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PASTOR GENERAL'S REPORT, NOVEMBER 13, 1981
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pains to include the local brethren in activities they themselves
organised during free afternoons and evenings.
Their example has gone a long way in removing the former false impres
sions of Pasadena and Ambassador College which were spread by some
actively trying to destroy the Church here.
It is likely that the students themselves did not realise the value of
their example or just how deeply they affected the brethren here. The
Churches here consist of mainly young people.
For some, this Feast
gave them the inspiration to stay in God's Church. For others, their
interest in Ambassador College has been stirred.
This afternoon, Mr. Armstrong called a meeting of the Advisory council of
Elders to consider various matters. He plans to depart for his Mideast trip
tomorrow, Wednesday, November 11th. He continues to maintain a very busy
schedule of meetings, telecasts, letters and articles, Bible studies, ser
mons, etc. we all marvel at the way he continues to keep up such a hectic
pace, but when we reflect on how he is able to do this, we are always
reminded of Isaiah's prophecy:
The everlasting God, the LORD, the Creator...giveth power to the
faint; and to them that have no might he increaseth strength. Even the
youths shall faint and be weary, and the young men shall utterly fall:
But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they
shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary;
and they shall walk, and not faint (Isa. 40:28-31).
May God continue to bless and strengthen all of you, His faithful minis
ters, as you diligently serve Him to the utmost of your ability.
--Raymond F. McNair, Deputy Chancellor
FROM MINISTERIAL SERVICES
****ALL MINISTERS TAKE SPECIAL NOTICE****
Mr. Armstrong has instructed us to make a word change in the
MARRIAGE CEREMONY.
On page 3 of the Marriage Ceremony the word "reverence" in the
last line should be changed to "respects." This is a more accu
rate translation as rendered in the Revised Standard Version.
Please take time now to get your ceremony book and make this
correction. This section should therefore read as follows: "Let
every one of you in particular so love his wife even as himself;
and the wife, see that she [respects] her husband." (Eph. 5:21-
28,33)
International News
German Area Update The 1981 Feast of Tabernacles was held at the sites of
Bonndorf, in west Germany's famed "Black Forest" and Brno, Czechoslovakia.