Zone Visit

So a zone visit is something i have never experienced before. Certain countries get them and basically it is when members of the Governing Body visit other Bethel branches and schedule a special meeting while they're here. Ours was Sunday the 11th in San Jose. It's held in a outdoor stadium and your congregation is bussed to the location. There are two sessions, one in the morning and one in the afternoon and it is for the whole country!

Our congregation was assigned to the morning session and there was 14,000 in attendance. There were 3 talks and the session started at 9 am and was over at 11:30 am. It was all in Spanish but super exciting none the less! After it was over we had to rush through the crowd to get on our assigned bus. It was crazy! 14,000 people and hundreds of busses creating the biggest traffic jam you have ever seen. Once we got on our bus it took 1 1/2 hours to get less then 5 miles. By the time we were getting out of the traffic jam, the other session attendees were arriving in their busses and everyone was waving at each other and yelling"hola"!  It was quite the experience and we were very privileged to be a part of it. We come home in exactly one month and it's going so fast! Tomorrow we pick up Jeanie and Kris and head to the Caribbean, i hope everyone has a great time!