How is everyone?? This last week with the Circuit Overseer was amazing, wasn't it? I got to go out in service with him three time!! That's more than I have EVER went out with him in the two years we have had him..
Today was his last day with us. Toward the end of his talk he started talking about how hard it was to leave his congregation, friends, and family to go to his first assignment. But how, in each circuit, he meets new people and gets to know them and finds new friends and family.
Brother Letcher was different than any C.O I have ever been with. In EVERY talk he gave, he made it real. He somehow made everyone in his audience literally believe that Armageddon is gonna be here next week. He helped us all to reflect and to make major changes in our congregation.
Since have Brother Letcher with us, our congregations hours in field ministry has increased to an average of 13hrs! After listening to his talks though, it makes you want to do more for Jehovah then you have ever done before!!
And who remember The Flight to Pella??? That talk was so thought provoking! He not only explained the story in a way that made it so real, but he applied it to our day! He asked us "If the Society told us all to flee to Houston right now.. Would you go? Or would you go back to get together all of your things?" We were all ready to leave the kingdom hall, get in our cars and flee to Houston by the end of his talk!!
I am going to miss Brother Letcher so so so much.. And it really stinks that we only got to have him for two years.. But I am really happy for his next circuit! The talks they will be able to hear and the experiences they will be able to have is priceless... AND here come the water works again.. Darn!!
Lynz
Sunday, June 24, 2012
Saturday, June 16, 2012
A Russian Encoragement!!
Since I am pioneering this month I have been going out in service quite a lot.. its the 16th and I have 22hrs so far.. which, according to my scheduled, is right on pace!
Even though I have only gone our 22hrs this month, it is crazy how when your mind is set on spiritual things, more spiritual things pop up!! The holy spirit truly is an amazing thing! I started putting forth honest effort and all of a sudden I realize that I am meditating on spiritual things and studying way more than when I'm not pioneering! I was laying in bed one night and rather than thinking about what tv shows I had to watch the next day, I caught my self thinking about what I was going to say in service that week! I was going over conversation stoppers in my head and going through what to say to them. I didn't have to tell my self, "Ok.. I need to think about service.. what am I going to say?" It just came totally natural! It just goes to show that Jehovah is right there to help us, as long as we put forth some effort!
Going out totally makes me want to regular pioneer SO bad.. Even though I almost pass out at every door I go to, the more I do it the easier it gets! AND its so encouraging!!
This last week two sisters went to a door. A lady answered and knew that the sisters where Jehovahs Witnesses right away! She gladly let them in and has them sit down at the table. She listens to what the sisters have to say and treats them so nice! Turns out the house holder is from Russia and she says to the two sisters, "In Russia everyone listens to the witnesses! Witnesses walk up and down the streets dressed in suites and always walk in groups of two or more!" She asked the sisters where they go to the kingdom hall and she came out to the car to meet two other sisters and I and the three little girls in the back! She was so sweet! I think one sister even started a study with her that day!
Even though I didn't go to the door.. seeing the excitement and enthusiasm on the two sisters faces as they told us what happened.. I think every one else in the car felt like we were there also! It was so so encouraging and I can't wait to see where it goes!
Isn't it weird how, when your only doing as much as you need to do in Jehovah's service, you of coarse love Jehovah and have a personal relationship with him that you are comfortable with. But then once you start doing more, you realize how much your relationship has grown.. in fact its grown more than you knew it could! Well that's how it is for me at least.. I have learned so much more about Jehovah in the past couple of weeks than I have in the last 6 months! He has become so much more real to me and I didn't even know that could happen! It just makes me love him so so so much!! I can't even begin to describe what he means to me..
Lynz
Even though I have only gone our 22hrs this month, it is crazy how when your mind is set on spiritual things, more spiritual things pop up!! The holy spirit truly is an amazing thing! I started putting forth honest effort and all of a sudden I realize that I am meditating on spiritual things and studying way more than when I'm not pioneering! I was laying in bed one night and rather than thinking about what tv shows I had to watch the next day, I caught my self thinking about what I was going to say in service that week! I was going over conversation stoppers in my head and going through what to say to them. I didn't have to tell my self, "Ok.. I need to think about service.. what am I going to say?" It just came totally natural! It just goes to show that Jehovah is right there to help us, as long as we put forth some effort!
