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PASTOR GENERAL'S REPORT, MAY 27, 1983
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"The World Tomorrow" programme, making it possible for God's Work in
Australia to now reach 88% of the nation's population!
WIN4, the only television station broadcasting from Wollongong, New South
Wales, has agreed to air the telecast each Sunday at 8:30 a.m. This time
slot is the one most requested by sponsors on Sunday mornings and is just
prior to their very popular Sunday morning current affairs programme.
W�N4 controls the fourth largest regional linkup in Australia and its sig
nal reaches south into Central Victoria, west as far as Canberra, and north
into the southern suburbs of Sydney. In many areas, it is the only TV sta
tion people can tune into. We are scheduled to commence on WIN4 on May
15th.
Immediately following WIN4's acceptance of the telecast, the management of
NBN3 in Newcastle contacted us offering time for Mr. Armstrong's telecast
each Sunday. This offer was accepted and airing of the programme will begin
in late May.
With the addition of these two new stations, we are now broadcasting on
eight of the top ten television markets in Australia. It brings our total
number of TV stations carrying "The World Tomorrow" to 21, with another 26
relaying it via linkup. We are also currently negotiating with several of
these stations for better times in areas where we already have coverage.
In the April, 1983 issue of The PLAIN TRUTH magazine, blow-in cards offer
ing Australian subscribers THE AMBASSADOR COLLEGE BIBLE CORRESPONDENCE
COURSE were inserted. To date over 1,000 readers have returned the card�
requesting the course and responses are still coming in. By the end of
April our CORRESPONDENCE COURSE circulation in Australia had risen to
4,287--a 186% increase over the same month last year.
During April we processed 16,970 items of mail and mailed out over 50,000
letters and envelopes containing the Church's publications. Mail received
is registering a two percent increase year-to-date, and outgoing mail is up
by a significant 80.4%. The increase in interest in the Church's publica
tions is partly due to the success of the ongoing renewal programme insti
tuted two years ago. A high percentage of our readers are renewing their
subscriptions and those not interested are dropping out. This "hard core"
of interested readers is responding to the literature advertisements in The
PLAIN TRUTH and is requesting a significantly higher number of booklets,
articles and CORRESPONDENCE COURSE lessons.
Income for the month registered only a small increase--up 1.5% over April,
1982. Our year-to-date increase in income now stands at 11%.
Appreciation for the Second Ministerial Refreshing Program
Dear Mr. Tkach:
We returned safe and sound to our congregations after attending
session #17 of the Ministerial Refreshing Program.
It is with deepest, heartfelt gratitude that we send this letter
to you and all those who contributed to the continuing success of
this program. All of us were treated so thoughtfully. You make