Food from Heaven

Citrine

Citrine

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With all this disaster relief discussion I remembered the Cvd food boxes 📩 the congregations delivered in 2020. It was a very strange situation, not sure how many congregations participated in the program. My husband was part of the elders assigned to help deliver the boxes. But to take a step back he is over 55 so the elder body agreed the direction from the GB on protecting the “elderly” meant he couldn’t directly do the deliveries but could go along to assist. 🙄 He was also the literature servant during that time so to distribute the literature he spent the two years going to the hall, alone, to pick up the literature and then go meet a younger brother somewhere to give him the literature in person and then the younger brother would take the literature to each home of the friends. To add to the nonsense my husband was required to wear a mask and gloves while he was in the hall ALONE! There were brothers that would watch him on the security cameras while he was in there to make sure he kept his mask on the whole time! That was the only time in the entire cvd mess that he ever put a mask on - in the hall. 🙄 Knowing what we know now that will never happen again and he said he felt like an idiot doing it.

Anyway in Spring 2020 the elders were notified our congregation would be receiving food boxes from “the branch” and that we were not to discuss the boxes among ourselves (weird) and especially not with anyone in the other congregations cause we didn’t know how many got the boxes. It was told to us that this was a loving provision from Jehovah and we could not refuse the boxes. Keep in mind we live in a very affluant area in CA, the friends here don’t need food donations. They literally all shop at WholeFoods and eat out in restaurants most of the time. Anyway we all were obedient as usual an accepted the boxes. The boxes were generally the same things each week, 10lb bag of potatoes, 5lb bag of apples, carrots, onions, and some other vegetables. It’s just the two of us in our home and that’s A LOT of potatoes to go through every week! We didn’t want to waste anything because it was a “gift from Jehovah“ so we did our best to make potato salad, potato soup, baked potatoes, nonstop potatoes đŸ„”đŸ˜†!

These deliveries went on for several months with a lot of volunteers involved in moving these truckloads of boxes and delivering them to each home. The delivery process involved the volunteers including my husband meeting each Friday morning at a warehouse to receive our congregations boxes. They would all stand around unmasked, visiting in the parking lot until the delivery truck arrived from the food distribution company. Once the truck arrived all the volunteers had to mask up, put on gloves, protective goggles, and high visibility vests - I kid you not! To deliver a box of potatoes in rich neighborhoods our friends looked like paranoid morons! My husbands assignment was to follow behind in our car (too old remember) as the car groups made the deliveries. When they got to our home they would get out of the car, all geared up, and set the box on our porch. I would always go out to talk with them and once it was my own assistant making our delivery. I literally worked with her in person daily without any mask during the whole time but to be “obedient” she wore all the things and even said she felt like a fool doing it. An hour she was back working in my home without any “protective gear”! What a silly game!

One week our box contained a very official government letter informing us that this food was provided as cvd relief program from the government through charitable organizations and signed by Donald Trump! We had been told the branch was providing this food “at great expense“! Apparently these boxes all had that same letter every week but the brothers had been removing them before the distribution points so we would all think it was the org being generous and caring for us and they missed our box letter that week. I wish I had saved that letter but I tossed it. Shortly after that I was talking with one of the sisters that works with us in SoCal. Her husband worked for one of these large food distributors and was working with the branch on the food box program. He confirmed that the branch was REQUIRED to participate in the box program as part of their charitable tax program! Once again another donation that the org took credit for. Free volunteers delivering free food. One week about mid summer we were informed the food boxes would be ending as the branch determined there was no longer a need for them. Actually the brother said the program had just ended their contract with the government. Anyway that was our experience, did you have this food box program in your area?
 
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That's unbelievable. Why was the WT sponsoring a food giveaway? I don't understand. During the height of the covid insanity all of the grocery stores were open. You just had to wear a mask. But there was enough food on the shelves. True, there was a run on toilet paper and frozen pizzas, but big deal.

That's funny though. The org wanted JW's to believe that Jehovah was gifting them and it turned out to be Donald Trump. :ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO::LOL:
 
Citrine said:
With all this disaster relief discussion I remembered the Cvd food boxes 📩 the congregations delivered in 2020. It was a very strange situation, not sure how many congregations participated in the program. My husband was part of the elders assigned to help deliver the boxes. But to take a step back he is over 55 so the elder body agreed the direction from the GB on protecting the “elderly” meant he couldn’t directly do the deliveries but could go along to assist. 🙄 He was also the literature servant during that time so to distribute the literature he spent the two years going to the hall, alone, to pick up the literature and then go meet a younger brother somewhere to give him the literature in person and then the younger brother would take the literature to each home of the friends. To add to the nonsense my husband was required to wear a mask and gloves while he was in the hall ALONE! There were brothers that would watch him on the security cameras while he was in there to make sure he kept his mask on the whole time! That was the only time in the entire cvd mess that he ever put a mask on - in the hall. 🙄 Knowing what we know now that will never happen again and he said he felt like an idiot doing it.