Going out totally makes me want to regular pioneer SO bad.. Even though I almost pass out at every door I go to, the more I do it the easier it gets! AND its so encouraging!!
This last week two sisters went to a door. A lady answered and knew that the sisters where Jehovahs Witnesses right away! She gladly let them in and has them sit down at the table. She listens to what the sisters have to say and treats them so nice! Turns out the house holder is from Russia and she says to the two sisters, "In Russia everyone listens to the witnesses! Witnesses walk up and down the streets dressed in suites and always walk in groups of two or more!" She asked the sisters where they go to the kingdom hall and she came out to the car to meet two other sisters and I and the three little girls in the back! She was so sweet! I think one sister even started a study with her that day!
Even though I didn't go to the door.. seeing the excitement and enthusiasm on the two sisters faces as they told us what happened.. I think every one else in the car felt like we were there also! It was so so encouraging and I can't wait to see where it goes!
Isn't it weird how, when your only doing as much as you need to do in Jehovah's service, you of coarse love Jehovah and have a personal relationship with him that you are comfortable with. But then once you start doing more, you realize how much your relationship has grown.. in fact its grown more than you knew it could! Well that's how it is for me at least.. I have learned so much more about Jehovah in the past couple of weeks than I have in the last 6 months! He has become so much more real to me and I didn't even know that could happen! It just makes me love him so so so much!! I can't even begin to describe what he means to me..
Lynz
Thursday, June 14, 2012
Purposely Not Showering
Hello my beautiful people!! How is everyone? Did everyone have a good week? I did!
This last week I went camping w/ my family! The Stutes accompanied us in their tent and much to my surprise we had a really good time!
The thought of camping is never appealing to me.. Its like purposely not showering. You live in the dirt for days on end, no showers, no soap, no proper pluming.. Not exactly what I would call a good time! And I reluctantly drag my sorry butt to the campsite almost every time!
But almost every time we go I always end up having a good time! This last week we stayed a camp site only about 10 minutes from out house.. so it was nice to run home to get things we forgot, because of coarse its not until you get to the campsite do you realize that you forgot things!! The campsite we got was really nice too. It was big enough to fit a camper, a truck, a van, the bonneville, and a tent! It was also right on the lake, so we had our own beach and the kids could go swimming when ever the wanted!!
Sarah, being one of the cooks of our group, made her attempt to cook on a fire!! Everything but the mushy bacon eggs came out great!(snapshot) The bacon and sausage and was awesome! The eggs.. not so much. But Mike and Logan ate them! :)
One night Dave and Carol came out and we all sat around the fire and played a game of telephone. You would think telephone would be that fun, but it was! And have Dave and Mike come up with things to say made it even funnier!
We fished and swam and ate s'mores! We played cards and just chilled.. I think we all got fried, but nothing a little aloe can't fix. All in all it was a blast! And next time I'm complaining about having to go camping.. some one remind me of how much fun I always have!! ;)
Lynz
This last week I went camping w/ my family! The Stutes accompanied us in their tent and much to my surprise we had a really good time!
The thought of camping is never appealing to me.. Its like purposely not showering. You live in the dirt for days on end, no showers, no soap, no proper pluming.. Not exactly what I would call a good time! And I reluctantly drag my sorry butt to the campsite almost every time!
But almost every time we go I always end up having a good time! This last week we stayed a camp site only about 10 minutes from out house.. so it was nice to run home to get things we forgot, because of coarse its not until you get to the campsite do you realize that you forgot things!! The campsite we got was really nice too. It was big enough to fit a camper, a truck, a van, the bonneville, and a tent! It was also right on the lake, so we had our own beach and the kids could go swimming when ever the wanted!!
Sarah, being one of the cooks of our group, made her attempt to cook on a fire!! Everything but the mushy bacon eggs came out great!(snapshot) The bacon and sausage and was awesome! The eggs.. not so much. But Mike and Logan ate them! :)
One night Dave and Carol came out and we all sat around the fire and played a game of telephone. You would think telephone would be that fun, but it was! And have Dave and Mike come up with things to say made it even funnier!
We fished and swam and ate s'mores! We played cards and just chilled.. I think we all got fried, but nothing a little aloe can't fix. All in all it was a blast! And next time I'm complaining about having to go camping.. some one remind me of how much fun I always have!! ;)
Lynz
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