The Family History & Family Indexing Programs in Cabang Surabaya Dua are in place and functioning. Not yet at the intensity we desire but things are in motion.It is moving slowly in 1st gear & hopefully at some point in future, in "over drive". Our 2nd Branch Family History person, Br. Angga has started to regularly attend on Sundays. He has also been very successful responding to our requests to bring in members of Young Men & Young Women department. Sister Schmid is assisting him on getting them to become very well skilled to enter, input the 4-Generations, for themselves and their families, Online on the FamilyTree website. Working equipment has been much improved. 2 working PCs with WiFi/Internet connection. We personally purchased a mobile "HotSpot"
We will also use that gadget when we visit members and non-members who have no internet connection or PC or laptops etc.
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| Yan. One of our investigators in the Family History room. |
Family Workshops on Saturday afternoon are operational. We will show up at the members' request or invite people ourselves. Contacting non-members while on our visits to shopping malls works. We have invited several of them already to visit our Family History Facility. Result of last week; 3 Invitations and one show up. We can only handle one per invitation.
Branch President, Didit Dwinanto has Okayed our request to conduct an individual Family History Course of 3 - 4 weeks on Sundays during Sunday School. He will decide which Family will be attending. They will be taught how to enter, add names Online. Learn how to add pictures Online. Add stories Online. After Completion the Family will receive a "his & her family" Certificate of Completion. Complete with their 4 generation names in print.
We asked to start with a very Strong Family so that after they complete the course, others will follow their example Remember the Dutch saying: "Als er 1 schaap over de dam is, volgen er meer" ( When 1 sheep crosses the dam, more will follow.")
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| Family History |
Basis of our approach is : "Family History gets investigators through the entrance gate. ( Literally ) Involve the young 4 full-time Elder Missionaries and 2 Sister Missionaries while introducing the 4 Generations from the beginning. Turning the investigators over to them after they know each other makes more sense. After completion of the Family History part, the young full-time Missionaries will encourage as well as invite them to enter inside the Comfort zone of membership. Yesterday we enjoyed the first visit of hopefully many more, investigators. Yan showed up and received the introduction session of entering his 4 Generations Online. He is returning next Saturday for the next one. After completion he will receive a Certificate of Completion in color with his 4 Generations printed on the Certificate.
Elder and Sister Schmid
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