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00:00:05 It’s 9:00 a.m. 00:00:06 on a Tuesday morning. 00:00:08 A boat leaves the harbor in Belém, a city in the north of Brazil. 00:00:12 A traveling overseer and his wife are on the boat, 00:00:15 heading for a peaceful, rural island where they will spend the week. 00:00:20 We’re going to the island of Cotijuba. 00:00:22 It’s about an hour away. 00:00:25 There are no cars on the island. 00:00:27 We’ll arrive at the harbor, and there’ll probably 00:00:29 be some friends already waiting for us there. 00:00:31 We’ll get a horse-drawn or a motorcycle-drawn carriage, 00:00:34 load up our luggage, and go to where we’ll be staying for the week. 00:00:41 The generosity of the friends is incredible. 00:00:43 They can’t do enough for us. 00:00:47 They’ve been preparing to receive us for the last six months 00:00:50 —we can really feel that. 00:00:52 They don’t give us just anything; they give us their best. 00:00:58 You notice that often the friends don’t have 00:01:00 very much financially—they really don’t. 00:01:03 But they prepare things for us to eat or give us somewhere to stay 00:01:05 —things that sometimes they don’t have for themselves during their day-to-day life. 00:01:09 You just have to love them. 00:01:11 Everything we do doesn’t compare to what they do for us. 00:01:18 On Tuesday, after lunch, the circuit overseer 00:01:21 starts analyzing the congregation records with the elders. 00:01:24 Also, that evening, 00:01:27 he delivers his first talk. 00:01:29 The friends really look forward to this. 00:01:31 They go through so much in life 00:01:33 and this makes them feel looked after. 00:01:36 One of the things that I always make 00:01:38 an effort to do is encourage the friends. 00:01:41 That’s the key. 00:01:43 I think the friends already suffer a lot in this world. 00:01:46 I try to help the sisters 00:01:48 and the brothers feel as comfortable as possible around me. 00:01:55 After that, every morning and every afternoon 00:01:58 the couple goes out with the congregation 00:02:00 in the preaching work, on return visits, and Bible studies. 00:02:06 You have to cover a large area because it’s a big island. 00:02:09 So you have lunch in one area, 00:02:12 then you go to one end of the island for a Bible study, 00:02:15 then to the other end for a shepherding call. 00:02:17 And don’t forget that the transportation available here 00:02:20 is quite precarious and it isn’t always available when you need it. 00:02:28 After a busy morning in the ministry, 00:02:30 lunch is at a loving family’s home. 00:02:33 And of course, local dishes are a must! 00:02:35 We’ve arrived for lunch. 00:02:38 Look at how many delicious things there are —all traditional food. 00:02:42 This is maniçoba, 00:02:44 a delicious local dish. 00:02:46 And these are white beans—really tasty. 00:02:51 What else do we have here? 00:02:53 Caruru—a dish made 00:02:55 from okra and shrimp—full of flavor too. 00:03:01 The couple’s week is full of activities with an early start every morning, 00:03:05 but they never forget to feed themselves spiritually too. 00:03:10 While my husband is at the meeting with the ministerial servants and elders, 00:03:13 I make the most of my time by doing my personal study. 00:03:16 And then I tidy up a bit before he arrives. 00:03:18 Months before the visit, 00:03:21 we start looking forward to the circuit overseer’s arrival 00:03:23 because we need guidance and encouragement. 00:03:26 That’s why the visit is really good for us, 00:03:28 for all the members of the congregation, 00:03:31 and for the circuit overseer. 00:03:35 When we have the pioneer meeting, we get a better idea of what we need to adjust 00:03:38 and where we need to improve. 00:03:41 And when we have the meeting again six months later, 00:03:44 you realize how much you’ve changed and that makes you 00:03:47 really happy and motivates you. 00:03:52 Brothers, it was a pleasure for my wife and I to visit you this week. 00:03:58 We were really pleased and encouraged by your good example, 00:04:02 by your zeal, and by your endurance. 00:04:05 Your generosity made us very happy 00:04:07 —the meals, 00:04:09 the care you showed us every day. 00:04:13 We felt your support throughout the visit 00:04:16 —in the mornings, 00:04:18 the afternoons, 00:04:20 on Bible studies— 00:04:21 for all the arrangements that were made. 00:04:24 We thank you from our hearts 00:04:26 for all of your care 00:04:28 and excellent support during our visit. 00:04:34 And so it all begins again. 00:04:37 But this time, in another congregation in another place.
