Week 3

Hello Everybody!

     Today was another great day "nan predicasyon li." Jenni and I have been having a great time working together.  In fact, we decided to do this more often instead of working with the local brothers and sisters so we can get to our calls.  Jehovah has blessed our efforts for making this choice. Let me start you off with the past couple of days.



This is like our QT stop- aw brotherly love!

      One afternoon while en route to one of my studies, we heard a girl yelling, "Hey! Jehovah's Witnesses! Come here, can I have a brochure." (Yeah, we have quite the reputation now).  This type of response is so commonplace in Anse-Pitre though, that I wasn't particularly thrilled to talk to her. But, Jenni and I went over to see what she was all about. Her and another older friend of hers started talking boisterously and asking many questions.  We pulled out our bibles to reason with them, but this was very difficult since the location was a storefront.  Many people kept coming and going, so the girls invited us around to the back to sit and have a discussion.  We mostly talked about why Jehovah and Jesus aren't the same and of some of the reasons why Gods name has been taken out of many bible versions.  They were very intent on the discussion, so we invited them to the mtg.  We left their home to visit others then got back to the border just before the guards closed the gate.  We here some voices behind us, "Jennifer, Ashley!" Who in the world could that be? Of course its Marceline and Tashali from earlier.  They actually came running up before we crossed to the other side wanting to know what time the meeting was and where to find it.  We told them and hoped for the best.  I say this because everyone we invite to the kingdom hall sincerely plans on coming to the meetings, but its pretty rare they actually do.  So thats that.


UN soldier in our back yard

  Oh yeah, just a side point- we don't ever carry our passports around with us because people freely cross the border as they wish. However, earlier that day we were almost impeded by a UN guard from reentering Pedernales because the Dominican president was coming that day, but someone told the guards we were Jehovah's Witnesses and he let us through.  We were able to come and go for the rest of the day with no problems just because we're Jehovah's Witnesses. That was cool.


Our private beach

      So the next day we're totally exhausted and decide to take a beach day. We a found a spot where there was no young naked boys trying to follow us, and we settled in for the morning. Tanning and looking for seashells; I think thats a great way to start the day.  We headed back home for lunch and heard lot of commotion. Turns out the president was giving a seminar just across the street from our neighborhood.  That's why our street was blocked in by a big truck- makes sense now.  So I go outside to clean my sandals, but we have company.  Another UN soldier is in our backyard for security purposes.  Not problem though.  He was very friendly and let me take a photo.  Jenni was a little shocked when she seen him. I forgot to tell her he was there.  Oops.  They day goes on, the press leaves, we get ready for meeting, we rush out the door, and finally get to the hall. Guess who's there.  Marceline and Tashali were sitting right in the front row patiently waiting for the meeting to start. We were so thrilled they actually came. Tashali even gave a comment during the congregation bible study. They were warmly welcomed by everyone and both agreed to come back this Sunday.  We had a second bible study with them today and are also planning to go back for another on Saturday.  We have to work fast with these two because they're only here on vacation and leave in nine days.  They'll be returning to an area near Port-au-Prince. Since Jenni and I are also planning to take a trip there next month, we hope that we will be able to see them there, "God willing," as everyone says here:)


Tashali and Jenni at the Kingdom Hall



Marceline and Ashley at the Kingdom Hall



This pic is from a previous blog (dedicated to Maria)