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PASTOR GENERAL'S REPORT, OCTOBER 25, 1985
Recent Ordinations
We are happy to announce the following ordinations
that took place during the Fall Festival season this year:
On October 7, Messrs •. Norman Smith and Robin Webber raised Mr. Lyle
Welty, pastor of the Albany, New York, and Springfield, Massachusetts,
churches to Pastor rank.
Raised to Preaching Elder on Trumpets were Mr. Steve Shafer, associate
pastor of the Seattle and Bellevue, Washington, churches; Mr. Larry
Hinkle, associate pastor of the Queens, New York, church: Mr. Stephen
Elliott, associate pastor of the Washington, D.C., and Front Royal,
Virginia, churches: and Mr. Lloyd Longley, associate pastor of the
Perth, Western Australia, church.
Raised to Preaching Elder during the Feast of Tabernacles was Mr. Tom
Smith, pastor of the Great Falls, Helena and Butte, Montana, churches.
Also, Mr. Dean May of the Fleet Administration office in Pasadena was
ordained as a Local Elder during the Feast.
Several Local Church Elders were ordained during the Feast this year.
In the Philippines, Mr. Pedrito Cara, San Fernando: Mr. Augusto Cernol,
Ozamiz City: Mr. Miguel Datu, Tarlac; Mr. Cyrus Ellorin, Butuan City:
Mr. Rodrigo Forencondia, Davao City; Mr. Ernesto Gabriel, Olongapo
City; Mr. Juanito Gapul, Sr., Valencia: Mr. Napoleon Meimban, Urdaneta;
Mr. Tito Mina, Santiago; Mr. Eduardo Rodrigo, Iloilo; ·Mr. Laurencio
Sabanal, Bacolod; Mr. Henson Santos, Quezon City; Mr. Virgilio Yap,
Manila.
In the United States, Mr. Richard Anderson, Waukesha, Wisconsin; Mr.
John Brown, Brooklyn, New York; Mr. Lewis Bryant, Cookeville,
Tennessee; Mr. Jay Deyton, Asheville, North Carolina; Mr. John Perry,
Champaign, Illinois; Mr. James Powell, Bowling Green, Kentucky; Mr.
Howard Stein, San Diego, California; and Mr. Harvey Wierenga, Sr.,
Grand Rapids, Michigan.
Feature Feast Report
Fro• Mr. Dexter Faulkner
My wife Shirley and I attended the Feast of
Tabernacles with brethren in Goa, India, and Sri Lanka this year. And
again, no matter where we go in the world we find God's people show the
same fruits of His Spirit.
To show you how one Indian member got to the Feast, picture this:
Start with a bus ride of 170 kilometers (about 105� miles) over rugged,
hilly country. Then board a plane to fly to Calcutta. After spending
the Day of Atonement in Calcutta, board a train to cross India to
Bombay--that's two full nights and a day and a half journey. After
spending the Sabbath in Bombay, board a bus for a night and a h_
alf
day's journey to the Feast site. And, believe me, our brethren don't
travel first class.
The Goan site was a large resort hotel on a lovely beach. All the
brethren stayed in the hotel and met in the hotel's conference hall-
convenient because of occasional heavy rain. Meals, a varied selection
of Indian and Goan dishes, were served under a canopied patio.
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