Blanchie DeGrate

For all my brothers and sisters who still don't know what to write - so in the way....   the time is pressing!
Dear Mr Putin,
My name is ......  and  I have been a Jehovah's Witness for .....   years.
Getting to know the Bible was the greatest gift ever made to me.
I am deeply concerned about my brothers and sisters !
We, as Jehovah's Witnesses, are not extremist in any way, our actions are based solely on the basis of love and biblical knowledge, and we follow the example of Jesus as Christians.
Jesus Christ went to the people with a wonderful good message and also challenged his successors as well.   Matthew 24:14.
We are a very, very peace-loving people who pursue their religion in peace and quiet.
Our faith requires us to submit to the sovereign power of the state, and to keep the laws faithfully.
Jehovah's Witnesses strive to be exemplary citizens. We are known worldwide for our peaceful activity and would under no circumstances undertake activities that could rightly be regarded as "extremist".
Our publications promote love for God and neighbor, love within the family and respect for the government.
Our biblical publications contain absolutely nothing "extremist" or criminal, and in no way is the Russian state to be harmed thereby!
We simply love our God Jehovah and I appeal to her heart: Please have a look and do not advocate that our religion is forbidden. PLEASE !
In humility and with the utmost respect, Mr Putin,  I ask for your intervention in favor of my beloved brothers and sisters in Russia.
 

The  Nations  Will  Recognize,  I  AM  JEHOVAH  -  MY  plan's  have  ALWAYS  SUCCESS !

Russia Calls for National Ban on Jehovah's Witnesses...
LETS  HOPE,  OUR  WORLDWIDE  ACTION  WILL  BRING  SUCCESS ❤ 


















FULL  POST - OFFICE !! 







 




WE  WANT  OUR  BROTHERS & SISTERS  BY  MEMORIAL  TOO ❤
ITS  VERY  SOON.....  ALREADY  ON  APRIL, 11. 2017

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THANK  YOU  TO  ALL  MY  BROTHERS  &  SISTERS  WORLDWIDE ❤
I  HAVE  MORE  INFO'S  SOON.....  PLEASE  WATCH  THIS  TOPIC  -  THANKS !
 

Can't wait for our Regional here in Louisiana! This is exactly what we all need in these awful last days; encouragement to keep going 

We have been receiving many good suggestions of words in support and encouragement for our Russian brothers, we would like to send us your suggestions, encouraging words as well as strengthening biblical quotes via inbox so that we could all put them on the page to share them and to spread them and that Somehow our love comes and we encourage our brothers in Russia who will be going through days of distress in the country, our trust is in Jehovah always and he always provides the help at the appropriate time and our brothers need our encouragement and support for.    Remember:
"A true companion loves at all times, and is a brother born for when there is anguish"
Proverbs 17:17
You can also leave a comment, post, image, animator for our brothers in the comment box. Thank you !!
 

And  thank  you  dear  ARchiv@L  for  being  the  FIRST ! 
You  are  always  our  very  fast  Brother.....
A  BIG  THANKS  TO  ALL,  yes !

very nice images and exciting !! thank you brothers & sisters for sending to us these pictures !!
thank you @Queen Esther for posting ... !! 

The  Letter-Writing Campaign Supporting Jehovah’s Witnesses in Russia....
OUR  kids  made  it  very  good   Handwriting  or  nice  drawings  by  younger  ones !

