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PASTOR GENERAL'S
REPORT
TO THE MINISTRY OF THE
WORLDWIDE CHURCH OF GOD
VOL.2, N0.49
PASADENA, CALIFORNIA
FROM MINISTERIAL SERVICES
International News
DECEMBER 19, 1980
Philippines Update Mr. Adair's final Plain Truth lecture of 1980 held
Sunday, November 23rd in Tacloban City, Leyte, turned out to be the best
this year. One hundred and thirty-five new people showed up plus 47 mem
bers. Practically all stayed afterwards for the open forum which lasted
an hour and a half. Success of the lecture was no doubt partly due to a
one-hour interview on Tacloban's two radio stations (hooked up) which took
place live on Friday afternoon from 5:00 to 6:00 P.M. Mr. Adair was asked
many questions about The PLAIN TRUTH magazine, Ambassador College, and Mr.
Armstrong by a panel of questioners from local private and government
media. It was fitting that Mr. Adair declared Tacloban the 21st church
congregation in the country and ordained their first deacon during the
Sabbath service the previous day.
The month of November also saw the visit of Mr. Gerald Waterhouse. The
first Sabbath he spoke to almost 900 brethren from five churches gathered
in the Meralco Theater in Metro Manila. Next day he spoke to about 160
brethren in Bagio City. He was also able to visit Mindanao and the
Visayan Islands and approximately another 400 brethren in those areas
heard his inspiring message.
Our ad on "Does God Exist'' has now reached a record return of 4,300. On
December 21 a similar ad will appear in the same Panorama magazine, this
time advertising the reprint article "South Asia in Prophecy." We expect
a good return on this ad also.
Our year-to-date income reflected an increase of 30.5% over the same
period last year!
News From The Netherlands On November 15th, God's churches in The Nether
lands joined God's Work worldwide in a day of thanksgiving to AlmigLty God
for the legal victory granted us in the state of California. Combined
services were held where the pastor of the Tilburg and Utrecht churches,
Mr. Bram de Bree, gave a sermon on thankfulness to God. After services a
social took place which started off with a meal and a
cake
baking contest.
Later in the evening the Dutch brethren thoroughly enjoyed the movie
"Young Ambassadors."
Earlier in the month the personnel of the Dutch office, consisting of four
people, had the opportunity to visit their German neighbours for
a
day to
exchange ideas for better serving the areas of God's Work we labour in.
Mr. and Mrs. Schnee and their co-workers made this visit unforgettable with
true German hospitality, warm fellowship and excellert Ge�ma� cuisine.
November was also the month in which four public lectures took place for
readers of De ECHTE WAARHEID in two cities of The Netherlands--Leewarden