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PASTOR GENERAL'S
REPoRT
TO THE MINISTRY OF THE
WORLDWIDE CHURCH OF GOD
VOL.3, N0.20
May 13, 1981
PASADENA, CALIFORNIA
GREETINGS FROM AUSTRALIA
by
Herbert W. Armstrong
MAY 15, 1981
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Fahey, Mrs. Armstrong and I arrived in Sydney al
most a week ago, Thursday evening, May 7th. We rested from the trip Friday.
Sabbath, May 9th, I spoke to some 1300 brethren in Sydney. Sunday we flew
north to Brisbane where I spoke to another 1300 brethren from that area.
Tuesday we flew back up to our office at Burleigh Heads.
Seeing our office facility here was an inspiring experience for me.
It is 011r own facility, with several executive and private offices, work
rooms, an assembly room for the local church services, adequate storage
rooms, reception, etc. It is a larger complex than I had expected. Based
on various reports, I had doubts about leaving the office there and in
tended to consider the advisability of moving the office back to Sydney.
But on considering all factors--transportation, communication, accessi
bility, along with other desirable features where it is--I could make no
decision except to leave it where it is. It seems to be just as accessible
for operation of the Work here where it is--and we do have a very splendid
building complex there--with lower living costs for all the staff. Mr. Bob
Morton, in charge of the Work here and Southeastern Asia, is fully in accord
with that decision, as is Bob Fahey.
Today we have the first of a two-day minister's conference, with all
the ministers of this continent and their wives in attendance--here in
Sydney.
I spoke to them at the morning session and Messrs. Fahey and
Morton this afternoon. The Ministerial Conference will continue tomorrow.
There is a new invigorating and enthusiastic spirit among the ministry
in Australia. The Work has been turned here. All signs here are "GO." The
Work here has sprung to new life since the first of the year. Tomorrow
evening, following the afternoon ministerial conference, we will fly on to
Melbourne. I will speak to our brethren from that area on the Sabbath and
then Saturday evening we fly on to Auckland, New Zealand.
We will have a visit to our office there in the morning, and speak to
the brethren assembled in the afternoon with audio to Wellington and
Christchurch. Monday, fly to Honolulu, Pasadena Tuesday.