International Magazine of The Church of God

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Number 6

November-Dercmber 1971

International magazine of

THE CHURCH OF GODministering to its members

scattered abroad

""eGood News

Volume XX

• •More About Our Cover.The Noresco Building, on the eastern boundary ofVancouver, British Columbia, is nine miles from the

city center. Eighty percent of the building houses our CanadianOffice, warehouse, and church hall- a total of 28,700 square feet!Forty employees carryon God's Work from this base of operationsfor all the Canadian Work. Be sure to read Mr. Dart's article for theanswers to your questions about the "Foreign Work."

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What our READERS SAY ...

Published at Pasadena, Ca l ifornra<D 1971 Worldwide Church of God

EDITORHERBERT W. ARMSTRONG

BUSINESS MANAGER

Albert J. Portune

Associate Editors

Richard H. Sedliacik Ronald Kelly

Lawson C. Briggs. Copv Editor

Thomas Haworth. Art Editor

SENIOR EDITORS

Roderick C. MeredithAlbert J. PortuneHerman L. Hoeh

EditorsDennis G. LukerErnest 1. Martin

Leslie 1. McCulloughBill 1. McDowell

Raymond F. McNair1. Leroy Neff

Richard F. PlacheJohn E. PortuneJohn Robinson

Paul S. RoyerNorman A. Smith

Dean R. 'WilsonClint C. Zimmerman

ContributingDavid AlbertDavid 1. AntionDibar K. ApartianFrank BrownAlfred E. CarrozzaC. Wayne ColeRaymond C. ColeWilliam DankenbringRonald 1. DartCharles V. DorothyCharles F. HuntingPaul W. KrollRobert 1. Kuhn

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EXECUTIVE EDITOR

Garner Ted Armstrong

MANAGING EDITOR

David Jon Hill

I really enjoyed the articles, especiallythe one by Dr. Hoeh on the visit to Mt,Sinai. It made me feel almost as if Icould see the Israelites all the way throughtheir journey.

Mrs. R. K.. Mesa, Arizona

FaithThe article in The Good News on

"Faith" by Mr. Portune really hit me hardbetween the eyes. I have seen the movieson some of the inner workings of themighty Work being done on earth byGod through the hands of man. The par­agraph on God's Church needing to becollectively and unitedly confident andfilled with faith and totally behind whatGod is doing, made me realize how lax Ihad become. I feU down on my knees andcried out to God for forgiveness and prom­ised Him I would get on the ball rightaway. Please thank Mr. Portune for me,tor ttus article, 1t was Just what r needed'to shake me up.

R. E. M., Washington, D.C.

W. E. B., Zanesville, Ohio

Elise L, Columbus, Ohio

Sinai TripPlease pass on to Drs. Hoeh and Martin

the heartfelt thanks for wonderfully in­spiring articles on the visit to Mt. Sinai.As a Church of God member I am in­spired greatly by articles, pictures andmaps like these, and I pray God will allowother journeys and more revelation oftruths to make this way of life truly thevery best for us all.

Pass on to the editors of Tomorrou/sW orid my deep appreciation for all thearticles. Keep up the articles and picturesabout the Work, however small it mayseem, for every phase and facet of God'sWork is meat to us all who know andunderstand.

the first article I thought that I must writemy "thank you." Upon finishing each ar­ticle in order, the same feeling welled up.Now, having read completely to the excla­mation mark on the last page, I say,how wonderfully inspiring! What a privi­lege and blessing to receive free suchencouraging and informative writings.Thank you.

PatienceI've read many articles about patience in

the last few years. But never have they hada positive effect on my life. Being in astate of lethargy and discouragement, Ihappened to be at a friend's house lastnight. He mentioned your article. I hadjust received my Good News the day be­fore. So upon arising this morning I beganreading the article. Before finishing thearticle my eyes were filled with tears and Iwas thanking God for the kind of lovingFather He is, and for His wonderful wayof life. This article has helped me greatlyto understand and react properly to vari­ous difficulties on the job and in my per­sonal life! Thank you very much for thisfood to grow on.

L. ]., Houston, Texas

Being presently unemployed, I felt thearticle on patience written by Dr. Zimmer­man in the new Good News was specific­ally for me. I have found myself bitter andresentful rather than forgiving, under­standing, patient and loving. Thanks forsuch spiritual food!

T. S., Toledo, Ohio

Ew-mJ,....2~&Thank you for the May-June 1971 Good

Neus. When I completed the reading of

Morale BoosterI was so happy to receive another Good

News so soon. Is this an indication thatwe'll be getting more than two issues ayear now? I hope so; nothing can replacethe Good News for stirring the wholechurch unitedly on spiritual matters, or forgiving us a concise, big-picture account ofthe latest news in the Work.

We hear rumors and bits of news sofast, we lose sight of trends and fn Hillmentof prophecies. Seeing the great gratitudeand humility and faith of our brethren in"the field" and articles such as were con­tained in this Good News are a real boostto uiorare am} dedicarion. We thank Godfor our brethren, who pray for us, and theministry who guide and teach us.

R. R., Altadena, California

• T'bat: right - ue're Jtrit'il/g to publiJhthe GOOD NEWS 011 a regular basis! Youcal/ look [oruard to mallY articles about thEJr"ork alld general Cbrist ian growth andorercoming.

TO YOURQUESTIONS ABOUT

THE FOREIGNWORK

In this article, the Vice Presi­dent of the Foreign Educa­tional Service answers manyof your questions aboutGod's Work outside theUnited States, and discussesthe new doors God is open­ing up to the "Foreign

Work."

by Ronald l. Dart

THE sun never sets on the Work ofGod! No matter where you tra­vel in this wide world, you are

never far from a Church of God or anoffice of Ambassador College. Thoughby the world's standards this Work isstill small, no longer can it be comparedto a grain of mustard seed.

In the month of July, 1971 ThePLAIN TRUTH was printed and mailedto over two million subscribers. It wentout in five languages to nearly everynation on this planet! One third ofthose magazines went into what we inthe United States have come to call the"Foreign Work."

