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to a far lesser extent, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa,
Britain, and the countries of western Europe -- the nations
descended from the so-called "lost sheep of the House of
Israel." Meanwhile, of course, more and more co-workers got
back of this most important operation on earth. In time my
son, Garner Ted, came along and took over virtually all of
the broadcasting via radio and TV, besides the executive
direction of Ambassador College in Pasadena.
But we were NOT getting the true Gospel Message to these
scores and scores of nations around the world.
Another thing -- most of those nations are NOT LIKE THE
UNITED STATES. As high as 87 percent of their great masses
of people CANNOT READ OR WRITE! If we even had a way to
mechanically reach the masses, it would have been ineffective.
Those countries have virtually NO middle class of people --
there are just a few educated leaders at the top, but the
masses are the POOR, the illiterates. The government,
industry, business, and education are run by the small upper
class.
How would YOU get the Message to those whose minds could
understand it in all those countries? Ever think about that?
How would YOU? I used to lie awake nights pondering that very
question. Five or six years ago we asked that question in a
ministers' conference. We just didn't know how -- WOULD YOU?
It seems those doors were CLOSED to us -- slammed tightly
SHUT! Two or three years ago God began answering prayer in
showing me the answer. Since 1968 God began opening doors
through seemingly unusual circumstances for personal meetings
with kings, presidents, and leaders in education, commerce, and
industry. It was absolutely providential. Many came to have
a warm, and even affectionate, feeling toward me.
At first I didn't understand WHY this was happening. But
I did know it was God's doing. For doors were opening
miraculously and the warmth of their feeling toward me was far
beyond normal. In most cases I soon became acquainted with
high-ranking officials under these heads of state -- such as
members of the cabinet, members of their law-making bodies
(diet, parliament, etc.). Dinners were hosted in my honor.
Opportunity began opening for "testimonial dinners" where one
or more high officials acted as host, sent out invitations to
the most influential leaders, and I could have 35 to 45 minutes
to present a message of the soon-coming Kingdom of God.
About two years ago, God began showing us how to develop
these open doors into large-scale PUBLIC APPEARANCE CAMPAIGNS,
reaching hundreds and thousands of leading people in these
countries.
I have come to see that my commission to take the GOSPEL
of the KINGDOM OF GOD to all the world for a witness to all
nations could only be accomplished through the very HEADS of
government! I have explained this time and again in co-worker
letters, editorials, and articles. I have tried to make it