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VOL. XV, NO. 20 PASADENA, CALIFORNIA NOV. 9, 1987
Feast '87: one spirit, one family
only as we submit to God's rulein our lives, acknowledging Himin all our ways and putting ourhearts into overcoming and coming out of this world (Revelation18:4), that we will be able tofulfill His will for us.
The point is this: A humble,repentant spirit and obedience toGod are essential to doing HisWork. The apostle Paul wrote:"And that, knowing the time,that now it is high time to awakeout of sleep: for now is our salvation nearer than when we believed. The night is far spent, theday is at hand: let us thereforecast off the works of darkness,and let us put on the armour oflight" (Romans 13:11-12).
(See PERSONAL, page 6)
the Church will be prepared forits final work in this age and forthe wonderful marriage to JesusChrist at His return.
Now that another Feast hascome to a close, we must keepour eyes on the fulfillment ofthese Holy Days that will comeyet in the future. Our lives, too,must more and more reflect thefruit of God's Holy Spirit so thatwe can be the useful tools in Hishands that He wants us to be.
OJ our own selves we can donothing. But with God's powerworking in us through HisSpirit, we can accomplish all Hesets before us!
This Work is not done by human might, or by human power,but by the Spirit of God. It is
WORLDWIDE FAMILY-In Pasadena, Pastor General Joseph W. Tkach (top right) sets the pace for the 1987Feast of Tabernacles. Clockwise from center: A family shares a hymnal in Hamilton, Bermuda; Feastgoerscelebrate in Fiji; a member shows grandmotherly attention in Tucson, Ariz.; brethren dress in native attireat a folklore evening in Brno, Czechoslovakia; a costumed performer dances in Acapulco, Mexico; andchildren participate in a family dance in Castelvecchio-Pascoli, Italy. [Photos by Robert Taylor, GrahamMocklow, Norm Smith, Charles Feldbush, Christel Wilson, David Malcomson Jr. and Daniel Peacock]
only the very night after theFeast, as well as the dramatic fallin the stock market Oct. 19,along with the continuing tension in the Persian Gulf, shouldall serve as warning bells toGod's Church that time is growing short!
Such events should make usall the more acutely aware of theneed to fulfill God's commissionto us of proclaiming the warningmessage of the climactic end ofthis age and the commencementof the glorious new world tomorrow under the rulership of JesusChrist!
As we grow spiritually in thegrace and knowledge of JesusChrist, drawing closer to Himand to one another through Him,
And at this year's Feast therecertainly seemed to be a greatersense of "one family" in JesusChrist than ever before!
I believe that God, throughHis Spirit, is binding His electever more tightly together as thispresent age draws toward itsclose.
The earthquake here in Southern California, the unprecedented hurricane-force windsthat ravaged southern England
Dear brethren,I hope each of you had
as inspiring and meaningful a Feast of Tabernaclesin your respective sites as Idid here in Pasadena!
Again this year, I was ableto spend a great deal of timemeeting and talking with themany brethren who transferred in from around theworld.
By Jeff E. ZbornePASADENA-Despite natural,
political and economic disasters before, during and after the 1987Feast of Tabernacles, "God's handof protection was there," said PastorGeneral Joseph W. Tkach.
"Satan was just trying to do hislevel best to discourage us," headded. "We are living in dangeroustimes."
As brethren traveled to 96 sitesaround the world, the Pasadena areawas recovering from earthquakesand aftershocks Oct. I and 4 measuring 5.9 and 5.3 on the Richterscale.
Mr. Tkach said Satan wasn't successful at frightening brethren atthe Pasadena site, "judging fromthe spirit that prevailed here duringthe Feast" and "the wonderful cooperation and willingness to participate."
PERSONAL FROM~~.:f,tJ
Proclamation in Fiji
On the international scene, Fiji'smilitary leader, Col. SitiveniRabuka, after leading coups in Mayand September, proclaimed Fiji arepublic, ending a Il3-year bondwith the British monarchy. TheFestival site on the South Pacific island was undisturbed.
In late September torrential rainin South Africa caused deaths andleft "thousands of Zulus in Natalprovince homeless as floodwaterssmashed bridges and washed outroads, rail lines and houses," reported the Sept. 29 Los Angeles,Calif., Times. The Feast in Durban,South Africa, went ahead on schedule (see article, page 9).
During an insurgency in thenorthern Sri Lankan city of Jaffna120 people were killed in three daysof fighting, according to a report inThe Wall Street Journal. In southern Sri Lanka 147 brethren kept theFeast.
In Manil~ Philippines, a Feast ofTabernacles site, a bomb explodedoutside a hotel, injuring at least) 0,the Journal said, none of thembrethren (see article, page 7). Government authorities placed extrasecurity at hotels and restaurants inthe capital.
In Argentina, where 320 brethren observed the Feast in VillaGesell, the government drafted anemergency austerity plan to cut inflation. Measures adopted duringthe Feast included a wage and price
(See FEAST '87, page 6)
2 The WORLDWIDE NEWS Monday, Nov. 9, 1987
Two German states develop cautious ties
This column was writtenbefore the Feast of Tabernacles. Gene H. Hogbergplans to address the globaleconomic picture in thenext issue of The Worldwide News.
Economic Crisis
these aren't all that hard to find.Just read your daily newspaper.
Jesus said this is how thingswould be. He gave us keys to understand prophetic events. One key is,"Even as it was in the days of Noah,so will it be in the days of the Son ofman" (Luke 17:26, Moffatt).
But how was it in the days ofNoah? Genesis says the earth wasfilled with dehumanizing violence.So much so that God determined toexecute a whole generation.
And yet a merciful God gave thatgeneration 120 years to turn thingsaround. He also gave them oaha preacher of righteousness. Butthey dismissed oah's warningsand laughed him to scorn. But thenit began to rain.
Today God is using the Church towarn the world. Some 40 years agoGod's Church was small and uninf1uential. The world was different.
"This present evil world" desperately needs God's Church-desperately needs the true Gospel-desperately needs a warning and awitness!
But how did conditions change somuch in only one generation? Theanswer in one word is Satan. He hasalways broadcast his attitudes andmoods to unsuspecting minds. owhe's beginning to turn the volumeup. The proof is in the way peopleare behaving. Violence has becomepart of our Western way of life. Ourage is addicted to it!
But will world conditions geteven worse yet? The answer is yes.Solomon wrote: "Because sentenceagainst an evil work is not executedspeedily, therefore the heart of thesons of men is fully set in them to doevil" (Ecclesiastes 8: II).
Men do not make use of time tomend their ways. Jesus gave theThyatiran Jezebel "space to repent ... and she repented not"(Revelation 2:21). Instead the apostle Paul assured us that "evil menand seducers shall wax worse andworse, deceiving, and being deceived" (II Timothy 3: 13).
We live at the end of one age andthe onset of another. We have a bigjob to perform before the world tomorrow totally replaces this presentevil world. Our protection lies onlyin getting the Gospel to the entireworld-whatever our part may be.
with the Americans gone.The French, it appears, are more
committed than ever to large scalemilitary cooperation with WestGermany. In September, 20,000French forces joined 55,000 WestGermans in a large scale exercisecalled "Bold Sparrow." In a symbolic gesture, the French troopswere placed under Bundeswehr(German army) command in the final phase of the exercise.
Paris is thus giving notice that itrecognizes the need to keep a politically and militarily frustrated Bonntied to it, even though economicallyWest Germany and much of Western Europe will continue to developmuch closer ties to the East.
By John Ross Schroeder
European Diary
This present evil world:tears for a bygone age
BOREHAMWOOD, England-My wife and I saw a Urated (general rating) film called 84Charing Cross Road. It was athrowback to a more innocent age.
Forty years ago daily life was different in both Britain and America.I shed tears for a bygone age.
The manners. The dress. Thecourtesy. The unfeigned concernfor others. One forgets how it was in1949. Things weren't perfect then.They never have been. But peopledid wear their humanity with muchgreater grace.
Somehow we've lost something!You don't realize it until some filmmaker portrays how life really was ageneration ago. For instance, thehappy faces of the fans supportingthe Tottenham Hotspurs footballclub in theearly '50s. These were notthe faces of football hooligans. Indeed there was no hooliganism then.
ow British football has beenbanned from Continental Europeanshores. Why? Because of unfettered fan violence.
The film 84 Charing Cross Roadis a true story of a transatlantic correspondence between a ew Yorkwoman and her London bookseller.They never did meet, but the letterscontinued.
One day in the '60s the Londonman is shown sitting on a parkbench. Suddenly a young womanwalks by in a miniskirt. Mouthsgape open. Everyone is astonished.
The scene shifts to ew YorkCity. Students are rioting at a university. The real troubles hadstarted on both sides of the Atlantic.They weren't destined to end soon.
We've come a long way since theearly'50s. Hard to believe the worldcould somersault in one generation.
Just how is life now? One massmurderer said: "I mean there are somany people. It shouldn't be a problem. What's one tess person on theface of the earth anyway?"
Did that come out of the mouth ofa human being? Some people arealmost completely dehumanized.
My newspaper files are filledwith incredible reports. "BoyQuizzed on Rape of Girl, 4"; "84year-old Widow Raped"; "Widow,87, Beaten Up"; "Widow Killed inStab Frenzy"; "Gun Revenge at72." And on and on. Stories like
mer's prognostication might not beclose to the way events will materialize, as indicated in Daniel 2.Might the Europe to come be composed of two confederated halves:one leg (and foot and five toes) representing Western Europe, the
other leg comprising the nations ofEastern Europe, existing in a Finlandized form, giving considerationto Soviet security interests?
But the new Europe (at least theWestern half, the East in this casepresumably remaining neutralized)would still need to protect itself
By Gene H. HogbergweRLDWATCH
figures-teachers, policemen, ministers, employers.
Because they don't have a base ofreference from the home, they willnot understand why they are constantly irritating others, why theycan't seem to get along with people.
Teaching your children to respect you is showing love to themand giving them a vital and valuablekey to success.
After we are adults and our parents are grandparents, and thengreat-grandparents, and begin toneed our care in their later years,their needs may again frustrate ourdesires to have what we want.
Will the frustrations never end?0, not as long as there are parents
and children on this earth. That'swhy God commands us to honor ourparents, no matter what.
OK, what's next? Let's read it inRomans 13:7-10: "Render therefore to all their dues: tribute towhom tribute is due; custom towhom custom; fear to whom fear;honour to whom honour. Owe noman any thing, but to love one another: for he that loveth anotherhath fulfilled the law.
"For this, Thou shalt not commitadultery, Thou shalt not kill, Thoushalt not steal, Thou shalt not bearfalse witness, Thou shalt notcovet ... "
Why do people commit adulteryor other sexual sins? Why do peoplekill others or steal from others or lieabout others or covet what othershave? Because other people are inthe way of what they want.
God says not one of these acts isan act of love, no matter what justification is given. When you do anyof these things, you are harmingsomeone who is in your way. Godsays don't do it.
Look around you. Who's in yourway? Quoting Mr. Kroll, everyone.
What should you do about it?God in His mercy and alI-encompassing love tells us in the last six ofHis Ten Commandments.
"Freedom for Europe, East andWest," the article was written byKlaus Bloemer, an official in thePress and Information Office of theWest German government. (Mr.Bloemer said the views expressedwere his own.)
"It is a harsh truth," wrote Mr.Bloemer, "that the political emancipation of Europe-East andWest-will proceed with difficultyas long as Western Europe remainsutterly dependent upon the UnitedStates."
As far as the nations of EasternEurope are concerned, continuedthis West German official, theirbleak economies constitute an acutedrain on Soviet resources.
This gives West Europeans theopportunity to offer the Soviets andtheir East European partners whatMr. Bloemer calls "a ew DealMarshall Plan-type proposal" tomodernize their economies.
"An essential precondition forsuch an evolution," he added,"would be ending both Soviet andAmerican military presence in Eastand West European countries,"with a West European defenseorganization arising to replace the departing Americans in the West.
The end result, Mr. Bloemerhopes, would be the "Finlandization of Moscow's European allies"and the emergence of "two self-governing halves of Europe."
One wonders whether Mr. B1oe-
keeping you from getting what youdesire? Is it your boss, or your nextdoor neighbor, or your husband (orwife), or your minister, or yourchildren, or your parents or who?
Think about those last six commandments. God directs us tohonor our parents. Why doesGod have to make that one of HisTen Commandments? Because ourparents can and do get in the way ofthings we want.
Parents are our first authority,and, therefore, the source of ourfirst frustrations. They frustrateour attempts to get what we want,especially if it is bad for us.
But sometimes what we wantisn't bad for us. At times parents sayno because it's not convenient forthem at the time to say yes. That canreally be frustrating.
God says when our parents dofrustrate us by saying no, no matterwhether we think it is a right orwrong decision, we are to respectand honor them and obey their instructions.
Good parents will take care not tounduly frustrate, but if they trulylove their offspring, they will makesure their children always obeythem and treat them with respect.They will make sure this FifthCommandment is upheld.
Children who have not beentaught to obey and respect their parents will have trouble obeying or respecting anyone. They will thushave trouble with all adult authority
closer harmonization in the centerof Europe as not only the two German states but other nations of Eastand West knit closer together.
"It would be wrong to scamper tothe conclusion that Honecker'svisit, and Kohl's readiness to returnthe favour, have set the scene for amarch towards inevitable reunification," reported the Sept. 13 SundayTimes of Britain. "The process nowstarted is more subtle than that."
From all indications, Sovietleader Gorbachev, who had to approve the Honecker visit, is cautiously choreographing affairs inthe heart of Europe, the pivotalspace that the two German statesoccupy. He apparently hopes thatWest Germany, which is in a confused political state ofmind over theimpending withdrawal of U.S. intermediate-range missiles, mightnow be more amenable to Sovietideas. Bonn could be a major component in Mr. Gorbachev's policy ofperestroika, or restructuring of theSoviet economy.
The editor of the SundayTelegraph in Britain, PeregrineWorsthorne, commented in his paper's Aug. 30 edition that WestGermany could be given "a marvelously fruitful and exciting economic outlet in Eastern and CentralEurope; one that might involve thetwo parts ofGermany coming closertogether."
This could even lead to, as Mr.Worsthorne said, the two Germanys "growing together, possiblyin some loose federal system."
Such a confederation has beenproposed by other experts for all theEuropean states straddling theEast-West dividing line, not justGermany.
One far-reaching speculation appeared in the Spring, 1983, issue ofForeign Policy quarterly. Titled
By Dexter H. Faulkner
'AInIin your way?'Since "Just One More
Thing" now appears monthly inThe Plain Truth, the title ofDexter H. Faulkner's Worldwide News column has beenchanged to "Just BetweenFriends. "
Here in our tiny kitchen in Editorial Services, I was getting some iceout of the refrigerator when one ofour writers came in for a cup of coffee. I refilled the ice tray and turnedto put it back in the refrigerator,trying not to spill it, when I noticeda perplexed look on Plain Truth senior writer Paul Kroll's face.
"Am I in your way?" I asked."Yes," he said. "You are in my
way. Actually, everyone's in myway. That's why we have the last sixof the Ten Commandments, so wecan handle everyone being in ourway."
It was meant to be funny, and Ilaughed, but it was also thoughtprovoking, and I had to agree. Afterall, why do we get angry or frustrated or impatient? It's becausesomeone is in our way-in the wayof our getting what we want.
Especially here in Southern California, whether it's on the busy freeway on the way home from work, inthe long line at the supermarket ortrying to find a place to park, someone is always getting in our way.
