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PASTOR GENERAL'S REPORT, December 12, 1980
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Of course the fact a former "mental patient" shot him--gunned him
down deliberately--is to be abhorred. But was not Satan playing his role
there? Is it not possible, if not a certainty, that the killer is demon
possessed? What did the demon that may be in him have to do with the
psychedelic demoniac spirits John Lennon was flirting with? There was
something in common. The main eight-column headline in the Tucson Daily
Star said' "FIXATED FAN LOVED HIM, AND KILLED HIM."
This world is fast losing all sense--if it ever had any--of true
social values. The lower the standard of social values, the more popular
they become in a misguided and deceived humanity.
WHAT HOPE IS THERE, IN SUCH A WORLD?
Just one! It's time we all pray, "THY KINGDOM COME, THY WILL BE DONE
ON EARTH AS IT IS IN HEAVEN." And put our hearts and energies in our
prayers as disciples, like this now dead "hero'' put his into the raucous
loud squawk and scream with the "fast beat." The world can put real
energy into the things of Satan. Can't we put some real energy into our
prayers?
How seriously do we really WANT God's Kingdom to come? Let's put
some ENERGY into our prayers for it!
FROM MINISTERIAL SERVICES
Local Elder Dies in Auto Accident
Peter Van Waardhuizen, Local Elder in Lethbridge, Canada, was killed
instantly in an automobile accident December 1. Peter, 34, is survived
by his wife, Joan, and their six-year-old daughter, Jackie.
Mr. Van Waardhuizen was born in Holland and moved to Canada when he was a
child. He made his home in Fort McLeod, Alberta and served the Lethbridge
congregation along with the pastor, Ken Webster, since 1979 when he was
ordained. Mr. Webster described Mr. Van Waardhuizen as " ...very impres
sive, a cut above the norm..." as far as his service to the Church was con
cerned, the personal example he set and the outstanding subject matter of
his sermons. Peter was also an example in the community where he was
known and admired by all levels of society. The funeral director said
his was the largest funeral the town ever had. Less than half the people
who filled the chapel to overflowing were local church members. The rest
were from the surrounding community, including some ministers of a differ
ent faith.
Peter Van Waardhuizen was a man who gave everything his best effort. He
was his company's top salesman for all of Alberta. Peter was on the job
in his car when the fatal accident occurred. Mourned as a respected mem
ber of the community, he will be missed most as a loving family man and a
fine minister.