LIA  is  4 years,

Puco  is  7 years,

and  this  Sweetie  is  also  4 years,

All  Brothers  &  Sisters  helping  by  this  huge  especially  campaign ❤
THANK  YOU  SO  MUCH  ❤ ❤ ❤ ❤ ❤ ❤ ❤ ❤ ❤ ❤ ❤ ❤

A SPECIAL FILM FOR THE BROTHERS & SISTERS IN RUSSIA !  in  many  languages....
https://tv.jw.org/#en/video/VODOurOrganization/pub-jwb_201703_14_VIDEO

Our Organization
Russian Authorities Move to Ban Jehovah’s Witnesses
Length 9:03

Let your brotherly love continue.—Heb. 13:1.
http://wol.jw.org/en/wol/dt/r1/lp-e/2017/3/24
What does it mean for us to show brotherly love? The Greek term used by Paul, phi·la·del·phiʹa, literally means “affection for a brother.” Brotherly love is the type of affection that involves a strong, warm, personal attachment, such as to a family member or a close friend. (John 11:36) We do not pretend to be brothers and sisters—we are brothers and sisters. (Matt. 23:8) Our strong feeling of attachment to one another is summed up nicely in these words: “In brotherly love have tender affection for one another. In showing honor to one another, take the lead.” (Rom. 12:10) Combined with principled love, a·gaʹpe, this type of love promotes close companionship among God’s people. Christianity embraces all believers, no matter what their nationality. (Rom. 10:12) As brothers, we have been taught by Jehovah to have brotherly affection for one another.—1 Thess. 4:9. w16.01 1:5, 6

Both are showing LOVE❤️  and  BOTH should showing respect to each other ! 

We  can  write  more  than  one  letter  they  said !  But  always  1 DIN A4  page....   The  letters  are  ca. 2 weeks  on  the  way,  so  please  send  it  per  EXPRESS,  the  elder  said  today !  Many  to  work  next  time  by  post - office  in  Russia... 
“Reading the Bible, singing, and praying with fellow worshippers is clearly not criminal,” adds Mr. Semonian. “We hope that our global letter-writing campaign will motivate Russian officials to stop this unjustifiable action against our fellow worshippers.”

MARCH 21, 2017
RUSSIA,
Jehovah’s Witnesses Mobilize Global Response to Threat of Ban in Russia !
Make your participation a matter of prayer.—1 Tim. 2:1-4.
Personal letters should be mailed no later than April 1, 2017.
Send a personal letter to one or more of the officials listed  at  the  end of these instructions.   You may send more than one letter to the same official:      scroll  down  to  the  ADDRESSES....
NEW YORK—Threatened with an imminent ban on their worship in Russia, Jehovah’s Witnesses are responding with a direct appeal to Kremlin and Supreme Court officials for relief through a global letter-writing campaign. The Governing Body of Jehovah’s Witnesses is inviting the over 8,000,000 Witnesses worldwide to participate.
On March 15, 2017, Russia’s Ministry of Justice filed a claim with the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation to label the Administrative Center of Jehovah’s Witnesses in Russia as extremist and liquidate it. The claim also seeks to ban the activities of the Administrative Center. If the Supreme Court upholds this claim, the Witnesses’ national headquarters near St. Petersburg will be shut down. Subsequently, some 400 registered Local Religious Organizations would be liquidated, outlawing the services of over 2,300 congregations of Jehovah’s Witnesses in Russia. The branch property, as well as places of worship used by Witnesses throughout the country, could be seized by the State. Additionally, individual Jehovah’s Witnesses would become subject to criminal prosecution for merely carrying out their worship activities. The Supreme Court is expected to rule on the claim on April 5.
“The Governing Body of Jehovah’s Witnesses wants to heighten attention to this critical situation,” states David A. Semonian, a spokesman at the Witnesses’ world headquarters. “Prosecuting non-violent, law-abiding citizens as if they were terrorists is clearly a misapplication of anti-extremist laws. Such prosecution is based on completely false grounds.”
The Witnesses’ global campaign is not without precedent. Nearly 20 years ago, Witnesses wrote to defend their fellow worshippers in Russia in response to a smear campaign by some members of the government in power at the time. Additionally, Witnesses have initiated past letter-writing campaigns to motivate government officials to end persecution of Witnesses in other countries, including Jordan, Korea, and Malawi.
“Reading the Bible, singing, and praying with fellow worshippers is clearly not criminal,” adds Mr. Semonian. “We hope that our global letter-writing campaign will motivate Russian officials to stop this unjustifiable action against our fellow worshippers.”
Letter-Writing Campaign Supporting Jehovah’s Witnesses in Russia
Instruction Sheet March 20, 2017

Format
 If you own a personal business, you may use business letterhead.
 Use your own language. There is no need to have letters translated into Russian. If you are fluent in Russian, you may write letters in Russian.

