Help Others to Endure Difficult Times - HELP OTHERS DURING A DISEASE OUTBREAK

 A disease outbreak can make it difficult for us to help on another.  For example, we may wish to visit our friends, but it is not safe to do so. We may want to invite those who are struggling financially to join us for a meal, but this too is impossible. We may want to help others, but that can be challenging if our own family members are suffering.  Still, we want  to help our brothers, and Jehovah is pleased when we do what we can for them. ( Proverbs 3:27; 19:17)  What can we do?

What elders can do.  If you are an elder, get to know the sheep well. (Read Jeremiah 23:4.)  Desi, a sister quoted in the preceding article, says:  "The elders in my service group  have in the past joined me and others in the ministry and for social activities.  The efforts of those shepherds made it easier for them to help Desi after the COVID-19 pandemic broke out and she lost some family members to the virus. 

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