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THIS!
That is just a sample of the way this great work is
GROWING! The first two-page message in the British READER'S DIGEST
is now out. I hope to send you a reprint of it in my next letter.
Around 150 really repentant and believing people have been baptized
by our ministers since my last letter--added to the many HUNDREDS
earlier this year!
I wrote to you about the whole national NETWORK of radio
stations in Australia opening time to us SIX NIGHTS A WEEK! That
program is now ON THE AIR FULL BLAST! Two days ago my son, Garner
Ted Armstrong, together with one of our ablest ministers, Mr.
Gerald Waterhouse, and a competent deacon, Mr. Frank Longuskie, who
has been in charge or the Australian mailing list and
correspondence, arrived in Sydney, Australia. They are setting up
a branch office in Sydney. As soon as they are established,
receiving all Australian mail and sending out all requested
literature to Australian listeners from the new office, my son will
fly back to Pasadena, and you will soon hear him on the air again.
Ted not only shares the broadcast with me, he is Director
over all the overseas work around the world, he teaches several
classes in Ambassador College, he is Executive Editor of The PLAIN
TRUTH directly under me, and writes articles for every issue, and
has still other duties beside--in addition to being a father-
teacher to his three fine little sons, and the head of a happy
home.
But now I must close this most URGENT letter, and get it
to you without delay! The NEED was never so great! Again, THIS IS
AN EMERGENCY S.O.S.! Again, I have to ask, if a few of our
Co-Workers have a sum of anywhere from $1,000 to $50,000 which you
do not feel free to give, but which you could LOAN for use in God's
work, THESE LARGER AMOUNTS STILL ARE DESPERATELY NEEDED! Give it
if possible--loan it if unable to give. REMEMBER--both the Radio
Church of God and also Ambassador College are NON-PROFIT, income-
tax exempt institutions, fully approved by the Bureau of Internal
Revenue. However, if your tithes and offerings combined are more
than 20% of your net taxable income, I suggest you ask for the
receipt for all over 20% from the college. A couple or three years
ago one Co-Worker's deduction of 30% to the Church was held up and
questioned--though they finally accepted it. You are allowed to
deduct up to 30% of net taxable income--and if you divide it 20% to
the church and balance to the college I don't think it will be
questioned.
This, too, is an S.O.S. call to earnest PRAYER for this
work. Your persistent believing prayers can cause many others to
respond liberally, so that there may be enough to carry on God's
fast growing work.
As I was writing this, a long distance call came through
from Garner Ted, from Sydney, Australia. He said they had a good
and safe flight, but it required a number of providential
interventions to get them there. I am anxiously awaiting letters
to explain in detail--but he said God intervened directly and