Who is in your way? Who is
PASADE A-The prospect ofa visit by Soviet General SecretaryMikhail Gorbachev to the UnitedStates has unfortunately overshadowed another major summit session-the unprecedented five-dayvisit of East German leader ErichHonecker to West Germany inearly September.
Officially his trip was classifiedas a working visit rather than a statevisit, but Mr. Honecker was accorded all the honors of a visitinghead of state. Discussions withWest German Chancellor HelmutKohl and other officials in Bonnproduced a series of (prearranged)agreements on strengthening bondsbetween the two nations.
With regard to the "nationalquestion"-reunification-the twoleaders agreed to disagree. Mr. Honecker urged West Germans to giveup the "sweet dream" of reunification and accept the existence of twoGerman nations. Chancellor Kohlreplied that this was not possible,that "on behalf of the federal government, we are firm about theunity of the German nation."
Despite understandable differences the trip was hailed in bothGermanys as a success. In partingremarks Mr. Honecker expressedhis hope that the border that dividesthe two Germanys may one day befree of barriers and fortifications.
The cautious relationship between the two German states, bothof which are wary over the intentions of their respective superpowerpatrons, gives every indication ofdeepening in the years ahead. Chancellor Kohl probably will pay a return visit to East Germany. There istalk of regular summits between theleaders of the two German states.
From all indications the future ofGermany involves something lessthan full reunification, but instead
Monday, Nov. 9, 1987 The WORLDWIDE NEWS 3
ARGENTINA· AUSTRALIA· BAHAMAS· BARBADOS· BERMUDA· BURMA· CANADA· CHILE
'We are one family'"Make this the most enjoyable Feast of Tabernacles that you have ever
experienced," Pastor General Joseph W. Tkach said on the first Holy Day. For eight days141,817 members of God's Family observed the Feast of Tabernacles at 96 sites worldwide. In
the next eight pages, accompany The Worldwide News on a tour of the Festival sitesaround the world. Welcome, as Mr. Tkach said, to "a time of peace, real peace."
Satellites beam services worldwide
90,229 Feastgoers meet
at 23 sites in United States
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Anchorage, AlaskaBig SandyBiloxi, Miss.Chattanooga, Tenn.Corpus Christi, Tex.Dayton, OhioDaytona Beach, Fla.Eugene, Ore.Jekyll Island, Ga.lihue, HawaiiMount Pocono, Pa.Norfolk, Va.PasadenaPensacola, Fla.Rapid City, S.D.Sacramento, Calif.St. Petersburg. Fla.Saratoga Springs, N.Y.Spokane, Wash.Tucson, Ariz.Tulsa, Okla.Vail, Colo.Wisconsin Dells, Wis.
Prayers for bealing
Several Festival coordinators reported healings of brethren.
A prospective member attendingthe Feast in Dayton, Ohio, gavebirth to an infant 3\.2 months prematurely, said Ray Meyer, site coordinator. The infant weighed less
(See UNITED STATES, page 12)
Eugene, Ore.
Spokane. Wash.
ceived a "beneficial, gentle rain,"according to Mr. Howe.
A blizzard dropped about eightinches of snow in areas surroundingSaratoga Springs, .Y., a few daysbefore the Feast, according to LyleWelty, site coordinator. Somemembers had difficulty getting tothe site because of blocked roadsand an airport closing.
"Saratoga received only aboutone inch [of snow]. Our area wasspared," Mr. Welty said. When theFeast began, the snow had meltedand no more fell.
Steve Buchanan, coordinator ofthe Rapid City, S.D., site, said a pilot and three passengers, all Churchmembers, were protected from injury when the pilot crash-landed asmall plane he had rented for sightseeing because of engine trouble.
"Even though the plane had toland in a rocky clearing in theBlack Hills the pilot and threepassengers walked away withoutinjury," said Mr. Buchanan.
Tucson. Ariz.
services to Bermuda, four sites inthe Caribbean, three sites in theBritish Isles and also to faraway
ew Zealand."The transmission was also re
ceived in Brisbane, Australia, at6:30 a.m., Friday, Oct. 9. Becauseof the early time, the live messagewas videotaped, and copies weredistributed to eight sites in Australia.
Other sites that received avideotape of Mr. Tkach's messageare St. Lucia, Dominica, Irish Republic, Channel Islands, France,West Germany, Italy, Denmark,Netherlands, Czechoslovakia, Fiji,Tonga, India, Sri Lanka, Singaporeand two sites in West Africa.
The Feast sites in Jordan andThailand received a tape-delayedaudio of Mr. Tkach's sermon. In all,27 sites received a tape-delayedmessage.
"That means that a total of 64sites ... which represents approximately 85 percent of the brethrenattending the Feast, received thefirst Holy Day services via satellitetransmission," said Mr. Omasta.
The remaining brethren in Central and South America, Africa,Philippines and French-speakingCaribbean will receive videotapes ofthe satellite transmission to beplayed in their local church areas.
era! Feast sites in Florida, but effects were minimal, according toFestival coordinators.
"The highlight of the Feast waswithout a doubt the opportunityfor the brethren to watch thedirect hour by hour intervention inregard to Hurricane Floyd," saidRandal Dick, coordinator at theDaytona Beach site.
"Prayers were answered as Floydturned east sooner than expectedand skipped through southern Florida doing no serious damage," saidRonald Howe, coordinator at theSt. Petersburg, Fla., site.
Instead of the 75-mile-an-hourwinds and fIve to IO inches of rainthat was forecast, St. Petersburg re-
Jekyll Island. Ga,
'Hour by hour' intervention
Hurricane Floyd threatened sev-
Mr. Omasta continued.The audio and video signals went
directly from an uplink dish outsidethe Ambassador Auditorium tosatellites, from which they werebeamed to 37 sites.
This year satellites Westar IVand RCA K2 beamed the services to23 sites in the United States, including Niagara Falls, .Y.,Alaska and Hawaii, and fIve sites inCanada, including La Malbaie,Que., said the Media Services director.
Two satellites, Major Path I andthe PacifIc satellite, "also beamed
tributed at Festival sites for the fIrsttime, and brethren were encouraged to meet and learn one anothers' names.
"More than 50 percent of the orchestra participants in WisconsinDells, Wis., were Church youths,"said Mr. Lillengreen site coordinator.
More than 1,600 brethren inPasadena, Pensacola, Fla., BigSandy and Anchorage, Alaska, answered 28,558 Wide Area Telephone Service (WATS) calls forThe World Tomorrow during theFeast.
Pensacola, Fla.
lihue. Hawaii
PASADENA-For the eighthtime, services on the first Holy Daywere transmitted to Festival sitesaround the world. Services beganhereat 12:30 p.m., Pacific DaylightTime (PDT).
"This year we had the smoothesttransmission yet, with only a fewminor annoyances," said LarryOmasta, director of Media Services.
"Mr. Joseph Tkach's dynamicmessage, coupled with his warmthand concern for the spiritual wellbeing of the brethren worldwide,certainly set the pace for the Feast:'
colorful tapestries inside are a reminder ofour heritage and what theentire world has to look forward to."
Many times Mr. Tkach wouldtake time to visit with the disabledor children who were ill, he added.
"Pasadena is known as the volunteer Feast site because many vitalfunctions of the work need to continue even though it is Feast time,"Mr. Webber said. Brethren servedin the Security, Telecommunications and Custodial departmentsand ushered.
Although festivities commemorating the 40th anniversary of Ambassador College took place Aug. 28(see Sept. 14 WN), the anniversarywas Oct. 8, the fIrst Holy Day.
As shown in the satellite transmission, Pasadena Mayor John C.Crowley presented Mr. Tkach witha plaque designating Oct. 8 as Ambassador College Day.
At a ministerial banquet at theend of the Feast, Mr. Tkachthanked the ministry and Festivaldepartment heads and was presented a three-dimensional cake inthe shape of a lion, lamb and child.
Serving the family"There was an outstanding spirit
of cooperation and willingness toserve each other on the part ofGod'speople," said Robert Jones, coordinator at the Norfolk, Va., site.
Volunteers, including Churchyouths, assisted the elderly and disabled and worked on security, parking, ushering and setup at manysites. Church youths served at senior citizens banquets at severalsites. arne badges were dis-
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PASADE A-"The fellowshipand family that Mr. [Joseph W.]Tkach has been emphasizing wasreally prevalent" at 23 Feast sitesattended by 90,229 brethren in theUnited States, according to evangelist Larry Salyer, director ofChurch Administration.
Members met at sites fromHawaii and Alaska to the beaches ofthe East Coast. More than 5,000brethren attended a new site in Daytona Beach, Fla.
"The fellowship, the camaraderie, the unity-the highlight ofthe Feast was certainly the people,"said Mr. Salyer.
Headquarters
"As a Festival site, headquarterstakes on a completely new dimension," said Joseph Tkach, Jr., assistant director of Church Administration. "Since nearly 3,000 peopletransfer to Pasadena from aroundthe world, the atmosphere is energizing. It is exciting to see God's future family working together in harmony.
"It was an inspiration and an encouragement to all," Mr. Tkach Jr.added.
The pastor general spent hoursdaily talking with brethren, posingfor pictures with families and signing Envoys.
"It was like a church visit ... butit lasted for eight straight days,"said Robin Webber, coordinator.
"Oftentimes his visits would center around the sukkah (temporarydwelling booth), which is constructed every year in the main plazaof the campus," he said. "The palmfrond-thatched building with the
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COLOMBIA • COSTA RICA. CZECHOSLOVAKIA· DENMARK· DOMINICA· FIJI. FRANCE· GHANA
Thailand features flavor of royalty
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mal feed and fuel were the results.Compost was being compressed
into green fuel, which was thenmade into charcoal in a kiln. Sugarcane alcohol was being processedinto fuel for combustion engines.
Brethren saw Thai people personally chosen by Queen Sirikit beingtrained in arts and crafts so they cango back to their villages to be teachers of their relatives and neighbors.
The tour of the royal projectsOct. 16 preceded the royal bargeprocession that afternoon. Thelargest barge, the king's gilded Subanahongsa, was accompanied bysome 50 ornately carved escortbarges down the Chao Phraya Riverto Wat Arun (Temple of Dawn).
Each barge was manned by traditionally costumed oarsmen callingout rhythmic boating chants to regulate their strokes.
Before the Feastgoers leftBangkok, they toured the GrandPalace Oct. 19, which included aninvitation to see the throne room.Queen Sirikit expressed her personal concern about everyone'shealth and graciously sent each asouvenir book of the barge procession titled Royal Barges. Poetry inMotion.
Church children, saying she was going home to work on her 4-year-old.
IChiang Mai, Thailand
Victoria, B.C.
friendliness of the Thai people.Warm smiles and fragrant leisgreeted 309 brethren at the teakwood and mirrored five-star OrchidHotel, site of the Festival in ChiangMai, northern Thailand's largestcity.
Representing the AmbassadorFoundation, the brethren were exhorted by John Halford, Festivalcoordinator, to "show the people ofThailand what Christianity shouldbe like." He also encouraged themto learn how to be kings by observing the serving attitude of the ThaiRoyal Family toward its people.
During and immediately afterthe Feast, members toured severalof His Majesty King BhumibolAdulyadej's royal projects. Whilein Chiang Mai, the group visited theHuai Hong Khrai Agricultural Research and Development StudyCentre, where watershed conservation ana agricultural developmentstudies are conducted.
In Bangkok, with temperaturesin the lower 90s Fahrenheit (low30s Celsius) cooled by easy, offand-on showers, brethren were invited to tour several agriculturalprojects the king has established onthe royal villa grounds, including adairy cattle and milk productioncenter. They saw rice processed sothat not only human food, but ani-
A YOU service team was composed of youths desiring to serve atVictoria, according to coordinatorWilliam Rabey. More than 75 volunteered three to nine hours duringthe Feast to baby-sit, usher and helpmothers.
A waitress commented on the respect, courtesy and example of
PASADENA-From royalpalaces to hill tribe villages,brethren attending the first Feast ofTabernacles in Thailand learnedfirsthand of the graciousness and
Him. Jesus told us to become perfect as our Father in heaven is perfect (Matthew 5:48). The apostlePeter told us to follow in Jesus'steps, to imitate His example. Indeed, our lives are dedicated to patterning ourselves after His perfectexample and to living by every wordthat proceeds from the mou th ofGod (Matthew 4:4).
As the apostle John explained,"Whoever has been born of Goddoes not sinJar His seed remains inhim; and he cannot sin, because hehas been born of God" (I John 3:9,
ew King James).When we become literal born
sons of God in His Kingdom we willbe like Him. We will have His attitude, His character, His viewpoint.We will be in total harmony, totalagreement with Him. That is why itis so important for us to be striving,with God's help, toward perfectionnow.
Brethren, we are a family-thechildren of God. ot because wechose to be, but because God choseus to be. Let us make that wonderfulcalling and election sure. Makeeach day count. Pray for one another and for the Work God is doingthrough us.
Niagara Falls, N.Y.
this was by far the most loving andfamily-oriented Feast ever. It wouldhave been difficult for anyone to'stick out' in their love, since everyone was so loving."
IRON SHARPENS IRON
of God to this dying earth.As we draw closer to God, learn
ing more about Him, His law andHis way of life, thereby growing inunderstanding and in His grace andknowledge, even the weekly Sabbath will mean more to us.
The "best Feast ever" should be areality for everyone of us, not justempty words. And it will be,brethren-IF we are growing fromone Feast to another. If this Feastdoesn't rate as the best ever for you,you'll have to begin now to be surethat next year's Feast does!
After the Feast we have about sixmonths before the observance of thenext Holy Day. Those six monthsbetween the Last Great Day and thePassover are the longest stretchwithout a Holy Day in God's sacredcalendar. Let's make the absolutemost of that time that we can.
The Feast of Tabernacles shouldbe a time ofearnest spiritual rededication and recommitment to see usthrough that six month "dry spell."We need to begin immediately applying the principles and instruction obtained at the Feast so that bynext Passover they have become apart of us.
God has called us to become like
A YOU escort service for the disabled, elderly and women with infants demonstrated "an exceptionaldegree of enthusiasm, cooperationand unity" on the part of the youths.
Isabel Enta, a member who attends the Halifax, .S., church whocould not attend the Feast becauseof illness, "was overwhelmed by thelove and concern demonstrated bythe brethren in the form of numerous flowers, cards and phone calls,"said Mr. Kost.
Michael Dodge of the Digby,.S., church, keeping his first
Feast, was struck by the friendlinessand warmth of the brethren. "Hehad a book full of names and addresses of members from many different areas who invited him to visitin their homes," Mr. Kost said.
eil Earle, iagara Falls coordinator, said: "The dominant notethat was different this year in iagara was the respect and affectionthat seems to be there on the part ofthe local community and businessleaders. The press coverage was favorable."
Business First of Buffalo published a chart of the largest conventions in the iagara Falls area, withthe Worldwide Church of Godranking No.1.
Convention Center officials appreciated aletter in a newspaper froma member praising their facilities.
A "relaxing and warm family environment" prevailed in Penticton,where activities included three boatcruises on Lake Okanagan, a YOUtalent contest and special music by aISO-voice Youth Educational Services (YES) choir, reported Anthony Wasilkoff, coordinator.
The city of Penticton presentedPenticton Ambassador pins to theministers at a civic reception.
