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PASTOR GENERAL'S REPORT, FEBRUARY 19, 1982
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country. Certainly, it would all fit in with the invasion an
nouncement.
It should also be remembered that Rawlings'
formative years at school were during former President Nkrumah's
years in office. Nkrumah was very socialist and had many Russian
troops and advisers here. They were kicked out in '66--maybe
they are now coming back.
Shortages continue to worsen. I'm hoping to go to Nigeria next
week, so we can stock up then. I'm not too keen on leaving my
wife and children behind right now.
Would appreciate your
prayers at that time.
The hall where we meet is like an oven. The electricity does not
work at all and there is now no water supply. The toilets are
filthy. So we are busy looking for a new hall. I'm thinking of
using the school's open air facility. It has a roof, so would be
O.K. in the rain. It's cooler and cleaner. Also, the present
hall can be very noisy. Last week, a funeral took place just out
side of it.
The ministerial trainee gave his sermon to the
accompaniment of drums. Both the funeral and the meeting were
later interrupted by "young revolutionaries" on garbage trucks
driving by shouting slogans and banging lids together. I thought
the mode of transport rather appropriate. Immediately after our
meeting, the local "Peoples' Defence Committee" meets for their
weekly witch hunt. They usually sit outside waiting while we
finish, so we have to be careful what is said..•.
During the coup, it was reported that the two city morgues were
overflowing with bodies, and they had to set up a temporary
re
frigeration unit to cope with the overflow.
Report From Canada January has started the year off well for God's Work in
Canada. Finances for the month are plus 26.5% over January, 1981.
Presently the Mail Department is working on the semi-annual letter
response, as well as the "regular" mail. It will take a few more days
before everything is tabulated and final figures can be given, but to date
we have received approximately 22,000 responses to Mr. Armstrong's offer
in the last semi-annual letter.
A new record was set for WATS line responses on the weekend of January 23/24
with a total of 325 calls being handled.
Results from the advertising campaign continued to trickle in during
January. The total now stands at 18,646. The highest response came from an
advertisement in the French magazine, PERSPECTIVES--a total of 5,569. This
particular advertisement appeared on the back cov.er of the magazine--a
point to consider when we do our next advertising campaign.
Severe winter weather has played havoc with Church activities. A number of
snowstorms have forced pastors to cancel activities during the month.
Philip Shields, pastor of the Fredericton, Moncton, and Saint John
Churches, found himself stranded after a Friday night snowstorm.
January saw the start up of the newsstand program in the nationwide chain of
CARA stores. From Gander, Newfoundland to Vancouver, British Columbia, The