Yet most of our members are verymuch in the dark about the progressand the extent of this part of God'sWork. Wherever we go we are delugedwith questions about the Foreign Work.

Since we are often unable to answer allthe questions, we've decided to answerin The GOOD NEWS those questionsmost asked.

O. Exactly how many offices do wehave outside the United States, andwhen were they opened?

A. We now have ten offices 10 fivecontinents. We list them here in theorder of their beginning:

London, England January, 1953Sydney, Australia December, 1959Vancouver, Canada .. " February, 1961Dusseldorf,

West Germany April, 1962Manila, Philippines July, 1962Geneva, Switzerland October, 1963Johannesburg,

South Africa February, 1964Jerusalem, Israel April, 1967Mexico City, Mexico .. October, 1967Auckland, New Zealand . August, 1968

In addition to these, we have two

other areas where men are handlinglimited amounts of mail besidescarrying out ministerial responsibilities.Mr. Robert Flores in Santiago de Chileforwards mail from a local post officebox to Big Sandy for handling; and Mr.Russell Johnson in Salisbury, Rhodesiapicks up, processes, and forwards to Jo­hannesburg all the mail from the Rho­

desian areas. These are not mailingoffices, but mail receiving offices.

Q. How many churches do we haveabroad?

A. We now have a total of 58Churches and 13 Bible Studies outsideof the United States, and the attendancein July averaged over 12,000. Thesepeople are ministered to by 78 ordainedministers.

O. How many foreign language edi­tions of The PLAIN TRUTH are

published and what is their circul­ation? What about TOMORROW'SWORLD? The Ambassador CollegeCorrespondence Course?

A. In addition to the English lan­guage, The PLAIN TRUTH magazine ispublished in French, German, Spanishand Dutch. We do not yet have a To­MORROW'S WORLD magazine in fureignlanguages. However, Mr. Herbert W.Armstrong has given the go-ahead, and,God willing, TOMORROW'S WORLD willbegin in aU four languages by Januaryof 1972. The circulation figures for ourforeign language magazines as ofAugust 31st are as follows:

Spanish 81,700French 54,391German .. , 5~,602

Dutch 13,459

We also, of course, have a great dealof material published in the Italianlanguage to complement Mr. FrankInglima's Italian broadcast aired inCanada. Weare on two stations therewith a modest response. As soon as we

Directors of Our Offices ...

Q. With 00 broadcast in Englandfor several years, how is the Workbeing carried 00 there?

A. The Work in England IS doingmuch better than you would expect con­sidering the limited doors that havebeen opened to us. Basically, the Workin England has been built by RadioLuxembourg, Reader's Digest, two anda half years of offshore radio stations,and an advertising campaign which en­compassed the Slinday Times, the Sun­day Express, the Daily Telegraph, Drivemagazine, the GlasgoU' Weekly N ell'S,and a later campaign in Reader's Di­gest. All 10 all, through the years a totalof 262,000 people have respondeddirectly to ads or broadcasts in GreatBritain, and the British mailing list inJuly stood at 116,000 subscribers.

But the best is yet to come. Werecently ran a small expenment 10 GreatBritain by putting The PLAIN TRUTHmagazine 00 neuisstands ! It nowappears that as a method of buildingthe mailing list, this may be one of themost efficient we have ever tried. Weoften judge the effectiveness of ourmedia by our cost per new subscriber.These costs range from just over a dol­lar for very good advertising to as muchas $15.00 per new subscriber for poorradio stations or poor ads.

The newsstand magazines brought innew subscribers at a rate of $1.25 perperson. Not bad. But it doesn't reallytell the whole story. People in Englandare accustomed to getting magazinesfrom newsstands rather than subscrib­ing directly to the publishers. There­fore, there must be a great number ofadditional readers who have not sub-

Q. Has anything more been doneconcerning a Japanese Work?

A. The same problems mentionedabove in relation to the ScandinavianWurk have prevented us from goingahead at the present time in the Japa­nese language. Yet, the Japanese Work,too, has already started! The first ad inthe Japanese edition of Reader's Digest

appeared in the August issue inEnglislJ. We are expecting a goodresponse from these advertisements andwe should very rapidly develop a solidcore of bilingual Japanese readers.

Meanwhile, two Japanese studentshave been accepted to AmbassadorCollege for the autumn term this year.Preparation is being made, and whenGod opens the door in the Japanese Ian-

However, the Scandinavian Workbegan anyway several months ago. Itoccurred to us that the English languageis spoken very widely in Scandinaviaand that we might be able to reachmany people effectively in English.With that in mind, we ran seven ads inEnglish in the Norwegian, Swedish,and Danish editions of Readers Digest.What surprised us most was that ourimmediate response was just as high aswe could have expected if we had ad­vertised in Norwegian, Swedish, andDanish! We had over 6,000 on themailing list at one time, and even afterrenewing all the trial subscriptions, wenow have over 3,000 regular PLAINTRUTH subscribers in those countries.

Rear in .mind that all these sub­scribers are bilingual. They speakEnglish besides their native tongue. Our

A. One of the chief problems we en­counter in any new foreign area IS lan­

gllage. It isn't easy to just decide to"start a Danish Work," for instance. Inany such situation you need translators,mail readers, letter answerers, and be­fore very long even ministers. So far,the number of Scandinavian studentswho have come through AmbassadorCollege is very limited and comesnowhere near giving us the manpowerwe need to do a large ScandinavianWork.

li~YMUNDr.McN~1R C. WAYNE COLE DEAN R. WILSON FRANK H. SCHNEE COLIN ADAIRLondon, England Sydney, Australia Vancouver, Canada Dusseldorf, W. Germ. Manila, Philippines

are able to produce a magazine 10 mail IS already beginning to indicate a guage, we will be able to walk through.Italian, we would like very much to change in the lives of many of theseadvertise in Italy. people. Soon there will be an increase

The Correspondence COline has long in applications for admission to Arnbas-been available in the French, German sador College from Scandinavia andand Spanish languages. eventually a pool of translators who

Q. What progress is being made in will be sympathetic to the goals andpurposes of The PLAIN TRUTH

opening up new areas such as Scan-magazine!

dinavia?So the Scandinavian Work is off to a

good start, having started much largerand faster than most areas of the For­eign Work.

