as a Jehovah's witness what is it like when you go door to door and what are some of your worst and best exper

Question

i am not a jw i was wanting to learn about the experiences

Answer 1

Well, there are good days and bad days. Sometimes, I am eager to talk to people. Other days, I might feel a little nervous. It seems that we really are perceived as 'social lepers', and that can be a little discouraging at times. But I think that many people are under the impression that we are "forced" to go door to door. And that is not the case. We go because we want to. That does not mean that we always like it, but it is a personal decision to be out there or not.

We are all volunteers who firmly believe that 'taking in knowledge of God and Jesus is the key to everlasting life'. We are out there offering our time and energy to assist anyone, regardless of age, race past history or sexual orientation to learn about the bible. We are not asking for money, or trying to convert anyone. Our job is to offer the information to others and for those who are interested in learining, we teach them to the best of our ability. (What they choose to do with the information we present to them is up to them and is not our responsibility) If we do that, our job is done. So, it can be frustrating when we see someone who's life would clearly benifit from learning what we have to teach and they are not willing to entertain it in any way because they have pre-conceived ideas about who we are, what we believe or what our purposes are.

Worst experience: um... I don't think I have a "worst" in door to door.

There are always rude people who assume we are there to convert them,or people who assume we are all uneducated bumpkins and so they speak to us as though we are inferior to them. That is just typical in the area I live in. (There are nice people that we encounter too)

My worse service related experience was not a door to door call, but a phone call from a girl who was studying the bible. She was quite young and had 3 little girls of her own... and serious, serious problems. She was struggling with drug addiction, and she was a cutter. The call came at about 4 am. She had sliced her arms so bad, she knew that without medical assistance, she was going to bleed to death. My husband and I left our children with my sister (woke her up), and went to get the young woman and her daughters. We brought her little girls to our home and I took the poor mother to the hospital, arms wraped in a bloody sheet. I sat with her and we talked. A doctor came to look at her, took her to another room and then came back out to me and said "You might as well go home. She is being admitted to the psych ward and is not going to be leaving today, that is for sure" I thanked him and went home to her little girls. I bathed them and combed the rats nests out of their hair and washed their clothes... They were really sweet kids. Anyway, the woman's boyfriend came that night to get the girls and I have no idea what has happened to them after that. They left from the address I had for them and their phone number was disconnected.
So sad. The first time I called at her home, her oldest girl looked at me and said "Are you one of Jeohvah's Witnesses?" I said "Yes, I am" She hugged my legs and said "I love Jehovah's Witnesses! When I grow up, I want to be one of Jehovah's Witnesses!"

Best Experience: I have great experiences all the time, but that often has to do with the fun I have with the service groups. We see people hiding in their homes, pretending they are not there, or someone will come to the door naked (which is dangerous because if I see something I have never seen before, I WILL beat it with a stick!), or with ketchup in their hand (because the stupid Witnesses will think it is blood you know). So, we laugh about that kind of thing. But the best experience I had most recently, I was doing approach work at bus stops with my husband and 4 younger ones from our hall. It was the first stop we went to that morning, and I am usually a little hesitant at first. But that morning, inexplicably, I had no fear and was eager to go! So, when my husband asked "who wants to take the first one?" I said "I'll take it!" I jumped out of the van. As I approached the woman who stood there, she saw the magazines in my hand. I asked "Would you like something to read on the bus this morning?" She looked disappointed and said (with a Spanish accent and very broken English) "Sorry, eees hard ... my English" I said "Habla Espanol?" Her eyes lit up! "Si! Si! Mucho Gusto!" I smiled and said "le gusta leer ravistas?" (do you like to read magazines?) This woman was SO EXCITED! She asked if the magazines were in Spanish. I said "Si, Espanol". I thought she was going to jump out of her skin! I had to run back to the van to get some Spanish mags... and the bus was coming! I ran back with the Spanish magazines and, just in time to give them to her before she stepped onto the bus. She was so sincerely happy and greatful to receive something in her own language! It was very nice. I was the only person in the van that morning who spoke any Spanish. I started learning it about 4 months before. That was fun!

Answer 2

I'm a shy person and I have social phobia - in other words I find it hard to speak to strangers. When I get ready to go out in the morning on the ministry I would quite happily go back to bed or go and do something different. Not because I don't believe its the right thing to do, and its not because I don' t want to do it, its just my personality and I find it hard to try and talk to people I don't know. So, prayer is important - I can't do it in my own strength, I must rely on Jehovah, and He does help me. I'm much better than I used to be - I actually spend around 22 - 23 hours a week in the ministry, which is really helpful to me, means hardly a day goes by when I'm not out. I can only thank Jehovah for helping me to get this far.

Ok, best experience - when I offered a Bible study in my opening words when a lady opened the door. She said without hesitation yes. We had a wonderful study and she thoroughly enjoyed what she was learning. She moved back home to the Philippines.

Worst experience - a man shouting at me and pushing me so hard that I fell over in his driveway - I hadn't even said anything!!

