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PASTOR GENERAL'S.
REPORT
TO THE MINISTRY OF THE
WORLDWIDE CHURCH OF GOD
VOL.2, N0.46
PASADENA, CALIFORNIA
FROM MINISTERIAL SERVICES
International News
NOVEMBER 28, 1980
Southern Africa Reports Greetings from a sunny South Africa. We all
rejoice with the rest of the Church worldwide at the withdrawal of all
charges made by the Attorney General of California. Following is our
latest update on God's Work in this area of the world.
More than 2500 in Southern Africa were blessed with a well-organized,
joyful and happy Feast at five feast sites. The films of Mr. Herbert
W. Armstrong and Mr. Stanley Rader, as well as the direct telephone hook
up of the opening sermon by Mr. Armstrong, served to unify the Church
even further with the worldwide Work of God. The ministry preached power
ful uplifting sermons edifying the brethren with God's great plan for
mankind.
In South Africa we were blessed with a 20% increase in offerings during
the 1980 holy day season. The attendance averaged 1815, 8% up on 1979.
Offerings per person were up 10%.
The Church in Southern Africa has been eagerly awaiting the arrival of
Mr. Herbert W. Armstrong's representative, Evangelist Gerald Waterhouse.
Mr. Waterhouse raised up the first Church in South Africa in Johannesburg,
1963.
After arriving on November 17th, his itinerary involves speaking to the
Johannesburg, Kimberley, East London, Port Elizabeth, Cape Town, Retreat
and Durban Churches before flying to Zimbabwe where he will be speaking
to the Bulawayo and Salisbury Churches.
Report From the Philippines A hefty 357% increase in our year-to-date ad
response came in September/October. One big contributing factor was our
magazine ad on the booklet "Does God Exist?" which was released about ten
weeks ago through Panorama magazine. The ad set an all-time record,
having already elicited 4182 responses. This exceeds our former record
grosser, "The Seven Laws of Success" booklet which raked in 3628 responses
through the now defunct Philippines Free Press in January 1968. Cost
per response is one peso and thirty centavos (11.30) or US$0.17.
Postal rates rose by a general increase of 30% effective October 1. How
ever, The PLAIN TRUTH magazine rate rose by more than 700% because of a
new postal reclassification of the second-class mail permit privilege.
Now The PLAIN TRUTH magazine can no longer be bulk mailed; that is, pay
thirty centavos per kilo or two centavos (f0.02) per piece. As the maga
zine is now treated individually, each copy costs fifteen centavos (f0.15)
to mail. So now each month we have to pay an average of four thousand
eight hundred pesos (14,800.00)--up from the old rate of about seven hun
dred pesos (1700.00), o� an increase of over 700%! Fortunately, our
budget can absorb some of this increase, but some other areas will have
to suffer loss.