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PASTOR GENERAL'S REPORT, SEPTEMBER 2, 1983
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DAGUPAN CITY--JERRY ORTIGUERO:
Typhoon Bebeng affected our
Sabbath attendance, but thankfully none of the brethren suffered
any serious damage from the typhoon. Some of the brethren had
some fruit trees (bananas and papayas) uprooted by the strong
winds.
NAGA CITY--MEDARDO MANINANG: Members and their families were all
OK healthwise after typhoon Bebeng unleashed its destructive
force in the area. However, almost everyone suffered damage one
way or another. Many houses of members were partly destroyed.
Among the farmers, the majority suffered too. One farmer whose
rice was about to yield grains was totally wiped out. Same with
the corn of another member.
Also, most of the fruit trees
(including bananas and papayas) were affected. Hardest hit are
the coconut trees. They were just beginning to bear fruit after
recovering from another typhoon almost two years ago.
I
encouraged the members to rely even more on God for their daily
sustenance, emphasizing to them that God can bless them in many
ways, provided they do their part.
AMBASSADOR COLLEGE UPDATE
(Pasadena Campus)
--Joe Tkach, Ministerial Services
It is very good to see the hustle and bustle of college activity on the
Pasadena campus. It is once again a beehive of activity.
Last week Mr. Armstrong spoke
to
the Ambassador College faculty, giving us
general instruction and encouragement. He also went over some of the main
points which we faculty members should bear in mind as we observe and later
select those students who will go on into the four-year program, after re
ceiving their two-year degrees in either the Associate of Arts or the
Associate of Science programs.
Mr. Armstrong also thoroughly enjoyed himself as he attended a faculty
dinner in the Student Center which began shortly after the faculty meeting
at which he had previously spoken.
Then, on Wednesday, August 24th, Mr. Armstrong spoke at the orientation
forum, at which all students and faculty members were in attendance. He
gave a brief history of education and admonished the students to really
work at digging from this "gold mine" of God's College.
Thus far, the College has really gotten off to a very good start. We have
slightly more than 500 single students living on campus, and a few older
students are living off campus. (Each of these older students who lives off
campus has to first receive permission from the College Administration to
make sure that they are either living with their parents, with a stable
family, etc.) We also have 61 married students who are enrolled in the
various degree programs (A.A., A.S., or B.A.). And we have 76 "special
students" {ministers, wives of ministers, certain employees, etc.) who are
taking one or two classes. All told, we have 678 students in attendance at
Ambassador this semester!
The A.C. student body is quite international in flavor. All together, 30
different countries and territories are now represented in the student