Meanwhile, we have also made astart in the Danish language. ThreeDanish translators are at work, and agreat deal of our material is alreadytranslated. Our first Danish languagebooklet - The Seven Laus of Success s-:

came off the press a little over a monthago. As finances are available, and aswe develop the necessary systems forgetting into print, we should be ableto produce a Danish language magazine.

... Around the World

Q. What has happened to ourChurch in Chile? Has the change toa Marxist government affected it inany way?

A. Me. Robert Flores still conductsservices every Sabbath in Santiago, andthe Church averages a little over 50 inattendance. He also holds Bible Studiesin many outlying areas. Ten peopleattend every other week in Los Andes,Chile, and another ten meet once a

A. Hope? We're on. We're on moreforeign TV stations than we are Ameri­can! Take a look at your television login The PLAIN TRUTH. We are on 23major stations in Canada and 43 of thesmaller satellite stations. The telecast isnow available to over 90% of thepeople in Canada I

This is one of the reasons for thephenomenal growth in the CanadianWork this year. The Vancouver Officebegan 1971 with a mailing list of100,000 people. As of July, it was 140,­000 ann still growing rapidly. That's a40% increase in just over half a year!

Me. Ted Armstrong finds himselfwidely recognized in Canada because oftelevision. Women point him out totheir children on the streets, head wait­ers in restaurants recognize him imme­diately when he walks in, shopkeepersask for his autograph.

Q. Is there any hope of getting ontelevision in foreign areas?

COLIN A. WILKINS ROBERT E. FAHEY RICHARD J. FRANKEL ENRIQUE T. RUIZ GRAEMME J. MARSHALLGeneva, Switzerland Johannesburg, S. Africa Jerusalem, Israel Mexico City, Mexico Auckland, New Zealand

scribed - hence we cannot count them On the eighth of May this year, the month in Temuco. Me. Flores alsoaccurately - but who expect to continue telecast went overseas for the first time. frequently visits Bahia Blanca, Argen-getting The PLAIN TRUTH regularly A regular Saturday night telecast at tina, where 65 people assemble, and hasfrom their neu.sstand, 10:30 began in Manila. The response met with a group of eight in Paysandu,

It's for these reasons that we've has not been as great as in Canada Uruguay.stepped into a new phase in the British because there are not nearly as many There are also other small groups heWork. In September, 50,000 PLAIN television sets per capita in Manila as meets with from time to time. Many ofTRUTH magazines were put on news- there are in Canada. Still, the response them belong to an organization calledstands throughout the British Isles. They is gratifying, and the quality of the re- the Israelite Church of the New Cov-were distributed by one of the large sponse is good. enant, which differs rather remarkablychains of news agents and were free of In addition, at least one telecast has from most divisions of the "Sardis"charge. This immediately Increased the been shown in Rhodesia. The television Church - they keep not only the Sab-circulation of The PLAIN TRUTH maga- station in Salisbury would be quite will- bath, but all the annual Holy Days aszine in Britain by 50,000 copies, and ing to run our telecasts, if their video well. But their Pentecost is on Sundaythe readership by 150,000 to 2UO,00U tape system were compatible with the instead of Monday and their Passoverpersons! We plan to continue this in- American system. They can run those on the evening of the 15th, rather thandefinitely, allowing those who wish to programs that we have on film, but we the evening of the 14th. At leastpick up their magazine on the news- have so few of those that no permanent they're trying.stands to do so. arrangement can yet be made. Often the pastors of these congrega-

However, the Australians have tions ask Me. Flores to visit theirreportedly developed a method for elec- churches and speak to the people. Me.tronic conversion from the American Flores' accounts of these visits readsystem to the British system which may much like the Apostle Paul's account ofopen up all kinds of TV doors for us his visits to the synagogues throughoutoverseas. Australian television stations Asia and into Europe. Some peoplehave also expressed an interest in scoff, some are openly hostile, some say,carrying the telecast if we can get by the "We will hear you again on this mat-technical difficulties. ter" - but only a small handful have a

One of the main limiting factors in converted attitude. A few are very muchtelevision is the uuugelo We could do a alive and fervently concerned aboutgreat deal more if we had the money. God's Work. They are scattered fromDoes that give you any ideas? one side of the South American conti­

nent to the other, but they recugnize ourpeople immediately upon contact!

The change in Chile's governmenthas had little direct effect on the mem­bership in the area, but indirectly thereis some insecurity and uncertainty aboutthe future. Mr. Flores has been unableto obtain a permanent Chilean visa andstill has to leave periodically to renew atemporary tourist visa.

The members are gradually growingand a good foundation is being laid

Our Foreign Language Broadcasters~.~

Mr. Benitez arrived from Kiara Sundayevening. I have been talking with him allthis morning about the situation there. Butfirst of all let me give you the full letterwhich I received from his brother, just ashe wrote it:

You might be amazed upon receiptof this letter, since I have not writtento you personally. I think it is nowthe exact time to pen down this im­portant things.

Sir, I'm sorry to tell you that thetrouble which started in PikitCotabato a month ago had alreadyreach in our place. We could see inthe distance the day and night burn­ing of houses. We discuss thesethings with Mr. Benitez my elderbrother, and other important men inour locality. Other assumed that thiswill not harm us. But last night at2:00 a.m., we were awaken by gun­fire. It was the house of my neigh­bour in the other side of the river. Jhave seen the flying red bullets thathit the house. A t the third firing thefamily had awaken from their deepsleep and had realize their death, Iknow because we could hear thecrying of mother and children. Whilethey were crying the house startburning.

In the absence of my mind due tolong sleep I push the door instead ofpulling it. We rush down with myfour children and it was difficult toescape because the whole place waslighted. We make it rhr u the shad­ows of our house. What an arduousescape we made. We run to the

DIBAR K. APARTIANFrench

and it's becoming clear that the churchin Kiara is composed of YOllr brethren.

