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PASTOR GENERAL'S REPORT, JULY 13, 1984
May showed a 271.6% increase in income over May last year, with members
providing 76% of this income. · The television program (with Italian sub
titles) drew 318 responses this month--an average of 79 responses per pro
gram. Part of the mail may not have reached Pasadena yet due to a recent
mail strike in Italy.
Mr. Catherwood thought our readers would enjoy the following mixed-up ti
tles of booklets requested in recent letters: Does Life Depend on Death?,
Are We Living in the Lost Days?, Haw St. Will Come, Rivelation Univeled at
Last!, The True Truth, and What Is the True Spell?
Comments From Monthly Church Reports
From Southern Africa
CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA--JOHN WHITE: We experienced a very fine
Pentecost, with many good comments from obviously "turned-on"
members. New people recently invited to services remarked about
the warmth and fellowship of God's people and felt they were at
last being fulfilled spiritually.
KLERKSDORP, SOUTH AFRICA--SYDNEY HULL: Working with youngsters
in God's Church is producing good fruit thanks to the knowledge
and understanding received through God's Apostle and from Head
quarters. PM activity in this area is very evident.
DURBAN, SOUTH AFRICA--JOHN BARTHOLOMEW:
The newsstand program
received a face-lift this month with new stands. The members in
volved in the program are very enthusiastic and grateful to be
able to have an active part in proclaiming the Gospel.
HARARE, ZIMBABWE--ROBERT KLYNSMITH:
My wife and I enjoyed the
Southern Africa ministerial conference immensely. It was thrill
ing to hear of the tremendous growth in God's Church worldwide
and in Southern Africa. The lectures proved to be stimulating
and profitable.
We look forward to applying the principles
learned
by
serving God's people here in Harare more effectively.
The Church held a successful Y.O.U. fund-raising campaign during
the annual donkey derby in Harare. Members pitched in and worked
industriously from sunrise to sunset selling cool drinks, hambur
gers and jumble [a type of cookie] to a crowd of approximately
5,000 people.
--Joe Tkach, Ministerial Services
UPDATE FROM MAIL PROCESSING
Solid Co-worker and Donor Growth
We continue to observe encouraging increases in the numbers of co-workers
and donors contributing to God's Church. (A person becomes a "co-worker"
when he donates to the Church twice within a six-month period. A "donor" is
a first-time contributor or someone who usually gives once a year.)
The
following chart shows the total number of individuals in both of these cat
egories over the past four years: