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PASTOR GENERAL'S REPORT, JUNE 3, 1983
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In addition to the ten students, we are sending a member of the Pasadena
faculty, Mr. Ralph Levy, who has taken several years of Chinese, and should
be able to assist the students in this linguistic undertaking. Mr. and Mrs.
Steve Pelfrey will also be a part of the group. Mr. Pelfrey was the Project
Manager of our ACEPT project in Thailand, and did a fine job. He will be in
charge of the group. Later, the Chinese government wants us to send a num
ber of our students and/or College-trained personnel to teach English in
China. As you can imagine, this is a very interesting and exciting project
and will afford those students being sent to China a wonderful opportunity
to learn another language, experience another culture, and to see some of
the world on the other side of the Bamboo Curtain.
We just never know what might come of such a project as our "China Project."
Apparently China, like so many other countries, realizes that if she is
ever to really get ahead, a significant number of her people need to learn
English. I believe it was Prime Minister Nehru of India who once said that
the English language was India's window to the world.
English is now the
lingua franca of the world--the language of diplomacy, business and com
merce. Most of the important scientific and technical books and journals
are published in English and then later translated into other languages.
This takes both time and considerable expense. Anyway, all progressive
countries realize the necessity of having many of their people trained in
the use of the English language.
My wife and I were privileged to spend the weekly Sabbath before Pentecost
with the Norfolk, Virginia Church, where I spoke.
Then we had combined
services for the Richmond, Virginia Church {pastored by Mr. Ken Giese) and
the Norfolk Church (pastored by Mr. Ed Faulk) on the day of Pentecost. We
had 513 in attendance, and had a good offering for the area--$23. 76 per
person. Mr. Faulk informed me that nearly 100 people have been added to
the Norfolk Church in just over a year.
All continues very well with the many areas of the Work of God here in Pasa
dena. We need your continued prayers, as you also need our prayers--that
all of us unitedly can accomplish the Work which God has called all of us
together to complete!
--Raymond F. McNair, Deputy Chancellor
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Please forward to us 25 copies of your book THE UNITED STATES AND
BRITAIN IN PROPHECY. We would like each of our members of the
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Generally, we only send limited copies of a particular publication. We
carefully try to prevent situations which might cause offense by having our
literature distributed to people who have not requested it. For example,
during the Christmas and Easter seasons individuals often ask for many
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