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PASTOR GENERAL'S
REPORT
TO THE MINISTRY OF THE
WORLDWIDE CHURCH OF GOD
VOL.4, N0.42
PASADENA, CALIFORNIA
NEWS FROM THE PASTOR GENERAL'S OFFICE
Update on Mr. Armstrong's Trip
NOVEMBER 8, 1982
Sunday, October 31, Mr. Armstrong departed Pasadena on another overseas
trip. He was disappointed that he was unable to hear the fourth and final
concert of Maestro Herbert von Karajan and the Berlin Philharmonic, un
doubtedly the finest in the world. Prior scheduling would not allow this
luxury, so at 9 a.m. the party entered the "first heaven" en route to
Bermuda. On board with Mr. Armstrong were PLAIN TRUTH World News Editor
Gene Hogberg and his wife Barbara, Personal Aide Aaron Dean and his wife
Michelle, Captain Black, Ken Hopke and Jan Weiner.
In order to make the trip easier and still do as much as possible, the trip
was broken into smaller time changes to allow for adjustment. After a five
and one-half hour flight and a four-hour time change, the group touched
down on the beautiful 21 square mile island of Bermuda. Mr. Armstrong was
greeted by Mr. Stan Bass, Regional Director of the Caribbean area, and Mr.
Roland Sampson, the local minister, and driven to the Southampton Princess
Hotel where the group stayed.
At lunchtime on Monday Mr. Bass came to Mr. Armstrong's suite and gave a
slide presentation on God's Work in the Caribbean. Starting with Radio
Americas and Radio Caraibes in St. Lucia, the growth of the Work was traced
through the various baptizing tours of the '60s and the start of the
Churches.
Currently there are six local offices in the various islands,
with the central office in Puerto Rico. One very noticeable fact in common
with other regional reports is the rapid growth of the Church since Mr.
Armstrong's return to Pasadena in 1981.
The first official meeting began at 2:30 p.m. with the U.S. Consul General
to Bermuda, Mr. Max Friedersdorf. Mr. Hogberg and Mr. Dean accompanied Mr.
Armstrong on a very pleasant SO-minute visit. Mr. Friedersdorf, appointed
by the Reagan Administration, had just entertained the Chief of the Marine
Corps, General Barrows. The general, we were told, had started his career
in the 30's and had fought behind the lines in China in 1939. Discussing
security problems, Mr.
Armstrong explained that prophecy gives no
indication that there will be a nuclear war between the U.S. and Russia, but
rather between the U.S. and a united Europe.
The discussion included the vital importance of Bermuda to the security of
the United States, the volatile situation in Spain and the Pope's scheduled
visit there.
Mr. Friedersdorf asked about Mr. Armstrong's itinerary and the various
projects of the Ambassador Foundation around the world. When asking about
Mr. Armstrong's age, Mr. Friedersdorf was surprised to learn that Mr.
Armstrong's birthday was the same as his father's.