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00:13 The Faroe Islands are also called the Land of Maybe. 00:17 The weather is very diverse and can rapidly change. 00:23 So when you begin in the ministry, the weather can be sunny. 00:26 And then ten minutes later, you find yourself 00:28 in a massive rain shower and everything gets wet. 00:32 Wind is another challenge. 00:34 We have some severe winter storms. 00:36 So you have to be careful that your service partner or the car door 00:40 doesn’t blow away while you’re getting out of the car. 00:46 We make sure to wear clothes appropriate for the weather. 00:50 And also to stay updated on the weather situation 00:54 and see where in our territory the weather is most suitable, and then adapt. 01:00 If the weather is nice, then we try to go from house to house. 01:03 And if the weather is bad, 01:05 then you can go on calls where you can go inside, 01:08 meaning where they will invite you in 01:10 or where the entrance is covered. 01:14 And you can plan your ministry so that if the weather gets bad, 01:16 you can make visits that you know will be at home that time of day. 01:21 When the weather is poor, it’s good to adjust. 01:24 Maybe you can do some telephone witnessing or letter writing. 01:28 At a meeting for pioneers, 01:30 an elder reminded us that when the weather is bad, 01:33 try not to think: ‘The weather is bad again,’ 01:36 but instead, ‘Yay! Now people are actually at home.’ 01:42 It is a good idea to have a plan for whom you’d like to visit 01:45 and what you’d like to talk to them about 01:48 because then when it rains or the weather isn’t ideal, 01:51 you focus on your plan 01:52 instead of thinking that now I have been out preaching 01:55 for five hours in stormy weather. 01:58 I think Ecclesiastes 11:4 applies quite well to our territory: 02:03 “The one who watches the wind will not sow seed, 02:07 and the one who looks at the clouds will not reap.” 02:11 If we have to wait for the perfect weather conditions to preach, 02:15 then we wouldn’t be out that often. 02:17 Something else that helps us to endure bad weather 02:20 is to think of the first publishers in the Faroe Islands. 02:24 They fought with seasickness, bad weather, 02:26 and they had to hike over the mountains to visit remote settlements. 02:30 They overcame these obstacles, 02:32 and it motivates me to overcome the challenges I am facing today. 02:37 I remember when we came to the Faroe Islands, 02:39 I looked out the window and thought,‘Is it even possible 02:43 to go out in the ministry in this kind of weather?’ 02:45 And then we arrived at the meeting for field service, 02:48 and the friends with children and strollers were there 02:51 and were positive and ready for field service. 02:54 It made me think that if they can do it, then I can too. 03:00 So we are a team of publishers, and we have the weather as our challenge. 03:04 And especially when the weather is bad, we encourage one another. 03:10 We really like the song “The Life of a Pioneer.” 03:14 It’s an amazing song. 03:16 It says: “In the work we endure, whether sunshine or rain.” 03:20 It’s because we love Jehovah. 03:24 We really want people to get to know Jehovah. 03:27 They need to know the truth. 03:30 When Jesus said that we should preach, 03:33 I think that he also would have put on a raincoat 03:35 and gone out to preach the good news. 03:39 We experience how Jehovah blesses our efforts when we go in the ministry. 03:43 And you especially feel it when you persist in your efforts 03:46 to preach when the weather isn’t good. 03:48 It may be that one day you have a really nice conversation 03:52 with a person about the Bible. 03:55 I also feel it gives me great joy. 03:57 Paul said that the one who “sows bountifully will also reap bountifully.” 04:02 So if you want to sow bountifully in the Faroe Islands, 04:05 you need to preach also when the weather is bad. 04:08 And we feel that we have reaped bountifully 04:10 with nice return visits and Bible studies. 04:13 I feel it’s worth all the effort 04:15 because we see that people in the territory 04:18 really appreciate what they are learning. 04:20 All that we do in our ministry 04:22 is motivated by love for Jehovah 04:25 and the people in the territory, and it won’t be changed by bad weather. 04:30 It’s an opportunity to show that our worship is wholehearted. 04:34 You don’t just go in the ministry when everything is good 04:36 and the sun is shining. 04:40 I think we have become more enduring 04:43 and flexible in our ministry.