Anyway in Spring 2020 the elders were notified our congregation would be receiving food boxes from “the branch” and that we were not to discuss the boxes among ourselves (weird) and especially not with anyone in the other congregations cause we didn’t know how many got the boxes. It was told to us that this was a loving provision from Jehovah and we could not refuse the boxes. Keep in mind we live in a very affluant area in CA, the friends here don’t need food donations. They literally all shop at WholeFoods and eat out in restaurants most of the time. Anyway we all were obedient as usual an accepted the boxes. The boxes were generally the same things each week, 10lb bag of potatoes, 5lb bag of apples, carrots, onions, and some other vegetables. It’s just the two of us in our home and that’s A LOT of potatoes to go through every week! We didn’t want to waste anything because it was a “gift from Jehovah“ so we did our best to make potato salad, potato soup, baked potatoes, nonstop potatoes đŸ„”đŸ˜†!

These deliveries went on for several months with a lot of volunteers involved in moving these truckloads of boxes and delivering them to each home. The delivery process involved the volunteers including my husband meeting each Friday morning at a warehouse to receive our congregations boxes. They would all stand around unmasked, visiting in the parking lot until the delivery truck arrived from the food distribution company. Once the truck arrived all the volunteers had to mask up, put on gloves, protective goggles, and high visibility vests - I kid you not! To deliver a box of potatoes in rich neighborhoods our friends looked like paranoid morons! My husbands assignment was to follow behind in our car (too old remember) as the car groups made the deliveries. When they got to our home they would get out of the car, all geared up, and set the box on our porch. I would always go out to talk with them and once it was my own assistant making our delivery. I literally worked with her in person daily without any mask during the whole time but to be “obedient” she wore all the things and even said she felt like a fool doing it. An hour she was back working in my home without any “protective gear”! What a silly game!

One week our box contained a very official government letter informing us that this food was provided as cvd relief program from the government through charitable organizations and signed by Donald Trump! We had been told the branch was providing this food “at great expense“! Apparently these boxes all had that same letter every week but the brothers had been removing them before the distribution points so we would all think it was the org being generous and caring for us and they missed our box letter that week. I wish I had saved that letter but I tossed it. Shortly after that I was talking with one of the sisters that works with us in SoCal. Her husband worked for one of these large food distributors and was working with the branch on the food box program. He confirmed that the branch was REQUIRED to participate in the box program as part of their charitable tax program! Once again another donation that the org took credit for. Free volunteers delivering free food. One week about mid summer we were informed the food boxes would be ending as the branch determined there was no longer a need for them. Actually the brother said the program had just ended their contract with the government. Anyway that was our experience, did you have this food box program in your area?
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The GB have spoken contemptuously of Trump without naming him a number of times on broadcasting which was revolting ingratitude given the billion dollar sale of the Brooklyn facility. And he supported JW's in regard to Russia banning us. Figures the society would instruct the elders to deny the rank and file awareness of him providing them loads of free food. All this biting hands that feed them whether the rank and file that supply donations or random people that supplied material support they seize credit for will catch up to them. They're receiving there reward in full ours is more enduring.
 
Citrine said:
With all this disaster relief discussion I remembered the Cvd food boxes 📩 the congregations delivered in 2020. It was a very strange situation, not sure how many congregations participated in the program. My husband was part of the elders assigned to help deliver the boxes. But to take a step back he is over 55 so the elder body agreed the direction from the GB on protecting the “elderly” meant he couldn’t directly do the deliveries but could go along to assist. 🙄 He was also the literature servant during that time so to distribute the literature he spent the two years going to the hall, alone, to pick up the literature and then go meet a younger brother somewhere to give him the literature in person and then the younger brother would take the literature to each home of the friends. To add to the nonsense my husband was required to wear a mask and gloves while he was in the hall ALONE! There were brothers that would watch him on the security cameras while he was in there to make sure he kept his mask on the whole time! That was the only time in the entire cvd mess that he ever put a mask on - in the hall. 🙄 Knowing what we know now that will never happen again and he said he felt like an idiot doing it.

