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PASTOR GENERAL'S REPORT, JULY 12, 1985
The last area is that of prospective member additions. (Here again, we've
had some recent instruction about keeping the PM listings accurate and up
to date.) The PM lists also show considerable potential future growth in
the Church. The 1984 monthly average for PM additions worldwide was 453.
Through April of this year, the worldwide monthly average has been 566.
The growth God is granting His Church results primarily through His bless
ing the increased exposure of "The WORLD TOMORROW" program and the in
creased distribution of The PLAIN TRUTH. As Mr. Armstrong has so often
said, when our ways please God, He will bless us. Our job, then, is to see
to it that our ways do please·God. Our personal examples as ministers, and
our faithfulness in teaching God's Word to His people, are of great impor
tance to God. We must be ever vigilant to remain in close contact with God
through prayer, personal Bible study and fasting. We must take our calling
and our responsibilities before God seriously as faithful children and ser
vants.
Thank you for your ongoing prayers for our brethren in India and Sri Lanka.
Mr. Robert Morton reported that all members in northern India were safe
during the recent bombings there.
Let's never neglect praying for the
safety and provision for God's people all over the earth in these troublous
times.
.**** 'l'O BE ANNOUNCED IN ALL CHURCHES ****
A Reminder Concerning the Feast of Tabernacles
Preparations for the 1985 Feast of Tabernacles continue
at a hectic pace. Everyone at Headquarters is antici
pating a tremendous Feast again this year! All of your
plans should be made and your housing arrangements com
pleted very soon.
We would like to remind those of you who have not sent
in your tithe of the second tithe for the Feast to do
so as soon as possible. Be sure to indicate what por
tion is tithe of the second tithe if you mail it in
with your regular tithes and offerings.
We appreciate your assistance in making this another
successful Feast!
Recent Ordinations
On June 19, Messrs. Dean Blackwell, Guy Ames and Rod Matthews ordained five
men in the Philippines. Raised from local elder to preaching elder were
Jessup Bahinting, Cagayan de Oro; Felipe Casing, Tacloban City; and Ireneo
Marquez, Santiago and Roxas. Two ministerial trainees were ordained local
elders: Pacifico Magno Jr., San Fernando, Pampanga; and Rodolfo Salisipan,
Baguio City.