DOES JEHOVAH KNOW WHAT IS GOING ON, AND DOES HE HELP? 1. The bomb planted in the Kingdom Hall In Australia, where one brother was killed, was meant to kill everyone, and would have; but the bomb rolled backwards so the force or the blast was away from the friends, rather than aimed at them 2. A new Hall was built in Brooklyn. However, a large tree was inconveniently located in the center of the parking lot, and a city ordinance forbade its removal. That night, a storm blew it down, and it conveniently fell in the middle of the street. No harm came to the Hall. Because it blocked the street, the city of New York had to remove it, at no expense to the brothers. 3. In Florida, a Hall building was delayed, because the basement hadnt been back filled and the brothers had no means to do so. While the inspectors were at the site, a bulldozer showed up, did the job, and drove off. He returned to tell his boss hed finished the job at the Hall. The boss replied, Hall!? I told you to go to the mall! The job was done at no expense to the brothers. 4. The brothers were building a 2-day project, and were short of roof trusses. None could be obtained for 3 days. Nearby, a semi truck overturned, blocking traffic. What was it carrying? Trusses! The police wanted them removed. The brothers moved in and hauled them away. Although some were damaged, enough were gathered to finish the project, at no cost to the brothers 5. A Hall project was planned on an island. However, no sand was available for the mortar. (Many of these islands are formed from coral.). The only sand was on property owned by the Catholic priest, and he wouldnt sell to the brothers. A storm came up and washed the sand from the priests land to where it was available to the friends. The project was completed, and everyone was happy but the priest. 6. In Poland, where the work was, at the time, done underground, 3 elders were working on a country road. The sky was cloudy. Suddenly a bolt of lightning killed the middle brother. The other 2 hurriedly hid his body in the bushes, to go and remove literature, etc. from his home before the officials came. They take over any possessions they find and give them to whomever they feel can use them. Among his possessions were found a complete list of all the Witnesses from miles around. He was not a brother, but an imposter, planning to turn this list over to the police. As Bro. Lauriz says, if these hadnt come from Bethel, wed never believe them. 7. In a country where the work is banned, a Brother was trying to get through a series of roadblocks, with the trunk of his car loaded with literature. He was stopped by a policeman who asked him if he would take him to a certain destination as his car was broke down. The Brother agreed, the policeman got in the car, took his policemans hat off and put it on the dashboard of the car as they drove along. They passed through five roadblocks and each time they were waved to go on hrough because of the policeman being with him. When they reached the end, the policeman thanked him and got out. The Brother asked him what the roadblocks were for and he said, Oh, those Jehovahs Witnesses try to get through with their literature and this is set up to stop them. So he had escorted the Brother right through with his literature, (Told by Bro. Spangenberg, C.0.) 8. A Brother going door to door met a man who said very emphatically he was not interested. He said to the Bro. Tell it to the dog! So the Bro. did. He gave the whole Sermon, read the scriptures, and presented the WT, when he got through, he looked up at the man and said, Well, the dog says yes. The man said If the dog says yes, then Ill take it. So he placed the WTion. This was told by Brother Carrie Barber. (Gov.Body) Rejoice in the hope. Endure under tribulation. Persevere in prayer. -Romans 12:12 9. Here is one I can add. In West Valley City, Utah, a new Kingdom Hall was planned. Funds were short. The brothers heard of an IRS auction of property in an ideal location. The date of the auction the presiding overseer went to the site, county court house steps. A minimum bid was announced,$14,5 00.00. Our brother raised his hand. No one of the many gathered there offered any bids. The congregation got the property, then sold off a piece of it for $ 14,500.00. Net sult...property paid for at no cost to the brothers aside from clean up. How do I know? I was in that congregation at the time.
Posted on: Tue, 28 Jan 2014 10:33:28 +0000