At present, there is almost a civil warraging on the island of Mindanao andour brethren are caught in the middle.There is a "Christian" versus Moslemreligious element in the fighting, but itseems to go even further than that. Thefollowing letter from Mr. Adair willhelp you to understand the situation:

During a recent financial crisis, thequestion arose as to whether we couldafford to keep the Filipino office open.Word that we considered closing the of­fice down reached the Filipinos, andthey responded with prayer, fasting,and giving to such an extent that theWork in the Philippines became inter­nally self-supporting within a month orso. At the time of this writing, we aresending no money from Headquartersto the Philippines. These people whoseincome averages between $35 and $45per month are carrying most of theweight of the entire expense of thePhilippine Work. They are not atpresent able to pay for the printing oftheir magazine, all of their radio sta­tions, and a few other external ex­penses, but they do pay all of theirlocal expenses.

Besides the churches on the island ofLuzon, Manila and U rdaneta, we'vebeen working for a long time withanother large group on the island ofMindanao at Kiara. These people cameto us already meeting together withtheir own leaders. Consequently, we

often have not listed them among ourchurches. However, their leaders havefaithfully taught them from our liter­ature, and have made no effort to drawthe people away. More and more ofthem are being baptized by Mr. Adair,

the

FRANK P. INGLIMA PABLO GONZALEZItalian Spanish

poverty and severe trials and tempta­tions, yet who are remaining solidlyfaithful to the Work and to the Wordof God.

Q. How are the brethren inPhilippines faring?

A. They are remaining faithful througha great fight of affiictions! An articleby Mr. Colin Adair in the August

GOOD NEWS explained some of theproblems. Basically, the Filipino breth­ren are a people struggling with deep

ERHARD KLAMMERGerman

throughout Latin America. Tours arebeing planned to contact 126 personswho have requested visits. These aremostly scattered new people who havecome to the knowledge of the truththrough the Spanish edition of ThePLAIN TRUTH, La PURA VERDAD.(Visit requests in Mexico and CentralAmerica are taken care of separately byMr. Enrique Ruiz from Mexico City.)

Some of you have heard that Mr.Ruiz has been ill and have asked abouthim. He was stricken with typhoid feverand contracted hepatitis at the sametime. The doctor felt that he was verynear death, but God has healed him andhe is back at work, though still a bitweak and not yet able to handle his fullwork load. Mr. RUIZ pastors a church inMexico City which averages abouttwenty in attendance. In addition, heconducts occasional Bible Studies inGuadalajara and other Mexican cities.

You'll get a good idea of the com­parative distribution of La PURA VER­

DAD by studying the box which showsthe worldwide circulation of The PLAINTRUTH magazine.

November-December 1971 The GOOD NEWS 5

Plain Truth and Tomorrow's WorldWorldwide Circulation

Totals: 2,078,060 '" 745,974

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336

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1,574

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4241221

4227

5774

321,765

15911623

578790

1,52739

726

1,142104

3681

23060

3,69669

7120149

31

9851

1,8765,887

485

217783454277

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2,647

TERRITORIES, PROTEC- PTTO RATES & OTHER AREAS

Afars & IssasAngola .Anguilla .Antigua .Ascension Is. . .Azores .Bahamas .Bermuda .Br-ifiah Honduras

British Virgin Is. ..British SolomonsBrunei .Canary Is.Cayman Is.DominicaFalkland Is. . .Faroe Is. . .Fiji .French Gu ianaGibraltarGreenlandGrenada .Guadeloupe .Hong KongMacao .Madeira .Majorca .MartiniqueMelanesiaMicronesiaMontserratNetherland AntillesNevis .North Ireland .Oceania .Okinawa .PolynesiaPort. East Africa ..Port. Timor .Reunion .Sabah .Sao Tome .Sarawak .Scotland .SeychellesSouth-West AfricaSt. Kitts .St. Lucia .St. Vin(;;ent .

Surinam .

Tortola .Trucial States .Turks Is. . .Wales .

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1,0695,993

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5,4873,748

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6,9246

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1,117

COUNTRYKuwait .

Laos .Lebanon .Lesotho .Liberia .Libya .Luxembourg .Malagasy RepublicMalawi .Malaysia .Malta .MauritiusMexico .Morocco .Muscat & OmanNepal .Netherlands .New Zealand .NicaraguaNigeria .Norway .Pakistan .Panama .ParaguayPeru .Philippines .Poland .Portugal .RhodeaiuRomania .San Marino .Saudi Arabia .Senegal .Sierra LeoneSingapore .Somali Republic '"South AfricaSouth KoreaSouth Vietnam ....Southern YemenSpain .Sudan .SwazilandSweden .SwitzerlandSyria .TanzaniaThailand .Trinidad & TobagoTunisia .Turkey .

·U. S. A .U. S. S. R.Uganda .Uruguay .VenezuelaWest GermanyYemen .

YugoslaviaZambia .

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1,242505

49,5502,624

2801,4055,182

26252289

6248

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1,748166,130

967974

16,228616

1,39927

302211193

2,257882

31,419

601,059

62,3145

81450451

22,09822

10,571145

2,38933

3,471740

1,3883440

44,3561,479

15892

4,957441586

1,88416159

1,059

JapanJordanKenya

COUNTRYAfghanistanAlgeria .Argentina .

• AustraliaAustria .Bahrain .BarbadosBelgium .Bolivia .BotswanaBrazil .Bulgaria .Burma .Burundi .Combodia .Cameroon .

'Canada .Ceylon .Chile .ColombiaCongo, The .Costa Rica .Cuba .CyprusCzechoslovakiaDahomeyDenmark .Dominican Rep. . ..East Germany .Ecuador .Egypt .EI Salvador

• England .Equatorial GuineaEthiopia .Finland .Formosa .France .Gambia .Ghana .Greece .Guatemala .Guinea .Guyana .Haiti .HondurasHungary .Iceland .India .Indonesia .Iran .Iraq .Ireland (Irish Rep.) .Israel .Italy .Jamaica .