00:00:05 It’s 9:00 a.m. 00:00:06 on a Tuesday morning. 00:00:08 A boat leaves the harbor in Belém, a city in the north of Brazil. 00:00:12 A traveling overseer and his wife are on the boat, 00:00:15 heading for a peaceful, rural island where they will spend the week. 00:00:20 We’re going to the island of Cotijuba. 00:00:22 It’s about an hour away. 00:00:25 There are no cars on the island. 00:00:27 We’ll arrive at the harbor, and there’ll probably 00:00:29 be some friends already waiting for us there. 00:00:31 We’ll get a horse-drawn or a motorcycle-drawn carriage, 00:00:34 load up our luggage, and go to where we’ll be staying for the week. 00:00:41 The generosity of the friends is incredible. 00:00:43 They can’t do enough for us. 00:00:47 They’ve been preparing to receive us for the last six months 00:00:50 —we can really feel that. 00:00:52 They don’t give us just anything; they give us their best. 00:00:58 You notice that often the friends don’t have 00:01:00 very much financially—they really don’t. 00:01:03 But they prepare things for us to eat or give us somewhere to stay 00:01:05 —things that sometimes they don’t have for themselves during their day-to-day life. 00:01:09 You just have to love them. 00:01:11 Everything we do doesn’t compare to what they do for us. 00:01:18 On Tuesday, after lunch, the circuit overseer 00:01:21 starts analyzing the congregation records with the elders. 00:01:24 Also, that evening, 00:01:27 he delivers his first talk. 00:01:29 The friends really look forward to this. 00:01:31 They go through so much in life 00:01:33 and this makes them feel looked after. 00:01:36 One of the things that I always make 00:01:38 an effort to do is encourage the friends. 00:01:41 That’s the key. 00:01:43 I think the friends already suffer a lot in this world. 00:01:46 I try to help the sisters 00:01:48 and the brothers feel as comfortable as possible around me. 00:01:55 After that, every morning and every afternoon 00:01:58 the couple goes out with the congregation 00:02:00 in the preaching work, on return visits, and Bible studies. 00:02:06 You have to cover a large area because it’s a big island. 00:02:09 So you have lunch in one area, 00:02:12 then you go to one end of the island for a Bible study, 00:02:15 then to the other end for a shepherding call. 00:02:17 And don’t forget that the transportation available here 00:02:20 is quite precarious and it isn’t always available when you need it. 00:02:28 After a busy morning in the ministry, 00:02:30 lunch is at a loving family’s home. 00:02:33 And of course, local dishes are a must! 00:02:35 We’ve arrived for lunch. 00:02:38 Look at how many delicious things there are —all traditional food. 00:02:42 This is maniçoba, 00:02:44 a delicious local dish. 00:02:46 And these are white beans—really tasty. 00:02:51 What else do we have here? 00:02:53 Caruru—a dish made 00:02:55 from okra and shrimp—full of flavor too. 00:03:01 The couple’s week is full of activities with an early start every morning, 00:03:05 but they never forget to feed themselves spiritually too. 00:03:10 While my husband is at the meeting with the ministerial servants and elders, 00:03:13 I make the most of my time by doing my personal study. 00:03:16 And then I tidy up a bit before he arrives. 00:03:18 Months before the visit, 00:03:21 we start looking forward to the circuit overseer’s arrival 00:03:23 because we need guidance and encouragement. 00:03:26 That’s why the visit is really good for us, 00:03:28 for all the members of the congregation, 00:03:31 and for the circuit overseer. 00:03:35 When we have the pioneer meeting, we get a better idea of what we need to adjust 00:03:38 and where we need to improve. 00:03:41 And when we have the meeting again six months later, 00:03:44 you realize how much you’ve changed and that makes you 00:03:47 really happy and motivates you. 00:03:52 Brothers, it was a pleasure for my wife and I to visit you this week. 00:03:58 We were really pleased and encouraged by your good example, 00:04:02 by your zeal, and by your endurance. 00:04:05 Your generosity made us very happy 00:04:07 —the meals, 00:04:09 the care you showed us every day. 00:04:13 We felt your support throughout the visit 00:04:16 —in the mornings, 00:04:18 the afternoons, 00:04:20 on Bible studies— 00:04:21 for all the arrangements that were made. 00:04:24 We thank you from our hearts 00:04:26 for all of your care 00:04:28 and excellent support during our visit. 00:04:34 And so it all begins again. 00:04:37 But this time, in another congregation in another place.
