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PASTOR GENERAL'S REPORT, NOVEMBER 13, 1981
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As at other Feast sites around the world, God truly poured out His Spirit of
harmony and love on these locations. Visiting English-speaking Feastgoers
were also a wonderful addition to these Feast sites. Everyone attending
noticed the festive, joyous and edifying unity of the "greatest Feast
ever."
Total attendance was 745 at Bonndorf and 245 at Brno, which represents a 37%
increase in attendance over 1980.
The total offering from both sites
amounted to DM 97,226 ($44,193), which reflects an increase of 33% over
last year. Also, eight people were baptized at this year's Feast.
On October 19, during this year's Feast, Germany's well-known news maga
zine, DER SPIEGEL, published a full-page ad with a glued-on postcard adver
tising The PLAIN TRUTH magazine in five languages. Already by November
fifth we had received 16,430 requests for The PLAIN TRUTH magazine in one of
the five languages. Based on previous ads in DER SPIEGEL, we now estimate a
total of 20,000 to 24,000 requests by the end of January 1982.
New Zealand/Pacific News All four Feast sites in this part of the world
reported an exceptionally profitable and inspiring Feast of Tabernacles-
unquestionably the best Feast ever!
The registration figures were as
follows�
Rotorua, NZ
Queenstown, NZ
Fiji
Tonga
768
338
170
45
1,321
+ 1.6%
+ 7.3%
+21.4%
- 6.2%
+ 4.9%
Brethren in Tonga were able to hear Mr. Armstrong's First Holy Day message
live by means of an international telephone hookup, and brethren in the
other three sites received the message by videotape.
Visiting U.S.
minister, Mr. Richard Rice, spoke at the Rotorua and Queenstown sites, and
his inspiring sermons were greatly appreciated. Regional Director, Mr.
Peter Nathan, was able to attend the Rotorua, Queenstown and Fiji sites.
The sermons given by God's ministers provided a magnificent spiritual
feast, and excellent weather in all sites helped make the Feast physically
uplifting as well.
Offerings on the two Holy Days posted increases of 29.9% and 25.7% respec
tively, bringing the combined total for all the 1981 Holy Day offerings to
an increase of 32.6% over the 1980 figure.
Meanwhile, back in Auckland, mail kept coming into the office.
During
October, 6,000 items were received in response to our newspaper flyers
advertising The PLAIN TRUTH. This promotion has now been completed and
replaced by a new thrust comprising full-page, full-color PLAIN TRUTH ads
in THE NEW ZEALAND LISTENER, THE NEW ZEALAND WOMAN'S WEEKLY and the local
edition of TIME magazine. Responses to these ads are just beginning to come
in.
Appreciation for the Ministerial Refresher Program
Dear Mr. Armstrong:
My wife and I have returned from the second to the last session of the
Ministerial Refresher Program--the 14th session.