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PASTOR GENERAL'S REPORT, May 30, 1980
flea markets, and opportunity shops; and for distribution by other
reputable community organizations.
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So far this year the Australian office has supplied in bulk over 30,000
booklets and articles, and the following letter from Kingswood High School
is a sample of the requests corning in:
Through one of our year nine students we have become aware of your
publications and are interested in obtaining class sets of 35 of
the following publications for use in our Geography, History, and
Personal Development Classes: "Personal Finances," "The Black Horse
--Famine," "World Crisis in Agriculture," and "The Modern Romans."
We would also appreciate copies of any other publications which
could be used for reference material.
Church: Church attendance has been very good with well over 5,000 in
attendance for several months in a row.
Baptisms were heavy in March, and
with quite a few to come in yet, it looks as though we are nearing the 100
mark for 1980 already. This is a considerable increase over the same
period last year. There is also a noticeable number of people who have
been inactive members now returning to church. The brethren are in good
spirits and very excited about the growth and progress of the Work world
wide.
Mr. Kulasingarn, pastor of the Bombay, India church, and his wife had been
invited by Mr. Wilson to visit the Burleigh Heads office for a week in
May. Mr. Kulasingarn retired after many years service with Indian Airlines
and is now working for the Church full-time. He was able to spend the
time discussing and coordinating Church affairs with Mr. Wilson and the
staff. He gave a split-sermon on one Sabbath about the history and growth
of the Indian work.
Bible Lectures Held In Solomon Islands
Four people were present for the first Passover conducted by a minister in
the Solomon Islands, Northeast of Australia. Because of the distance be
tween the islands, two members were unable to make the trip to Honiara,
the capital.
While there, Chris Hunting, administrator for Asia, held two Bible lec
tures. Seven new people attended the first night and five came the second
day with two returning. Two hundred and three invitations were sent to
the main island, of which six percent responded. Since the invitation
to the Bible lectures was also sent to subscribers on the outer islands,
fifteen people have written in expressing their interest in the meetings
even though distance prevented their attendance.
Members from the Solomons will observe this year's Feast of Tabernacles
with the brethren in Suva, Fiji.
Letter From Minister In Ghana
We thought you would be interested in an excerpt from a letter received
from Melvin Rhodes, pastor of the churches in Ghana, West Africa, after
the recent visit of the Pope there: