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Apostasy: that was the crime that officially separated me from all the friends I’d made in my 8 year commitment to the Watchtower. The month of December marks the 8th year since I was disfellowshipped. Eight years of my life were spent officially in and now eight years have been spent officially out. What a time for reflection.

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EXCITING EMAILS FROM THE WEBSITE

Emails like this are exciting! I’d like to share one I recently received through the ministry team:

“I was looking at Julie's Stirring Up the Church webpage.  I want to know how I can help. I think God is leading me into some kind of ministry for the JWs to hear the gospel. I read that article and I got excited. So, I just had to contact you and ask. How can I help?”

What a blessing to hear! The person who wrote this is now in an emailing relationship with me to discuss ideas on how she can reach out to the JWs in her life. She has been reading the information on our website for some time and is now ready to put it to use. In addition to this, she joined our prayer support group to cover her ministry. The heart of the church is being stirred up to reach out to Jehovah’s Witnesses!  I think she will come to find as many others have that a ministry to Jehovah’s Witnesses can actually strengthen your own faith as another person wrote:

“Life has been topsy-turvy lately--family, home, work, self, even church. But amazingly the study with my JW friends has been such a blessing because it has renewed my thirst for the Word of God. I have re-discovered my faith through trying to defend it & revived my compassion for those without Christ.”

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STIRRING UP THE HEART OF THE CHURCH TO REACH JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES

August was an amazing month. Nearly 30 new people sought out community among our 3 separate Meetup groups:
Colo Spgs and Worldwide Ex-Jehovah's Witness Internet Meetup http://www.meetup.com/exjw-worldwide/
The Colorado Springs and Worldwide Internet Ex-Mormon Meetup http://www.meetup.com/exlds-worldwide/
Witnesses for Jesus Christian Prayer Support Meetup Group http://www.meetup.com/wfj-prayer/

We had a huge increase of new members on the Meetup for former JWs and a lot of spirited discussion. One member on that Meetup attends the same local church as me. We were both active as Jehovah's Witnesses during the same years but in neighboring Kingdom Halls. Now we are both active in praying for those two Kingdom Halls.

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SAFEGUARD YOUR HEART

Every summer Jehovah's Witnesses attend what is referred to as their District Convention. This year's theme is Safeguard your Heart.

It has been 10 years since I attended a District Convention, but a contact from our ministry team inspired me with the results of her first visit to one, so I put on my skirt, an official badge card, grabbed my New World Translation of the Bible and headed out to blend in unsuspected.

I went prepared to start up some conversations and also place some question cards to raise awareness:

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THE GIFT THAT KEEPS ON GIVING

I would like to suggest to you that nothing really changes for us until we are filled up and over flowing with the Holy Spirit. When we have received that blessing from God it does not stop. Being filled with the Spirit is not a one-time experience but it’s on going, it’s the gift that keeps on giving!

After we are filled we need to ask ourselves, now what? Do we go on as if nothing happened? Do we ignore it or do we take that blessing and gift and make it known to the world? As my pastor would say, “Do something with it!”

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Testimonials

wdgrstudyThey are all there for me!

“I had Jehovah’s Witnesses visiting for six years. … The sad thing is now I have their beliefs in my head. So I put myself into God’s hands and asked for direction. …Well, the feeling of freedom is amazing. I am like a child, learning again for the first time. The reason I had to write to you was the Karen and Cindy conversations. Instead of me asking for help, one question at a time, they are all there for me!! It seems as if ‘Karen’ could read my mind 

It’s so lovely for things to fall into place, mainly that ‘What happens when we die?’ This was a very big issue for me. I was scared while I did not understand even the tiny bit I do now. It’s such a joy. Instead of feeling unworthy(were all sinners I know) and feeling I would never be saved or go to Heaven. So, please thank God and Jesus with me for such help.”

jwsaveI have to tell you how your website saved my life.

 “I have been a baptized Witness since 1995, and I have to tell you how you have saved my life. Every couple of years I get this gnawing sense that this is not quite right, that I am not 100% vested in what the Watchtower Society says.  …Lately, I have stopped attending meetings and my daughter, 13, has begged me not to make her go back. So I have been praying and chatting with friends outside the organization…

I can’t tell you my sense of relief when I stumbled upon your site and started to read the articles. I want to cry, but I’m at work. I can’t wait to get home because I am so excited I can barely stand it! Please, please, how can I meet others who feel this way? I sure could use the fellowship. Again, thanks for the work you do.”

exjw-summerGod bless you for the difference you are making.

“My brother and I were raised by a Jehovah's Witness mother. I am 52 years old now and still haven't been able to shake the stigma of the experience. My brother wasn't as lucky as me and ended up taking his own life at 17. I have been through everything ... I can't express how much I appreciate what you are doing... God bless for the difference you are making.”

I do not feel so alone!

Thank you for creating this website. After reading stories of former Jehovah's Witnesses, I do not feel so alone. My resolve to stay out of that religion has also strengthened. I have also come to realize that my depression, anxiety, and many other emotional scars inflicted by the organization and those in the ‘truth’ will take time to heal. But your website has also come to help me ... Thank you.”

hallJust as I was about to enter the Jehovah’s Witnesses again, God led me to your website.

“Hi…I am an Ex-Jehovah’s Witness from South Africa. ...I left the Jehovah’s Witnesses not because I did not agree with their beliefs, but because my wife could not handle it with me being a Jehovah’s Witness and she not. I became an anti-religious person. Then, just as I was about to enter the Jehovah’s Witnesses again, God led me to your websiteToday, I prayed to Jesus for salvation after I read your article on your website…”

I’m so glad that I have run across this site.

“After reading the article that David Reed wrote on your site, I’ve looked at things in ‘a new light’ so-to-speak. ...I’m so glad that I have run across this site. I’m sure that it was the Holy Spirit that directed me to all of you!

 

exjw_groupYour website is a great source for truth

 “Your website is a great source for those seriously seeking the truth.… The Jehovah’s Witness elders shun me. I’ve known these guys for 30 years... Well, when I walk into the Hall they turn their backs to me. I have not seen my Jehovah’s Witness ex-wife, or daughter for two years. ...They hide my family from me. When I go to their homes, they smile with arms folded and say nothing.

The stories I read at your website were loud and clear - conditional love by the ‘brothers’! I have learned more in the Christian Church about unconditional love than 30 years as a Witness. When I accepted Christ, who He really is, the Holy Spirit opened my eyes to see both sides clearly. ...Without the Holy Spirit it is impossible to know the real TRUTH! Keep up your good work.”

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