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PASTOR GENERAL'S REPORT, FEBRUARY 25, 1983
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transfer applicants have sufficient funds before signing their application
forms. we recommend that those applying to Bermuda or the Bahamas have
available $50 per person per day over and above the airfare to get there and
back, and $40 per person per day for any other Caribbean sites. To elimi
nate financial problems at the Feast, the Caribbean festival coordinators
will be dependent upon your careful evaluation before approval. In this
regard, we request that all church pastors in North America make the fol
lowing announcement in services:
**** PLEASE ANNOUNCE ****
Caribbean Feast Transfers
(North America Only)
Any brethren considering transferring to the Caribbean for the
Feast of Tabernacles should be sure to read the pertinent article
on page 7 in the WORLDWIDE NEWS dated February 21. Application
requests are being taken immediately, and procedures are detailed
in the WN.
Please calculate your expenses carefully before
applying. Those with minimal funds will not be approved. You
� wait for a reply from the site office before you make any
further arrangements or commitments.
NOTICE TO ALL MINISTERS
Douglas Boyd of Odessa, Texas says that he
has been attending Church in different areas
of the U.S. It had been reported to us that
he says he is carrying a message about buying
land for a temple.
The Church records
indicate that he is disfellowshipped. If you
have any questions, call Mr. Ben Faulkner at
( 213)
304-6139.
International News
Report From Dutch-language Area Regional Director Mr. Bram de Bree reports
on an excellent start in 1983:
Although national unemployment is still rising and thousands of businesses
filed for bankruptcy during 1982, God's Work in The Netherlands started off
the month of January with an increase in income of 101. Also, in January we
started a new advertising campaign with a newspaper insert in 200,000
copies of the Saturday edition of DE TELEGRAAF. So far the total response
is 2.8%, bringing the total circulation of the Dutch PT, De ECHTE WAARHEID,
to 47,863. This gives us a subscriber circulation increase of 62%.
The total population of the Dutch-speaking area of Holland and Belgium is
21,000,000. Our penetration rate at the present is 1:438. Perhaps inter- .
esting to note is that this entire work is supported by a handful of God's
people who are very dedicated to their calling not only in words but also in
deeds. Sixty percent of our income comes from 196 Dutch-speaking brethren.