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2 1/4 years ago. I had to ask you, then, even to go to your bank
and borrow what you could pay back within 2 years on a monthly
repayment basis. You Brethren responded generously and the crisis
was successfully weathered.
I simply have to tell you Brethren that we now face an
even more desperate crisis, and reluctant as I am to do so, I am
forced to ask you to respond once again as you did. There are
more of us now. We are not yet to the half-way mark of this year,
and already more than 2,000 additional members have been baptized
and received into God's Church.
With this dynamic NEW program, and my son Garner Ted back
on the job more powerfully than ever before, I feel confident I
can assure you that if you now respond once again as you did then,
the Work will pick up momentum FAST!
My wife and I lived in real poverty for 28 years, in
getting this Work developed into the powerful worldwide Work it
now is. And not only that, I have been through the years the
heaviest financial contributor to the Work. I only say that to
let you know I am not asking you to do anything I have not, and
am doing, setting the example -- all scurrilous misrepresentation
of persecutors notwithstanding.
This ordeal these past ten months has brought my son Ted
and me even closer together in father-and-son affection and deep
love than ever before. We are TOGETHER in Christ's Spirit, in
doctrine, in God's WORK completely.
Brethren, we must keep our eyes constantly on THE REAL
GOAL AHEAD. Actually that goal was not so clear to us until this
present year. Now God has moved very significantly to show us!
He has opened POWERFUL new doors never open to us before -- new
POWERFUL radio stations, new television stations, now mass
circulation publications opening advertising space. These are
the BIG and powerful ones needed to FINISH God's great Work for
this age -- and they were not open to us until this year!
NEVER before has the Work had such tremendous
opportunities. If you could have been with us in our meeting today
with Garner Ted, and in the enthusiastic planning under Christ's
inspiration, you would KNOW as we do that the REAL FINISHING THRUST
OF THIS WORK NOW LIES DIRECTLY AHEAD! NOTHING else is so important
now! Let's leap forward with it!
REMEMBER -- never lose sight of the fact -- that THIS IS
THE ONLY WORK IN THIS WORLD THAT IS PROCLAIMING THE SAME GOSPEL
GOD SENT INTO THE WORLD THROUGH JESUS CHRIST! This is Satan's
world. He has his ministers (II Cor. 11:3-4 and 13-15). We DARE
NOT FALTER OR SLOW DOWN!
Dear Brethren, it has taken FASTING AND PRAYER to bring
about this time of rejoicing and BIG OPPORTUNITY for a completely
NEW LIFE in God's Work, empowered with GOD'S HOLY SPIRIT!
And God leads me to see that this NEW PHASE in His Work