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PUBLISHED BY THE WORLDWIDE CHURCH OF GOD
VOL. 3, NO. 4
PASADENA, CALIFORNIA
February 12, 1979
FROM PASTORAL
Dear Fellow Ministers:
Greetings in Jesus' name! The weather is beautiful here again
today--although some smog is starting to creep back in now that our
cold and rainy weather is about over. But I can still see the tele
vision antennas on Mt. Wilson and it has been beautiful so far this
morning.
The unifying effect
the recent trial continues among most of
our brethren. Church at
ce has been� in many, many areas as
peop
are now more excited and concerned and drawn together by recent
events. Many of the brethren have had to co:m.�it themselves to God's
Work more than ever, and it has been good for them.
Frank Brown cal d from England a few minutes ago, and in our
conversation he reported that the January income for the entire U.K.
22% from that month a year before! He said the
seal year
mail income registers a 13% increase. So things are humming
Britain and in God
1
s Work in many parts of the world.
There was a fine feature
cle on us starting on the front page
of yesterday's Los Angeles Times. Although some negative things are
stated, it was one of the most thorough and balanced articles that
has appeared and indicates �hat the press is waking up to the real
issces involved in this current
The Worldwi
News is request-
ing permiss
of the
s
r
s week,
so hopefully you will
it ear
week when you
receive the paper.
With
ed publ
area of southern Callf-
ornia--and perhaps
other areas
country as well--we are
already beginning to plan a
to take advan-
tage of th
pub city! As Mr.
said: "We wi11
turn the lemons into lemonade!" So if your area is getting a lot of
coverage of our recent trial, please let us know and analyze your
and advice
the possibili
of holding an evange-
listic campaign in your area to take advantage
the publicity and
turn the notoriety into an advantage for God's Church.
If any of you are
an area where this publici
has had some
impact,
let me know
personally!
We are now in the proce s of
the Work--about 17% for our area.
to take salary cuts, but we
for you ministers in the
making
Severa
not
budget cuts throughout
us at the
are going
any general cuts
could become necessary
if the crisis worsens.
tion, rather than
ng new
sters
at this time to replace those
are having to leave us, we will try