*AII military personn.. 1 Included

COUNTRIES NOT RECEIVING AMBASSADOR COLLEGE MAGAZINESAlbaniaAndoraBhutanCentral African Rep.ChadChinaCong"

GabonIvory CoastKhmer Rep.LiechtensteinMaldiveMali

MauritaniaMonacoMongoliaNauruNigerNorth Korea

North VietnamQatar

RwandaTogoUpper VoltaVatican CityWestern Samoa

Note: Circulation figures are as of August r97r

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ricefield, whil .. th ..r" we prayen Godfor protection and deliverance fromthe horror. The trouble now hasworsen, just this morning before Iwrote this letter a mother was hauledin a jeep being hit ill her breast inthree places by bullets and still aliveand breastfed her baby. We couldwitness massacre every day. It is notonly the Ilagas and the Muslems thatcreate trouble. The counterfeit Ilagasmassacre people of any kind. It was agroup of people that 'arrange to killtheir enemies of long ago. Some ofthem who are poorer than the poorjoin this party to solve their prob­lems, strike and hit anybody. Thesound of guns is the music of theday! If you will receive the escapedinto your house and give them foodyou will be slain the following night.We do not know where to go be­cause we are not sure who is theenemy. The Free Press and the Phil­ippine Herald have no knowledgeabout this. This shows that the gov­ernment is ignorant about thesethings. Our big problem now is ourfood. We could not farm, our land isin the troubled area.

Please join us in your prayer thatGod will continue to protect us anddeliver us from this trouble. Pleaseinform me what to do. Shall we va­cate the area, and move to anotherplace in Mindanao? Some of thebrethren are fortunate because theirlands are situated far from thetrouble area. But we are certain thatthis will spread all over Mindanaobecause we have seen the progress ofthe trouble. Lastly may your ferventprayer help us in this time oftrouble.

It's quite a letter, isn't it? And thetrouble has spread since he wrote this onJuly 25. The Manila Times headline thismorning is, "Blackshirrs Get Ultimatum."The Blackshirts are members of the M.I.M.(Mindanao Independent Movement). Theultimatum came from General Garcia, P.C. commander. He is demanding surrenderby August 15. But I doubt very much ifanything like that will happen. The fight­ing is now in four provinces after an ini­tial start in Cotabato,

Mr. Benitez gave me the following facts:We have over 100 families in the area,most of them relying on the land for theirIi vclihood. Already the worne-u and clri I­dren have been moved to the safety of thenearby towns, leaving only the men towork the land and flee if trouble arrives.Mr. Benitez himself wants to move hisfamily to Don Carlos. You see, Kiara is asettlement right off the main highway intothe interior. There is only one access to theplace, and no communications whatever tothe nearby towns. Trouble could easily ar­rive there and there would be no means ofhelp at all. There are, of course, no gov­ernment troopers in the area. So it is prettyisolated.

I have decided, on Mr. Benitez's recom­mendations, to advise the individual fam­ilies to move if they can, rather than try tomove the entire church as a whole. Manyof them have relatives ill other pans of thePhilippines. At the same time we have de­cided to cancel the Feast in Kiara and holdit instead in Don Carlos, which is a townright on the main highway and where wealso have a small church. I t will mean hir­ing a tent for services, for our buildingthere wouldn't hold the 700 people ex­pected to attend. I will be sending a rnern-

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ber letter to all informing them of thechange. Unfortunately, the plot of land Imentioned in the telex as a possible re­settlement site is also in a trouble area, notfar north, so that is now out. It would bealmost a case of out of the frying pan intothe fire. However, Pike Mirto's brother-in­law is well known in Palawan, a large is­land to the west of the mainland, and hecould possibly arrange for some land to bemade available to the church for home­steading. Of course this will take sometime to arrange, if available. Also, we havea member in the Negros area of the Visayaswho may be able to provide some land furthe people. Mr. Benitez is hoping, natur­ally, that the trouble will die down so theywon't have to move. It means losing theirhomes and land. But I have advised himto start making preparations to moveanyway, and if the trouble is settled theycan always change their mind and stay. Sonow we plan to dismantle the tabernaclebuilding erected a while back in Kiara(it's a shame because it is a fine building- I saw it in March) and sell the mate­rial. Also, Mr. Benitez was building ahome and he will now do the same with it.

So the outcome is that they will beginpreparations to move immediately and takesteps to protect their families. At the sametime we will try to find a resettlementarea. Iridividual families will rno ve if pus­sible. In short, unless things settle downthe church will be dispersed in all direc­tions, but many of them may be able to getwhere there are other members, and evensome might be able to get to a church area.If the Palawan plan materializes, then per­haps a group might be able to move there.Mr. Benitez is concerned that it means lesssupport for the church here and perhaps aburden on us helping them. His heart is inthe right place. I have assured him that thesafety and security of his people comes be­fore their tithes and offerings.

Will let you know how things go withthe brethren in Kiara as Mr. Benitez keepsme informed.

Q. Why do you call it the "Foreign

Work"?

A_ The question may sound a little

strange to some of our American read­

ers, but our European members will im­

mediately grasp the reason for it. They

are not "foreigners." When I'm visiting

a European, South African, Australian,

or even Canadian Church, 1 am the

foreigner.

The phrase "Foreign Work" is rap­

idly becoming obsolete - there is no

part of the world that is "foreign" to

this Work.

Nevertheless, the title "foreign

Work" has special meaning for all of

us no matter what our nationality. In

giving the "great commission," Christ

was not merely directing those instruc­

tions to his twelve apostles. It was a

commission not to one man or one

group of men, but for the entire Church

through all ages. He told them: "Go ye

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therefore, and teo.eh all nations, baptiz­

ing them in the name of the Father, and

of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit"

(Matt. 28:19).

It is, of course, understandable that

we take the Gospel to our own people

first. After all, Christ sent the Gospel

first to the Jews. But it wasn't long be­

fore he told the apostles to get out of

their own country and away from their

own people and to preach the Gospel to

the Gentiles - to the whole world.

The initial thrust of the "Foreign

Work" came from Jerusalem. Peter was

the first to carry the Gospel to a Gen­

tile, and in a very short time a church

had been established in Antioch, of

which many of the members were

Gentile.

