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PASTOR GENERAL'S REPORT, NOVEMBER 4, 1983
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pages with color separations directly to our overseas printers will also
become a reality next year, thereby saving the Church hundreds of hours in
publication time.
All of the reports clearly showed an upward trend in all areas of God's
Church around the world, especially during the last three years since Mr.
Armstrong moved back to Pasadena. Finances are up--Mr. Neff said there was
a spectacular increase in income for October, to be reported by him in his
Treasurer's Report for the next PASTOR GENERAL'S REPORT. New contacts are
at a high level--we're receiving thousands of calls and letters requesting
visits. Many new co-workers and donors are being added worldwide. Bap
tisms are going up and disassociations are going downl
Weekly church
attendance, feast and Bible study attendance have shot upwards over the
last three years and are continuing to increase. As one of the Regional
Directors expressed it, "The reports show that the members have really been
interested in God's Church and in obeying Him since the Church was put back
on the track by God's Apostle."
AMBASSADOR COLLEGE UPDATE
(Pasadena Campus)
--Joe Tkach, Ministerial Services
When Mr. Herbert W. Armstrong returned from his recent Mideast trip he
brought Mr. and Mrs. Michael Ravid on the G-II with him from Jerusalem. On
Tuesday, November 1st, Mr. Ravid spoke at the weekly Forum, attended by
students, faculty and some employees. His address was both interesting and
enlightening.
He showed that Israel today faces many problems--economic
austerity, cultural diversity, language difficulties (Hebrew, Arabic and
English are the official languages taught in Israel today), high taxes, in
flation, defense problems, to name a few.
Mr. Ravid mentioned that Mr.
Armstrong is well known and highly respected in Israel. He added that Mr.
Armstrong seeks to give and help others--unlike so many in today's world.
Mr. Michael Ravid, who is Jewish, was born in Moscow, studied in Algiers and
served as Israel's Ambassador to Guinea (West Africa) before serving as
Israel's Consul General in Los Angeles from 1968 to 1970. Since then he has
been in charge of all Jewish schools outside of Israel, with the
exception
of those in the Soviet Union.
The College has completed giving mid-semester exams, and we are now ready
to begin the second half of the semester. So far, the students seem to be
doing well academically and in the other areas of college life.
Mr. Tkach invited a few of us at Headquarters to sit in on the Regional
Directors Conference held in Pasadena this week. The Regional Directors
each gave reports on their respective areas, which were very interesting
and also very inspiringl Truly God is blessing all areas of His Church, now
that it is back on the trackl
On Thursday, November 3rd, several of us got together in a meeting to
discuss plans for the 1984 ENVOY. As I have mentioned previously, the next
three ENVOYS (1984, 1985, and 1986) will be less expensive editions (either
totally or mostly black and white), and will be distributed primarily to
students, faculty, and a few others.