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NOW EUROPE! In Great Britain and Ireland, The PLAIN TRUTH started in 1953
with about
1,660 copies, gradually growing to 125,000 in 1974. Up to then we were
broadcasting over Radio
Luxembourg, the ship station, and advertising The PLAIN TRUTH in Reader's Digest
and full
pages in the Sunday London Times. It has gone down to about 50,000. We need to
use more
advertising in Reader's Digest and the Sunday London Times.
Newsstand circulation in Britain went up to 275,000 in 1976. We have let
that slide down
since, and must renew it and see it GROW!
Church membership started with a very few in 1955 and has gradually
increased to about
2,200 in regular attendance. British income has increased gradually from a few
dollars in 1954
to $1,625,000 per year (1979).
In SCANDINAVIA (three nations), PLAIN TRUTH subscribers started 1969 with
1,000, and
rose to over 18,000 in 1975. That has shrunk since to 8,000 in 1979. We need to
SPEND MORE
MONEY TO CARRY THE GOSPEL INTO SCANDINAVIA!
We now have a little over 5,000 on newsstands--but in 1974 we placed
20,000 on
newsstands. THIS NEEDS INCREASING--and that MEANS WE NEED MORE MONEY!
Membership in Scandinavia: From about 12 in 1972, it has grown to about 62
members. MORE
NEEDS TO BE DONE IN SCANDINAVIA!
In BLACK AFRICA: We had 9,000 PLAIN TRUTH subscribers in 1970. It rose to
70,000 in 1973,
and sunk very low in 1975, but has gradually grown since to 20,000. Membership,
from 6 in 1970,
it has gradually GROWN to about 375.
So you see the WORLDWIDE GROWTH--and the NEED to proclaim the Gospel in
greater force
especially in Britain and Scandinavia.
We have about 15 churches in Germany, Austria and Switzerland, with good,
solid
membership.
I think I forgot to mention 76 churches in Canada, 10 in the Caribbean, 6
in East and
West Africa, 1 in Holland, 16 French speaking, 3 in Scandinavia.
Overall, THIS IS A TRULY GREAT WORLDWIDE WORK! The Work is BOOMING!
But time is GROWING SHORT! There is still much to do--and it will take
more money! I