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PASTOR GENERAL'S REPORT, JANUARY 11, 1985
Corpus Christi, Texas, located on the Gulf of Mexico not far from the Rio
Grande Valley, is a sun-kissed beach resort. Many hotels and condominiums
have been built since the Feast was held there in 1980, making some out
standing housing facilities available at very affordable rates. Fishing,
swimming, and boating should be very enjoyable at Feast time. We expect an
attendance of about 4,000, with services to be held in the Bayfront Plaza
Convention Center.
This site will be coordinated by Mr. Greg Sargent,
pastor of the San Antonio and Uvalde churches. He will be assisted by the
Corpus Christi pastor, Mr. Robert Flores, Jr.
Pensacola, Florida has not been utilized as a Feast site before, unlike the
above two sites. A beautiful, newly-opened civic center will easily handle
the 7,000 Feastgoers expected this year. Clean white sand graces the abun
dant beach areas, and many of the housing properties are directly on or very
close to the beach. Many other attractions in the area should add to the
enjoyment of the Feast in Pensacola. Mr. Donald Waterhouse, pastor of the
Ft. Walden Beach, Florida and Geneva, Alabama churches, will serve as
Festival Coordinator for this site.
In addition, Mr. Burk McNair, pastor of the Big Sandy congregation, will
serve as Festival Coordinator for the Big Sandy festival site this year.
Expected attendance at this site--one of the world's largest--is 6,000.
Congratulations to each of these men on their additional responsibilities!
On another subject, I'd like to ask each of you to pray for Mrs. Jim Reyer,
who has been suffering from cancer for nearly two years now. She is cur
rently at a severe stage, experiencing a great amount of blood loss. She
has had to undergo blood transfusions, and remains in serious condition.
Also, please pray for Mr. Reyer during this difficult time. Remember that
God does hear our effectual, fervent prayers. He is our healer, and does
deliver us out of all afflictions.
We are grateful for the fine growth and open doors God has given His Church
to preach the Gospel in the Dutch language in 1984, as described in the fol
lowing report from Mr. Bram de Bree, Regional Director for the Dutch-speak
ing areas of God's Church.
International News
From Mr. Bram de Bree Greetings from The Netherlands, where we are in the
grip of an old fashioned winter. Looking back over the past 12 months, we
are very thankful to God Almighty who has blessed His Church in The Nether
lands and Belgium. Despite continued economic recession and large scale
unemployment, the Dutch-language office has moved ahead in support of car
rying out the commission given to Mr. Herbert
w.
Armstrong.
In April our offices were moved from the downtown Utrecht location to a new
satellite town some 10 miles south of Utrecht called Nieuwegein.
The
downtown Utrecht office had become inadequate due to lack of space and high
rent. We were offered the south wing on the second floor of a just-com
pleted four story office building in Nieuwegein, with 150% more floor space
and 30% lower rent. The new building, its environment and furnishings con
tribute to pleasant and uplifting working conditions. Although the office
space has increased, our staff of five full-time people has remained the
�ame. For occasional rush work we call on members of the De Bilt congrega
tion to help out on a voluntary basis.