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PASTOR GENERAL'S REPORT, October 24, 1980
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well as physically blessed Feast in Karlsbad, Czechoslovakia. Satan's
attempt to ruin the Feast by initially thwarting the attendance of our
East German and Polish brethren was unsuccessful.
High spirits and gorgeous weather marked attendance at the other
German-language feast site in Bonndorf, in West Germany's Black Forest.
An exhilarating feeling of unity and comradeship was present, inspiring
the members attending as well as leaving a good impression on the
conununity. (Many Bonndorfers said our congregation was "the neatest
and best organized" of all the various groups having used the Bonndorf
Convention Center.) A total of 600 members attended at Bonndorf; of
these, 50 transferred from other areas. The offerings on the first
and second holy days showed increases of 18.9% and 76.1% respectively;
attendance for the feast site was up 6.8% over 1979.
As a result of a letter to 1600 donors offering the German GOOD NEWS
magazine, we have added 300 new subscribers to the GN list.
Also a letter from the German Regional Director, Mr. Frank Schnee, to
more than 5800 co-workers and donors, offering the German edition of
Mr. Herbert W. Armstrong's book THE INCREDIBLE HUMAN POTENTIAL, brought
2241 requests in September. Requests are still corning in.
The mail income for the month of September was up +28.3% over September
1979. The year-to-date mail income total is up +19.6% over 1979.
Members Thankful for Ministerial Refreshing Program
Dearest Mr. Armstrong:
Thank you very much for giving all of the ministry the opportunity
to go back to Pasadena for the Ministerial Refreshing Program!
Mr. Dan Rogers and his wife just returned to us after spending the
last three weeks in Pasadena. He seemed so revitalized and so
renewed! It's hard to describe the difference that was there, but
it was as if he had just been ''refreshed"; like taking a cool shower
3fter a grueling hot and sticky day. I'm sure all of the others
guing to the Refreshing Program have come out of it in very much the
same way. Love from New England.
The Renaults
Ministers' Appreciation for Refreshing Program
Dear Mr. Armstrong:
''Thank you" just isn't enough to express our gratitude for the
Ministerial Refreshing Program. It has done more than anything
else to stir us in the ministry to more zealously fulfill the job
we've been given to do. It's been like a three-week Feast of
Tabernacles with the opportunity for the ministry to draw closer
to one another and to hear in the classes how each area of the
Work is being "set back on the right track." It has provided a
much needed "shot in the arm'' for the ministry. It �as very up
lifting and gratifying to see for ourselves how the team working
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