Young People—Choose a Path That Leads to Peace!

Duration: 3:11

I prayed to Jehovah,
“If it is your will, I would be happy to enter pioneer service.”

But I had to work really hard to provide for the needs of my family
because my father had died when he was 45 years old.

The elder that I talked to gave me advice not to be picky about what kind of job I could get.
He reminded me of Matthew 6:33, and told me not to be overly anxious.

Because of our good communication within the family,
we were able to find solutions.

My other siblings realized that they also shared responsibility in providing for the needs of the family.

After one year of pioneering, I was encouraged to apply for Bethel service,
and now I am in Bethel.

I feel that Jehovah really cares for me, loves me,
and appreciates all my efforts.

Because they love me, my cousins pressured me to choose a secular career.

If I went against their wishes, it would hurt them
and put a strain on our relationship.

I was really anxious.

I wanted to show my trust in Jehovah by pioneering
and give him an opportunity to show me that I can be happy in his service.

I tried to express my appreciation for my cousins by what I said and did
and showed them love.

They’ve realized that I have changed for the better.
I show more concern for others now.

Now they understand that we have been learning good things
and that we have a happier and more meaningful life.

I wanted to try serving where the need was great.
When I first arrived, I thought it was so cool being there.

I had expected the poverty, but when I saw it,
it hit home more than what I had expected.

So then I started to feel really homesick.
But my brothers and sisters—

I’d go to the Kingdom Hall and they were able to cope with the challenges
that they were facing because they had Jehovah in their life.

So their example really helped me to see
that my circumstances don’t need to change for my attitude to change.

Proverbs 15:15 stood out to me,
which is about having “a cheerful heart”
and being able to have “a continual feast”
no matter what my circumstances are.

And I found an article about that scripture.

And so from there, I decided to ask myself,
‘How can I use my situation and what I’m learning to help others?’

And I got to start helping with a foreign-language group there.

That whole experience just made my love for people grow so much
and definitely changed my life.