Anyway in Spring 2020 the elders were notified our congregation would be receiving food boxes from “the branch” and that we were not to discuss the boxes among ourselves (weird) and especially not with anyone in the other congregations cause we didn’t know how many got the boxes. It was told to us that this was a loving provision from Jehovah and we could not refuse the boxes. Keep in mind we live in a very affluant area in CA, the friends here don’t need food donations. They literally all shop at WholeFoods and eat out in restaurants most of the time. Anyway we all were obedient as usual an accepted the boxes. The boxes were generally the same things each week, 10lb bag of potatoes, 5lb bag of apples, carrots, onions, and some other vegetables. It’s just the two of us in our home and that’s A LOT of potatoes to go through every week! We didn’t want to waste anything because it was a “gift from Jehovah“ so we did our best to make potato salad, potato soup, baked potatoes, nonstop potatoes đŸ„”đŸ˜†!

These deliveries went on for several months with a lot of volunteers involved in moving these truckloads of boxes and delivering them to each home. The delivery process involved the volunteers including my husband meeting each Friday morning at a warehouse to receive our congregations boxes. They would all stand around unmasked, visiting in the parking lot until the delivery truck arrived from the food distribution company. Once the truck arrived all the volunteers had to mask up, put on gloves, protective goggles, and high visibility vests - I kid you not! To deliver a box of potatoes in rich neighborhoods our friends looked like paranoid morons! My husbands assignment was to follow behind in our car (too old remember) as the car groups made the deliveries. When they got to our home they would get out of the car, all geared up, and set the box on our porch. I would always go out to talk with them and once it was my own assistant making our delivery. I literally worked with her in person daily without any mask during the whole time but to be “obedient” she wore all the things and even said she felt like a fool doing it. An hour she was back working in my home without any “protective gear”! What a silly game!

One week our box contained a very official government letter informing us that this food was provided as cvd relief program from the government through charitable organizations and signed by Donald Trump! We had been told the branch was providing this food “at great expense“! Apparently these boxes all had that same letter every week but the brothers had been removing them before the distribution points so we would all think it was the org being generous and caring for us and they missed our box letter that week. I wish I had saved that letter but I tossed it. Shortly after that I was talking with one of the sisters that works with us in SoCal. Her husband worked for one of these large food distributors and was working with the branch on the food box program. He confirmed that the branch was REQUIRED to participate in the box program as part of their charitable tax program! Once again another donation that the org took credit for. Free volunteers delivering free food. One week about mid summer we were informed the food boxes would be ending as the branch determined there was no longer a need for them. Actually the brother said the program had just ended their contract with the government. Anyway that was our experience, did you have this food box program in your area?
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Oh my gosh this is too funny. Yes, we had this program too Citrine!That was so strange when we were told not to discuss them. I tried to decline them at first but like you said was pressured to receive it. Every time it came we felt so guilty because we really didn't need it and we felt there were so many others in need much greater than we were. Finally I called my SGO and said "Please stop these deliveries" and they agreed. I had no idea it was from the government but that makes sense.
 
I can see where this is going. The WT is all about presenting itself as the Mother of God's children. And she's always going to be there for you. Wipe your nose, put a bandaid on your knee when you get skinned up, all that. Even forcing you to take charity when you don't need it. Call it over-mothering if you like. But I see it is all part of the conditioning. We know Mother has already planted the idea that she will issue life-saving instructions when the day of Jehovah begins. Problem is, she won't be there. (See Hosea 4:5)
 
Thats quite a story. It's incredible the absurdity that they went to with all of the "protocols".

In the branch that I'm under, the government was offering a similar program of assistance to religious groups and our branch ended up declining the offer. I'm glad they did, as I saw it as a way for them to wield control. I was expecting world headquarters to reject the offer as well. I wonder if this was part of the incentive to promote the death jabs?

So dishonest of them to claim it was relief coming from the branch. đŸ€”
 
Jah-son said:
Thats quite a story. It's incredible the absurdity that they went to with all of the "protocols".

In the branch that I'm under, the government was offering a similar program of assistance to religious groups and our branch ended up declining the offer. I'm glad they did, as I saw it as a way for them to wield control. I was expecting world headquarters to reject the offer as well. I wonder if this was part of the incentive to promote the death jabs?

