Branch letter Theocratic Year 2012/2013

Dear readers,

I know, I know... I haven't written in Ages!!!!
In my defense, we have been working our socks off here. Chris started teaching about 6 months ago which unfortunately means waking up at 6am every morning. I, for quite some times, had 3 jobs (3 1/2 actually) although now I reduced to 2.. still too much. Then obviously field, housework, went to UK for a month to sort out some stuff, came back, District Convention, etc.
I mean, you know how busy a Witness life is right? I don't need to explain it to you... We're all in the same system of things.
And that means that my excuses don't hold up... I know! Sorry!
But if you give me a chance, I'll make it up to you with some news from our neck of the woods!
So first of all:
I guess you remember Claudia? Chris found her in the field in February 2012 and started the study literally on the spot.
After the third study (I think! maybe it was before) she came to the meetings. After the first meeting, she started coming regularly "dressed up" as a witness, which was a great deal for her as she wasn't used to wear skirts.
At the beginning she couldn't come on Mondays as she works as receptionist in a hotel. Next thing I know, she starts coming on Mondays so I thought she changed her shifts (she works PM shifts generally, so I thought she moved it to the AM shifts) and didn't want to ask her about what she did. I was just happy she could come.
After a couple of months, it came out that she moved her shift to the NIGHT SHIFT! So she comes to the meeting and then she goes to work until 7am of the next day... So I was kind of speechless! I feel sorry every time she comes to Monday. But she's happy, so I'm happy.
In the meantime she already took a stand with her family for Christmas and she didn't vote this year. All this BEFORE we actually got to those chapters in the BT.
Anyway, if you think the surprises are done with, you're wrong! Hear Hear....
Not only she's been in the school since October... not only we had our first talk together a couple of weeks ago... SHE'S A PUBLISHER NOW!!!! She started last week and if everything goes to plans, she will be announced when the C.O. is here. WHOO HOOO!!!
Now, you will say, we're happy for you, but what does that have to do with the title of the blog?
Well, give me a minute... I'll get there.
(Chris is been appointed by the way...).
So we received this letter from Mexico Branch encouraging us to try and make a new publisher before August 2013. So the whole point is that, obviously thanks to Jehovah, I made it!!! I got a new publisher in the Theocratic Year 2012/2013 :) What's funny is that she really wants to get baptized so maybe next year either in May or July, I'll finally get a daughter (after 3 spiritual sons...)!

Anyway, we're definitely happy with having this privilege.

Also, do you remember when I posted about HOW SMALL THIS WORLD IS? Like, how in the truth everybody knows everybody? Okay, so listen to this.
In 10 days we will get the C.O.'s visit. The NEW C.O.'s visit. Now some time ago we heard that our new C.O. is from UK. Which is unusual to be honest. Anyway... at the same time we remembered that John and Agnetta (couple who took our house in Uganda) told us about his cousin being a C.O. in the English field in Mexico.
Guess who our new C.O. is? Him! Guess who is he staying with? Us! So anyway, it's funny sometimes how we can still find people who know people we know in two different sides of the world.

(Did I mention that Chris has been appointed as an elder :) ...? )

So that's it. Now I'm really done with the news. I will update when something "new" comes out, I promise.
But this month will be super busy, so I'm not sure I will be able to write before February. Let's see...

Thanks again for following...

Zacatecas News...

Ok people, so listen up...
We have had many new things happening in these past weeks.
First of all obviously the Memorial. Zacatecas and Guadalupe rented a really beautiful place in an old hacienda where now Silver is the main business. Between the two congregation we have about 50 publishers and we were 90 in attendance. I was super happy as I had 2 interested ones coming. My super study (that's I will call her from now on) came and then another study actually surprised me as she came on her own.

Then my parents arrived and they're here for a month. My mom is having a lot done on her teeth. As you might know, here in Mexico dentist are super cheap and super good! So my parents decided to kill two birds with a stone by coming all the way here to see me and have their teeth done. My dad in the meantime is having some massages done to fix his sciatic nerve.

In the meantime I had something done to my teeth as well... I put on braces!!! Two years now... but the result will make them worth the sufferance.

Then... let me see...

Well my super study is making super progress. I just found out that to come on sunday and mondays for the meetings, she works 16 hours straight on saturdays. Last week she actually went to the Spanish meeting after getting off work (without going to sleep), went home, slept a couple of hours, got changed and came to the English meeting. And she doesn't miss a meeting now... she prepares, she contributes and she cleans the kingdom hall when it's our turn.

Ah yes, the Circuit Assembly is coming up soon... next weekend actually! It's going to be fun to drive down with Meg and Tay, Chad and Tania, be in the same hotel (which has a pool by the way)... I'm actually looking forward to that...

As for now, there is nothing else going on here... a part from the rain last night!!!

Anyway, keep you updated!

Ciao for now