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PASTOR GENERAL'S REPORT, MAY 27, 1986
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The "RCS" gives us the ability to evenly distribute calls between the two
campuses. Over 30 routing changes are made each week. This enables us to
make the most efficient use of the number of operators available in each
office.
On the weekend of April 26-27, the Routing Control Service proved to be
invaluable. The Pasadena campus phone system and WATS lines malfunctioned
on four separate occasions, and we were not able to receive any WATS calls
during these emergencies.
However, each time the Pasadena campus phone lines shut down, we
immediately directed all WATS calls to the Big Sandy office via the RCS.
As you can see, we were able to avoid thousands of calls from being busied
out and lost.
As response to the "World Tomorrow" telecast continues to climb, the
ability to effectively route calls between both campuses is imperative.
The Routing Control Service helps us to insure that thousands of callers
who respond each week will be able to reach us. We are very thankful that
God has provided us with another effective tool in carrying out His Work.
MA Book Tops One Million The response to Mr. Ames' telecast where he
offered "Mystery of the Ages" (May 10-11) brought the U.S. distribution of
this book to over one million copies. This is only the tenth book/booklet
to pass the one million mark. Although it took many years for the other
publications to reach this milestone, "Mystery of the Ages" passed it in
'iess than eight months!
In addition to subscribers wanting to know what the book was about, there
were two other reasons for this ·all-time record. (1) The book had been
extensively advertised through letters,
the telecast,
and other
publications. (2) The number of "Plain Truth" subscribers is much higher
than it was in past years, making the book available to more people.
•Good News• Tribute Scores of "Good News" subscribers have written to
thank Mr. Tkach for the special May tribute issue. They especially valued
the photos, list of accomplishments in Mr. Armstrong's life, and the
tributes given to him by his personal friends and associates. Here are a
few comments:
Oh, how I appreciated the tribute to Herbert
w.
Armstrong! I
just had to cry! I miss him so much. I was so shocked when I
heard of his death. There has been no other man like him. God
could not have chosen a better one. He really stood faithful
to his last breath.
Robinson, IL
We just received "The Good News" May issue 'Tribute to Herbert
w. Armstrong.' What a beautiful memento to our late Pastor
General. Our prayers are for Mr. Tkach and all of you employed
in God's end-time Work.
Troy, OH