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Missionaries to vacate all missionary homes
by seenitall in
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latest news from a source (missionary in foreign land):.

no more missionary homes anywhere in the world.. all missionaries presently in missionary homes must vacate.

must get housing on your own / from the locals.. circuit and district overseers have moved into many of these former missionary homes.. reasons: liability, cost savings, real estate to be sold or used for other purposes.. needless to say, many of these longtime servants are very unsettled.
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"Anniversary of Jesus' Death" Invitation wording
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noticed the wording change this year.

no more memorial or lord's evening meal mentioned.. only an invitation to "the anniversary of jesus' death".

so, my question - who has caught this phrase and what does it mean?.
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Why Expansion to Upstate - Here's the Answer
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expansion of wallkill to double in size - why?

warwick property?.

here is why it should be - jw retirement center for ministers of the full-time servant order.. there is such a lack of care for retired co, do, missionaries, special pioneers without real funds.. a real retirement center with care provided and hospital staff.. it will never happen, but if it did, what a change of heart by the gb for the beatup and thrown out full-timers who will never have to die in this old system!
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I Pads at Meetings
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i know a boe letter just came through approving use of electronic devices (ipads) at meetings for the wt, bible, cd-rom.

anyone care to post the original letter?.
I Pads at Meetings
by seenitall in
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2. friends
i know a boe just came through approving use of electronic devices (ipads) at meetings for the wt, bible, cd-rom.

anyone care to post the original letter?.
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charity project vrs jw project
by seenitall in
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i have been doing several charity projects lately and weighed the differences between doing them and volunteering on jw projects.

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1. jw projects - so many rules on what to wear, no creative personal input asked for, no real signs of true appreciation for giving efforts, general laziness of many volunteers, power & ego trips of overseers, no real recognition for sacrifices made.. 2. worldly events - recognition, true feelings expressed openly by many, creative expressions encouraged, no power struggles on who is in charge, free giving and acceptance of any effort given for the cause.. 3. the demonizing of the charity or project as worldly and worthless by the org / jw.. 4. slander, backbiting and gossip spread if any jw does any worldly charity work.. 5. my observation was that i felt refreshed, respected and yes - even loved more doing these projects a hundredfold more than over 40 years slaving on rbc, kh, bethel and other jw projects.. anyone else having exp or comments?.
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more 1919 gems - 7th volume
by seenitall in
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2. beliefs
take, for instance, the first messenger, the messenger to the church of ephesus, which is said to be st. paul.

you will find in every instance, that the message that is there described is found in the epistles of st. paul.

" take for instance the posthumous work of martin luther.
1919 spiritual gems - ezekiels visions explained!
by seenitall in
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" everyone must have a chance to see it.. ezek.

the reed is the full measure of the word of god.

what it meant is that the glory of god that went in was the church, the little flock of 144,000. small in number but great in glory.
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icon - 1919 gravesite visit!
by seenitall in
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little known facts about the gravesite and monuments of russell in pa.. this is from the convention program - 1919 isba convention report held in pittsburgh.

note how you could get a chip of granite!.

7at the graveon monday, a party of about 150 was conducted by brother bohnet to the grave of brother russell.
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info on new schools!
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information about four theocratic schools.

starting september 1, 2011, each year at patterson there will be 2 classes of the school for branch committee members and 2 classes of the school for traveling overseers.

branch committee members who have previously attended the branch committee school will be invited to attend a second time.