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PASTOR GENERAL'S REPORT, JULY 29, 1983
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A series of advertisements in national magazines have brought in 5,083 re
quests for The PLAIN TRUTH magazine. Our first advertisement in READER'S
DIGEST since 1972 has thus far produced 12,714 responses. This has exc
eeded our expectations.
The first advertisement had a response card
stitched in the magazine and we feel this card added greatly to the response
we received. We shall also have advertisements in the September and Novem
ber editions of READER'S DIGEST.
Here are some other interesting statistics: The newsstand program gives us
a 4.5% response--adding 1,950 new subscribers monthly from this source. We
have 10,124 active BIBLE CORRESPONDENCE COURSE students. Our GOOD NEWS
circulation is now 7,500 copies per month. A total of 1,350 YOUTH 83 maga
zines are mailed out per issue. We have 1,307 co-workers, 317 of whom have
been added this year. There are 1,481 donors, 606 of whom donated for the
first time this year. Our total membership is 1,457, 51 of whom were bap
tized since January.
The financial situation continues to look very good. In South Africa we
have a year-to-date increase of 33.1% and in Zimbabwe 24.65%. This helps us
cope with an inflation rate still running about 13%.
Our Mail Processing Department has been kept very busy these first six
months.
Incoming mai1 totaled 147,088--a 49% increase.
Outgoing mai1
totaled 194,529--63% more than in the first half of 1982.
Our preparations for the Feast of Tabernacles are going very well. Mr. Burk
McNair and Mr. David Hulme are scheduled to visit us as guest speakers.
Mr. William Bentley, pastoring the Bulawayo Church in Zimbabwe, will make
his first visit to Pasadena with his wife. They will be attending the last
session of the second Ministerial Refreshing Program, commencing the 8th of
August. They are really looking forward to this opportunity.
The ministers and members are very excited and eager for news about God's
Work, and continue to show much love and concern for the well-being of Mr.
Herbert
w.
Armstrong. He is continually in our prayers.
Australian Semiannual Report The first half of 1983 has been a fruitful and
productive six months for God's Work in Australia. In January a door that
had been closed to us in Melbourne was miraculously opened by Jesus Christ,
permitting "The WORLD TOMORROW" telecast to be broadcast over ATV Channel
10. The first program aired February 20. Soon after, several other major
stations followed.
By the end of June, the number of TV stations carrying "The WORLD TOMORROW"
(including those smaller stations that pick it up by relay and broadcast to
remote population centers) had risen to 71. The telecast in Australia can
now be viewed by 88% of the nation's population!
Though Australia has been badly hit by the recession, droughts, bush fires
and floods, Jesus Christ has continued to provide the income to accomplish
His Work in this area of the world. In June we received a very fine in
crease in income of 16.1%, bringing our year-to-date increase to 12.3%.
This increase is partly due to 1,873 new co-workers--a 45.3% increase over
June, 1982.