 Letters should be one page in length and should be typewritten or neatly handwritten.
 Give attention to proper spelling, grammar, and punctuation.—be pp. 71-73.

 Add your personal signature to the letter.

 No copies of letters need to be sent to the elders, to the branch office, or to anyone else.

 Literature should not be included.

 Use your personal return address on the envelope. Be sure that the address of the official you are writing to matches that listed at the end of these instructions.

 Send by postal mail with sufficient international postage. Do not use e-mail.
Content.

 You are writing to the official to request his intervention. Express the hope that the Russian authorities will stop the legal action being taken against the branch office and the congregations in Russia so that our brothers and sisters can continue to gather peacefully for Christian meetings without interference. You could express appreciation for the laws of the Russian government that guarantee freedom of religion to all citizens.

 Letters should be candid but respectful. Summarize key facts in your own words. Letters may refer to one or two facts listed below or more recent information published on jw.org. Keep in mind that “a mild answer turns away rage,” and “a gentle tongue can break a bone.”—Prov. 15:1; 25:15.

 You could briefly mention how our meetings and publications have benefited you personally and your family. Do not mention the names of individuals in Russia who are Jehovah’s Witnesses.
Facts

 On March 15, 2017, the Ministry of Justice in Russia filed a claim with the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation seeking “to declare the religious organization, the Administrative Center of Jehovah’s Witnesses, extremist, ban its activity, and liquidate it.” A decision by the Supreme Court in favor of this claim will have dire consequences for all of Jehovah’s Witnesses in Russia. The Administrative Center and 400 local legal entities used to own or rent Kingdom Halls would be dissolved. This means that the branch
Instruction Sheet
March 20, 2017


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property in St. Petersburg and Kingdom Halls throughout the country could be seized by the State. In addition, each of the more than 170,000 Witnesses could be criminally prosecuted merely for meeting for worship, reading the Bible together, or talking to others about their faith.

 Russia’s “Federal Law on Extremist Activity” is being misapplied to Jehovah’s Witnesses in Russia. Jehovah’s Witnesses strive to be good citizens. We are known worldwide for our peaceful activities, and under no circumstances would we ever resort to any activity that could legitimately be construed as “extremist” or criminal in nature.

 The activity of Jehovah’s Witnesses and the publications that we produce encourage love of God and neighbor, love for family, and respect for government. There is absolutely nothing “extremist” or criminal in such Bible-based publications.

Addresses:
 President of Russia
Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin 23 Ilyinka Str.   -  Moscow Russian Federation 103132
 Prime Minister of Russia
Dmitry Anatolyevich Medvedev 2 Krasnopresnenskaya Naberezhnaya Moscow Russian Federation 103274
 Prosecutor General
Yury Yakovlevich Chayka Prosecutor General’s Office of the Russian Federation 15A Bolshaya Dmitrovka Str. Moscow Russian Federation GSP-3 125993
 Minister of Justice
Alexander Vladimirovich Konovalov Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation 14 Zhitnaya Str. Moscow Russian Federation GSP-1 119991
 Minister of Foreign Affairs
Sergey Viktorovich Lavrov Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation 32/34 Smolenskaya-Sennaya Square Moscow Russian Federation 119200
 The Chairman of the Supreme Court
Viacheslav Mikhailovich Lebedev
Supreme Court of Russian Federation 15 Povarskaya Str. Moscow Russian Federation 121069
 

