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PASTOR GENERAL'S REPORT, AUGUST 20, 1982
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The total incoming mail count for the month of July was 6,350 items. Mail
income for the month showed an increase of 13.2% over the same month last
year, and the year-to-date income now stands at exactly 20%.
Regional Director, Mr. Peter Nathan, spent the latter part of July in the
United States visiting the S.E.P. camps at Big Sandy and Orr, as well as the
Pasadena offices.
The S. E.P. for youngsters from New Zealand and the
Pacific Islands will be held on Matutapu Island, near Auckland, in the
southern summer (December-January).
Regional Circulation Manager, Mr. Rex Morgan, made a trip to Vanuatu (for
merly the New Hebrides) during the month. He was able to spend a good deal
of time with each of four members there, as well as with a number of inter
ested PT readers and PM's who had requested visits. He also conducted a
series of three PLAIN TRUTH lectures in the capital, Port-Villa.
The PLAIN TRUTH newsstand program is progressing very well, with over
40,000 copies now being distributed on the newsstands in New Zealand every
month. When these are added to our current mailing list of 33,000 in New
Zealand, it is calculated that one in every 14.4 New Zealand households re
ceives the magazine.
The newsstand program has been particularly successful in Wellington, the
nation's capital, where 10,000 monthly newsstand copies are distributed.
In Wellington, approximately one household in eight receives The PLAIN
TRUTH.
French-language Areas
Since the first of the year we have accumulated
11,806 new subscribers {except Canada).
Of this total there were 4,582
from France; 1,136 from Belgium; 441 from Switzerland; 1,748 from U.S.A.;
1390 from
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Germany; 193 from Martinique; 221 from Guadeloupe and 2,095
from other parts of the world.
In our Pasadena office we received 1,609 letters for the month of July for a
100% increase over the same month last year. And a total of 867 pieces of
literature was sent during this month.
We learned that 108 letters for the month of June were received in our
office in Guadeloupe. This is an all-time high since the establishment of a
Church there. About half of the letters resulted from our radio program,
with the remainder coming from subscribers to La PURE VERITE.
Appreciation for the Second Ministerial Refreshing Program
Dear Messrs. Armstrong and Tkach:
I want to let you know that Elaine and I appreciated the seventh
Refresher very much. The teaching, guidance and example of those
at Headquarters is very encouraging and exciting. It is evident
that God's Holy Spirit is prevalent in these classes.
I thank God for the unity that we saw and the way you all are
backing His Apostle, Mr. Armstrong.