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PASTOR GENERAL'S REPORT, MARCH 19, 1982
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opportunity to learn lots of new things we would never have
learned otherwise.
B.
&
B.V.H. (Sydney, Australia)
Comments From Parents
Our son has just returned from S.E.P. and has not stopped talking
about it since he got off the plane--that was at 4:00 p.m.--and
it's now 11:30 p.rn.! His direct quote: "I would not have missed
the camp for anything!" Thank you for taking such good care of
our son physically, mentally and spiritually. He has returned to
us absolutely inspired.
B.A. (Ringwood, Australia)
We must thank you very much for making S.E.P. a reality and en
suring it was organized and staffed so that it was a great suc
cess. What a fantastic opportunity you gave to the teens to
receive priceless training and instruction. Our son had nothing
but positive comments and praise.
B. & L.W. (Cairns, Australia)
After talking to many of the young people who attended S.E.P., I
would like to congratulate and thank you (and all your staff) for
having had the idea of the camp in the first place and the courage
and determination to carry it through.
It seems the youngsters left home full of fear and trepidation at
what they were heading into, but returned full of stories of fun,
tiredness, mud, fellowship, the friends made and finally,
"Wouldn't it be great if we could go to {Ambassador) College!"
ON THE WORLD SCENE
T.M. {Miranda, Australia)
--Richard Rice, Mail Processing Center
THE "LEBANON" ON BRITAIN'S DOORSTEP
The United States is not the only
English-speaking power experiencing threats in its own "back yard" (or
"front door step," depending upon one's choice of analogy). Britain con
frents an equally explosive situation even closer to home--in Northern
Ireland. Ulster province, of course, is an integral part of the U.K. itself
(The United Kingdom of Britain and Northern Ireland).
The coming six-day visit to Britain by Pope John Paul II, highlighted by his
historic reception� Queen Elizabeth £!l May 28, will undoubtedly have a
profound impact upon Northern Ireland, especiaily its roughly one million
Protestants.
Events in the strife-torn northern six counties of Ireland are slowly but
surely moving toward an inevitable and fateful conclusion, one of enormous
consequence for Britain's future: a dramatic, unilateral declaration of
independence to be proclaimed� Ulster's Protestant maJority. This would
mean a forcihle rupture of the u.K. itself.
Leading politicians in the
United States are unwittingly pushing events in this direction. This is
particularly true of influential Irish-American politicians such as Gover
nor Hugh Carey of New York, Senators Edward Kennedy (D-Mass.), Daniel