information can prevent a situation from getting worse and may well lead to practical solutions. Clearly, on-the-spot helpers and advisers, who effectively act as the children’s “eyes,” may alleviate the worries of a family." 2014 WT March 15, p.23 pp. 15
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  joe134cd

  What really annoys me about the above situation, is that it's now the tax payer that fits the bill for the nursing home, all the while Wt now wipes its hands of him and walks away. Where I talk about the substandard apartment I believe there was a problem with warmth and rats. I chose not to mention that. Lucky for him some kind soul took pitty on him, which got him out of that situation. How sad that the political wild beast, in Revelation, cares more about Gods faithful servant, than Jehovah's appointed here on earth. Wt if you read-this, for the way this guy got treated, I hope you rot in hell for it.
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  Beth Sarim

  Taking advantage of jws youths.

  Expending their time & youth..

  When they're later on in life they get kicked to the curb to fend for themselves..

  Or relying on the backs of relatives or former congregants to put them up.

  
  
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  truthlover123

  I too knew a CO in service for years. However, the green handshakes netted him an apartment building, several houses and money all the way to the bank. Due to a scary hidden part of his private life, was df'd and re-instated within 1 year- now out of service as CO. One of the good ole boys. This is the other side of the coin.