At Regina, "the entire Feast wasexceptional this year," said GlenWeber, coordinator. "I have attended the Feast for 30 years, and
By Joseph W. TkachEach year, it seems, we call the
Feast of Tabernacles the "bestFeast ever!" Yet, how is it possibleyear after year, in reality, to havethe "best Feast ever"? Is such astatement an idle, empty boastjust "the thing to say" when talkingto other Church members about theFeast? Or do we indeed have thebest Feast ever year after year?
I am convinced that we do! ow, Irealize that some few among us maynot, every year, have the best Feastever. But I think that the Church ofGod as a whole does indeed!
Why?With each passing year we should
have learned more of God's precious truth. We should have adeeper understanding of the meaningand values ofGod's annual HolyDays and His Master Plan formankind.
Therefore each Feast of Tabernacles-in fact, each annual HolyDay throughout the year-shouldhave a greater impact upon us thanthe one a year earlier. Each successive Feast should impres uponour minds even more fully thereality of the soon return of JesusChrist to restore the Government
VA COUVER, B.C.-Morethan 12,000 brethren met at fiveEnglish-speaking sites from Victoria, B.C., to Charlottetown, P.E.I.,according to evangelist Colin Adair,Canadian regional director.
The satellite transmission of Pastor General Joseph W. Tkach'smessage "came through loud andclear, and his call for a spiritualFeast did not fallon deaf ears," saidMr. Adair.
Site coordinators remarked howthe messages "dominated the Festival atmosphere," he added.
Members expressed their appreciation ofseeing others in the worldwide family through the eye of thevideo camera. The videos gavebrethren a perspective on the livesof members in different, and insome cases, less fortunate, circumstances. We were "able to see theoneness of the body," Mr. Adairsaid.
Guest speakers "added a greatdeal to the respective sites," said theregional director. Ray Wooten, pastor of the Ann Arbor and Detroit,Mich., West churches, was in Charlottetown; David Wainwright, aPasadena Ambassador College professor, was in Niagara Falls, .Y.;Arthur Docken, pastor of the SantaRosa and Fairfield, Calif.,churches, attended in Regina; andevangelist Raymond McNair was inPenticton and Victoria, B.C..
"We did attract some media attention, and I'm happy to say it wasof a positive nature," said Mr.Adair.
"There was an infectious feelingof excitement as brethren left forhome-a great start to a new yearand something on which they canbuild during the coming year," Mr.Adair said.
In Charlottetown, coordinatorJack Kost described a spirit of family togetherness, love and cooperation among the brethren as so striking it almost left one "breathless."
Deepen understanding each year
Plan now for your best Feast
Canadian sites experience oneness
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GUADELOUPE • GUATEMALA • GUYANA· HAITI. INDIA. IRISH REPUBLIC • ITALY. JAMAICA
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by the Deep River Quartet.
More free time was available thisyear. This gave brethren "more responsibility to schedule our timeand put the lessons on family unityinto practice," said Rien Kersten, adeacon in the De Bilt, Netherlands,church.
"There is no reason to be saddened to return home after eightdays," concluded Henk Wilms,from Calgary, Alta., "as there isenough to be done in the comingyear."
Castelvecchio-Pascoli, Italy 781
could serve as translators were encouraged to do so.
We Are One Family-Part 1Ihad "a great impact on the assembled brethren," Mr. Veal added.
"As the brethren watched theItalian children's performance andthe ordination of Mr. Catherwood,the growing excitement manifesteditself in spontaneous applause."
IHoogeveen, Netherlands
La Malbaie, Que.
Castelvecchio·Pascoli, Italy
Belgium and 112 visitors fromabroad attended the Feast of Tabernacles in Hoogeveen, etherlands,according to regional director Bramde Bree.
Pieter Michielsen, pastor of theGrande Prairie, Alta., church, aregular guest speaker at the DutchFeast of Tabernacles site, said,"The Feast is better because ourgrowth in knowledge accumulatesyear by year."
The video messages helped unitebrethren and make them feel moreinvolved.
Activities included a visit toGiethoorn, Venice of the North; adance; and a musical performance
Hoogeveen, Netherlands
all of the Italian and Maltesebrethren attended.
Mr. Catherwood said offerings,up 55 percent over 1986, broke allrecords. Brethren were protectedfrom tornadoes that caused damagea few kilometers from the site.
The Italian site used coloredname tags that identified those whospoke English only, Italian only andboth English and Italian. This encouraged fellowship between theItalians and visitors, as those who
51. Francois, Guadeloupe
Castelvecchio-Pascoli, Italy
Jacmel, Haiti 68Kinshasa, Zaire 200La Malbaie, Que. 1,242Port d'Albret, France 1,350St. Francois, Guadeloupe 304Tartane, Martinique 305
IEUWEGEI , Netherlands-More than 400 Churchmembers from the etherlands and
blocks away, where they took theirmeals. Reason: lack of chairs!
"There was a food shortage. Oneday we got a whole beef and cookedit ourselves. The country has extremes-with the very poor and thevery rich. The average income inZaire is about $30 per month.
"The transportation was not aproblem, but it would have been adisaster if it had rained ... Godprotected us. We enjoyed warm,warm days with wet, wet nights!"
CASTEL VECCHIO-PASCOLI, Italy-This first-time siteprovided a sense of unity andgreater closeness for 78 I brethren,said evangelist Carn Catherwood,Italian regional director.
Feastgoers lodged and ate together and took part in activities onthe grounds of the same hotel.
"Italian food is always good,"said Mr. Catherwood, "and wefeasted both physically and spiritually."
"The scenic view of the valley andsurrounding mountains, along withthe superb Tuscan cuisine alsoadded to the enjoyment of the dining experience," according to coordinator Cliffton Veal.
A family focus prevailed in thesermons, social activities and gettogethers. The singles, both Italianand visitors, "set a tremendous example of service," Mr. Veal said.They helped set up and take downauxiliary halls, organize family dayand handle luggage for arrivals anddepartures at the hotel.
At the close of the Festival, 10people were baptized~ight fromItaly and two from Malta. early
Members feast together in Italy
Netherlands host to 535 brethren
Bonndorf, West Germany 1,078Brno, Czechoslovakia 303
for fellowship," Mr. Karlson said.Feastgoers joined in and learned
old Czech dances at the folkloreevening. Brethren enjoyed music,dancing and dinner at the QueenElizabeth wine cellar, and atevenison at Spilberk Castle.
Carola Fritz, wife of Feast coordinator Winfried Fritz, was rushedto a hospital before the Feast, butattended services one day later.
Most noteworthy was the royaltreatment given to brethren by Cedok, the Czechoslovakian touristagency, according to Mr. Fritz.Jaroslav Macourek, director of Cedok, said that the 10-year workingrelationship between Cedok and theChurch has blossomed into a friendship and that despite differences inthe two national governmental systems, we have proved that we areand can be one family.
At La Malbaie 1,242 brethrenenjoyed springlike temperatures,instead of the expected rain andcold weather, according to coordinator Donat Picard.
The castle Le Manoir Richelieu,with its 900 beds, "became homefor most of us," said Mr. Apartian."The Americans who attended theFeast highly praised the warmth ofthe French-Canadian brethren, aswell as the powerful sermons theywere able to hear in English with theuse of earphones."
On Martinique, in the West Indies, attendance was smaller thanlast year's because 40 Martiniquebrethren spent the Feast at otherFrench-speaking sites.
Samuel Kneller, pastor of theParis, France, church, and RobertScott, pastor of the Quebec Cityand Trois-Rivieres, Que., churches,were guest speakers.
In Guadeloupe, where 304 attended, members often had lunch atthe beach.
"Our brethren in Haiti were alsoable to hear Mr. Tkach's sermons"with French translations, Mr.Apartian said.
"This year decent food was muchharder to get, and nearly everyonesuffered an upset stomach one timeor another," he added.
For the first time the Feast wasconducted in the central Africannation of Zaire. Bernard Andrist,manager of the Geneva, Switzerland, Office, spent the Feast there.Ten Cameroonians also attended.
Mr. Andrist reported: "Aftereach assembly our brethren had topick up their chairs and carry themto another hall located a couple of
Brno, Czechoslovakia
BO , West Germany-TheGerman Office administered Feastof Tabernacles sites in Bonndorf,in the Black Forest of West Germany, and Brno, Czechoslovakia,the lone Feast site in Eastern Europe.
"Bonndorfs smaller size gives ita real family atmosphere ... andthe ratio of about one Feastgoertransferring in to every three German-speaking members attendinggives the site an interesting international flair," said John Karlson, acting regional director.
Brethren comforted AnnySchindler, whose husband, Jacque,died during the Feast. Churchmembers also showed concern forDirk Fenchel, a teen in the Stuttgart, West Germany, church, whohad an operation for a torn ankle ligament.
The 303 brethren in Brno,Czechoslovakia, stayed in one hotel,ate together and attended servicesthere. This provides an "intimateand close-knit family atmosphere
Bonndorf, West Germany
PASADE A-Brethren attended six French-speaking sitesthis year: in Port d'Albret, France;La Malbaie, Que.; St. Francois,Guadeloupe; Tartane, Martinique;Jacmel, Haiti; and Kinshasa, Zaire.
"Each of these sites had its ownparticular charm, and they were allled by God's Spirit," said evangelistDibar Apartian, regional director,who attended in Port d'Albret andLa Malbaie.
"For the last 20 years we havebeen able to keep the Feast ofTabernacles in a family atmosphere; that is, we have been able tohave for our own exclusive use eachFeast site, allowing the members toeat together and to dwell in nearbybungalows or houses."
At Port d'Albret attendance included 230 English-speakingbrethren. Instead of expected sunshine, rain and occasional stormswere the rule. Mr. Apartian calledthe weather "good for our attitude!"
One rainy evening brethren presented an impromptu entertainment show. "To our delight wefound out that we had tremendoustalents among us," said the regionaldirector.
The mayor of Port d'Albret sentthis letter to Mr. Apartian: "Thecommunity of Vieux-Boucau hasappreciated your loving attitudesand superb courtesy.
"With our natural surroundings:ocean, dunes, lake and forest, Portd'Albret is a place for relaxation andmeditation ... which seems to fitthe family theme of your meetings.
"Please express to your memberson my behalf that they are welcometo stay here as long as they please."
Two German sites promote
'a real family atmosphere'
French sites 'led by God's Spirit'
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JORDAN • KENYA • MALAWI·MARTINIQOE· MAORITIOS.MEXICO·NETHERLANDS
Sites in Britain family-oriented
Camber Sands. England 831Paignton, England 1,319Southport, England 1,116St. Helier, Jersey 735Bredsten. Denmark 288Trabolgan, Irish Republic 618Winneba, Ghana 444Okada Estate, Nigeria 521Mombasa, Kenya 151Naro Moru, Kenya 125Blantyre, Malawi 189
degree of comfort and enjoymentfor the site's visitors," reportedJeremy Rapson, a local elder inBirmingham and Gloucester, England, and Llanelli, Wales,churches, who traveled to Ghana asa guest speaker.
A videotape of Mr. Tkach's firstday message, taped in Paignton, wasshown on the last day of the Feast. Abackup generator was used duringoccasional power cuts, so serviceswere not disrupted.
Mr. Rapson said God's people inGhana are "currently enjoying relief from the conditions of austerityand hardship, which prevailed untilquite recently."
The Feast in Blantyre, Malawi,took place in the church's newbuilding for the first time. "The facilities were such that the Feastabounded in family spirit and wastruly representative of the Millennium," according to Kenneth Buck,resident associate pastor.
Familyday included a barbecueofsteak and Malawi's special fish-thechambo. Activities were bus trips,singles outings and youth activities.
Guest speaker was JonathanBuck, pastor of the Brandon, Man.,and Moosomin, Sask., churches,son of Kenneth Buck.
Mr. Brown said English andAfrican brethren as well as visitorspraised the organization, preaching,atmosphere and overall inspirationat Feast sites administered by theBritish Office.
St. Helier, JerseyTrabolgan, Ireland
Let's keep our eyes wide opento the times in which we live!Let's put the wholehearted emphasis on overcoming and drawing close to our Creator and Savior that His elect should! We areliving in dangerous times! Worldevents are shaping up right nowfor the ultimate fulfillment ofthe shocking prophecies that willmark the final gasps of thispresent world's systems.
Brethren, we've had a trulywonderful and exhilaratingFeast of Tabernacles! But nowlet's move into the months aheadwith a redoubled sense of urgency and enthusiasm for thecalling God has given us to be apart of His Church and its endtime Work of proclaiming thetrue Gospel to all nations!
ext issue, I want to writeabout just what it is that makesGod's Church afami/y, and howto make sure you are a part andremain a part of that family!
Winneba, Ghana
champion this year, SamsonMukindia, a 13-year-old who ranthe course in 25:02."
Brethren also took part in a barbecue, Bible quiz, games evening,children's games, talent show, volleyball and a Mt. Kenya hike.
Similar events were conducted inneighboring Mombasa, Kenya,where brethren enjoyed a sunsetcruise on a dhow (an Arab boat),followed by candlelight dinner atone of Mombasa's finest restaurants, said Mr. Willis.
Curtis May, an associate pastorof the Pasadena Imperial A.M.church, was the guest speaker atboth Kenyan sites.
Josef Forson, coordinator of theWinneba, Ghana, site, assisted byarea ministers and members, "dideverything possible to ensure a high
51. Helier, Jersey
AfricaOn a moonlit evening in Nigeria,
brethren ate a roasted cow donatedby Mr. Brown and took part in asing-along, said Lateef EdaIere, c0
ordinator.Melvin Rhodes, pastor of the
Birmi.ngham and Gloucester, England, and Llanelli, Wales,churches, was guest speaker.
Activities in Nigeria included aminiolympics, combined Spokesman Club graduation and ladies dayand cultural performances. Fivebrethren from Cameroon attended.
"Despite the obvious ethnic diversities within the nation the spiritof God prevailed and was evident inthe love, care and unity displayed,"said Mr. Edalere. On the last day ofthe Feast, 22 people were baptized.
Brethren celebrated the 10th anniversary of keeping the Feast at theNaro Moru River Lodge in Kenya.
"Our annual seven-kilometer runwas again a success," said coordinator Owen Willis. "We had a new
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We live in a godless age, andit is so easy to become caught upin the attitudes, views and actions of the society around us.Yet, as God's people, we mustnot take the apathetic attitudethat Jesus characterized with theperspective that says "my lorddelays his coming."
Instead, as Jesus forewarnedin Luke 21 :36, we need to"Watch ye therefore [we mustwatch both our own personalspiritual condition and growthas well as the conditions of theworld around us-the signs ofthe times], and pray always[close personal contact withGod, remaining firmly attachedto the true Vine], that ye may beaccounted worthy to escape allthese things that shall come topass, and to stand before the Sonof man."
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English Channel and southern England, leaving behind a scene ofstorm devastation not experiencedin 300 years (see article, page 7).
"Fortunately, most memberswere protected or had already leftthe area, and so injuries were at aminimum," reported Mr. Brown."For many brethren the Feast atCamber Sands 1987 will always bememorable," said John Meakin, c0
ordinator. "One had the impressionall week long that Satan was tryingto destroy the Feast.'J
He added, "Torrential rain anddriving winds made conditions verytrying, yet the spirits of our members remained high."
In Paignton, England, a nonmember woman who attended withher husband was "overwhelmedwith the cards, flowers, etc. sent toher after she was involved in a traffic accident at the Feast," said coordinator George Delap.
"I heard of one lady who was invited to eat in a nice restaurant bysome visitors," related David Silcox, coordinator of the Southport,England, site. "It transpired thislady (from a very poor family) hadnever eaten in a restaurant before. Itwas an overwhelming experiencefor her."
