Go Therefore and Make Disciples

Today I got to preach with somebody pretty interesting. You see, Jehovah's Witnesses have this thing called the visit of the Circuit Overseer. He and his wife visit the congregations that are assigned to his circuit. My Circuit Overseer is currently Wendell King and we have the privilege of having him visit our congregation for this week. He visits us about every 6 months, so twice a year. Well this morning I got to preach with Brother King. It was great being able to converse and learn about the work he does. He helped me out a lot with a few problems I'm currently going through and gave me some very good advice. It's really enlightening to talk to someone that knows so much and has so many experiences. One of the things I love most is getting to know people and the different viewpoints and opinions about things. I got to be in charge of the group too so its a great privilege to lead the Brothers and Sisters in the territory.

Last Tuesday during one of his talks he brought up a very interesting point. He said that Alexander The Great was trying to conquer the world to make all the world speak Greek. God then used this to his advantage, seeing as Greek was such an expressive language (i.e. There are four different ways to say "Love" in Greek and they each mean a different thing) he used it in the last books and letters of the bible (Matthew-Revelation). Also the Romans built various roads that are still present to this day. Those are some pretty old roads! Well he used this too. Combining the Greek language and the Roman roads the early Christians were capable of doing something very good. Preach! I thought that was very interesting, something I never noticed.

After giving me a few pointers on how I should work on my progress we went to have lunch at a Sister's house along with some other Brothers and Sisters. All I can say is WOW. There was so much good food. Mashed Potatoes, Rice with Shrimp, Avocado, Green Beans, a bunch of fruit (though I don't like fruit much, everyone enjoyed it though) and then a nice warm piece of Apple Pie with a small scoop of Vanilla Ice Cream. The Sisters outdid themselves. I'm glad I was invited.

So we now have a few more days with him. Friday and Saturday he has two more talks I can't wait for. I have to thank Jehovah for the opportunity he has given my congregation to spend time with such a wise couple and for the opportunity I had this morning to preach with him.

"Go therefore and make disciples of people of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the holy spirit" - Matthew 28:19

-Ark Heat