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WORLDWIDE CHURCH OF GOD
WORLD HEADQUARTERS
PASADENA, CALIFORNIA 91123
HERBERT W. ARMSTRONG
President and Pastor
(no date given, but from content is
assumed to be approx. June, l978.)
Dear Brethren in Christ:
Greetings in Jesus' name! Needless to say, I'm most excited
that God's Work is once again surging forward with renewed energy
and power! As you have heard by now, I've made some fundamental
changes and far-reaching decisions to STEP UP the first duty and
commission of the Work--to get this Gospel to the world in greater
power than ever before.
We are getting back to the basics and paring down some less
essential activities, such as the liberal arts program of Ambassador
College, so we can put our resources to work more fully right on the
front line of the Gospel Work. All areas of the Work are being
streamlined and refocused on the Great Commission!
I'm once again planning to begin another trip abroad in just
a few weeks. God has restored my health to such a degree that I
am now able to get back to doing the great Work God has placed on
my shoulders. I thank all of you for your fervent and effective
prayers which have been answered by our Great God! I know you will
now share my joy in the renewal of the Work and support me by your
daily prayers!
Now for some important information about the Feast of
Tabernacles this year. Even though it is still springtime, it's time
to begin planning NOW for what has become the largest "convention"
of any kind on the face of the whole earth!
We're looking forward to the very finest Festival in our history;
expecting around 75,000 in attendance this year, with many thousands
of new brethren, and thousands of co-workers and interested visitors!
I am asking several of our leading evangelists and ministers to visit
as many as three or four sites apiece, so the whole Church will hear
from our most inspiring speakers.
All of you know, via coverage in the Worldwide News, that our
Mount Pocono festival site received irreparable damage during the
recent severe winter, and as a result, we have been forced to locate
an alternate site for the Feast. After exhaustive search, and weeks
of hard effort, we have been blessed by finding an absolutely ideal
replacement for Mount Pocono; SARATOGA SPRINGS, New York!
We feel the brethren will love this up-state New York area; the
magnificently wooded part of New York's lake country. There are
unlimited outdoor recreational facilities; fishing, swimming, boating,
water skiing, hiking and others, as well as very interesting cultural,
historical and family attractions. Accommodations in this area are