Winds were so high on the firstHoly Day in Southport that thetower supporting the satellite dishwas unable to be erected to receivePastor General Joseph W. Tkach'smessage.
"The brethren were asked to prayabout it, and with 15 minutes tospare the wind abated enough toerect the tower," Mr. Silcox said."The reception was perfect."
Troubled times
Other news events included the508-point plummet of the U.S.stock market Oct. 19; the sinking ofthree Iranian patrol boats in thePersian Gulf by U.S. helicoptersOct. 8; a military coup Oct. 15 inBurkina Faso (formerly UpperVolta); and two trains colliding outside Jakarta, Indonesia.
In the words of evangelist FrankBrown, British regional director,commenting on the Feast in theBritish Isles: "If it is true that Satanexpresses his anger in proportion tohow well the Feast went, then hewas certainly irate!"
turned away and was headed towardthe Florida Keys."
Floyd passed over Key West,Fla., and headed toward the Bahamas.
The Tribune, a newspaper published in the Bahamas, reported thatFloyd "passed over the northern islands of Bimini, Abaco and GrandBahama ... without the severewinds of 80 miles per hour as wasearlier forecast."
Following the hurricane-forcestorm that hit England the eveningof Oct. 15 (see article, page 7),torrential rain fell the next week,disrupting roads and railways insouthern and central England andWales.
infrared translating equipment,said coordinator Peter Shenton.
Spokesman Club membersshowed remarkable talent at theironce-yearly meeting. All Feastgoers are invited, and the meeting isconducted in English, not their firstlanguage.
Evangelist David Hulme, director of Communications & PublicAffairs in Pasadena, was guestspeaker.
United Kingdom
About 250 brethren in Jersey,Channel Islands, took a day trip bysea to France, "which turned out tobe exciting, to say the least, withheavy seas and high winds," saidMr. Brown.
On a ferry from Portsmouth,England, to Jersey before the Feast,a woman (not a member) in her 70sdied of a heart attack, reportedDavid Magowan, pastor of theBradford, Hull, Middlesbrough and
ewcastle upon Tyne, England,churches, who was aboard the ferrywith his family.
The Jersey Evening Post reported Oct. 7 how Mr. Magowan'sfather-in-law, Wilmer Parrish, amember who attends the Big Sandychurch, pronounced the womandead.
The dead woman and her traveling party were airlifted by a rescuehelicopter in 40 mile-an-hour windsand more than 13-foot waves.
Dexter Faulkner, editor of theChurch's publications, was guestspeaker in Jersey.
On the evening after the LastGreat Day, gales swept across the
DenmarkThe Denmark site featured first
ever translations into Finnish andthe introduction of infrared translating equipment loaned by theGerman Office. Three baptismstook place.
Overseas visitors gave 4,000 kroner (Danish currency equalingabout $600) toward the purchase of
Mombasa, Kenya
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freeze and devaluation of the Argentinean austral.
Gunmen in Haiti assassinatedpresidential candidate Yves Volelas he delivered a speech in theHaitian capital of Port-au-Prince.Brethren met for the Feast inJacmel, about a three-hour driveaway.
BOREHAMWOOD, England-"From the three sites inEngland, one in Ireland, one in theChannel Isles, one in Denmark andfive in Black Africa, reports havebeen coming in that this was themost trouble-free and family-orientated Feast ever," reported evangelist Frank Brown, regional director.
Communities "warmly welcomed" the Church, and Feast coordinators reported that cooperation from area people "wasoutstanding," Mr. Brown said.Some small problems of organization "were quickly resolved, and inno case was anyone greatly inconvenienced."
Gary Antion, an associate professor at Pasadena Ambassador College, was guest speaker in theUnited Kingdom.
Under the supervision ofMaurice McCabe from Belfast,Northern Ireland, the meeting hallin Trabolgan, Irish Republic, afirst-time site, was transformed fora medieval banquet, a high point ofthe Feast.
"In fact, the staff of TrabolganHoliday Village were so impressedthey want to use the same ideathemselves," said Mr. Brown.
Hurricane FloydHurricane Floyd threatened to
strike the St. Petersburg, Fla., siteOct. 12.
"There were warnings that itcould have headed right up thecoast, hitting St. Petersburg headon," said Mark McCulley, FestivalOffice coordinator, who attended inDaytona Beach, Fla.
As the hurricane gained strength,a YOU activity in St. Petersburgwas canceled.
At the beginning of services Oct.12, Ronald Howe, coordinator ofthe St. Petersburg site, asked Feastgoers to pray, and then he gave instructions about what to do if thehurricane struck.
Before the closing hymn, ClydeKilough, pastor of the Jonesboro,Ark., and Poplar Bluff, Mo.,churches and songleader, announced that the hurricane "had
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NEW ZEALAND· NIGERIA· PERa· PHILIPPINES· ST LaCIA· SINGAPORE· SOLOMON ISLANDS
Baguio. Philippines 1,604Cagayan de Oro. Philippines 1,178Cebu. Philippines 828Manila. Philippines 1,286
STORM-Map shows path of hurricane-force storm that lashed theChannel Islands and southernEngland on the evening after theLast Great Day, [Map by RonaldGrove]
were without electricity.Outside London, Gatwick Air
port was closed by 90 mile-an-hourcrosswinds, and Heathrow Airportwas severely disrupted.
"Weather experts knew that asevere storm was building in theBay of Biscay from the Sunday during the Feast," Mr. Meakin said."They cannot understand, however,why it intensified so explosively andthen moved so incredibly quicklyfrom its forecast path."
He concluded: "Once more Satan's destructive power has beendisplayed. We can certainly rejoicein God's protection."
tends the Dunstable, England,church, who was aboard with hiswife, Jill, said the ferry listed morethan 45 degrees, overturning atruck and damaging cars. Mr. Jardine said it felt like the boat wouldnot come upright again.
Back on Jersey, "dawn revealedthe extent of the damage to buildings, structures and trees," Mr.House told The Worldwide News."So many roads were blocked ittook quite a time for people to reachthe airport. Most people got away,although a few were delayed till thefollowing day."
Other areas
Elsewhere, as England awoke tothe full extent of the damage, virtually the whole of southeast Englandlay marooned, according to Mr.Meakin. Many parts of London
sites, in a country beset with division and dissent, Mr. Matthewssaid.
Damage in Channel Islands
Gales "struck with ferocious violence unknown in the Channel Islands and southern England," saidDavid House, Feast coordinator.
"Many roads quickly became unpassable through fallen trees," saidMr. House. "A dozen or so youngpeople had to take refuge in a farmhouse for the night, and many others, including Mr. Dexter Faulkner[editor of Church publications, whoattended the Feast in Jersey], had tofind temporary refuge."
In all the destruction only onemember was injured, Mr. Housecontinued. A woman fractured herarm and nose when she was "literally blown into the air by the wind."
Thursday evening, Oct. IS, 23adults and five children who leftJersey in a car ferry for Portsmouth,England, "had a very violent crossing," Mr. House reported. "Twicethe ship had to heave to [remain stationary] to cope with the seas."
David Jardine, a member who at-
without heat or light, they waited.When the auditorium roof began
to strip off, members were moved toa smaller restaurant area.
"The leisure park finally ceasedto function: no water, no sewage disposal and no power," Mr. Meakinsaid.
At Silver Sands Holiday Park,where several members were staying, damage was "overwhelming."
Out of 160 caravans, 120 weredestroyed. "Some caravans werenot chained down and consequentlywere overturned and somersaultedlike matchsticks, coming to rest inchaotic heaps of fragmented andshattered remains, resting at grotesque angles," said Mr. Meakin.
No members were injured there.At Romney Sands, where mem
bers occupied more than 100 units,17 caravans were overturned.
Eileen Schofield, a member whoattends the Aptos, Calif., church,and her husband, Thornton("Sko"), were asleep in their caravan when it was lifted by the windand somersaulted twice.
"Mrs. Schofield was thrownclear without any injury, but herhusband suffered a severe concussion," said Mr. Meakin. An arrivingambulance was struck by anothercaravan that had broken loose. Asecond ambulance took Mr. Schofield to Ashford Hospital, where hewas kept overnight for observation.
8aguio. Philippines
rior and scrubbing the restrooms,floors and chairs. The facilities administrator appreciated their efforts because the gymnasium belongs to a public school that cannotafford to maintain its facilities.
Brethren commented on the family atmosphere and harmony thatprevailed at the Philippine Feast
was the worst storm to hit Britain in[nearly] 300 years,"
(Britain's worst gale was thegreat channel storm of 1703 thatwas estimated to have killed 8,000people, said the Times.)
"Romney and Camber lay in thedirect path of the gales," Mr.Meakin continued.
As the storm moved inland uprooting thousands of trees and disrupting power supplies, roads wereblocked and rail transport wasbrought to a halt, he said.
One caravan (trailer) at CamberSands "was flung violently throughthe air, totally demolishing a carand finally bursting into a thousandfragments, upended, leaning precariously against other caravans."
David Edwards and Kerin Webb,Church members, awoke in themidst of the wreckage. "Miraculously they suffered only minor lacerations, and after treatment in ahospital with several stitches tohead and body wounds, they werereleased," said Mr. Meakin.
Three wooden units were also demolished, one occupied by memberJoe Donchek and his family. Theyreturned home before the storm.
While still dark the leisure parkstaff and Church personnel evacuated caravans and moved membersinto the main auditorium, where
the Feast for the entire eight days.The site in Cebu was changed
several weeks before the Feast because of an industrial dispute. Themanager at the new site, noting howmembers prepared the hall andstage before the Feast, said, "I wishyour group could use this hall notjust for this week but throughoutthe year."
In Cagayan de Oro about 200brethren and prospective memberswho do not speak English listened tosimultaneous translations of services into the Cebuano dialect byChurch pastors Felipe Casing andPatrocinio Matas.
Several brethren helped Churchyouths and singles pay for dinnersarranged for them. For many, thiswas their only opportunity duringthe year to eat in a formal restaurant.
Brethren treated some membersfrom Mindanao to private partiesand tours. Some had not seen the interior ofa hotel or department store.Some youths were thrilled to see forthe first time how ajet takes off andlands.
Members prepared the meetinghall facilities by repainting the inte-
UPENDED CARAVAN-Brethren clean up the demolished caravan(trailer) of David Edwards and Kerin Webb, single men in Britain, aftera hurricane-force storm hit Camber Sands, England, on the evening ofOct. 15. [Photo by Rick Shallenberger]
Camber Sands site
Camber Sands and RomneySands leisure parks, used by 1,000brethren during the Feast, "weredevastated," according to JohnMeakin, Feast coordinator. Somemembers were injured.
"Departure plans were disrupteddue to blocked roads and closed airports," Mr. Meakin said. "Eventually most Feastgoers had departedthe area by late Friday, but 27 pe0
ple had to remain an extra night dueto transport difficulties."
Mr. Meakin said members insoutheast England suffered damageto roofs, gardens, fences or trees. "It
By Jeff E. ZhornePASADENA-Hurricane-force
winds gusting more than 100 milesan hour blasted Festival sites inCamber Sands, England, and St.Helier, Jersey, in the Channel Islands during the evening after theLast Great Day, Oct. 15.
The storm killed 18, injured hundreds and cut electricity to millionsof homes, reported the Oct. 17Times of London.
Douglas Hurd, British home secretary, said the storms were responsible for "the most widespreadnight of disaster in the southeast ofEngland since 1945," near the endof World War II.
vice for senior citizens and the disabled.
Alex Sobejana, an elderly member who attended the Quezon City,Philippines, church, died at midnight after the Last Great Day. Mr.Sobejana arrived at the Baguio sitewith severe abdominal pains.
The hospital could not operatebecause it did not have enough typeo blood. An announcement wasmade, and so many brethren offeredto donate blood that the hospital hadto turn away prospective donors.Some hospital staff said they hadnot seen such an outpouring of thespirit of give.
In Manila a spirit of unity andservice prevailed, according to JoseRaduban, coordinator. Memberswith vehicles transported brethrento services.
Edmundo Protacio, a memberwho attends the Marikina, Philippines, church, received a telegramthat his aged mother was seriouslyill. He prayed to God and toldHim that he would like to keep theFeast and asked God to intervenein his mother's behalf. The nextday he received word that hismother had revived, and he kept
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AMMA ,Jordan-Four hundred ninety-three brethren from 20countries attended Festival servicesat the Philadelphia Theatre here,according to Richard Frankel, Festival coordinator.
The group visited the schools forthe physically and mentally disabled where Ambassador Collegestudents work on AmbassadorFoundation projects. Teams ofphysically disabled players from theJordan Sports Federation for theHandicapped played wheelchairbasketball against Church teams.
The Ambassador Foundationpresented two benefit concerts bypianist David Bilowus for the AlHussein Society for the Rehabilitation of the Physically Handicapped.Prince Ra'ad and Princess Majdaattended the first evening, andPrincess Majda returned with theirson the second evening.
Brethren traveling from Los Angeles, Calif., and Chicago, Ill.,maintained positive attitudes whena baggage cart ran into their plane,causing damage and delaying themfor almost 24 hours. The samegroup suffered one bus breakdownand two tire blowouts while touringin Jordan.
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MA ILA, Philippines-"Aspirit of unity, closeness and dedication to the work God has given us todo characterized the Feast ofTabernacles at the four Philippinesites," said regional director Rodney Matthews.
Abner Washington, pastor of theLos Angeles, Calif., church, wasguest speaker.
"Over 50 international guestsbraved adverse press reports overseas to come and savor the warmth,enthusiasm and friendliness of theFilipino brethren," Mr. Matthewssaid.
The political situation remainedgenerally quiet and peaceful. Although several bridges on the mainroads from the southern Luzon (Bicol) provinces were destroyed by insurgents, the brethren from thoseareas reached the Manila Feast site.
A bomb exploded at the side entrance of a Manila hotel where several members were staying, including the members from Guam andYap.
"However, God protected themembers. That day the serviceswere unavoidably delayed and didnot end until after the explosion at12:15 p.m.," a time when somemembers would normally have beenin that area having lunch.
The Feast took place for the 20thtime in Baguio. A Festival show featured Filipino songs and dances.The YOU provided an escort ser-
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Rotorua, New Zealand 1,363Mu'a, Tonga 51Korolevu, Fiji 251
and putting on a special barbecuefor them one night.
Festival services in Mu'a, Tonga,took place in the Church's tabernacle building there.
The Tonga brethren were hosts toa number of visitors this year. Thevisitors treated the Tongans tolunch on the Last Great Day, "anevent greatly appreciated by thebrethren of the 'Friendly Isles,' whoare accustomed to being the giversof hospitality-not the receivers,"Mr. Nathan said.
Tonga suffered a drought for fivemonths before the Feast. A weekbefore the Feast brethren wereasked to pray and fast about the situation, and rain fell. There was norain during the Feast, but just afterthe Feast heavy rains fell again.
Evangelist Colin Adair, Canadian regional director, and his family were guests at the Rotorua, ewZealand, site.
Family afternoon activities tookplace at the Rotorua InternationalStadium. Participants were placedinto families of about 30 people andwent through the activities, whichincluded trampolining, goingthrough an obstacle course, answering Bible questions and singinghymns, as a family. There were 38family groups.
Coordinator Don Engle rated the"overall attitude, response and cooperation of the brethren" as thebest ever.
Brisbane, Australia
Merimbula, Australia
Attitudes 'best ever' at sites
AUCKLAND, ew ZealandThe Festival was conducted at threesites in ew Zealand and the SouthPacific.
