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Disaster preparedness

by ElderBerry in

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.

Mikejw

Like Baalamsass said

Make sure you have a full tank of gas and if possible a couple of jerry cans full as well that you can take to extend your journey.

water and food for 2 weeks if you have to shelter in place

$2000 in cash if you can’t get to your bank and the power is down

as far as following the directions of the elders, many of them can’t organize their own lives properly so I wouldn’t take their advice.

Follow your local government disaster leaders. They are actually trained in how to keep people safe

This is the question “should you go to one of their camps or shelters?

I guess it depends on the situation.

At the moment all congregations are given directions to meet at the KH as first port of call, second RV point is arranged in event of KH not an option.

Its usually a retail park or something where each group meets with their group overseer and his assistant.

then depending on the situation maybe follow government advice if it’s available like a shelter or something or if not an option the nearest congregations that are available are told to offer shelter and support.

what if it’s such a large area that is affected and huge numbers lost their homes and in need of aid? Then go further afield asking congregations to take in JWs who are in need.

they always push the scripture to work good towards all but especially those related in the faith

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It's been a long 9 years Lloyd Evans / John Cedars (continued)

by Simon in

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uh oh, looks like the mega thread gave up the ghost, so while i investigate / fix it just continue the discussion here .... it's been a long 9 years lloyd evans / john cedars.

Mikejw

Sounds like drug induced date rape, poor wife.

If she was unknowingly plied with drugs and made to do things she didn’t want to do them he should go to prison

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Disaster preparedness

by ElderBerry in

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.

Mikejw

ALWAYS having enough gas in the car to travel 100 + miles away from the danger zone. Local power and cell towers are frequently gone. No power for ATMs, gas pumps, water pumps, TVs, cash registers, grocery stores, internet, etc. A few hundred dollars CASH in small bills can really help. There will be few places to stay nearby if thousands of people are displaced. I was surprised at how quickly the criminal element gathered their friends and weapons and started patrolling closed areas looking for easy targets to loot. Distance is your friend.

There was an interesting line in the new movie Civil war. “$300 that will buy you a sandwich, we have ham or cheese”

she really wanted fuel.

The JW idea is that those with the ability to house other JWs who need it will willingly let them in. It all sound rosey but extremely problematic.

Here in the UK many JW Ukraine and other refugees were housed by JWs who didn’t think it through. They probably thought it was going to be for a short time, but now they want them out and they regret letting them in to start with. The poor refugees struggling to learn English and didn’t want to leave home.

The government don’t prioritise those who are not homeless and the JWs are not going to kick them out on the streets, but that’s the only was the government will help them so it’s a catch 22.

The elders don’t know what to do they keep asking the branch but only get directions to lovingly take care of the refugees.

I don’t know what the answer is but it’s all very well saying those JWs with the ability to house JWs who need it just let them in. But for how long and who is going to pay for everything?

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New light: the GB are infallible

by AEnEm in

amazing new light in the latest morning worship by gary breaux.

the gb "never lie or deceive us.

we can have absolute trust in the governing body".. he then makes a very helpful point, so as to avoid being deceived and avoid lies.

Mikejw

The GB were not neutral when it came to covid vaccines. They very strongly pushed them even saying Elders could not attend elders school unless fully vaccinated. This applied to all schools or projects. Even volunteers for car park security needed to be fully vaccinated which some think means no longer than six months since last booster shots.

Elders were warned about expressing doubts about the safety of these vaccines. If they ever said I’m not convinced these are safe then they were warned to stop expressing doubts and if they didn’t then the CO was brought in,

So it comes down to this Gary Breaux claims The GB "never lie or deceive us. We can have absolute trust in the Governing Body".

can we have absolute trust that these cv19 vaccines are safe and effective? Or did the GB get it wrong and perhaps they are not so expert on experimental pharmaceutical treatments as they claimed

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Disaster preparedness

by ElderBerry in

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.

Mikejw

Enoughisenough do you ever think maybe you watch too many conspiracy videos? I hope you know it’s all nonsense.

There is no great conspiracy to get people to go to concentration camps with guillotines, oh and you do know zombie’s are not real don’t you?

What is real is that unexpected disaster could strike at any place at any time.

To be part of a community that looks after each other is far better than being a lone wolf.

