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    CO + DO and a Full Week of Activity

    Monday, June 1st, 2009

    Just one week after our Circuit Assembly we had the privilege of having the Circuit Overseer, Carlos Sosa and his wife Dalila, and the District Overseer, Juan Ramon Guzman and his wife Sandra, visit our congregation.
    Two incredibly cool things happened during the visit:
    1. Juan Ramon suggested we stand during our songs, now that we have [...]

    May 16th, 2009 - The Most Important Day in Jess’ Life

    Wednesday, May 20th, 2009

    Dinora, Jess’ mom; Jess; Idalia, the sister who first brought the “wild child” to meetings when she was 6; Marilin, Jess’ sister; Jordy, Jess’ brother
    The English language does not contain words capable of describing how awesome this feels.

    Visiting the La Vega Congregation

    Monday, March 30th, 2009

    Last week a Bethelite and his wife who work in translation came down to the DR and he gave a talk at the La Vega congregation. One of the brother’s in Anton’s Spanish class is an elder in that hall, and he invited us to come, and to bring Jess with us. It was fun, [...]

    Jessica - 2006-2009, Then and Now

    Friday, March 27th, 2009

    I can’t believe the amazing journey that I have had working with Jess. It all started for the two of us back in March of 2006 when Emmy left and I took over her study. It is now March of 2009, and she is an incredible young woman, thanks to everyone’s hard work and Jehovah’s spirit. [...]

    Just because it’s 80 degrees doesn’t mean we can’t play in the snow

    Tuesday, December 30th, 2008

    So a recent home “adventure” we had included cleaning out our fridge. I know, not a big deal right? Well, it’s a bigger deal for us since our fridge, like all of our other appliances are “semi” automatic. This means that once a month, you have to do like our parents and unplug it, chip all the [...]

    Dominican signing at it’s finest

    Thursday, October 9th, 2008

    So many people are under the conception that here in the Dominican we use ASL (American Sign Language). This is partially true since as a whole, Jehovah’s Witnesses us ASL all over the island in our preaching and meetings. What many don’t realize though is that there is a clear and distinct “Dominican Sign Language” [...]