"Many Feastgoers to Fiji wereapprehensive of the effects of the recent military coup. umeroustransfers found that they had to dobattle with their travel agents-notthe Fiji military-just to get there,"said Peter athan, regional directorfor ew Zealand and the SouthPacific.
"Their persistence was well rewarded. Those who attended enjoyed a Feast in which peace andharmony were undisturbed," Mr.
athan said.Overseas brethren shared their
time and hospitality with the Fijibrethren by paying for their mealsat group lunches on the Holy Days
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The Holy Days and Sabbaths werepotluck occasions.
People with extra second tithesupported those who would not otherwise have been able to attend theFeast. Except for Pastor GeneralJoseph W. Tkach's videos, all thesong services, sermonettes and sermons were given by one speaker.
Raymond Ginns, a Plain Truthsubscriber for almost 30 years, wholives on a remote island in theSolomons, attended services for thefirst time and was baptized on theLast Great Day.
Teenagers attending the Feast inLonauli, India, took part in a swimming pool party. Many of the Indian teens could not swim, and several overseas visitors gave swimming lessons.
Feastgoers visited caves that contain a Buddhist temple more than2,000 years old.
In Singapore, an island nation offthe tip of southern Malaysia, services took place in the Amara Hotel,where most of the brethren stayed.
The site in Singapore was arranged on short notice when theoriginal site in Malaysia was canceled. The necessary permit forconducting the Feast in Singaporewas not granted until two days before the Feast began.
Guest speakers were Gene Hogberg, Plain Truth world news editor, and Colin Kelly of the Australian regional office.
Members presented a spectacularcultural evening, which featuredcolorful costumed dances from Singapore, Malaysia, Africa and Tibet,along with instrumental solos andduets.
In Ahungalla, Sri Lanka, a familyday beach activity featured elephant rides and a tug of peace withthe elephant pitted against thewhole group. Five baptisms tookplace during the Feast.
Ambassador College studentsworking on Ambassador Foundation projects in Sri Lanka gave "anexceptional amount of service to theelderly and Church youths," according to Colombo pastor MohanJayasekera.
On the western side of the country, brethren attended services inPerth.
Teenage girls served as mothers'aides and helped with young children.
The manager of a kiosk at thepark where family day activitiestook place commended the parentson the behavior of their children,and the boat captain on a cruise saidthe group of singles and youngadults was the tidiest group he everhad on board.
Singles provided assistance at anover-50s trip to a deer park at theCaloundra site. A valet service wasprovided by the parking crew fordisabled brethren.
A large number of overseasbrethren attended this site, and itwas "heartwarming to see how allthe brethren mixed together in afamily atmosphere," according tocoordinator William Sidney.
A woman who works for theCaloundra Civic Centre was so impressed with the brethren and messages that when the offering wastaken up on the Last Great Day sheinsisted on giving an offering herself.
A large group of visitors from theUnited States attended the Feast inMerimbula. "In light of the emphasis on the Church being an international family" it was good that thevisitors provided much of the special music for services, said coordinator Kenneth Lewis.
The Merimbula Fishing Clubprovided electric power for the family day barbecue. The officer involved said area residents were impressed with the Church youths. Hequoted another club member as saying, "Your presence here lifts thetone of the whole town."
Larry Salyer, director of ChurchAdministration, and David Albert,one of the presenters of the WorldTomorrow telecast, were guestspeakers at several Australian sites.
Asia and Pacific
Festival services in Honiara,Solomon Islands, took place in thehome of Tapualiki Samasoni. Fiftyattended.
Because of the size and locationof the site there were service opportunities for everyone. The Samasonifamily housed and fed severalbrethren from outlying islands. Allmeals were catered by the Churchin the homes of various members.
SingaporeCaloundra, Australia
BURLEIGH HEADS, Australia-The Feast took place at 14sites administered by the Australian Office-in Australia, Asiaand the Pacific, including a firsttime site in Singapore.
Sermons focused on overcoming,that "we really must fulfill ourcalling, not just talk about it. Thatwas sobering," said Robert Fahey,regional director.
"Yet at the same time there was astrong spirit ofjoy and brotherly affection that reflected God's blessingon His people keeping His Feast."
Australia
In Warrnambool cool and rainyweather was replaced by fineweather for outdoor activitieswhenever needed.
Services took place in the Warrnambool Regional Performing ArtsCentre, where sermons stressed theneed to practically apply God's wayof life.
Family day in Ulladulla offeredactivities for all age groups, andyouths served and entertained theover-50s group one afternoon. Onthe last evening of the Feast many ofthesingles got together and took outthe elderly members.
This year the Feast took place inBrisbane, where family day activities included a picnic. Four hundredfifty took a dinner cruise.
Brethren showed love and concern for David Parncutt, who wasinvolved in a serious accident on hisway to church. His vehicle was hitfrom the side and slammed into apole. Mr. Parncutt was cut out ofthe wreckage, and police said he waslucky to be alive. He was releasedfrom the hospital that afternoon andrecovered in his Feast accommodation.
In Gosford youths assisted disabled brethren and families to andfrom the auditorium daily. Overallinvolvement in services and activities was higher than in previousyears, according to coordinator Terence Villiers.
A family bush dance (akin tocountry dancing) featured professional callers and a live band.
Two elderly women from theUnited States who had trouble withtheir accommodation bookingswere taken in by a Sydney family.
Feast points to God's way
in Australian, Asian areas
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Acapulco, MexicoAntigua, GuatemalaBarquisimeto, VenezuelaCullera, SpainSan Juan, Puerto RicoSan Isidro, Costa RicaMaitencillo, ChileMelgar, ColombiaTrujillo, PeruVilla Gesell, Argentina
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Durban, South Africa 1,494George, South Africa 848Hawston, South Africa 248Black River, Mauritius 127Livingstone, Zambia 151Mutare, Zimbabwe 478
P.M. and Wilkes-Barre, Pa.,churches, spoke at two sites.
In Livingstone, Zambia, brethren enjoyed a cruise up the ZambeziRiver. They saw elephants browsing on an island and hippopotamuses in midstream.
The variety show broughtbrethren from Zambia, Zimbabweand Botswana into "joyful contactand new friendships," according tocoordinator William Bentley.
Senior citizens attended a luncheon, and Church youths viewedanimals at a game park and had abraai (barbecue) afterward.
Antigua, Guatemala
Durban, South Africa
The congregation was asked to prayfor the child, and the next day,much to the man's astonishmentand delight, the child was healed.
In George, South Africa, Feastcoordinator Andre van Belkumnoted that Pastor General JosephW. Tkach's efforts to unite theChurch as one family are beingblessed by God as evidenced by theconcern shown by members for oneanother.
A number of George residentscommented that the weather alwayschanges for the good when theChurch convention starts. Georgehad cold and rainy weather for 10days, which cleared up three daysbefore the Feast. And true to form,it rained the second day after theFeast ended.
Evangelist Ronald Kelly spoke atthree sites, and Roy Holladay, pastor of the Bethlehem A.M. and
Brethren from Mexico, Colombia, the United States, EI Salvador,Ecuador and the Philippines traveled to Trujillo, Peru, for the Feast.Attendance was 321.
In Barquisimeto, Venezuela, abarbecue lunch was served for thewhole group on the second day ofthe Feast, and everyone was invitedto a dinner in honor of the Walkersat the beginning of the Last GreatDay.
Villa Gesell, Argentina
Cullera, Spain
CAPE TOWN, South Africa"In a hectic pre-Feast period anumber of incidents occurred thatthreatened to mar the event," saidevangelist Leslie McCullough, regional director.
"It seemed the Adversary wasmaking every attempt to spoil theoccasion for God's people ...Despite the problems (or maybe because of them) the Feast got away toa wonderful start with the brethrenin excellent spirits at all sites," Mr.McCullough said.
In Mauritius a hotel managerdouble-booked accommodationsand absconded with the deposits.However, the problem was quicklyresolved and caused no inconvenience for the 85 Mauritians, fiveSwiss, one German and 36 SouthAfricans who kept the Feast there.
In Zimbabwe currency restrictions imposed a week before theFeast threatened to make paymentof hotel bills difficult.
In Durban, South Africa, theworst floods in memory left the citywithout a water supply, washedaway bridges and isolated severalinland districts. Bodies werewashed up on beaches during theFeast. More than 400 were killed orare missing, but God's Feast wentahead on schedule.
The magnitude of damages"demonstrates the ferocity withwhich Satan tried to wreck thelargest site in Africa hosting God'sFeast," said coordinator JohnBartholomew.
Mild temperatures and averagehumidity made the hall where services took place more comfortable,despite water restrictions thatmeant not using air conditioners.
The sound engineer, who is not amember, mentioned that his infantson was desperately ill and was notresponding to medical treatment.
members or prospective members.Two members from Bolivia trav
eled by train and bus from about12,000 feet above sea level in LaPaz, Bolivia, to the Pacific Oceanand then crossed the AtacamaDesert by bus. The trip took morethan 50 hours. Six Bolivians and sixChileans were baptized at the Feast.
Messages in Melgar, Colombia,focused on children's education andChristian living.
In Antigua, Guatemala, 20 werebaptized: three from Honduras,nine from Guatemala and eightfrom EI Salvador.
One day the young men invitedelderly women to lunch and theyoung women invited the elderlymen.
One hundred twelve brethren attended services in San Isidro de elGeneral, Costa Rica. "Like in a bighome nobody complained---everybody understood, shared andhelped," said coordinator MauricioPerez.
In Acapulco, Mexico, half of theFeastgoers spoke English and halfspoke Spanish. The Mexicanchurches presented La Noche Mexicana (Mexican Night), a show ofMexican folkloric dances and songs.
The English-speaking brethrenreciprocated by inviting Mexicanfamilies out for lunch or dinner.
Activities in San Juan, PuertoRico, included an afternoon get-together at the beach where brethrensampled fresh area fruits, and toursthrough the island's rain forest andSpanish fortifications in Old SanJuan.
Six countries were represented atthe Feast in Villa Gesell, Argentina.More than 100 brethren participated in a five-kilometer race.
Southern Africa: 'excellent spirits'
Gros Islet, St. Lucia 169Christ Church, Barbados 633Georgetown, Guyana 221Hamilton, Bermuda 402Ocho Rios, Jamaica 843Nassau, Bahamas 745Roseau, Dominica 141Store Bay, Tobago 716
However, there was no pianist and,at first, tapes were used. A visitingmember then volunteered to playfor the remainder of the Feast.
Overseas brethren attending theFeast in Store Bay, Tobago, donated 5,419 Trinidad and Tobagodollars to the Summer EducationalProgram.
In Bermuda the 7-year-old son ofone member said after receivingFeast gifts from friends: "Wow! Imust be the most blessed kid in theworld!" This same young man hadgiven a large offering on the Day ofAtonement, and when his fatherasked if he meant to put in thatmuch, he said: "That's OK. I knowGod will bless me."
At the assau, Bahamas, siteplanned family day beach activitieswere rained out, but spur-of-themoment activities were organizedin the meeting hall.
Brethren in Georgetown,Guyana, were saddened that a number of brethren from the interior ofGuyana were unable to make it tothe Feast because of transportationdifficulties, according to coordinator Paul Krautmann. "But we rejoiced when one family was able toget here by helicopter."
Rachel James, who lives near theBrazil border, was unable to attendthe Feast for three years. There areno roads to her area and few flights.When a helicopter dropped into hervillage she and her children just hadtime to grab one or two items ofclothing and make the trip toGeorgetown. Brethren provided forthem during the Feast.
were made for them to have a mealwith Spanish-speaking members.Bilingual members translated.
In Cullera, Spain, 12 adults andtwo children in the group of 134were attending the Feast for thefirst time. Four baptisms took place.
A Portuguese member was denied a visa by an employee of theSpanish Embassy. He returned tothe embassy and was granted a visaby another employee. He arrivedone day late.
Mr. Walker gave a sermon inSpanish on order and discipline. Heattended the second half of theFeast in Venezuela.
In Maitencillo, Chile, 30 percentof the 319 attending were new
Store Bay, TobagoGeorgetown, Guyana
SA JUA , Puerto RicoMore than 3,800 brethren kept theFeast at eight English-speakingsites in the Caribbean.
Hurricane Floyd threatened butdid not adversely affect the Feast inthe Bahamas. However, regional director Stan Bass and his wife, Millicent, were stranded for two days inMiami, Fla., when the airport therewas closed.
The sites in Bermuda, Bahamas,Jamaica, Barbados and Tobago received Pastor General Joseph W.Tkach's satellite transmission.Other sites received videotapes ofthe message.
In Barbados a member wasstruck by a car and suffered a mildconcussion. She was able to attendservices by the middle of the Feast.
Overseas brethren at Gros Islet,St. Lucia, showed exceptional loveto blind member M. Louisy. "Itseemed that each individual was patiently awaiting his or her turndaily, either to fellowship with himor more often lead him across thestreet to a restaurant for a meal,"said Victor Simpson, Feast coordinator.
Feastgoers in Ocho Rios, Jamaica, experienced sunny morningsand overcast afternoons with lightshowers on some days, while otherparts of the island had rains thatcaused flooding.
In Christ Church, Barbados, thelocation of the Festival was changedjust before the Feast, which gavemany a chance to help transportothers.
Rain fell before and after theFeast in Roseau, Dominica, butstopped during the Feast whenevera major outdoor activity took place.
The convention center accidentally canceled the Church's booking, but the problem was solved, andservices took place as scheduled.
A piano bought for brethren inDominica was found after it hadbeen missing for about a week.
wannth, positive perspective
PASADENA-The Feast ofTabernacles was kept at 10 Spanishspeaking sites with an attendance ofmore than 4,300. Services were conducted in Spanish at seven sites, andEnglish translations were providedin Mexico, Puerto Rico and, for thefirst time, Argentina.
Activities were arranged to involve whole families, not just portions of them, said evangelist LeonWalker, regional director forSpanish-speaking areas. "Sermonsalso emphasized family unity andcooperation. Even the entertainment in some areas incorporatedthis theme."
In areas where English-speakingmembers attended, arrangements
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Staffshares Festival experiences, memories along with her husband, Scott, sister, Shara, brother-in-law, AlanGuss, and two nephews, Britt andBrad, loaded their rental car and lefttheir chalet for London's GatwickAirport.
The night before, hurricaneforce winds swept through this area."The winds were still strong andflying debris-sheet metal, bricks,tree limbs, roof shingles-filled theair. Trying to think of somethingpositive to say to the children, 1said,'Boys, this is a real adventure, isn'tit!'
"With no hesitation, 5-year-oldBritt Guss said, 'Aunt Eileen, thisisn't an adventure; this is a tria/!' "
In Denmark we had the opportunity to meet possibly the northernmost Church member, said researcher Michael Morrison,referring to Olav Johansen. Mr.Johansen lives north of the ArcticCircle in northern Norway, whereit is light around the clock in thesummer and dark around the clockin the winter.
"He attends church regularlytwice a year," Mr. Morrison said.
Festival Photo Credits
Keep the Labels ComingPASADENA-Imperial Schoo:s wishes to thank the many
brethren who have so diligently saved and sent labels to ImperialSchools for its participation in Campbell'S Labels for Educationprogram, according to Joseph Locke, superintendent. The enthusiastic support of this ongoing program by the brethren in theUnited States and Canada saves the work thousands of dollarsin equipment each year.
