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PASTOR GENERAL'S REPORT, AUGUST 6, 1986
• Placing no ad comparable to the one in the READER• S DIGEST in
1985, which drew almost 120,000 responses.
Plans call for some of the above programs to be reinstituted in the
months ahead.
Members Biggest Supporters According to our current financial records,
the members are continuing to carry the overwhelming lion• s share of
the Work• s needs.
The breakdown below shows that the brethren are
providing 77 percent of the Work's income. Clearly, these facts point
out that members are deeply dedicated and have their hearts in God
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s
Work:
Category
Members
Co-Workers
Donors
Miscellaneous
Total%
Percent of
Total Contributions
77.0
18.3
3.8
.9
100.0
The
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Miscellaneous
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category includes donations from businesses,
disfellowships and anonymous contributors.
Members' Examples From the many comments we receive about members, it
is evident that they are having a positive effect on their communities.
Their conduct has often been responsible for drawing individuals in the
outside world to the truth.
The following categories of comments
illustrate the ways in which God's people have affected others:
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Their sincerity and dedication to God's principles often impress
family members and friends.
Their conduct at Feast sites gains the respect of many local
residents and businessmen.
Their behavior at local church functions, such as car washes or
dances, presents a positive image.
Their on-the-job conduct exemplifies Christian living to employees
and employers.
Their eager participation in the "Plain Truth" newsstand program
generates interest from many local business people.
Way of Give Our policy of never soliciting donations or charging for
literature continues to make a very favorable impression on readers and
viewers. Following are some of their positive comments:
The thing I like best is that everything you offer is with no
strings attached. I realize that books and television cost money.
The way your organization does it strikes me as having more faith
in our Lord than the other guys have. It's like you people rely
on God to provide for you. You are truly following the scripture
"it is better to give than to receive."
(Michigan)