Regional Convention Love Never Fails (English)

  Finally!  
Surprisingly some new PJ studies from QC cong came.

One young PJ girl traveled 12 hours with a group from a town called Isabella!  

Unforgettable moments: 

• Met a couple from the USA who are serving in Malaysia. Asked if I knew a couple from Hayward PJ cong. They were referring to DJ and Marianne! 

•  Met a young brother from Italy (half Philippino).  Recently reinstated. But he didn't make  it back in time to say goodbye to his Father who died a month ago.  He was tore up.  We told him, "The Best Gift you can give to your father is, Be There - to welcome him back."

•  Was feeling ugly one day - no sleep, feeling sick, bags under my eyes the size of luggage, and I said to myself, "Please no one look at me today!"  And right then, this handsome young 8 year old boy that I had never met before, came up to me, raised his hand to my face, tried to grab/stroke my nose, and said, "You have the face of an angel!"  I think he had autism, but I'll take it! 

• A brother from Nigeria that I had never met before suddenly came up to me and said, "Where's your son?"  THAT WAS SOOOOOOO WEIRD! I was like, uh...my son...ah  is not in The Philippines. . .he says, "I saw you with him last assembly when he was getting baptized."  Oh! I see! He was referring to Harjeet, Jagdish's son.  Phew....that was really weird.   But . . .

THE JACKPOT . . .goes to 

•  15 year old Lance, . . .who proceeds to tell us while why he got baptized at age 10-11.  "When I was about 9, I heard them say at the meeting that Armageddon will come when the last anointed dies.  So I went to my Dad and told him, "Dad, I wanna get baptized."  Dad: "Ok. . Why son?"                      
• Lance: "Because when the last anointed dies, Armageddon will come and I'm not baptized. I mean, what if Brother Lett is drowning, (Panicked voice) and I will have to resuscitate him! Brother Lett! Please no! I'm not baptized! Hold on! Wait!"  Needless to say, after explaining what that really meant,  Lance was happily baptized about a year later.  

Fav. line from convention: 

"Do what Jehovah says is right and your heart will catch up later." 

 Meet baby Sushant!  In our PJ group.  This picture just brings a smile to my face.  I just wanna look at it every morning.