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PASTOR GENERAL'S REPORT, JANUARY 28, 1983
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in The PLAIN TRUTH is indicated by an average 74% response to our ongoing
renewal programme.
During 1982 good growth occurred in the circulation of The GOOD NEWS and the
CORRESPONDENCE COURSE. Also
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as a result of Mr. Armstrong Is offer' the
number of subscribers to YOUTH 82 climbed dramatically.
The following
figures are for Australia and Asia combined:
GOOD NEWS
CORRESPONDENCE COURSE
YOUTH 82
5,185
6,118
3,099
+
+
+
7.3%
110.8%
248.2%
Mail received in December from Australia and Asia totaled 19,312 letters--a
47.9% increase over the same month the year before. Mail received and pro
cessed for the whole of 1982 totaled 222,585 letters--a 6.3% increase over
1981.
In December 63,631 envelopes containing booklets, articles, and letters
were mailed out to our readers--a 168.7% increase over the same month in
1981. Total envelopes mailed for the whole of 1982 was 762,881--a 33.2%
increase over the year before.
Responses to Mr. Armstrong's semiannual letters have been particularly
good--averaging 15% for Australia and 30% for Asian countries. Our co
workers throughout 1982 increased by 9.3% to 1,633; and the donor list grew
by 6.8% to 7,185 contributors.
A total of 302 people in Australia and Asia wrote in during the year asking
for a visit from a minister or requesting contact with the Church--a 77.6%
increase over 1981.
Comments From Monthly Church Reports
SOLDOTNA, AK--GLENN DOIG: The brethren were deeply moved by Mr.
Armstrong's taped sermon on current events and prophecy. I per
sonally felt the tape was so important that during a follow-up
sermon emphasizing the things Mr. Armstrong had talked about and
the need to be spiritually prepared, I mentioned I almost felt
like playing the tape again for Bible study. I got such a re
sponse from the brethren that I did play it again the following
Tuesday night for Bible study. We smashed the previous Bible
study attendance record--almost the whole Church showed up!
Please pass along to Mr. Armstrong our appreciation for these
tapes. They are very much needed and they are having a very posi-
tive effectl
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PEORIA-MACOMB, IL--JESS ERNEST: Eagerness for the arrival of Mr.
Armstrong's taped messages was expressed by the Macomb brethren
just as in Peoria. The brethren really appreciated hearing from
God's apostle, and look forward to hearing more from him.
FINDLAY, OH--JIM HAEFFELE: The brethren are very interested in
prophecy and talking about it since the playing of Mr. Arm
strong's recent tapes.
Everyone is taking what he said very
seriously and realizing time is much shorter than we had thought.
Also, the brethren have commented on how they are trying to put