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·PASTOR'S REPORli
PUBLISHED BY THE WORLDWIDE CHURCH OF GOD
VOL. 3, NO. 3
PASADENA, CALIFORNIA
FEBRU/\RY &, 1979
FROM PASTORAL ADMINISTRATION
Dear Fellow Ministers:
Greetings from Pasadena! The gorgeous weather continues here
with the snow-capped mountains sparkling under the sun and absolutely
clear weather throughout the basin. We are all well here, and things
are beginning
to
settle back
to
normal--at least a little bit.
I was able to talk to Mr. Armstrong the other day, and he is doing
well and is now completely over his cold and sore throat. The response
to his recent letter has been excellent, and the money is beginning to
roll in to Tucson almost in norm.al amounts. So we appreciate the res
ponse '"bf all of you and the brethren to his letter! Christ is cer
tainly seeing us through this unusual trial, and we will come out of
it stronger and more committed than ever.
Reports in the news media are now beginning to be slanted more
for us than against us. Even outsiders here in the southern California
area are rallying to our side, and the local Chamber of Commerce and
other groups have expressed their wish publicly that our work remain
in this area as we have been fine neighbors, they say. I will try to
see to it that we reproduce a r.ecent clipping from the Star-News to
this effect.
Many of you may have heard that a suit was introduced in Federal
Court at Tyler, Texas by Tom Grede and 100 other Milwaukee brethren
to block the transfer of the proceeds from the Big Sandy sale from
coming to the receiver. The federal judge there ruled in our favor
and is holding these funds in a special escrow-type account until it
can be turned.over "to the rightful owner." So we are grateful for
that and a
,_THANKS to these Milwaukee brethren and all of our
brethren
, t:he · count:cy who have been rallying so magnificently
during t
,�..nt crisis!
Ano�.
, \of good news is that Mr. Larry Salyer has been
appointedfa
,.,�a..
Coordinator of the Charlotte area to replace Mr.
Burk McNair
wfto
is now here on our headquarter's team. As most of
you know, Larry was an outstanding leader of the student body at Big
Sandy, Texas during his college years and has been an outstanding
example in the field ministry ever since. So our heartiest congra
tulations to Mr. and Mrs. Larry Salyer and.their family! And I
sincerely hope, fellows, that all of us can be genuinely happy and
encouraging toward one another when one in Christ•s body is honored-
realizing it comes from Him, and that there are p lentY; of other
opportunities which are going to open up in Christ's wor� in the near
future for everyone who is truly prepared.