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We all need to tighten our belts, as it were, make sacrifices
if necessary, do our part as generously as possible ACCORDING to
our means. But YOUR PRAYERS--if you put your whole heart into
them--in REAL EARNEST--can accomplish even MORE. And the Work
needs BOTH!
Bad as conditions in this world are, CHRIST IS SOON COMING TO
CHANGE ALL THAT--and to FORCE the people to have PEACE--and to be
HAPPY! So let us DO OUR UTMOST, let us PRAY, let us BELIEVE--and
let us be glad and REJOICE! Our Work is far from finished. Time
is short. But our Great God--our living CHRIST--will see to it, if
we seek Him with our whole hearts, and joyfully do our own part
faithfully.
Incidentally, I must not close without once again mentioning
private loans from Co-Workers--IF you have a larger sum you are not
free at this time to GIVE as a contribution, but are not now using.
Several Co-Workers have been helping the Work greatly by sending to
us such loans--letting that sum of money be WORKING where CHRIST is
working, instead of standing idle in a bank--even though the banks
are now paying a slightly higher rate of interest. Make it a
contribution if you can--but if that is impossible at the present,
to LOAN it to the Work will HELP GREATLY. Such loans are needed
more than ever before, because more Co-Workers who previously sent
in loans have been asking for part or all of their loans to be
returned recently than heretofore.
Let me mention once again that we maintain an adequate special
reserve fund TO PROTECT those loans--a special fund never used for
any other purpose, to GUARANTEE our ability to repay on demand.
But I sincerely hope none will call for repayment UNLESS REALLY
NECESSARY--and we need ADDITIONAL loans to make up for those we
have been recently repaying. These HAVE HELPED GREATLY! I am
sincerely GRATEFUL.
In spite of the airlines strike the post office tells us they
will SPEED this letter to you BY AIR IMMEDIATELY, for it is vital
and it is URGENT. THANK YOU for your faithfulness. Remember to
PRAY NOW AS NEVER BEFORE! And God surely will bless us abundantly!
With love, in Jesus' name,
Herbert W. Armstrong