Strangely though, the impetus for the

Foreign Work continued not from Jeru­

salem, but from Antioch! It was to

those in Antioch that the Holy Spirit

spoke saying, "Separate me Barnabas

and Saul for the work whereunto 1 have

called them" (Acts 13: 2) .

And so the Foreign Work moved out

into Asia Minor. The Headquarters was

still Jerusalem, but the base of oper­ations for this part of the Foreign

Work was not Jerusalem, but Antioch.

So it becomes clear that the commission

to go into all the world applied not

only to the Jerusalem Church, but to

each and every Church that was later

established. For example, the Church at

Philippi supported Paul during most of

his work in Corinth. He had little con­

tact with Antioch and Jerusalem and

apparently received no financial help

from them. What help he got, he got

from a Church that was itself a part of

the Foreign Work.

And so the Work of God continued

down through the ages. The Foreign

Work extended on into Spain, Scythia

and Armenia, eventually finding its way

back across Europe to England. Then

finally, the "Foreign Work" reached out

and evangelized North America! We

Americans, now so vigorously pursuing

the "Foreign Work," were not so very

long ago ourselves the field of the

Foreign Work.

In these latter times, the primary base

of operations for the Foreign Work has

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Most of God1s ministers have been asked this question onnumerous occasions - especially by those who are new inthe Church. This article will give you many helpful tips on

how you can PRAY EFFECTIVELY for God1s Work!

by Brian Knowles

Y O UR prayer time is one of the mostcritical areas of your entire Chris­tian life. Yet it is an area of

frequent discouragement and frustra­tion. Why? Because many tend to getinto a 1'IIt in their prayers. Let's analyzethe problem and see how the patternoften emerges.

In the Beginning ...

When yOll were hapti7ed the chancesare you didn't know a great deal aboutwhat real prayer was. It is likely youwere accustomed to the traditional"sleepy-time prayer" that most littlechildren learn - "Now I lay me downto sleep...." Perhaps you had beentaught to repeat the "Lord's Prayer."Then again, you may have practicedsome other form of vain repetition in­volving the use of beads or a similardevice. Or you may never have prayedall)' kind of "prayer."

After you learned that you shouldpray, you probably had much difficultywith those first shaky, unsure attempts.Perhaps it was hard to get the wordsout.

Possibly you had learned that thewords of Christ in Matthew 6 were in­tended as an ontllne for prayer. Youdiscovered they were not meant to bevainly repeated over and over againuntil they lost their meaning. Thatknowledge may have represented amajor breakthrough for you.

So you opened your Bible to Matthew6 when you prayed and went down theline. You hallowed God's name, askedHim to send His Kingdom and to do

His will on earth. You asked God to[urgive yuu for your sins and to provideyou with your "daily bread." You re­quested that God would not lead youinto sore trial and that He woulddeliver you from the evil one (Satan).Then you probably said "In JesusChrist's name, Amen." You were nutvainly repeating the prayer in exactlythe words of the Bible, but you wereusing it as a guideline for prayer andyou were doing fine.

But after awhile it began to be "oldhat." Your days as a novice in prayerwere over. Now you wanted to go on to"bigger things." But you were a crea­ture of habit like we all are. It was hardto break away from that outline andpray from original tbougbt . Once a"Lord's Prayer" man - always a"Lord's Prayer" man - or so it seemed.

Others get into other kinds of ruts.It's not always the "Lord's Prayer" rut.Another common one is the "pray forthe ministry" rut. This is where youhave gotten into the habit of prayingfor the ministers, starting with Mr.Herbert Armstrong and working yourway down the list until you come toyour own local area. But, of course,such lists can become obsolete - andmost names on a list may be mean­

ingless to you unless you know theperson.

Maybe you are praying for Mr. Har­grove "down in New Orleans" andthen you suddenly realize he's been inPhoenix for some time. Perhaps you'restill praying for Mr. Docken in the

Philippines when you find out he wasrecently at Headquarters and is now inAustralia. And with over 500 ministersit certainly gets complicated keepingtrack of who's where!

Sometimes the names get mixed up.For example, there is Mr. Pinelli andthere is Mr. Panella. There is Mr. GlenWhite and Mr. Vaiden White. Thereare several Mr. Coles. There are twoMr. Albert Portunes and a Mr. JohnPortune. There are two Mr. Neffs, twoMr. Clarks, two Mr. Waterhouses andseveral Mr. McNairs. It all gets veryconfusing, doesn't it?

We might as well realize, brethren,that with so many ministers around theworld, praying for all of them by namecould become a fllll-time job! It's justnot practical anymore to use such a listof ministers as a "prayer list." But thatdoes not mean you should give up pray­ing for the ministry, of course! Paulsaid, "Brethren, PRAY FOR US." Thequestion is not whether to pray for theministry, but HOW.

Trying to pray a comprehensive, sin­cere and meaningful prayer for everyminister in the Church by name has be­come impractical and virtually impos­sible. The main thing is that you prayfor all the ministers in a general way,

but zeroing in on those ministers whohave key functions in the Work. Mr.Herbert Armstrong and Mr. Ted Arm­strong are especially in need of constantprayers for protection, wisdom and suc­cess in doing the most critical functionsin the Work today! This is explained

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more fully later in this article. And eachmember should certainly pray for hisown local ministers in his own area.

TherE' ::lre m::lny other ruts yon can getinto in prayer. Everyone has his ownproblem in this area. Every once inawhile we all need to take a "refreshercourse" in prayer and other aspects ofChristian living from God's Word. Per­hapsyoll need to re-examine the wholesubject of prayer to gain a refreshingnew perspective!

What Is "Vain Repetition?"

Some have felt that a vain tepetitionis only a memorized prayer such as thetraditional concept of the "Lord'sPrayer," or the meaningless repetitionof multiple "hail Mary's." But that'snot all a vain repetition is. Almost anyprayer call become uain ! To be "vain"means to be u.ortbless, ineffectllal - auaste of time and effort.