00:13 The Faroe Islands are also called the Land of Maybe. 00:17 The weather is very diverse and can rapidly change. 00:23 So when you begin in the ministry, the weather can be sunny. 00:26 And then ten minutes later, you find yourself 00:28 in a massive rain shower and everything gets wet. 00:32 Wind is another challenge. 00:34 We have some severe winter storms. 00:36 So you have to be careful that your service partner or the car door 00:40 doesn’t blow away while you’re getting out of the car. 00:46 We make sure to wear clothes appropriate for the weather. 00:50 And also to stay updated on the weather situation 00:54 and see where in our territory the weather is most suitable, and then adapt. 01:00 If the weather is nice, then we try to go from house to house. 01:03 And if the weather is bad, 01:05 then you can go on calls where you can go inside, 01:08 meaning where they will invite you in 01:10 or where the entrance is covered. 01:14 And you can plan your ministry so that if the weather gets bad, 01:16 you can make visits that you know will be at home that time of day. 01:21 When the weather is poor, it’s good to adjust. 01:24 Maybe you can do some telephone witnessing or letter writing. 01:28 At a meeting for pioneers, 01:30 an elder reminded us that when the weather is bad, 01:33 try not to think: ‘The weather is bad again,’ 01:36 but instead, ‘Yay! Now people are actually at home.’ 01:42 It is a good idea to have a plan for whom you’d like to visit 01:45 and what you’d like to talk to them about 01:48 because then when it rains or the weather isn’t ideal, 01:51 you focus on your plan 01:52 instead of thinking that now I have been out preaching 01:55 for five hours in stormy weather. 01:58 I think Ecclesiastes 11:4 applies quite well to our territory: 02:03 “The one who watches the wind will not sow seed, 02:07 and the one who looks at the clouds will not reap.” 02:11 If we have to wait for the perfect weather conditions to preach, 02:15 then we wouldn’t be out that often. 02:17 Something else that helps us to endure bad weather 02:20 is to think of the first publishers in the Faroe Islands. 02:24 They fought with seasickness, bad weather, 02:26 and they had to hike over the mountains to visit remote settlements. 02:30 They overcame these obstacles, 02:32 and it motivates me to overcome the challenges I am facing today. 02:37 I remember when we came to the Faroe Islands, 02:39 I looked out the window and thought,‘Is it even possible 02:43 to go out in the ministry in this kind of weather?’ 02:45 And then we arrived at the meeting for field service, 02:48 and the friends with children and strollers were there 02:51 and were positive and ready for field service. 02:54 It made me think that if they can do it, then I can too. 03:00 So we are a team of publishers, and we have the weather as our challenge. 03:04 And especially when the weather is bad, we encourage one another. 03:10 We really like the song “The Life of a Pioneer.” 03:14 It’s an amazing song. 03:16 It says: “In the work we endure, whether sunshine or rain.” 03:20 It’s because we love Jehovah. 03:24 We really want people to get to know Jehovah. 03:27 They need to know the truth. 03:30 When Jesus said that we should preach, 03:33 I think that he also would have put on a raincoat 03:35 and gone out to preach the good news. 03:39 We experience how Jehovah blesses our efforts when we go in the ministry. 03:43 And you especially feel it when you persist in your efforts 03:46 to preach when the weather isn’t good. 03:48 It may be that one day you have a really nice conversation 03:52 with a person about the Bible. 03:55 I also feel it gives me great joy. 03:57 Paul said that the one who “sows bountifully will also reap bountifully.” 04:02 So if you want to sow bountifully in the Faroe Islands, 04:05 you need to preach also when the weather is bad. 04:08 And we feel that we have reaped bountifully 04:10 with nice return visits and Bible studies. 04:13 I feel it’s worth all the effort 04:15 because we see that people in the territory 04:18 really appreciate what they are learning. 04:20 All that we do in our ministry 04:22 is motivated by love for Jehovah 04:25 and the people in the territory, and it won’t be changed by bad weather. 04:30 It’s an opportunity to show that our worship is wholehearted. 04:34 You don’t just go in the ministry when everything is good 04:36 and the sun is shining. 04:40 I think we have become more enduring 04:43 and flexible in our ministry.
