Visiting the Walnut Creek/Oakland Satellite Meeting

Sorry, no pictures this time, but I wanted to write about our visit to Walnut Creek Kingdom Hall.

The Oakland Sign Language Congregation has been meeting on Saturday afternoons, the first Saturday of each month, in the Walnut Creek Kingdom Hall.  This was the first time we attended at this new arrangement.  Wow, so glad we did!!

The Public Talk was given by one of the former Watchtower translators.  I love watching a sign language talk given by a "native" speaker, or signer.  This brother is, what is called, a CODA (child of a Deaf Adult).  The talk was great, about how we need three things:  Communication, education, and association, to maintain our spirituality.

Before and after the meeting we were able to chat a bit with some old friends, meet some new friends.  But since it had been a long day for us, attending two meetings, not having lunch yet, we decided to go home and make dinner.

I did meet a very nice Deaf sister, about the same age as me, who is a good friend of Jane Sweet.  I'm hoping in the near future this new sister, Jane, and I can get together for some chatting.

We plan to try to attend again.  It's good practice to be around more Deaf people, and also, since Oakland is trying to move their meetings to Walnut Creek, we are seriously considering the move also.  So if we get to know people now in the congregation, it will be an easier transition for us.