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PASTOR GENERAL'S REPORT, November 28, 1980
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The PLAIN TRUTH magazine circulat on
sently stands at 36,544. Our
total number of baptized members has reached 2166, and the latest :ina:1-
cial report showed a fine 30% increase in income over last year.
Spanish-speaking Area News All reports show a successful Feast o�
Tabernacles in Latin America and
in. There were seven feast sites
throughout the Spanish-speaking world, with the total average attendance
for the holy days of 1280. This was an average gain of 20% in attendance
and there was a 50-75% average increase in holy day offerings.
The latest update for the three ads
aced in El Tiempo, the largest
nationwide newspaper in Colombia, shows 3067 responses. Also, as a
result of this advertising, a radio reporter called the office in Bogota
and taped a 20-minute conversation with Pablo Gonzalez which he aired
about 45 minutes later. In addition, he broadcasted spot ads free of
charge for the following fifteen days.
More free publicity will be coming from a member of the House of Represen
tatives of Colombia. He called the office, requested a subscription to
La PURA VERDAD and explained that he wanted to run the same ad in his
newspaper, La Voz Santandereana, as it appeared in El Tiempo. This paper
is widely read throughout the political circles of Colombia--from the
Congress to the capitals of the departments (states) and municipalities.
La PURA VERDAD continues to be advertised in newspapers throughout the
Spanish-speaking world--in some cases areas which have never before been
reached by God's worldwide Work.
In Bolivia, small ads were able to be placed in the two largest nation
ally circulated newspapers, El Diario and La Presencia. The ads ran
September 11-16, and have yielded over 50 responses for a cost-per-new
response of under seventy cents. Before this newspaper advertising and
a PV cardholder program began, PV circulation had never been higher than
55 {a point reached some five years ago) in a nation of two million
literate people. Now Bolivia has nearly 700 subscribers.
Two newspaper ads placed in Buenos Aires, Argentina this August, and a
special mailing to Argentine PURE VERDAD subscribers, have netted over
4600 new subscribers in this the third largest Spanish-speaking nation in
the world. The mailing list in Argentina has quintupled in recent months!
Appreciation for Ministerial Refreshing Program
Dear Mr. Armstrong:
Australian ministers returning from the Refreshing Program were
unanimous in their praise of the experience. As a result,my wife
and I were eagerly anticipating this uplifting and profitable time
at Pasadena. We were delighted with the program and impressed with
the dedicated men who taught us with such an exemplary attitude of
service. Mr. Armstrong, we wish to thank you sincerely for giving
us this opportunity to be educated and prepared for more effective
service to God's people.
Bill and Pat Dixon
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