My husband was made a MS and put in charge of the accounts after only 1 year baptized...but he had been in accounting for 15 years...
He saw many cases where jws were next to destitute and the congregation expected them to use government resources (never finding out if they qualified or knew what was available), what their relationship was to their non-jw family, if their jw family had the resources to help. I saw jws use food banks stored/manned in a church and counseled not to do that, accept help from the Salvation Army and Red Cross and counseled. Jws had to be in "good standing" before an elder or the BOE suggest giving anyone money or practical help. Where in the bible does it say Israelites had to be in "good standing" to glean, was Ruth an Israelite?
I knew jws who houses burned down and got help from "worldly" sources but not from a single person at the KH, assuming their own family was responsible.
My husband saw a BOE want to send flowers to a funeral for a sister in another congregation because she had donated money to build the KH but nothing for a single mother whose ex-husband was not paying child support and the process through the courts was slow. My husband spoke up and said that the elders should pony up the money since she was not from our congregation any more (not for 20 years) which would have meant $5 each. Two brothers just about choked, both well off.
I remember an older elder from my teenage years give a talk on tipping during the assembly time. He said that jws would sooner break all 10 commandments than break a 20.....
Does God have to provide a miracle or does he use his servants to help those in the congregation? My question as a teenager.......