Such a pointless babbling andmumbling of trite and insincere wordsis an easy habit to slip into. It can belike driving an automobile. If you'vedriven a long time you begin to drivemore or less automatically. An expe­rienced driver often will drive formiles, deep in thought, and not realizeexactly where he has been [ Perhapsyou've had this experience. Some praylike this. They may be "logging time"and suddenly look up and not realizeexactly what they've been discussing intheir prayer!

Notice how the Nell' English Bibletranslates Matthew 6: 7: "In your pray­ers do not go babbling on like the heath­en, who imagine that the more theyJay the more likely they are to be heard.Do not imitate them."

"Sleepy time prayers" usually fallinto this category. Mumbling into apillow when you are half asleep isIItterly ineffectual! You know how dif­ficult it is to listen to a person who istalking to you when he is sleepy anddrones on aimlessly, losing his train ofthought frequently and repeating him­self. It seems like he is not really inter­ested in you, but that he is merelytalking to hear the sound of his ownvoice. Well, how do you think Godfeels when HiJ children are praying toHim III a half-hearted, disinterested

way?

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When you pray, be alert, awake andaware of what you are saying to yourCreator and why you are saying it! Re­member the warning In Matthew12: 36: "But I say unto you, That everyidle word that men sbal] Jpeak, theyrhall give account thereof in the day ofjudgment."

Would you like to have to go downthe line and account for hours of aim­less, meaningless blathering beforeGod's throne? Surely not! Realize thenthat in order to be effective a prayermust be earnest, fervent and sincere(James 5 '.16).

What to Pray About

How you pray is important. When

you pray is a factor. Your attitude inpraying is critical. How often and howlong you pray are important consid­erations. But perhaps most importantand vital of all is WHAT YOU PRAY!

Undoubtedly there have been manyprayers in history that were prayed inall fervency, at the best time, of reason­able length, in alertness and sincerity­and yet were completely ineffectual.

Why? Because the person prayingwas asking for the wrong thing!

If you expect God to answer yourprayers you must ask Him for thingsthat are within the realm of His will.

Christ said, "... Not my will but thinebe done . . . ." Notice how John was in­spired to express it: "And this is theconfidence that we have in him, that, ifwe arb any thing acrnrding to hir will,

he heareth us; and if we know that hehear us, whatsoever we ask, we knowthat we have the petitions that wedesired of him" (I John 5: 14-15 ) .

What is God's will, and where canwe find it?

We find the will of God expressedthroughout His Word, the Bible. Wemust search the Scriptures if we are toknow what God wishes us to pray forand what kind of prayer He willrespond to.

Of course, the most basic startingpoint is Matthew 6, where the tradi­tional "Lord's Prayer" outline is found.These principles are basic and funda­mental. Our article "The Answer toUnanswered Prayer" gives much instruc­bon and help in understanding how touse these principles.

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It is not the purpose uf this article to

cover the same territory that is alreadyamply covered in reprint articles readilyavailable to church members. Rather, itis intended to point out some additional

areas where you can extend yourself inprayer. (If you do not have the above­mentioned article be sure to write forit. )

How to Pray for God's Work

Most members are aware of the criti­cal need to pray for the Work of God.In fact this is the most important areafor prayer ~ But how to do this can be aproblem.

Simply asking God to "bless theWork" or "bless the money" or "blessthe broadcast" is not sufficient. It is im­portant to break your prayers down fineand be specific! So to pray for theWork you must know the needs of theW·ork.

How can you know those needs?There are a number of ways. First of

all be sure to read and digest all themember and Co-Worker letters fromMr. Herbert Armstrong. As you readyou will sec the needs of God's greatWork explained in vivid detail. Under­line important sections. Open the lettersbefore you in your prayer closet and use

them as guidelines for praying forGod's Work.

Secondly, he certain to listen closelyto the announcements in your localChurch area every Sabbath and at BibleStudies. Often they will contain impor­tant news of God's Work. Most minis­ters read from the MiniJ/erial Bulletin

which they receive from Headquarters.It contains up-to-the-minute news ofGod's Work worldwide! Here you willlearn of the progress of the radio andTV broadcasts and important con­tacts with world leaders that God isgranting His servants. Mr. Meredithoften writes of recent developments inthe churches in the United States andthe progress of the Tomorrow's WorldBible Lectures. Mr. Ronald Dart hasnews about the Foreign EducationalService (the "Foreign Work"). As yourminister reads portions of his Bulletin,be sure to jot down pertinent points

that need YOllr prayers!

A third way to keep up with what isgoing on in the Work is to thoroughly

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read every issue of The GOOD NEWS.News about God's Work on the threecampuses and in the foreign offices hasappeared in the pages of The GOODNEWS, and will continue to bepresented in every issue.

Another source of information aboutthe Work of God is your TOMORROW'SWORLD magazine. Progress at the "dig"in Jerusalem, the foreign offices, activi­ties at the three campuses includingprinting, television and other areas, havebeen discussed in recent issues. Be sureto read them and note the areas you canpray about.

Yet another source of prayer materialregarding God's Work can be found inthe radio and television logs of yourPLAIN TRUTH. In every issue you willnotice that some station listings areaccompanied by an asterisk. This indi­cates a neto station or a time change.When God grants us a new station or anew time it is certainly important andworthwhile to pray that He will causethe broadcast to be successful there inreaching many new listeners!

Pray for the Ministry

The prime function of the ministry ofGod is to preach the Gospel to theworld. Its secondary function is to feedthe Church of God.

God has mainly used Mr. Herbert W.Armstrong and Mr. Garner Ted Arm­strong as the vanguard of the first

commission. It has fallen their re­sponsibility to take the message to thisworld through the media of the press,radio and television. Essentially theother ministers and all non-ordainedpersonnel have backed up the ministryof these two men.

But today many of our other minis­ters also reach unconverted people in apersonal way. Dozens of additionalevangelists, pastors and preachingelders have been pressed into service inthe T omorrou/r World Bible Lectures.They are speaking directly to uncon­verted people by the thousands. Thesemen need your prayers to fulfill this im­portant responsibility. They need yourprayers for u/isdom, understanding andthe ability to communicate their life­saving messages to the minds of thosewho attend.

