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PASTOR GENERAL'S REPORT, SEPTEMBER 11, 1981
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Overall, we received 36% more mail this month than in August 1980. Solic
ited mail was up 26% over last year. And income was up 23. 8% over last
month.
Appreciation for the Ministerial Refresher Program
Dear Mr. Armstrong:
Sandee and I have had a chance to savor the memories of three weeks in
Pasadena. Words cannot express the value of the refresher program.
How great it is to see everyone striving to support you and to work
together in UNITY. What a difference it makes! And how much easier to
wholeheartedly support everything coming from Pasadena!
Thanks so much for your unending efforts to give us Christ's leader
ship and to do things His way.
There is no way to criticize your
example of drive, effort and purpose. If only we could keep up with
it!
We thank you deeply for GIVING us such an opportunity and for spending
tim� with us so we may be more effective in serving those whom God has
called--the most delightful people to work with there could possibly
be!
Garvin and Sandee Greene
Dear Mr. Armstrong:
My wife Kathy and I would like to thank you very much for the 14th
session of the Ministerial Refresher Program. The Spirit of unity,
cooperation, teamwork and harmony was truly refreshing. The "trunk of
the tree" classes were very edifying and just what we needed to keep us
moving down the right track. We especially appreciated your coming in
to speak with us. Your personal involvement in the ministry is most
inspiring.
Although it was hard to leave our three little girls for three weeks,
it gave us an opportunity to gain a "refreshed" perspective on our
marriage and family, as well as on the Work and the ministry. Thanks
again and our prayers are with you for continued strength and vitality
in serving the Great God who has called you to fulfill the Great
Commission.
Greg and Kathy Johnson
Dear Mr. Armstrong:
A few weeks back I gave a sermon entitled "Contending for the Faith
Once Delivered." Had I waited until after the 13th session of the
Ministerial Refresher Program, I could have given the subject much
more justice.
Having been hired full time in the field ministry only three months
ago, this was my first refresher program or ministerial conference of
any type. When brethren here in the local area ask me what the high
light of the refresher program was f?r me, .the sP.ontaneous answer i i
"seeing God's Apostle for the first time since the Feast o