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PASTOR GENERAL'S REPORT, FEBRUARY 18, 1983
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graphy, lapidary, leathercraft, geology, water skiing, camp improvement,
bush craft, orienteering [wilderness skills] and natural history.
We were especially grateful for the support given by the visiting S.E.P.
staff from Pasadena. Mr. Kevin Dean, Youth Opportunities United Director,
attended the camp as Mr. Armstrong• s representative and gave valuable
direction and guidance on implementing Mr. Armstrong's policies for the
youth in God's Church.
Also assisting at the camp from Headquarters in Pasadena were Mr. Dean's
assistant in the Y.O.U Office, Mr. Jeb Egbert and his wife Barbara, Mr.
Ross Jutsum of Music Services, and six Ambassador College students. Their
enthusiasm and support added immeasurably to the success of the camp.
We also wish to convey special thanks to all S.E.P. staff drawn from the
membership of the Church. Their tireless efforts in supporting our young
people at the camp were most appreciated.
We were pleased to welcome to Australia this month Mr. and Mrs. Mark Ellis
and their sons, David, Benny and Charles. After five years of ministering
to the brethren in Ireland, Mr. Ellis is now pastoring the congregation in
the south Sydney area.
This month we were once again blessed with a fine increase in income--up
23.5% over January last year. Our mailing staff was kept busy processing
14,428 letters and mailing out over 21,000 envelopes containing booklets
and articles for interested readers.
Responses to Mr. Armstrong's semiannual letter of October, 1982 have come
in quite strongly and, so far, 11,945 of our Australian subscribers have
returned their literature request coupons. These responses represent 17.5%
of the Australian PLAIN TRUTH mailing list.
Some semiannual letter responses from the Asian area have already reached
us, but because of the distances involved, it will be some months yet before
results from these countries become available.
Spanish-language Area News As we look back on 1982, it has proven to be the
greatest year of growth by far in the history of the Spanish-speaking area
of the Work of God.
The subscription list of La PURA VERDAD grew by 75% in 1982 and reached
194,882 at year's end--the highest circulation on record. This breaks the
previous high of 144,415 which was set in 1973. To reach this level,
109,754 new subscribers were added--more than in any other year and 39%
more than the previous high in 1981.
In 1982 the circulation of the Spanish GOOD NEWS rose 17%, reaching a total
of 2,320. With the offering of the magazine to all CORRESPONDENCE COURSE
students, we expect a far more dramatic increase in circulation in 1983.
Although the number of co-workers and donors has been increasing substan
tially during the last three years, 1982 experienced a remarkable leap in
these categories. A total of 2,519 new donors were added in 1982, more than
ever before and 94% more than in 1981! There were 658 new co-workers added