God's apostle, Joseph W. Tkach, admonishes us to be wisestewards of the resources God provides us to do His work,according to Mr. Locke. Saving these labels and sending themin to Imperial Schools is one way in which you can assist Mr.Tkach in making those resources stretch even farther.
Imperial's goal for this year is one million labels so we can"purchase" a Dodge van for the schools. So keep the labelscoming! Remember that you only need to send portions of thelabels of the items pictured-not the whole labels. Doing so willsave you postage and us time. Also, if you could bundle thelabels in groups of 100, it will help Imperial greatly. Please sendyour labels to:
Imperial Schoolsc/o Scott Lord
300 W. Green St.Pasadena, Calif., 91129
For handy reference, you may want to clip out the abovepicture of acceptable products and tape it to the inside of yourcupboard door or another convenient place.
Thanks again for your support!
Page 3: Eugene, Ore.-Brooks Tish; Jekyll Island, Ga.-Kenneth Capo; Lihue, Hawaii-Hal Finch; Pasadena-Robert Taylor;Pensacola, Fla.-Paul Kemp; Spokane, Wash.-Daniel Deininger;Tucson, Ariz.-Barry Stahl.
Page 4: Chiang Mai, Thailand-Sheila Graham; Charlottetown,P.E.I.-Philip Ewer; Niagara Falls, N.Y.-Paul Gibowski; Regina,Sask.-Richard Schempp; Victoria, B.C.-John Plunkett.
Page 5: Brno, Czechoslovakia-Christel Wilson; Bonndorf,West Germany-Monte Wolverton; Castelvecchio-Pascoli,ltalyWilliam Koehn; Hoogeveen, Netherlands-Jeroen Van Lerberghe(choir); Hoogeveen-Richard Steinfort; La Malbaie, Que.-JeanGosselin; Port d' Albret, France-Therese Martel; St. Francois,Guadeloupe-Gilbert Carbonnel.
Page6: Mombasa, Kenya-Arthur Allender; St. Helier, JerseyNathan Faulkner (speaker); St. HeJier-Jeff Zhorne; Trabolgan,Ireland-Donald O'Callaghan; Winneba, Ghana-Harry Curley.
Page 7: Amman, Jordan-Maryann Pirog; Baguio, PhilippinesMilo Campbell.
Page 8: Ahungalla, Sri Lanka-David Baker; Caloundra,Australia-Mark Gunders; Gosford, Australia-FrancesSykes; Hobart, Australia-Stephen O'Dell; Korolevu, Fiji-NormSmith; Merimbula, Australia-Brian Hose; Perth, Australia-RayOzols; Singapore-Willie Higgins (dancers); Singapore-KerriMiles.
Page 9: Antigua, Guatemala-Roberto Arguello; Cullera,Spain-Joseph Pons; Durban, South Africa-Geoffrey Neilson;Georgetown, Guyana-Jon Snyder; Maitencillo, Chile-KeithSpeaks; Mutare, Zimbabwe-Rolf Varga (group); Mutare-FrankNelte; Store Bay, Tobago-Robin Sirjoosingh; Villa Gesell, Argentina-Greg S. Smith.
Sheila Graham, WorldwideNews senior editor, attended theFeast in Chiang Mai, Thailand,where she said each day was morememorable than the last. Meetingand getting to know the brethren inThailand attending their first Feastwith other Church members waswhat stood out most in her mind.
"Around on the other side of theworld we have brethren who arestruggling to live God's way of lifeagainst some pretty severe odds.These few families have waitedfaithfully for years to be able tomeet with their brethren for aFeast. This year their prayers wereanswered," Mrs. Graham said.
"It wasn't difficult for me toleave Thailand after the Feast, but itwas difficult to leave our brethren.Part ofme is still back there in Thailand."
After the Feast in Camber Sands,England, Eileen Wendling, administrative assistant to Mr. Faulkner,
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"We ... met a longtime memberwho had been a captive of theJapanese during World War II inwhat is now Indonesia. She told ofthe anxiety of not knowing whetherher husband, held in a different partof the camp, was even alive. Listening to her experiences made us lookforward to the time the Feast pictures even more," Mr. Bennett said.
One member of the Editorial Services staff said that he and his wifetry to find "sneaky" ways to do nicethings for other members at theFeast. "Sometimes we'll send flowers to the hotel rooms of widows ora bottle of champagne to a marriedcouple.
"This year we ran into troublefinding people to surprise since wewere at a site where we knew only afew people."
He said they solved this problemby picking out groups of Churchmembers in restaurants, findingtheir waitresses, paying their billsand leaving before the waitressestold them their bills were paid.
"Part of the fun we got out of itwas hearing the waitresses' glowingwords about 'that church.' Part of itwas also imagining how the members reacted. But the biggest rewardcame through being able to share apart of our celebration of the Feasteven at a site where we knew only afew people."
Brian Kritzell, an editorial assistant, related his 5-year-old daughter's morning prayers on the thirdday of the Feast: "Please help everyone in the neighborhood, pleasehelp everyone in the world to be onefamily, please help all the dogs andcats so they don't get runned over,please help Barbara 'cause she'sblind, and please not let it be so hottoday because I've got to wear mystockings, and it's just too sweatyfor me. Jesus Christ. Amen. It'sLisa's turn now, OK, God?"
"After three very hot days it wasovercast that day, and it rained thenext," Mr. Kritzell said.
"I was beginning to think myfamily and I attracted natural disasters," said Jeff Zhorne, news editorfor The Worldwide News. "Beforewe left we had the earthquakes inPasadena-the worst since 1971.After the Feast, on the British island of Jersey, hurricane-forcewinds struck-the worst in memory. Someone suggested that 1 notgo to Hawaii lest a volcano erupt."
Los Angeles, Calif., to keep theFeast in Jordan: "Leaving earthquakes behind we flew to Chicago[111.] to pick up more brethren."
In Chicago a baggage car hit theplane and the group was unable toleave until the next day.
"Quickly we learned that thisFeast would be one to learn muchpatience," she said. "We arrived inAmman a day late but still in onepiece. On the way to our hotel ... our bus stalled-more mechanical problems."
The next day the group traveledto Petra. On the way back one of thebuses with the Los Angeles andChicago group aboard had a flattire, and later, another flat.
"Mr. [Richard] Frankel started adebate about the Los Angeles andChicago group: Were we the righteous with trials, or were we the sinners whose sins were finding themout?"
A Yugoslavian family living inWest Germany invited an Englishfamily and four American families,including Monte Wolverton, PlainTruth art director, and his family,over for a fish goulash dinner.
"Afterward we sang hymns andother songs in three different languages for two hours. It was an experience which brought home to usthe concept of our worldwide family," Mr. Wolverton said.
Tom Hanson, managing editor ofThe Worldwide News, came backfrom Bredsten, Denmark, with agreater understanding of what scattered brethren have to face. Some ofthe Scandinavian members are onlyable to fellowship once a year at theFeast.
"It was quite lonely for me leaving the Feast site and spending mostof the day on a train to Frankfurt,West Germany, with no othermembers," Mr. Hanson said.
"For me that loneliness wascured by seeing brethren at servicesin Darmstadt, West Germany, thenext day. For some of our familymembers in Scandinavia the curewon't come till next Feast."
Micheal Bennett, managing editor of Youth 87, and his wife,Becky, spent the Feast in Rotorua,New Zealand.
UNITED VOICES-Ross Jutsum, chairman of the Music Department inPasadena, leads a combined Festival and children's choir during thesatellite transmission on the first Holy Day, Oct. 8. [Photo by RobertTaylor]
PASADENA-Dexter Faulkner, editor of the Church's publications, encourages his staff to travelto various Feast sites around theworld. This travel helps the writersto have a better understanding ofyou, the readers.
In this article Editorial staffmembers share some of their experiences at the 1987 Feast of Tabernacles.
Gene Hogberg, Plain Truthworld news editor, was a guestspeaker at the Feast in Singaporeand Thailand. A woman in Singapore asked if Mr. Hogberg and hiswife, Barbara, would mind if thosewho wanted to meet them came totheir room for a few minutes after aservice. The Hogbergs agreed.
"Our room was quickly filledwith at least 60 brethren, standingthree deep by the windows andkneeling and sitting on the floor.Others stood in the hallway of theroom, while additional memberswaited outside.
"After a while, after answeringnumerous questions about headquarters, the publications, news andprophecy, my personal history, etc.,I requested that some might rotateout so that others might join us. Incame new smiling, eager faces. Allin all, it was a wonderful way tobreak the ice and to meet many ofthe brethren."
Kerri Miles, Worldwide Newsassociate editor, also in Singapore,met brethren who lived through theJapanese occupation at the end ofWorld War II and scatteredbrethren who can only fellowshipwith other members once a year.
Some single Indian men told herthat it is extremely uncommon forsingle Indian women to come intothe Church.
"These people face a whole different and more difficult set ofproblems than I am used to hearingof, and yet they are some of the mostcheerful and generous people I'veever met," Miss Miles said.
"On the Last Great Day three sisters took 11 of us to a 10-courseChinese meal. I ate things I'd neverseen or heard of before."
Maryann Pirog, a PTeditorial assistant, told about traveling from
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HOLLOWELL. Harold 0 .• 70.01 BrOOon.III.,died June 23 of cancer. He has been aChurch member lor 21 years. Mr. Hollowellis survived by his wife, Margy; two daughters. Kathy Bradbury and unda Crawfo<d,both Church members; and two sons,Dougtas and RICk. also a Church member.He is also survived by 11 grandchikiren andone great-grandchild. Funeral serviceswere conducted by Randy Holm. pasto< ofthe Champaign and SpringfIeld, ilL,churches.
niversary Aug. 23 at an open house givenby their children and grandchildren. Churchmembers and relabves attended. Mr. andMrs. Albertson were married Aug. 25.1937. and were baptized in 1964. Theyhave five children, 16 grandduidren andfive great-grandchjk1ren.
HEES. Michael C., 25. of Columbia. S.C.•doe<! Aug. 19 in an automobile acadent. Hewas baptized in 1986. Mr. Hees IS s~vedby hiS parents, Herman Jr. and BizabethHoes. and a brother. Matthew, all of whomattend the Atlanta, Ga., North church. He isalso survived by a brother, Andrew. and aSIsterand brother-in~aw, Chnstine and PaulWhilIeY. all of whom attend the Houston.Tex.• North dlurch. Funeral services wereconduc1ed by Michael Hanisko. pasto< ofthe AUanta North and Rome. Ga.• churches.
NEAL, Ho<ace. 33. of Columbus. Ga.. diedAug. 25 He has been a Church membersince 1972. DaVid Mills, pastor of theColumbus and Macon, Ga., churches, conducted funeral services.
John and Lena NumaJly celebrated their60th wedding anniversary Aug. 22. TheRichmond. Va., church honored them witha set of patio furniture and a potIudc. aftersabbath services Aug. 29. The Numallyswere baptized in 1982. They have one son.three grandsons and thlee great-grandchildren.
MR. AND MRS. HARRY STONE
Harry and Lena Stone of Eugene. Ore.,celebrated their 56th wedding anniversaryJune 27. The Stones were married in 1931in Jay, Okla. They have lour daughters.three sons. 14 grandchildren. 16 greatgrandchildren and two great-great-grand-children. Mrs. Stone was baptized in 1953.and Mr. Stone was baptized in 1962.
FALARDEAU. Danoel and Gabriel. were stillborn Aug. 18 in DanVille, III. The twin boysare survived by their parents, Mr. and Mrs.Michel Falardeau, both Church members;two brothers. Nate and Joel; and threesisters. Daniele. Chantelle and Arielle.Randy Holm. pasto< of the Champaign andSpringfield, III.. churches. conducted funeral servtces.
OBITUARIES
MR. AND MRS. JOHN NUNNALLY
MATtACK, WiUiam. 71. of Vineland. N.J..died July 28 after an extended liness. Hehas been a Church member since 1974. Mr.Matlack is sumved by his wde 01 50 years.Helen; four sons, Winlam, Frank. Russeiland Demis; one daughter. Helen-Ann; 15grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Funeral servICeS were conducted byArthur Dyer. pastor of the Philadelphia. Pa.•and VineJand dlurches.
SINGLETON, Walter. 65, of Manchester.England. doe<! May 14. He has been aChurch member for 26 years.
MR. AND MRS. GEORGE JORZA
Gea<ge and Mary Jorza celebrated their60th wedding anniversary May 9 with asurprise party given by their children.Youngstown, Ohio, brethren also recognized them with a celebrabOn after sabbathservices May 30. Mr. Jorza was baptizedin 1958 and serves as a deacon. Mrs. Jorzawas baptized in 1963. The couple haveseven children, 18 grandchildren and ninegreat-grandchildren.
MR. AND MRS. GLYN ALBERTSON
MR. AND MRS. GREGORY CARDEN
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MR. AND MRS. K. ARMSmONG
MR. AND MRS. C. TURNEWITSCH
Le Roy and Ardean Wangsness celebratedtheir 30th wedding anniversary May 19.Family and friends honored them with asurprise party at their home in MiUer, S.D.,July 3. The Wangsnesses have three children. all Church members. and threegrandchildren. Mr. Wangsness was baptized in 1965, and Mrs. Wangsness wasbaptized in 1968.
Alisa Lorraine Urman and Christian GustavTurnewitsch were united in marriage March8. The ceremony was performed by Reinhold "Shorty" Fuessol, pasto< of the FortWatton Beach, Fla., and Geneva, Ala.,churches. Melinda Kane, sisler 01 the bride.was matron 01 honor. and Richard Bredlowas best man. The couple reside in Hamilton.Ont.
ANNIVERSARIESMADE OF GOLD
ANNIVERSARIES
Shirley Nancy Cheperdak. daughter of Mr.and Mrs. Joseph Cheperdak of Voctoria,B.C.• and KevinJ. Armstrong, son of MurrayArmstrong of Regma, Sask.• were united inmarriage May 24. The ceremony was performed by the bride's father, a minister inthe VICtoria and Courtenay. B.C.• churches.Sharon Hunter was maid of honor, andEdwin Stepp was best man. The couple,both 1987 Pasadena Ambassador Collegegraduates, reside In Ottawa, Ont_
MR. AND MRS. T. l. WANGSNESS
Jill Louise Harper, daughter of MarthaHarper and the late Roy Harpe<. and GreooryToddCarden. son of Mr. and Mrs. DavidCarden. were united in marriage June 28 inParkersburg. W.Va. The ceremony was perla<med by Steven Botha. pastor of the Manhattan and Westchester, N.V., churches.KeNy Wagner was matron 01 hORO<. and JeffHarper was best man. The coupkt reside inParkersburg.
Glyn and Marpie Albertson of WIChita.Kan.• celebrated their 50th wedding an-
Cindy Brown. daughter of Mr. and Mrs.William Brown of Blue Island, III.. and Ter·rance Eddins, son of Mr. and Mrs. GeorgeSpencer of Chicago, Ill., were united inmarriage July 26. The ceremony was performed by Arnold Hampton. pastor of theChICago Southside churCh. Angie Brownwas matron of honor, and Troy White wasbest man. The couple reside in Chicago.
Debra Jo Woods. daughter of Mr. and Mrs.Chuck Woods. and David Brent Rothwel.son of Cathy Aothwetf, were unrted in marroageMay24. The ceremonywas performedby evangeNst David Hulme on the Ambassador College campus. Stacie Woods wasmaid of honor. and Greg Williams was bestman. The couple. both AmbassadorCollegegraduates, reside in Mableton, Ga.
