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PASTOR GENERAL'S REPORT, DECEMBER 11, 1981
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FAYETTEVILLE,
most and gave
future bride.
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AR--JOHN R. ELLIOTT:
"Make-up" was well received by
us all an opportunity to see God's hand in preparing His
Following a couple of sermons here, people are realiz
that Church policies are of God, not men.
RICHMOND, VA--KENNETH GIESE:
Overall, response to the make-up an
nouncement was positive. Longstanding problems seem to be coming to a
head as God continues to clean up the Church locally and worldwide.
TOLEDO, OH--GEORGE KACKOS:
Our public Bible Lectures covering the
greater Toledo area were quite successful. The level of understanding
and interest among those attending was better than in past years. I
feel this reflects, in part, the effectiveness of The PLAIN TRUTH and
The WORLD TOMORROW broadcast in reaching, educating, and motivating
people. The film, "A Worldwide Church," provided an excellent intro
duction to the first night's lecture, "From Economic Chaos to Christ's
Return." One woman remarked, "I think I've found my church." She is
now attending services.
TOPEKA, KS--JAMES WELLS:
We have had two new couples corning to
Church. Very good "candidates" for baptism.
It is good to see PM
letters coming again. Most PM's are reading a lot of literature and
are very interested and enthusiastic.
WICHITA, KS--JUDD KIRK:
We are seeing a clear trend toward more
knowledgable PM's who are more "mature" in their development. Also,
there is much more of the enthusiasm we used to see so commonly. We
find this very encouraging.
PHOENIX (EAST) & MESA, AZ--MARK CARDONA: It seems the PM influx is
turning into a small flood--! have six more PM's since the Feast!
TEXARKANA, TX & SHREVEPORT, LA--BILL BRADFORD:
Prospective member
activity is picking up this month and the prospectives seem like good
ones. Most members continue to get the picture and are making good
strides in personal growth and overcoming.
NASHVILLE, TN--JAMES L. FRIDDLE: The new Y.O.U. manual is excellent.
The rules of conduct and dress are guidelines the Y.O.U. needed from
HQ. I, for one, am very thankful for the stress on youth education.
--Joe Tkach, Ministerial Services
MAIL PROCESSING CENTER UPDATE
God's Work Continues to Grow
Most indicators in terms of WATS calls and mail responses show that the Work
continues to be richly blessed by God.
Between January first and the beginning of December, close to 300,000 calls
were received in the Telephone Response Department. This is a 90% increase
over the same period last year.
Those requesting literature from Mr.
Armstrong's telecasts account for most of the increase. Also, we now have a
total of 25 WATS lines accommodating the toll-free number (800-423-4444)
compared with nine last year. In addition, there are 19 regular phone lines
to take requests from California, Hawaii and Alaska.