The  letters  ca. 2 weeks  on  the  way !  So  we  must  send  it / them,  per  EXPRESS,  the  elder  said  today,  otherwise  its  too  late  coming  to  Putin    The  post - office  in  Russia  have  many  to  work  next  days...    I  hope,  our  letters  and  prayers  have  success...  otherwise,  Jehovah  will  have  another  plan !  HE  always  GOT  IT !!!!   AMEN ❤

Please, Brothers and Sisters,  lets all write one or more letters to President Putin, very fast, for perhaps rescue our Brothers in Russia❤️  They not have the chance, living their belief like you and me...  Lets pray to Jehovah for them all ! Thank you so much?

@ARchiv@L  Thanks  for  your  special  details,  always !

Please,   prove  the  EXPRESS  stamps  before  by  your  post - office !
IT  MUST  BE  THERE  LATEST  ON  1. APRIL !!
 

Thanks again for your link, dear ARchiv@L 

If the trumpet sounds an indistinct call, who will get ready for battle?—1 Cor. 14:8.
http://wol.jw.org/en/wol/dt/r1/lp-e/2017/3/23
An indistinct trumpet call could be disastrous for an advancing army. In the same way, if our speech is unduly vague or indirect, it may well be confusing or misleading. (1 Cor. 14:9) Of course, in our effort to keep our words crisp and clear, we would not want to be blunt or tactless. Jesus set the finest example of appropriate word selection. Consider his short yet powerful discourse recorded in Matthew chapters 5 through 7. Jesus did not use flowery or ambiguous speech; nor did he employ harsh or hurtful language. Instead, he chose clear, simple expressions to reach the hearts of his listeners. For example, to allay the people’s anxieties over their daily need for food, he referred to how Jehovah provides for the birds of heaven. Then, comparing his hearers to birds, he asked: “Are you not worth more than they are?” (Matt. 6:26) What a loving appeal in simple, understandable words that touch the heart! w15 12/15 3:13, 14

Make a defense . . . with a mild temper and deep respect.—1 Pet. 3:15.
ol.jw.org/en/wol/dt/r1/lp-e/2017/3/21
By maintaining a humble attitude, Jehovah’s people obey an important principle given by Jesus. In his Sermon on the Mount, he declared: “You heard that it was said: ‘You must love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ However, I say to you: Continue to love your enemies and to pray for those who persecute you, so that you may prove yourselves sons of your Father who is in the heavens, since he makes his sun rise on both the wicked and the good and makes it rain on both the righteous and the unrighteous.” (Matt. 5:43-45) Yes, as God’s servants, we must learn to ‘love our enemies,’ regardless of their attitude toward us. In all areas of life, Jehovah’s people must show by their attitude and actions that they love Jehovah and their neighbor. For instance, even if some do not respond favorably to the Kingdom message, we show neighbor love when they are in need. w15 11/15 4:17, 19, 20

Obrigada ? Agape ?

 

SO  BEAUTIFUL  YOUR  *BOM  DIAS*  -  ALWAYS

my  Brother  Abel !   All  your  postings  so  fantastic ❤
 

A Living Translation of God’s Word
They understood the words that had been made known to them.—Neh. 8:12.
http://wol.jw.org/en/wol/dt/r1/lp-e/2017/3/22
God’s people have always used their ability to speak—to use language—to praise Jehovah and to make his will known to others. In recent times, a significant way to promote pure worship by the use of language has been through Bible translation. There are thousands of Bible translations, but they vary in how faithfully they convey the message from the original texts. In the 1940’s, the New World Bible Translation Committee established principles of translation that have been followed in over 130 languages. These are: (1) Sanctify God’s name by restoring it to its rightful place in the Scriptures. (Matt. 6:9) (2) Translate the original inspired message literally where possible, but convey the correct sense when a word-for-word rendering would distort the meaning. (3) Use easy-to-understand language that encourages reading.—Neh. 8:8. w15 12/15 2:1, 2