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PASTOR GENERAL'S
REPORT
VOL.l, N0.8
TO THE MINISTRY OF THE
WORLDWIDE CHURCH OF GOD
PASADENA, CALIFORNIA
Greetings, Ministers and Wives:
SEPTEMBER 25, 1979
This will be the last Pastor General's Report you will receive before
leaving for the Feast.
I hope we may all do our best to make this the GREATEST feast in 1900
years. Already God has started to make this the greatest in our time.
Normally we have had to borrow one million dollars in June or July, to be
paid back out of the Holy Day offerings at the Feast.
We also customarily
had to borrow a million dollars in January and pay it back after Passover
time Holy Day offerings. THIS YEAR, IN SPITE OF THE MASSIVE ATTACK BY THE
STATE OF CALIFORNIA, WE HAVE NOT HAD TO BORROW AT EITHER TIME! In spite
of troubles, and Garner Ted Armstrong trying to draw away our members after
him, GOD HAS RICHLY BLESSED HIS WORK THIS YEAR! How THANKFUL we should be!
Certainly God has intervened to give us a truly great send-off for
this year's Festival! Now its up to us to let this great blessing of His
inspire us to the highest pitch of enthusiasm to make this the greatest
Feast of our time--and, so far as I know, this Festival had not previously
to our time been held at all for centuries--perhaps for about 1900 years!
On the Feast of Trumpets, just day before yesterday, I held an after
noon service here at our home in Tucson. The Tucson Church held the usual
morning and afternoon services, but for the afternoon service here at our
home, my wife's mother, Rona's mother, Mel and his family, Mr. Tkach and
Kevin Dean and Henry Cornwall attended. My wife's mother's dog, Suzy, came
also. And when we all stood up for prayer at the beginning, Suzy stood up
also, standing on her hind feet, bracing herself with her front paws
against my legs.
Remember, fellows--those of you who will be speaking during the Feast
--God has ordained these annual Festivals to REMIND US every year of the
various stages in His Master Plan for our spiritual creation. BE SURE AND
PREACH ON THE MEANING OF THIS FESTIVAL!
Pray, and FAST AND PRAY, between now and the Feast, for Christ's
further blessings, and that He will inspire us all--both ministers and lay
me�bers--to make this the most inspiring Festival of our lives!
Last year the special Festival edition of the book, "The INCREDIBLE
HU.MAL'\J POTENTIAL," was ready and given out to members. This year the book,
"TOMORROW--What It Will be Like," is ready and one will be given to each
family. This book is devoted to the very event this Festival portrays.
Some of you who will be speaking at one or more of the Festival sites may
find some inspiring sermon material about the coming millennium in this
book.
Let us all praise and thank God for the special way in which He has
blessed us this year.