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PASTOR GENERAL'S REPORT, JUNE 17, 1983
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The government recently introduced the five-day work week which has made it
much easier for members to obtain jobs without Saturday work requirements.
This has also helped some members out of a poverty situation and, with the
exception of one or two who receive assistance from the Church, all the
Burmese brethren are able to provide for their own daily needs.
Burma is a land almost totally lacking in modern facilities and conven
iences. And yet, in spite of the consequent hardships, the brethren in
Burma continue to give their enthusiastic and wholehearted support to God's
Work and Mr. Armstrong.
Also during May, Mr. Mohan Jayasekera, our minister stationed in Sri Lanka,
visited 20 new people in Southern India and conducted Bible studies in
several towns and cities there. This visit followed a trip only two months
earlier during which Mr. Jayasekera also visited 20 people for the first
time.
These visits are rapidly adding to the numbers of prospective
members who have begun to attend services in rec�nt months.
In Sri Lanka, approval has been given for The PLAIN TRUTH to be distributed
from su9ermarkets in Colombo and Kandy.
Mr. Yong Chin Gee and his family are returning next month to Malaysia
following twelve months of classes in Pasadena. He will help look after the
Malaysian churches in Kuala Lumpur and Johore Bahru. All the Malaysian
brethren are very excited about the prospect of more regular Sabbath ser
vices and fellowship once Mr. Yong is back home.
Also this month, Jesus Christ opened the door for broadcasting
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The World
Tomorrow" over a radio station in the central Pacific region. Radio NAURU
has accepted Mr. Armstrong's radio program for 10:00 a.m. Sundays--free of
charge.
Nauru is a small island in the central Pacific covering no more than about
eight square miles. The islanders speak English and are mainly Protestant
by religion. Since the island is the world's major source of natural phos
phate, Nauru enjoys the highest per capita income of any nation on earth.
As a result, its quality of life and spiritual fiber is disintegrating
rapidly. Even though the population is small--7,000--we should get a good
response.
News From Australia We received a total of 16,075 letters this month--not
as much as our May, 1982 count, but a good average month for mail. The
higher mail count in May, 1982 was due mainly to the number of responses
being received at that time from our advertisement in TV WEEK magazine.
Our Postal Department continued to be very busy this month, mailing out
over 27,000 envelopes containing literature. This represents a 28.3% in
crease over the same month last year.
We continue to be grateful for the finances Jesus Christ provides to do His
Work. Income for the same month was up 12% over May last year, bringing our
year-to-date increase to 11.3%.
We were very pleased to welcome Mr. Bill Bradford and his family to Aus
tralia this month. Mr. Bradford is a pastor rank minister, and since grad-