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PASTOR GENERAL'S
REPORT
TO THE MINISTRY OF THE
WORLDWIDE CHURCH OF GOD
VOL.6, N0.8
PASADENA, CALIFORNIA
FROM MINISTERIAL SERVICES
Ministerial Refreshing Program III Begins
FEBRUARY 24, 1984
The first session of Ministerial Refreshing Program III ended Tuesday
evening with a fine banquet served in the Student Center for all of the
attending ministers, instructors and their wives.
Attending this first
session were seventeen of the nineteen U.S. Festival Coordinators, along
with Regional Directors Stan Bass, Frank Brown and Frank Schnee, as well as
seventeen U.S. and international ministers and nine local church elders.
( The Festival Coordinators stayed over for special Feast meetings on
Wednesday and Thursday before returning home on Friday.)
Mr. Herbert W. Armstrong addressed the group on the first afternoon of the
session.
Mr. Armstrong discussed his recent successful trip and, among
other th�ngs, stressed the need for the ministry to be teaching God's
people how to be effective parents.
Session two begins Wednesday, February 29. Session three will begin March
21 and be the last before the Passover season. We'll pick up again in early
May with session four.
We are looking forward to seeing each of you again during the course of this
third Refreshing Program!
International News
From Auckland, New Zealand The dust is just beginning to settle after an
extremely exc1t1ng and eventful few weeks for God's Church in New Zealand.
Late December and early January saw three important activities occurring
simultaneously--a busy and productive Summer Educational Program on
Motutapu Island, the "Ambassadors to New Zealand" cycle tour, and a five
day visit by Christ's apostle, Mr. Herbert W. Armstrong.
Letters have been coming into the office all through January expressing
deep appreciation for each of these inspiring summer activities. In par
ticular, the brethren are still talking about Mr. Armstrong's visit, and
will treasure memories of it for a very long time.
Later in January, Regional Director Mr. Peter Nathan conducted a very
worthwhile visit to Fiji and Tonga. He made five new member visits in Fiji,
and was able to baptize three people in Tonga, including two daughters of
our local elder there, Mr. Tolu Ha'angana. There are now 59 brethren in
Fiji and Tonga, and Mr. Nathan reported that they are all well and growing
in the faith.
Income for January was up 5.7%, and mail was up 17.2% over January 1983.
All categories of mail showed increases, but particularly encouraging was
the fact that donation mail was up by a very fine 30.8%. We've now received
a 20% return from the December semiannual letter with replies still coming