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PASTOR'S REPORT, May 21, 1979
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dog," or in any other way lend support to one whose gross immorality,
whose long-standing "play acting" and hypocrisy, and whose direct insub
ordination to the Government of God has long been and is now a source of
confusion and DIVISION among God's people. So, as per Mr. Armstrong's
instructions, I charge and exhort every one of you faithful ministers
of the living Christ to explain this in no uncertain terms to your members,
to warn them about this cause of division and then to disfellowship any
who consort with GTA or any of his followers.
On a more happy note, I am glad to report that Mr. Gerald Waterhouse
has so far reached 68 churches on his tour across the U.S. He reports
positive and encouraging response from minister3 and brethren alike.
Let me quote from a paragraph of his recent report:
"Thus far, I feel the tour has gone exceptionally well. Most of the
brethren respond well. Those who have invested their lives in this Church
and Work appreciate hearing strong support of our Father, Jesus Christ,
their Apostle, and the definite and signif�cant plan and purpose for our
calling into this church era. Also, when they see its significance to the
world tomorrow and plan of God, it becomes more apparent why Satan is so
furiously attacking and fighting this Work! I feel most really want to
prove loyal team members in this Work and Church era under God's Messenger
and anointed one, Mr. Herbert Armstrong. I feel Christ has given powerful
inspiration along these lines which is, in the case of most people, very
convicting."
Getting to the International division, I would like to ask all of
you International Directors to send your reports to me through the Inter
national Office from now on. That way, Rod Matthews will be able to
sort them out and bring them to me in a special way, and he will automa
tically take care of any special requests that need to be expedited so
that they do not get delayed in case I am out of town or busy when your
report comes in. If you have a strictly confidential letter, you may, of
course, send it directly to me either at the office or at home any time.
But all normal reports should be sent through the International office.
Also, I would like to announce that--pending any problems about this
date--we will plan for an International Directors' Conference to be held
this July 17, 18 and 19 here in Pasadena. Some of you may wish to come in
early and talk to me and Mr. Luker separately and some of you may wish to
stay over later. But we will devote all three days to meetings together
and plan, God willing, to fly over to Tucson on Wednesday, July 18, to
spend most of the day with Mr. Herbert Armstrong. Please let me know
immediately if there are any serious conflicts in scheduling that this
might involve for any of you International Directors. I have talked to a
couple of you about these dates, but not everyone yet.
Dean and Maxine Blackwell are out here looking for a place to live.
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They are anxious to get settled out here a few weeks from now, and we are
certainly encouraged to have them on our P.A.D. "team." It is great to have
this kind of experienced, dedicated "team" of men to work together with
here at headquarters, and I hope all of you will let us know any way in
which we can better serve you, or God's people as things progress ever
the coming months.