Mary Ann Riojas, a disabled JW is in need of a more habitable home in Fresno. She is wheelchair bound and has no wheelchair access to her home. This amazing woman was born with no legs, one short arm and one normal arm. Of course when one of Jehovah's people is in need the congregation LEAPS into action to help them. Nope, not in this case. Thank Jehovah for Extreme Home Makeover! Ty Pennington and his crew of volunteers are doing what the watchtower is either unable to do or is unwilling to do. Did I just say a family of Jehovah's Witnesses is going to be helped by a bunch of perverted, homosexual, murdering, sex-loving, worldly people. Not in my words, but I can hear the jw's saying these exact words. How could the WT allow this to happen? Why is the WT so freaking cheap when it comes to helping people? Do you think this will make a good witness and glorify Jehovah's name, or will it drive another nail into the WT's coffin? Maybe they should be called Ty Pennington's Witnesses since this humanitarian is doing Jehovah's Work. Fresno bee Article: http://www.fresnobee.com/1040/story/1117887.html I beg to differ, RP_Joe.
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Its not the job of the church to help its members. Its not a country club. Its job (and all christian churches) is to rescue the perishing.
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First I have to say that I am glad that someone is helping this woman. She was the 2005 Easter Seals national poster child! I am sure she has a legitimate need and that she is a devout person. Jah is blessing her outside of the polluted and apostate Watchtower Society. I praise Jah for everything He does! I am saddened to hear that her congregation is so lame! I know! Maybe one of them called Ty!! I think I will write Ty an email and send him some videos of the JWs making a quick-build KH. Then I will send one to Fox News and ABC to let them know how much money that the society has but never gives to the poor. Another nail for the wt? Indeed. When I get done with this story, they won't know what to do but to go scramble for the mattresses....LOL
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Wow! That's awesome! Lol - I hope that gets the jw's some well-deserved bad publicity. You know what's funny? She has probably been contributing to the Kingdom Hall building fund. Just goes to show how much the watchtower society cares about its individual members. Rp_joe - that was about the most heartless thing I've ever heard. Why would I ever want to give money to a church if what you said is true?
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I love Ty! He has more love in his heart than the whole Jws worldwide! (Plus he gets paid a lot more) that aside someone should show some love to this woman. If the JWs actually followed Jesus' example they would too. With regard to the whole "Jws being cheap when it comes to helping people" don't you know they've got to save their cash for the child abuse pay offs? They aren't cheap......
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Great story. I hope she will find out about the true nature of Jesus Christ
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Wow, that is so cool! At least he is always helping people in need unlike the JW's. I love Extreme Home Makeover~ My mom is in a wheelchair too, and the JW's would give her a hard time just to pick her up and help her get to the meetings, not like she asked them to rebuild her house, just to help her get to meetings and they would complain about it.
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Extreme Makeover, Home Edition is one of my favorite shows. There's not one that passes that doesn't make me cry. Yes, it's a commercial undertaking and the builders and suppliers get advertising in exchange for what they contribute. But still... This is an example of a community coming together without prejudice. It's the beauty of humanity as it's meant to be, unfettered by artificial divisions. Ty, you rock! And ABC! And Sears! And the rest! Edit: I should mention, though, that when I was a JW, one congregation set up a rotation to pick up and drive a wheelchair bound sister to the kingdom hall. Her house didn't need alteration. So we'd sign up and take turns. Congregations differ, though. The fact that the Fresno sister has been struggled in that house for the past three years is pretty amazing. If you go to the link and read the newspaper article, it says there were other nominees for Extreme Makeover to pick from, but they chose because it was SO OBVIOUS that she had the greatest need!
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Question It All - As usual, another great posting from you! The battle rages. God bless you, my brother. rp_joe - I have one thing to say to you. Jam 2:14 What good is it, my brothers, if a man claims to have faith but has no deeds? Can such faith save him? Jam 2:15 Suppose a brother or sister is without clothes and daily food. Jam 2:16 If one of you says to him, "Go, I wish you well; keep warm and well fed," but does nothing about his physical needs, what good is it? Jam 2:17 In the same way, faith by itself, if it is not accompanied by action, is dead. Anyone who thinks they're only job as a Christian is to preach the gospel, is sadly mistaken and has no heart.
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Great story. Question, this is such a good story to bring out to the public. I hope that Olin follows thru and is able to get it on the news. This all needs to be exposed. God bless all those whom help as these are true works. God bless all those whom expose the unrighteous.
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