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PASTOR GENERAL'S REPORT, November 14, 1980
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of both Prime Minister Begin and President Sadat on the front covers.
It was atop this mountain nearly 3,000 years ago that God gave HIS
LAW--the WAY to PEACE--on the stone tablets to Moses.
The Ambassador Foundation has pledged, through myself and Mr. Rader,
a gift of $1 million in ten annual installments toward this Center for
WORLD PEACE. I signed the check for $100,000 as the first installment
and handed it to President Sadat. This matches, or partly matches, what
we have done in Israel the past 12 years.
This will give us a great deal of valuable publicity over the world
as working for WORLD PEACE, and open more doors for proclaiming the WAY
to Peace--the WAY of God's Law, and the coming Kingdom of God.
Things like this open a door NOT OPEN to the religions of this world,
or their leaders.
I know that our meeting with Mr. Sadat, just like that with Mr.
Begin, was altogether DIFFERENT than any meeting--IF they ever granted
one--with other religious leaders--or, for that matter, different than
their meetings with press representatives or men of official standing
from other nations. Our meetings are WARM, and even the Spirit of God
is felt there.
Mr. Rader asked questions as to a statement Mr. Sadat would like to
make to the American people, what he thought of the new changeover in the
U.S. presidency, etc., and I talked further about GOD'S LAW, as the WAY
to world peace--and the difference between the ways of life of "GIVE" and
"GET." As Mr. Gotoh said in the car as we were leaving, "You certainly
preached to him the true Gospel!"
Our meeting ended in a semi-bear hug, with deep-felt affection. I
said I'd like a photograph with him on one side and Mr. Begin on the
other, and Mr. Sadat said he would too, and perhaps we may be able to.
Mr. Begin asked me to give his warmest greetings to President Sadat which
I did.
Both these Middle East leaders know I am planning to feature a cover
story on both of them, and both are exceedingly pleased.
All in all, it somehow seems that God has blessed this trip by making
it the most successful so far.