Its not easy to go from door to door - you've seen what some people have said about Witnesses on this site - so many people don't like us and have weird views about us. However, we do have lovely experiences from time to time and people do listen. We also don't accomplish our ministry in our own strength - and I'm proof of that!!! :-)

Answer 3

When I was a Jehovah's Witness I had the misfortune to knock on the door of a minister of the Church of Scotland. He wasn't wearing any clerical robes and there wasn't a sign saying 'The Manse' and the house wasn't next door to a church, so I had absolutely no idea of who he was. He was very polite, listened attentively to my opening remarks and waited for me to establish my credentials. Then he gave me his and quietly, kindly and most sincerely told me I was in a cult and he was so concerned for my eternal salvation that he was going to pray for me. I was mortified - and speechless. Such a nice man, too. His quiet demeanour and kindness really made an impression on me. I have reason to believe he acted on his words because, 14 years ago, I became a Christian. It's deeply humbling to discover how much other people care for Jehovah's Witnesses - even those persons whom they brand as part of Christendom, false religion. Just goes to show you should never judge other people, eh?

Answer 4

Good experience..My baby son was in the hospital...a Catholic priest came in to preach to me. He came every day for the week my son was in there. When I had finished talking and reasoning on the scriptures with him he had quit the priesthood. I showed him where he did not have the right religion since the bible tells us that an elder should be the husband of one wife and have children in subjection to him...and pointed out many other falsehoods of the Catholic Church to him.

Another good experience again when my son was in the hospital a Baptist Preacher came in...we were there also that time for a week. The preacher grabbed my hand and told me I had the truth. He had tears in his eyes when he said he wished he were strong enough to quit the Baptist religion. I encouraged him to keep praying so that God could give him the strength he needed. He took the literature and thanked me again.

A bad experience was when I knocked on a door and when the woman came to the door she stepped outside and without me saying a word she grabbed a pitch fork and almost impaled me.

Another time I knocked on a door and when the woman saw that I was one of Jehovah's Witnesses started screaming to her husband and he got a double barrel shotgun and pointed it at me.

But this is good news because I am good company. Jesus said they hated me they will hate you also. I am so glad that I am recognized at first glance as a Christian Witness of Jehovah.

We are all commissioned by Jesus to go door to door. We are to spread the good news and then the end will come. So you better hope the Witnesses keep coming and maybe you should listen. Because when the work is through Jehovah's people will not be at your door any longer. The judging work will be complete and you will experience a tribulation such as has not happened before nor will not happen again. And you will have no where to hide. You will scream for the mountains to fall on you and hide you.

Now is the time to be nice to Jehovah's Witnesses and invite them in. They are working with the angels to accomplish a world wide work that Jesus told us will be the most important in history. You life depends upon it.

We'll be seeing you soon.

Answer 5

Everytime I knock on a door, I put my faith and beliefs on the line.

Yet in all the years I've been doing this, I am amazed by two things.

The really strange things people believe,

(for examples read some of the answers you get in this section)

and

How accurate and truthful the bible really is.

Knocking on someones door, opens the oppurtunity to tell others about the Almighty God, Jehovah,

about how He is going to bring about the best changes ever seen.

One person once told me that he would be a fool if he didn't want the things promised in the bible.

and then he told me 'It was too good to be true".

I hope this helps

Answer 6

Being a Jehovah's witness calls for extreme faith in what you believe. Going door to door is not easy at all. My best experience was a young single mother answered the door and wanted help to find religion and she was open to new things and by letting us in it changed her life. It felt very rewarding. The worst experience was a woman sd she used to be a jehovahs witness and she was molested by an elder she called the police on us. i realize how hurt she was i just wish i could have helped her.

Answer 7

Matt.25:31-34;
The sheep are separated from the goat by the word of God. John 12:47.48;

BY THEIR FRUITS YOU WILL KNOW THEM

Matt.22:37-40; Love the LORD thy God with all thy being, and if other love God they are neighbors. Gal.5:19-23; The fruits of the spirit.

IT IS ALL SERIOUS BUSINESS IN THESE END TIMES Matt.24:3,14;
People put religion ahead of God and the word of God and education in his word.
Jesus sent forth 12, then he sent forth 70, just to talk to the people as Luke 16:16,17,29,31; The holy prophets had been up to Jesus, now it was going to be disciples and apostles and the message was the kingdom of the heavens and Jesus as king.
The question is, who has the kingdom of the heavens message correct?

Is your kingdom of the heavens message correct? Will it be in heaven?
Will some be in heaven and some be on earth? Rev.3:12;
How long does the kingdom of the heavens last? What about the kingdom of God? Do you have all this information clear for the second coming of Jesus?

In the gospels, how many times is the kingdom of the heaven mentioned?

What is the kingdom of the heavens?

Answer 8

Well the best thing that ever happened was when I came upon some pot smoking hippies. I discussed the Good News of Jesus the Christ with them and we all went out for Ice Cream.

The worst was when a family sicked their ankle-bitting dog on me. Cockapoo's may be little, but they have sharp teeth. Ouch!

Answer 9

Hi. Happy Sabbath.
It's good u asked that question; I've always had the same question, too.
Take care.

Answer 10

Im muslim and just find it annoying I feel though that they can teach those without religion though some manners