So dishonest of them to claim it was relief coming from the branch. đŸ€”
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My sister and her husband have been PIMO for several years. We are just now figuring that out. They just stopped several years ago and wouldn’t respond to the congregation or even family questions ( including us unfortunately 🙈) and now we get it. Their congregation tried several times to deliver them a food box and each time my BIL would refuse and we all thought they were being incredibly ungrateful. Now we understand.
 
My "group overseer" who's also a surgeon, and also the brother that I told "I can't unknow what i know about the masks", also the same brother who admitted masks the stupid cloth masks don't do anything, sent me at least a few texts about this...something like "how are you guys doing do you need anything, like food etc." I somehow knew what he was fishing for, and I just would reply, "we're good." I told my wife "They must be getting relief packages from the government." I just instinctively knew. Then again I knew because MSN is not my news source.
 
Citrine said:
My sister and her husband have been PIMO for several years. We are just now figuring that out. They just stopped several years ago and wouldn’t respond to the congregation or even family questions ( including us unfortunately 🙈) and now we get it. Their congregation tried several times to deliver them a food box and each time my BIL would refuse and we all thought they were being incredibly ungrateful. Now we understand.
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I hope you are now able to mend your relationship with your sister, or maybe it's all right 1667108521102.png
 
Nomex said:
My "group overseer" who's also a surgeon, and also the brother that I told "I can't unknow what i know about the masks", also the same brother who admitted masks the stupid cloth masks don't do anything, sent me at least a few texts about this...something like "how are you guys doing do you need anything, like food etc." I somehow knew what he was fishing for, and I just would reply, "we're good." I told my wife "They must be getting relief packages from the government." I just instinctively knew. Then again I knew because MSN is not my news source.
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How can he be a surgeon whilst holding a clear conscience on blood?
 
Nomex said:
Sorry....I don't believe that!
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Sorry, when I said 'everyone' I just meant locally. I don't' know about other areas, I just know in my area everyone knew the organization was accessing food made available to various organizations, churches, etc. I don't know anything about it being 'required' for the organization to accept it, nor did I hear that. In hindsight it does appear that it was a most unusual amount of work for something really most had not interest in. Most people didn't really need it, but some did. Some of us probably thought the arrangement odd but nice as it was weird times. We had trouble distributing it all as it seemed there was always more boxes than takers.
 
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All very strange! They asked my husband in 2020 during covid if he would be able to deliver food for the friends but it never came about and the subject never came up again. We wondered what happened.
 
Watchman said:
I can see where this is going. The WT is all about presenting itself as the Mother of God's children. And she's always going to be there for you. Wipe your nose, put a bandaid on your knee when you get skinned up, all that. Even forcing you to take charity when you don't need it. Call it over-mothering if you like. But I see it is all part of the conditioning. We know Mother has already planted the idea that she will issue life-saving instructions when the day of Jehovah begins. Problem is, she won't be there. (See Hosea 4:5)
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Funny My sister had just said that to me yesterday. "Remember they are going to give us life saving instructions" I guess she thinks im losing trust in them.
 
A B said:
Sorry, when I said 'everyone' I just meant locally. I don't' know about other areas, I just know in my area everyone knew the organization was accessing food made available to various organizations, churches, etc. I don't know anything about it being 'required' for the organization to accept it, nor did I hear that. In hindsight it does appear that it was a most unusual amount of work for something really most had not interest in. Most people didn't really need it, but some did. Some of us probably thought the arrangement odd but nice as it was weird times. We had trouble distributing it all as it seemed there was always more boxes than takers.
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Some charity is better than no charity and I suppose we should be grateful, but honestly, pounds of potatoes!? Even the Nazis fed potatoes to their enemies and those it sought to kill. Where is the credit in that? I am aware that in America, supermarkets give away food near expiry date, no matter be it steak, salmon or anything else to those in need. Here in Britain, for some reason that is “not allowed” since we became obsessed with litigation for everything. Before then we used to have soup kitchens and still do for the homeless. The fact of the matter though, that we all contributed to watchtower in one way or another, and they have taken that money and abused its use and have the gall to claim that they are giving food to people that has been supplied by others. If it has accumulated all the billions that it is said to have now, then that is just plain wrong. A charity such as this should seek to break even on modest discharge of its remit and anything in excess of that, should be ploughed back into the execution of its charter, and/or used to help others within It’s remit. Instead, we see them all living in a marble palace, “refreshed by their lakeside environment”, dressed in fine clothing, gold on their fingers and wrists, expensive motorcars, health insurance etc etc. - even retirement care. They do not appear even to give out of their surplus, and blimey, do they have some surplus!
 
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