Basic HTML Version
PAGE 6
PASTOR GENERAL'S REPORT, JANUARY 24, 1986
Semiannual Letter
More than 570,000 U.S. subscribers have responded to
Mr. Armstrong's last semiannual letter--a 19.6 percent return. This is
the best response to the semiannual letter in the 1980s. The main reason
for this fine response is subscribers' strong interest in Mr.
Armstrong's generous offer of "Mystery of the Ages."
The semiannual
letter has been an important vehicle for increasing the numbers of co
workers and donors.
Record Mail Received
The year-end reports from our regional offices are
now in. It is encouraging to note that worldwide, 9.9 million pieces of
mail were received in 1985. This was a 2 8.5 percent increase over the
count for 1984 (7.7 million>. About 70 percent of our worldwide mail
comes into the Pasadena office.
Again, these figures illustrate how
much God has blessed His Work in the past year.
Contact With Work Renewed
We occasionally receive letters from people
who listened to Mr. Armstrong on the radio when they were children, but
who lost contact with him during their ensuing years. Many have had
their excitement renewed upon discovering Mr. Armstrong's TV program
years later. We thought you'd be interested in some of their comments:
I first heard you on the radio a little over 30 years or so
ago when I was 9 or 10. About two or three years ago I saw
you on television for the first time. I could not believe I
was seeing the same Herbert
w.
Armstrong that I heard on the
radio over 30 years ago. I've listened to your lectures with
great interest ever since.
Brownsville, Texas
While on a business trip to the U.S.A� recently, I happened to
watch one of your TV broadcasts that took me back over 30
years. While in my middle teens, and still living at home
with my parents, I used to listen to your broadcasts trans
mitted to Britain from Radio Luxemburg.
Although I have never been a subscriber to your "Plain Truth"
magazine, I have recently become very interested in biblical
prophecy.
The recent TV broadcast on this subject was so
interesting that I would like to receive a copy of the book
"The United States and Britain in Prophecy."
Berkshire, United Kingdom
My parents did me a great favor when I was very young in that
they made me sit down and listen to Mr. Armstrong's radio
broadcast•••after 30 years of sinning•••I again find myself
listening to what I feel are the real truths of the Holy
Bible.
Santa Cruz, California
--Richard Rice, Mail Processing Center