MR. AND MRS. JAMES DITIO
MR. AND MRS. DAVID ROTHWELL
MR. AND MRS. RAYMOND DRIVER
MR. AND MRS. DALE DICKAMORE
Stacy B1ad<. son of Mr. and Mrs. HarrisonBlack Jr. of Mo. Tex.• and Leigh Ann Cleveland. daughler 01 Mr. and Mrs. Dale Cleveland 01 Bar1lesv.le. Okla.• were united inmarriage June 1. The ceremony was per·lormed by Robert Peoples. paslo< 01 theLongview and Lufkin. Te... churches. Thecoupfe reside in Tyler, Tex.
MR. AND MRS. STACY BLACK
Doris Ann Budda and Dale Lee llickamorewere united in marriage June 28. Carl McNair, pastor of the Sierra Vista and Tucson,Ariz.• churches, performed the ceremony.The couple reside in Huachuca City, Ariz.
Nanette ASBxa leslie, daughter of Mr. andMrs. Alexander leslie of Kingston, Tenn.,and James Franklin Ditto. son of Mr. andMrs. Donald R_ Ditto of Winnsboro, Tex.,were united in marriage June 10 on the BigSandy Ambassador College campus. Theceremony was performed by Kenneth Treybog. associate pasto< of the Big sandy andTyler, Tex., churches. Claire Elaine Leslie,sister of the bode, was maid of honor, andRon Stahr was best man. The couple restdein Winnsboro.
Raymond F. Driver 01 ChehaNs, Wash.. andMildred J. Chappell of calgary. Atta.• weremarried July 31. Paul Shumway, associatepasto<of the Tacoma and Olympia. Wash.•churches, performed the ceremony. CassieKiser was matron of honor. and EugeneHughes was best man. The couple reside inChehalis. Wash.
MR. AND MRS. TRAVIS PEAIRSON
Valerie Ann Correa. daughter of Mr. andMrs. Javier Correa of Lewisville, Tex., andTravis Eugene Peairson, son of Mr. andMrs. Rudolf Peairson of Oklahoma City,Olda.• were unrted in marriage July 18. Kenneth Swisher. pastor of the Jacksonville andtittle Rock, Ark.• churches, performed theceremony. Kathryn Swisher was maid ofhonor, and Eddie Self was best man. Thecouple reside in Dallas, Tex.
WALKER. DeForest and Baverly (McDowell). of WIChita. Kan.• girl, Brittney Krysten,sept. 4. 7:30 p.m.• 8 pounds. lirst Child.
WARREN. Todd and Melissa (Ivey). 01Uoydminster, sask., girl, Jutianna Elizabeth. Aug. 4. 1:18 a.m.• 6 pounds 7 ounces.f"stchild.
MR. AND MRS_ LOYD BROWN
ENGAGEMENTS
WEDDINGS
Mr. and Mrs. Bas. Broughman 01 Coldwater, Mich_, are pleased to announce theengagement of their daughter JeanineMarie to Robert L Berrie. son 01 Mr. andMrs. Bob Berrie 01 San Angelo. Tex. A Jan.3. 1988. wedding in Michigan is planned.
cathy Benayce. daughter 01 Ruby Skinner.and Michael Styer. son of Mr. and Mrs.Gerald Styer. are happy to announce theire-ngagement. A Nov. 28 wedding inNashv.le. Tenn.• is planned.
WENDT. David and Michelle (Homsley). 01Pasadena. boy. Brandon Allen. July 28. 11p.m.• 7 pounds 12 ounces. now 2 boys.
WHITED. Eddie and Anita (Gilbert). 01 Cumming, Ga.• girl. Kayla Marie. Aug. 1.6:10p.m.,8 pounds 5 ounces, first child.
WHITNEY. David and Yvonne (Brodeur). ofConcord. N.H.• girl. Jessica Marie. June 20.10 pounds, now 1 boy. 2 girls.
WEIS. Perry and DeAm (Snyder). of LongBeach. Calil.• boy. Derek Dylan. Aug. 18.7pounds 11 ounces. now 2 boys.
WILLARD, Dave and Fern (McBride). ofKingston. Ont.. boy. Morgan Owen, April 9.3:12 a.m.. 7 pounds 15 ounces. first child.
YATES. Dale and Twita (Rke). 01 Tampa.Aa.•girl,StelanieRuth.Aug. 15, 1:34p.m.,6pounds 9 ounces, now 3 girls.
Susan Hiklebrandt. daughter 01 Sara Coull.and Stephen Schwanke, son of Mr. andMrs. Horst Schwanke, were unrted in marriage July I in Calgary. Atta. The ceremonywas perfo<med by John 8O<ax. associatepasto< of the calgary NO<th and SouthchUrches. Ruth Kozma was maid of honor,and Thomas Schwanke, brother of thegroom. was best man. The couple reside inCalgary.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Randall are pleased toaMounce the engagement of theirdaughterTina to Donald Homsby. sonof Mr. and Mrs.Clyde Hamillon 01 lancaster. Ohio. A Nov.29 wedding in Allentown. Pa.• is planned.
Mr. and Mrs. Allan Gunders 01 caloundra.Australia, are pleased to announce the engagement 01 their only daughter. SharonJoy. to Scott Webster. only son 01 TedWebsler of caloundra and Jane Green ofSoIihuli. England. An early January. 1988.wedding is planned.
MR. AND MRS. S. SCHWANKE
Pamela Sue Moyer. daughter of Mr. andMrs. Leslie Glenn Speaks of SanBernardino, Calif.• and Loyd Glenn Brown ofFarmmgton, N.M., were unrted in marriageJuly 12 in Oklahoma City. Okla. The ceremony was performed by Gerald Aurry. pas-to< of the Oklahoma City and Enid. Okla.,churches. Coy Brown, brother of the groom,was best man, and Rene Dunlap was matron of honor. The couple reside in Moore,Okla.
PULlAFICO. James and Kathaleen (Donahue). 01 Denver, Colo.• girl. sarah Beth,sept. 5. 4:47 p.m.• 6 pounds 2 ounces. now2 girls.
PORTER. Peter and Hesler (De Beer). 01Johamesburg. South Africa, girl. Lizelle,Aug. 16. 1:45 p.m.• 2.5 kilograms. now 2boys. 1girl.
ROSENZWEIG. Phi" and Kim (Butz). 01 SanAntonio. Tex.• boy, Benjamin Phillip. Aug.27, 8:41 p.m.• 7 pounds 12 ounces. firstchild.
KAMBAI. Andrew and NaOfm (Kankani), 01Nigeria. boy. Joseph Tagang Andrew. May31, now 1 boy, 2 girls.
RONISH. Edward and Marty (Ilfeld), of Albuquerque, N.M.. girl. Bonnie Elise. Aug. 12.8:26a.m.• 6pounds 14 ounces. now 1boy, 1girl.
SCHMIDT, David and Debbie (Kratz). 01Pittsburgh, Pa.• girl. AmyBelh. Aug. 13.8:37a.m.• 8pounds 15 ounces. now 1 boy, I girl.
SCHWARTZ. William and Patrice (Jensen).01 Fremont. caNf.. girl. Tamara Elizabeth,Aug. 18. 7:45 p.m.• 6 pounds 1 ounce. now 2girts.
RIGDON. Steve and Chartene (Jones). ofWaco. Tex.. girl. Rachel Michelle. Aug. 20.12:06 p.m.• 6 pounds 7 ounces. first child.
ROBSON. Stephen and Holly (Cokes). ofBasildon, England. girl. Anna VIOlet. Aug.27. 10:53 p.m.• 9 pounds 2 ounces. now 1boy. 3 girts.
SARAZEN. Tom and Jodi (Burke). 01Columbus, Ohio, girl, Heidi Kristina, Aug.13,2:19p.m.• l1 pounds 13l'iounces.now2girls.
PELFREY. Steven and Terry (Dozier). 01BeNevllle. IU.. girl, Elizabeth Anne. Sept. 9,12:23 p.m.• 9 pounds 4 ounces, forst child.
PLUM. Dean and Sheri (Biellelt). ofPasadena. girl. Andrea Lym. Aug. 16.8:34a.m., 7 pounds 4 ounces. now 2 girls.
VAN HATTEM, Robert and Leona (MUndy),of Brisbane, Australia, boy, Mlcheal JohnRobert. July 25. 10:29 a.m., 8 pounds 7ounces, now 1 boy, 3 gIrts.
KANNA, Scott and Dena (Heintzelman), ofPO<1Iand, Ore.. girl. Lindsay MicheNe. sept.8.4:40a.m.. 7 pounds 7 ounces. now 1 boy.1 girl.
TANDINGAN. Manuel and !llessy (lacon-say). of Baguoo. Phl~ppones, boy, JosephHerbert. sept. 1. 7:37 p.m., 6 pounds 6ounces, now 1 boy, 1gIrl.
ORRANGE. Steven and Aiela (Fo<shee). ofAustin. Tex.• boy. Britton James. Aug. 16.12:45 p.m.. 10 pounds 2 ounces, first child.
PARKS. Dale and Cindy (Massey). 01 Eugene.Ore., boy. Wilson Taylor. July 29. 2:03a.m.. 10 pounds. now 2 boys.
McKEAN. Dan and Mary (Yoder). of Columbus. Ohio. boy. Colin Scott, Aug. 17••:51a.m.• 5 pounds 11 ounces. first child.
SIMS. No<vaii and Tracy (Pribbenow). 01Wichita. Kan.• boy. David Paul. Aug. 11.8:02a.m.• 6 pounds 3 ounces. now 2 boys.
SIMULAMBO. Jan. and Vic1o<oa (Tembo), 01Swaz.and. boy. Obadiah Slve. sept. 10.6a.m., 2.75 kilograms. now 3 boys. 1 girl.
SONNENBERG, Fritz and Eva (Effert). ofAlberta Beach. Ma.. g"l, Amber Michelle.Sept. 10, 12:15 p.m.• 8 pounds 3 ounces.now 2 boys. 2 girts.
SULLIVAN. John and Denose (DlOn). ofQueens. N.Y.• boy, John AioySlus IV. July22. 11:50 a.m.• 10 pounds 2 ounces. firstchild.
NELSON. David and Carol (Brooks), 01 Atlanta, Ga., girl, Cynthia Lo<raine. July 1. 10pounds 111' ounces. first child.
LONG. Randy and Vickie (Smith). ofNashville, Tenn., twin boys, JeremyThomas and Justin Michael. sept. 4. 11:34and 11:« a.m.. 6 pounds 5 ounces and 7pounds 4 ounces. now 2 boys. 2 girls.
LOWERY. Jeff and Anna-Marie (Layon). 01Pasadena. girl. Julianne Mane. July 30. 5:03p.m.• 7 pounds 4 ounces, first chi6d.
MYERS. Steve and Kathe (Steele). ofPasadena. boy, Paul Steven. July 1. 3:57a.m., 8 pounds 7 ounces, first chikJ.
SPITALE. Duane and Valerie (Hauch). ofMichigan City. Ind., girl, sarah Jean. sept.11.2:11 a.m.• 8 pounds. now 2 boys. I girl.
STEIN. Rick and Nick... 01 Glendo<a. Cald.•boy. Trevor Joseph. July 2, 1:55 a.m.. 8pounds 8 ounces, now 2 boys, 1 gir1.
Albany, N.Y.• boy. Logan McKenZie, Aug. 8.10:19 a.m., 9 pounds 12 ounces, now 2boys. 1girl.
MIUS. Clay and Renee (Grenter). 01 EIPaso. Tex.• boy. Charles Edward. July 25,3:04 a.m.• 8 pounds 9 ounces, now 2 boys, 2girls.
VAN PELT. Leo and Jane (Patterson). ofSudbury. Ont.. boy. Andrew Bryan. July 27,6:03p.m.. 8 pounds8" ounces. now 2 boys,I girl.
MORRIS. David and Meioney (Vining), 01West Bloc1on. Ala., girl. Brittney Leogh. April26. 1O:18a.m.• 8 pounds 411 ounces, now 1boy, 1 girl.
LEACH, David and Na<ma (Arguelles). ofsatt lake City. Utah. girl. Sabel Cassandra.July 28. 1:47 p.m., 8 pounds ," ounces.now 2 boys. 1 girl.
MOODY. Jad< and Patriaa (Kippen). 01 sedro-Woolley. Wash., gtrl, laura Elizabeth.Aug. 27, 1:14a.m., 7 pounds 9 ounces. now2 boys. 1 girl.
STEVENSON, Don and Sherry (Fertog). ofMinot. N.D.. girl. AashN larayne. July '. 8pounds 4 ounces. now I boy. 3 girls.
MARIOL, John and Relbecca (Hobbs), ofcanton. Ohio, boy. John Joseph. July 29.7:48 a.m.• 9 pounds 1 ounce. first child.
McGORLICK. Brian and Karen (Battye). ofWodonga, Australia. girl. Eve. Aug. 20, 1p.m.• 8 pounds. now 2 boys. 1 girl.
SWENSON. Guy and Jennofer (Osborn). ofBecl<ley. W.Va.• boy. Jonathan Guy, June17. 1:55 a.m.• 8 pounds 6 ounces. now 2boys. 2 girls.
WALKER, Bruce and E~zabeth (Jones). 01Oklahoma Crty, Okla., gIrl, Charnae Elizabeth Anne. Aug. 20. 2 a.m.. 7 pounds, firstchild.
HERRBOLDT• Todd and OeIlorah (C0nrad.). of s.oux Falls. S.D., girt. carne Rea,Aug. 25. 12:15 a.m.• 7 pounds 10 ounces,first child
BOYD. Nerl and Claire (Shaw). of Me~
bourne, Australia. girl, Shelley Joyce. Aug.20. 2:10 p.m.• 8 pounds 11" ounces. firSlchild.
BREGEL. Winiam and Lynnette (Lindholm).01 Wilmar, Mim.. boy. Michael Frederic!<.Aug. 29. 9:30 a.m.. 8 pounds 1ounce. now 1boy. 2 girls.
BRIDGEWATER. Carl and Gerlrude(Grunes). of New Orleans. la.. boy. carlEvans. Aug. 16, 6 pounds 5 ounces. firslchild.
BROWNLEE, Michael and Etleen (Clark). ofJacksonvlNe. Fla.. girl, Syleena Monique.June 9. l:53p.m.• 8 pounds 8 ounces. now 1boy. I girl.
DEKU. John K. and Jacqueline (Amarteifio).of Montreal, Que.• boy. David Jonathan.July 5. 6:39 p.m., 9 pounds 11 ounces. firslchild.
BLAKELY. DaVId and Tem (Fettman). of SanDIego. Calif.. boy. KeYlnDavid. Aug.27. 10:06a.m.. 8 pounds 6 ounces. now 1 boy, 2 girls.
BONIEUO. Stephen and Theresa (DziooZlO). 01 Weslchesler. N.Y.• boy. SlephenFredric!<. July 23. 11:20 a.m.• 7 pounds 1.ounces. lirsl child.
BUTLER. Frank and Renee (Smith). 01Gadsden. Ala.• girt, Amanda Suzanne, July26. 2:59p.m.. 7 pounds 6 ounces, first child.
CARY. Bob and Deborah (Grandy). ofTo<onto. Ont. girl. laura Leeanne. sept. 4..:~a.m .. 9 pounds I I ounces. now 2 boys.1 girt.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
HOUGH. ThO<nas and Peggy (Rimel). ofScottdale. Pa.. girl. Tabftha Rose. Sept. 15.2:a. p.m.. 8 pounds ," ounces. first child.
