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PASTOR GENERAL'S REPORT, NOVEMBER 18, 1986
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If you can get along on your current supply of manuals we would greatly
appreciate it. If you really do need manuals for new members and they
cannot borrow them locally, please let us know and ·we may make a small
number of photocopies to fulfill these emergency needs. Please state the
urgency of your needs when you make the request and order no more than
what is absolutely necessary.
Current back orders for manuals will be dropped. You must reorder if you
have ·an urgent need for the manuals.
Rotice to All U.S. Ministers
If Mr. Jim Steiger should appear in your area, please contact
Church Administration. Mr. Steiger has been known to work as
an automobile polisher and travels around the country.
If Freddie Gardner should appear in your area please contact
Robert Jones (804) 479-1177 or Burk McNair (214) 636-4311. Mr.
Gardner is currently believed to be in the Virginia area.
(These notices are not intended to be announced in your
congregations.>
Prayer Update Some of you are aware that Mr. Bob Scott, pastor of Quebec
City and Trois-Rivieres in French Canada became seriously ill with
pneumonia a week before the Feast. Be is feeling better now but will have
to rest until he comes to the Refreshing Program in late January. Bob
appreciates your continued prayers and encouragement.
Recent Ordinations
The following individuals were ordained as local
church elders:
Macario Cadatal from the Baguio City, Philippines,
congregation on October 11 and Jacques Secours of the Montreal, Canada,
congregation on October 23.
Ordained as a local elder was Joel Meeker from the Strasbourg, Mulhouse
and St. Avoid, France, congregations on October 18.
The following individuals were ordained to the rank of preaching elder:
Jose Barragan from the Mexico City congregation on October 25 and John
Kennedy of the Pasadena (Auditorium PM), California, congregation on
October 24.
International News
Proa the Spanish Department On Friday, October 10, 1986, a severe
earthquake rocked San Salvador, capital of the small Central American
republic of El Salvador. The quake occurred at about noon and, according
to preliminary reports, destroyed about 90 percent of the city.
Herbert Cisneros, minister responsible for El Salvador, Honduras and
Guatemala, who also happens ·to reside in San Salvador, reports that none
· of our members was injured personally apart from a few bruises and
scratches. However, the homes of six members were totally destroyed. It
is truly miraculous that more members were not affected when the magnitude
of the earthquake is considered.