If not the cong of JWs then perhaps another church or organisation. But actually the JWs are one of the best at taking care of each other.

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

Im PIMA so only staying in for the social club aspects and the disaster preparation aspect. I’m agnostic if God exists but I love having hope in the Bibles promises.

I know I will be taken good care of if Im in a terrible situation and I will also help others in my cong if they are in need. This is what Jesus taught.

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2024-April Shepherd The Flock Of God Manual.

by Atlantis in

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2024-april-elder-manual.. .

https://files.accessjw.org/s/qpctw2hg87t9hxx .

grandpa!.

Mikejw

So what do elders go by now? Is it the 90 sanctions like the latter to elders say or is it this new Elders book 12 months ?

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What exactly IS 1914 these days?

by Halcon in

it's no longer a year tying to the present (the old pre-1995 generation belief).

realistically, that's the only reason why it mattered.

and if it doesn't really matter what it is anymore, why would jw not do away with it?.

Mikejw

Then perhaps the generation theory attached to 1914 could be entirely removed? If so, would that truly be a big deal?

Yes it would mean no more sense of urgency. The end is right around the corner. We are in the final part of the final part shortly before the day and all that.

If they do away with 1914 then how do they keep the sense of urgency?

They say the last of the first part of the overlapping generation died in the 1990s. So actually anyone who overlaps them could be part of the overlapping generation. These ones maybe in the 30s now so plenty of time before they are forced to come up with more new light.

Another 50 - 60 years or so the last of the overlapers will be dead and all they need to do is come up with a third overlapping generation new light doctrine.

Anyone stupid enough to believe David Splain and his stick explaining the overlapping new light would be stupid enough to believe three overlapping generations new light.

Jesus sure is patient sitting on his throne for so long but think of all those babies that have been born and have a chance to hear David Splain pointing his stick on the overlapping charts;)

Of course this won’t apply anymore once Armageddon actually comes, then we will forget about waiting for more babies to be born

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Prediction: I think the Blood Policy is about to change.

by underground in

i’d like to start out by saying this is my opinion.. i believe that the organisation is about to make blood transfusions in any form a conscience matter.. they will still ban the eating of blood.. they will gaslight everyone by talking about how it is so much safer now.

and will say something along the lines of how our stance protected us from the aids crisis etc.. and i believe this change is going to happen before the annual meeting 2024.. i think the annual meeting will announce they are scrapping the midweek meeting and instead we get to watch a streamed talk at home through a revamped website similar to the way netflix works.. obviously take my opinion with a hefty pinch of salt..

Mikejw

The cell saver was a conscious matter. They said it was a continuous circuit.

It the truth is the blood does leave your body and go back, anyway the scriptures say nothing about a continuous circuit.

the volunteer brothers on the various blood committees around the world still tell JWs not accept any of the four primary blood parts.

I can see if becoming a conscience matter the same as the cell saver.

They wish they could distance themselves from the vaccine mandates and they wish they could go back and say it’s upto you and we don’t mandate it. But they can’t it’s too late. They did do a U turn and now say it’s no longer a requirement to go to any of the schools.

I suspect they wish they could go back in time and change the blood doctrine into a conscience matter, but they can’t. All they can do is release new light that from now on if a blood transfusion would prevent you from dying and you choose not to die then that is a conscience matter.

This kind of a U turn would be absolutely devastating for all those who have had loved ones die due to refusing blood

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Disaster preparedness

by ElderBerry in

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.

Mikejw

Having a go bag is better than not having one.

having a plan to look after each other is better not having a plan.

they have learned a lot from many different disasters around the world and I must admit JWs have this right.

there is always volunteer disaster committees covering all areas. JWs are nearly always the first in with add within a short time.

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2024-04-April-Languages-Announcements And Reminders-S-147!

by Atlantis in

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Mikejw

I’m still physically in even though mentally I’m agnostic.

I can confirm 100% we do not report Bible studies anymore. All we do is give a thumbs up 👍 that we did some kind of ministry

so the question remains,

how do they know the numbers of Bible studies are in decline?

the obvious answer is the meeting attendance and every other number they do look is in decline so this is why they presume less Bible studies.

Soon it will be obvious to everyone that this organisation is slowly going the way of the dodo.