DEMPSEY. Paul and Carol (Bargar). of Balbmore. Md.. girl. Kathryn ENzabeth. S&p1. 3.10:32 a.m.. 9 pounds 7 ounces. now 2 boys.1 g.rl.
BELCHER.lagarette and Faye(Ouncan).ofSealo<d, Del.. girl. Hannah Rebecca Ruth.Aug. 29. 2:10 p.m.. 7 pounds 12 ounces.now 4 boys. 3 girls.
DENSMORE, Gary and Lisa (Prince). ofConcord. N.H.. boy. caleb Kent. July 9. 8:50a.m.• 6 pounds 2 ounces. now 2 boys.
BURNS, lawrence and Dana (Schmock). 01Lonun. Ohio, boy. Anthony Joseph. June17. 7 pounds 13 ounces. lirst child.
BAWN. Dale and Gennie (Matthews). 01Brampton. Ont.. girt. Sarah Kathaleen. July7. 7:30 a.m., 8 pounds 2" ounces. now 3girts.
DUNN, Robert and Lisa (Hege), of Winstonsalem. N.C.. girl, Lauren Marie, Aug. 30,1:48 p.m.• 7 pounds 8 ounces, first child.
DOUGHER, Don and Susan (Scher). 01santa Rosa, Calil.• boy, Michael Joseph,July 14.3:30 p.m., 7 pounds 5 ounces, now1 boy, 2 girls.
CREWS. Mike and Virginia (Dawson). ofThomaston. Ga.• g.rl, Katherine 8izabeth.Aug. 15, 6:18a.m.. 8 pounds 6 ounces. now2 boys, 1 girl.
ATKINSON. Stephen and carta (Boyer). 01Warsaw.Ind.. girt. Ruth Anne. sept. 3. 10:2.p.m.• now 2 girls.
DODGEN, Ron and Lavonia. of PismoBeach. Cald.• boy, Ethan Michael. Aug. 8.8:30 p.m.. 8 pounds 10ounces. now 1 boy. 1girl.
GROVAK.MIChael and Tamara (Sleensma),of Manhattan. NY., boy. Bernardlawrence. Aug. 13. 3:22 p.m.• 9 pounds 1ounce. now 1 boy. 1girl.
ENDERSON. WiNoam and Cindy (Henry). ofDenver. Colo.. boy. Reece Hunter, May 24.5 a.m., 7 pounds 15 ounces. first child.
FEITH, RIChard and Kimberly (Vermillion). ofGleodora. calil.• girl. Bnttany Danoe/Ie. July30. 11:16 a.m., 7 pounds 12 ounces. firstchlkl.
ELMENDORF, Robert and Sharon (BeN). ofHIXson. Tenn., girl, lindsey Ann, June 23. 8pounds 14 ounces. now 4 girls.
FRANCIS. Darny and Nancy (Schmidt). ofBog sandy. boy. Colton Brook. Sept. 3, 4:09a.m.• 9 pounds. now 2 boys. 1 girl.
AMARElO. Guatter and Betty (PetJsca). ofProvidence, R.I., boy. Joshua Paul. Aug. 8.11 :.5 a.m.• 9 pounds 6 ounces. now 2 boys.
ANDERSON. Glen and Kam (Hillman). of0Iymp0a. Wash., gtrl. Ashley Rose. Aug. 12,2:~a.m .. 8pounds 1.ounces. now 1boy, 1gtrl.
FRIESTAD. Mark and Verna (Stelmack), ofMUlOt, NO.. girt. Melissa Gall. Sept. 4, 1:40a.m.• 9 pounds. now 1 boy. 3 girts.
BIRTHS
CELMER, Joseph and Lucinda (Daniels). 01Neenah. Wis.• girl. VICtOria Anne. Aug. 8.12:57 a.m.. 7 pounds 4 ounces, firsl child.
COOK. Rodney and Tammy (Smith). of Winston-salem. N.C.• boy. Marc Brandon. Aug.27. 8:.a a.m.• 6 pounds 15 ounces, firstchild.
JOHNSON. Glen and carleen (BecI<), of
GAGNE. Fran and Marsha (Dow). of ProVidence. R.I.. g.rl. Gabnene Elizabeth. July 25.10:43 a.m., 9 pounds 3 ounces, first child.
GRIMES. DaVid and Kim (Yeager). ofBeaver Valley. Pa.. girl. samantha Jane.sept. 8, 8 a.m.. 6 pounds 2 ounces. now 2glf1s.
GLATZ. Dana and Sandra (Hale). of Helena.Mont.. girl. Patneoa Bemoce, Aug. 9. 6:45a.m.• 9 pounds 3" ounces. now 3 boys. Igirl.
GARRIGUES. Raymond and Mary (Henry).of San Bernardino, CalIf.• boy. SamuelHenry. July 21. 5:07 a.m.. 8 pounds 3ounces. now 2 boys. 1 g,,1.
GLOVER. Stephen and Tracy (Downer). ofPasadena. boy. Jared Nathan,",. Aug. 22.2:28 p.m., 8 pounds. ounces. first chlkl.
GRIFFITHS. Roger and DIane (FalChney). ofGold Coast, Australoa. boy. Ryan James.Aug. 22. 8:10a.m.. 8 pounds, now 2 boys. 1girl.
112 The WORLDWIDE NEWS Monday, Nov. 9, 1987
Quake shakes L.A., rattles AC campus
~:~:L~~(]PD A ITEPLACES£,. n.EVENTS IN THE WORLDWIDE CHURCH OF GOD
PASADENA-The July Arbitron ratings showed that theWorld Tomorrow telecast movedup to the No.3 position in totalviewing audience for religious programing in the United States, according to Michael Snyder, assistant director of Pu blic Affairs.
"It is interesting to note that all ofthe top 10 religious programs lostviewers, except for The World Tomorrow. which made significantgains in the 18 to 49 age bracket,"Mr. Snyder said.
"* "* *PASADENA-Publishing Ser-
vices mailed about 550,000 directmail packages offering The PlainTruth during the last week of August and the first week of September. Names came from 62 mailinglists rented by the Church.
"We tested 10 different packages, and the overall response isrunning 8 to 10 percent," said BoydLeeson, Plain Truth circulationmanager.
The control package has produced a 9.8 percent response, and itwill be mailed to five million peoplein January. On the outside envelopeare the words, "Money can't buy
this magazine, but we'll send it toyou ... FREE." The word/ree is apunch-out circle that showsthrough a cellophane cut-out on theenvelope.
The direct-mail program is designed to "reach a different audience-people we wouldn't necessarily reach through television,"Mr. Leeson said.
He added that Church membersmay receive direct-mail packageseven though they are already PlainTruth subscribers because theirnames are on the rented lists.
"We've been sending direct-mailpackages since 1977 with excellentresults,:.' Mr. Leeson said.
* * *PASADENA-A total of
48,628 calls were received in response to the World Tomorrowtelecast titled "Dance With theDevil." Evangelist David Hulmepresented the telecast, which airedthe weekend of Oct. 24 and 25.
"* * *PASADENA-WPIX, a cable
station in the New York, N.Y.,area. began airing The World Tomorrow Oct. 4. During the first
three weekends, more than 1,900calls were received from viewerswho saw the telecast on WPIX.
"The station is already among thetop 10," said evangelist RichardRice, director of the Mail Processing Center.
* * *PASADENA-Dale Schurter,
pastor of the Nassau, N.Y., church,demonstrated a composter to Ambassador College Landscaping personnel Sept. 2. The com poster ,called the Compostumbler, was donated to the college by Nassaubrethren.
Mr. Schurter also serves as soilconsultant for the college. He mentioned the need for the composter toNassau breth ren after a ti"i p toPasadena. "Several people suggested that the church buy it for thecollege, so we decided to do it," Mr.Schurter said.
Members sold fruit to raise thefunds.
The composter, with a capacity of18 bushels, takes organic matterand recycles it as humus. Mr.Schurter showed the right mixtureof materials and how to blend themixture to get the best product.
"It is a cylindrical object," saidRonald Grassmann, manager of theLandscaping Departmen t. "Youput the grass clippings, leaves,flower tops and other debris into it,turn it once each day, and in two tothree weeks it makes compost thatwecan put out on the lawns and any-
where else we need it."
* "* *PASADENA-David Albert,
one of the presenters of the WorldTomorrow telecast, filmed segments at the Sydney, Australia,Harbour Bridge Oct. 22 and 23 fora program to air in March.
John Halford was on-site director.
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than two pounds, and an opening inthe heart had not closed. Doctorsplanned to give three hormone injections. Prayer was requested frommembers.
"Doctors gave the first injectiononly, and the opening closed. Doctors stated this was unheard of afterone injection," said Mr. Meyer. Theinfant gained three ounces in thefirst week after birth.
Brethren at the Mount Pocono,Pa., site experienced "quite anemotional tug" as one memberdied of a heart attack and a childwas healed during the Feast, saidDale Schurter, assistant Feast coordinator.
A woman from the St. Louis,Mo., church, had a heart attackduring the Feast and was taken tothe hospital. Prayers were requested, but she died from anotherheart attack before her scheduledsurgery.
Dr. Albert said the show istargeted at Australia's bicentennialin 1988. The program will focus onwhat the future holds for Australia.
"It will be partly descriptive,partly analytical and partly prophetic," he said. "It'll be a differentand very interesting way of presenting the truth of the United Statesand Britain in prophecy outside theUnited States and Britain."
Prayers were requested for achild who was diagnosed as havingmeningitis. She was taken to thehospital for tests, but no signs of themeningitis were found.
The results were announced inservices. This "caused the entiregroup to really pull together," saidMr. Schurter.
Community compliments
Brethren at Daytona Beach toldMr. Dick about a conversation theyhad with a restaurant hostess:
"She said the merchants havebeen discussing our people ...
"She asked, 'What goes on atyour meetings to make you sohappy?' She wanted to know if shecould get tickets to attend. She saidthat they've had other churchgroups here, but they preach and tryto give them literature."
An article titled "Daytona PraysThat Church Will Enjoy Its Stay,Return," in the Orlando, Fla.,Sentinel. said the Feast was "adream come true" for tourismleaders. "For months [leaders]have preached incessantly aboutthe need for Daytona Beach toattract more families and changeits tarnished image as a haven forbikers and beer-drinking collegestudents."
QUAKE DAMAGE-Southern California's Oct. 1 earthquake leaves aStudent Services office on the third floor of the Hall of Administration inshambles. [Photo by Barry Stahl)
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Feastgoers in Tulsa, Okla., werein the dark for a few bours before theafternoon service on the Last GreatDay, according to Earl Roemer, site
"Shortly before services were tobegin a major fire erupted immediately across the street from the convention center," he said. "Power to agood portion ofdowntown Tulsa waslost."
The choir, which was on stagepracticing when the outageoccurred, sang hymns for 45 minutes while the congregation sangalong.
"With an auxiliary generator, wepowered up our own public addresssystem and a light on the speakerMr. [Richard] Ames," said Mr.Roemer.
A strong south wind kept smokeaway from the auditorium. "God'speople shone brilliantly through thedarkness," he added.
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"We're closer to the end timesthan we realize. This is only the beginning."
Mr. Tkach and his son, JosephJr., were on the second floor of theHall of Administration when theyheard the sounds that preceded thequake.
Mr. Tkach related his experience: "I said, 'What on earth is thatnoise? It sounds like a railroad traincoming right through the building.'And then all of the sudden I realizedwhat it was; it was an earthquake.We immediately got under a doorframe and stood there and rode outthe shaking. And believe me, thatHall of Administration really reeledand rolled and rattled all around.
"That was only a 6.1," he said."Can you imagine what a 7.1 or an8.1 or a 9.1 is going to be like?
"We can expect those things, andwe shouldn't take it for granted thatwe're going to constantly have thesethings just pass by us."
An aftershock measuring 5.3,first reported as 5.5, on the Richterscale occurred at 3:59 a.m., Oct. 4.It was the strongest of the hundredsof aftershocks that followed the initial earthquake.
cerned about the welfare and theprotection of His people, and I believe an absolute miracle was performed over the campus ... Hopefully, it brought us to our senses to
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In Mr. Albrecht's office a bookcase fell over. "It could have beenvery serious if someone had beenworking at the desk," Mr. Peoplessaid.
Other cosmetic damage includedfallen ceiling tiles in several campusdepartments, minor damage to theAuditorium's acoustical ceiling andfallen plaster.
"Our [computer] hardwarewasn't affected at all," said Mr.Peoples about CIS offices. "In ourprograming room we had extensivedamage to the ceiling. It was probably one of the hardest hit areas ofthe work and will require considerable repair."
He added that CIS receptionistJanine Summers, who was justcoming to work, sustained some injuries when she fell down the stairs."She's the only one I know of thatwas injured," but it wasn't serious.
On the Day of Atonement Mr.Tkach told brethren at services inthe Auditorium: "We certainlydon't ever want to take for grantedthat God is near and He is con-
unteer manner-usually. more thanwere necessary."
Classes were also canceled Oct. 2so students could give a full day'swork to their employers to help with. .
Campus buildings, includingdormitories, were evacuated. Mr.Tkach addressed students gatheredin the Auditorium mall area. He encouraged them and told them a precautionary survey for structuraldamage would be conducted on thecampus, according to MichaelSnyder, assistant director of PublicAffairs.
The Hall of Administration andthe student center were the first tobe checked, according to GregoryAlbrecht, dean of students.
"The student center was thenreopened to allow the students anair-conditioned place to gather andto make the students available as ageneral work party," Mr. Albrechtsaid. Classes were canceled.
Students form work force
"The student center reopened atabout 10 a.m.," said Michael Kuykendall, student body president,"and work party requests immediately began coming in from thevarious departments. The students responded to the requests in a vol-
band are unable to move back in.They are Jiving in an apartment andplan to sell the land.
"There were no injuries; that'sthe good news," Mr. Luker said.
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sador College campus suffered onlyminor structural damage when anearthquake measuring 5.9 on the
, \ r scale roc cd uthern ali·fornia at 1:41 a.m., Oct. 1.
Thequake, first reported as 6.1 inmagnitude, was downgraded to 5.9when photographic data from seismometers in Southern Californiawere collected and processed.
The Television Mobile Operations building on Dayton Street suffered the most structural damage."Portions of the parapet wall weredisplaced with horizontal cracks,"said William Scott, campus architect.
Other damage included thechimneys of Ambassador Hall andthe Terrace Villa, Grove Manor andManor Del Mar dormitories, whichbroke or cracked at the roof line.There were also "severe stresses onsome of the columns in the underground parking structure," Mr.Scott said.
James Peoples, operation manager of Computer Information Services (CIS), who toured the campuswith Pastor General Joseph W.Tkach, noted other damage: "Welost some of the glass in the natatorium; a lot of small items on deskswere broken; books fell; picturestoppled over; and a few lamps werebroken" in some offices.
A decorative ceiling rod from theAuditorium fell and pierced theback of one of the seats. "It possiblycould have caused an injury," saidJames Snook, director of the campus Security & Safety Departments. He said the rods have beentightened since the quake.
The epicenter of the quake, firstthought to be in or near Pasadena,was later said to be in Rosemead,Calif., about 6% miles from campus. It was Southern California'sworst quake since 1971, and itcaused seven deaths.
Evangelist Dennis Luker, pastorof the Garden Grove, Calif.,church, where some brethren nearthe epicenter attend services, saidthat a number of members suffereddamage to their homes.
One member in Whittier, Calif.,has such severe structural damageto her home that she and her hus-
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