Perhaps putting you in the picture

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will help you realize just how importantit is that you pray fervently and dailyfor those who are in the forefront ofthe Work of God in all areas!

Just think! What would YOU say

to kings, prime ministers and otherworld leaders if you were suddenly ush­ered into their presence? How wouldyou handle yourself in a royal palace orat a banquet attended by numerous dig­nitaries from foreign countries? Mr.Herbert Armstrong has been in such sit­uations quite often lately. I Ie needsyour prayers for wisdom and discretion!And all of God's servants need yourprayers for protection as they fly aroundthe world or drive from city to city toperform the commission God has en­trusted to them I

God is not using supermen to do HisWork! They are flesh and blood likeyourselves who feel pain, have emo­tions, weaknesses and cares. Even thegreat prophet Elijah was "a man of likepassions as we are ..." (James 5: 17).When the apostles Paul and Barnabaswere doing the Work of God amongthe people of Lystra they told them,"We also are men of like passions withyou ..." (Acts 14: 15). They were mereflesh and blood human beings withweaknesses and sicknesses, fears andproblems. Yet they were nsed by God todo a great Work!

When the brethren got behind themand prayed for them, miracles hap­pened! On two occasions God actuallysent angels to release the Apostle Peterand others from Roman prisons! Readabout it yourself in Acts 5: 17-19;12:1-12.

Paul appealed to the brethren:"Finally, brethren, PRAY FOR us, that

the word of the Lord may have free

course [that God's Work may beallowed to be accomplished] ... andthat we may be delivered from unrea­sonable and wicked men: for all menhave not [the] faith" (II Thes. 3:1-2).

Being a minister of God is a reward­ing and much blessed occupation, but itcan also be a very dangerous one! It ishistorically true to say that most ofGod's leading ministers have been mar­tyred for their service in God's Work.Not everyone believes as we do, breth­ren, and not everyone is reasonableabout it. God's ministers need divine

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protection and hel p to f reely fulfill theircommission! Pray often and ferventlyabout this.

Pray Thankfully

All of our prayers should be mingledwith gratitude toward Gud fur all theblessings He so abundantly andfrequently "dumps" on all of us. Godinstructs us, "... Be ye thankful . . . doall in the name of the Lord Jesus, giv­

ing thanks to God and the Father byhim" (Col. 3:15, 17).

We should thank God just as fer­

vently after we receive what we askedfor as we were fervent when we prayedfor it!

God has blessed us with a greatlyincreasecl circulation of our literature.We have been granted many more radioand television stations in recent years.New churches are being constantlyraised up all over the world. More dedi­cated men are being ordained to theministry. Our building program inPasadena and elsewhere has grownthroughout the years, providing a fineand appropriate setting for the trainingof tomorrow's leaders. God has seen usthrough one financial crrsis afteranother. Let's never neglect to thankHim for all these blessings fervently,and often!

Pray for Those Not 10 theMinistry

In recent years the importance ofnon-ministerial personnel has becomeincreasingly evident in the Work ofGod. Today thousands in God's Workare not ordained ministers. Yet many ufthese people hold critical and keypositions in the Work. These men areemployed in vital editorial, press, legal,administrative and other areas. TheWork of God needs them. And they inturn need your prayers and support.

The writers for all of our Ambassa­dor College publications need to be in­spired by God if they are to say thecorrect things in the right way.Wouldn't you wish for God's inspira­tion if you had to sit down and write anarticle to millions of PLAIN TRUTH andTOMORROW'S WORLD readers? Wherewould you start? How would you knowyour "proofs" would stand the test of

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THE SIN OFINDIFFERENCE

Indifference, apathy, nonchalance and lack of concern forothers are the signs of our calloused, uninvolved age. Couldthese attitudes have rubbed off on you without your realiz-

ing it? Check on yourself by reading this article.

by Walter R. Sharp

M AHMOUD SLIEMAN ZAK, 15, hadone ambition in life - to be­come a full-fledged member of

the Palestinian guerrillas. Sitting in theshade of a building near a highway inGaza, fondly handling a grenade, hewondered if he wuuld have a chance touse it on somebody.

That same sultry day, Robert Aroyo,his wife Preeti and their children Marc­Daniel, age 7, and Abigail, age 4, de­cided to visit a seaside camp in theSinai. The police fclt there was no perilin taking such a trip. So the Aroyos setout in their car.

As they approached Gaza, a friendof Mahmoud's sauntered into the street,forcing them to slow down. At thatinstant, Mahmoud pulled the pin onhis grenade and tossed it onto the backseat of the car. There was a muffledexplosion and a wail, "Daddy, daddy,my back is broken!" And then silence-little Marc-Daniel and Abigail werekilled and Robert Aroyo's wife sufferedinjuries to the spine.

But Mahmoud was indifferent. Hedidn't care - he hated the Israelis witha vehement passion.

Such tragic stories happen all thetime all over the world. In every na­tion, among all races, similar eventshave occurred. Only the time, place,participants and circumstances vary.

Indifference or Indignation?

How do you react at reading such astory? Does it grab yom emotions ­clutch at your stomach? Does it make

you literally SICK at the gross inhu­manity of man to man in this modern,reeling world?

You live in a world gone mad. Riots,muggings, murder, rape, starvation,brutality are commonplace - so muchso that unless we are on our guard wecan become oblivious and hardened towhat is happening around us.

Stop and think. You live in a worldwhere venereal disease strikes children10 to 14 years old. Where gonorrhea isAmerica's most common contagiousdisease, after the common cold andmeasles. Where young males "prance"up and down the streets in women'sslacks, high heels and long hair. Wherehigh schools are infested with prostitu­tion rings and dope peddlers.

Every base act and foul crime imagin­able is committed in our modern God­less society. But it is the rare persontoday who still has the semitivity to bemoved and shocked into a sense ofabhorrence by what is taking place!

Most people today simply don't care.They lead insulated lives. They are the"silent majority" - the mass of "un­involved." Most don't want to be dis­turbed by the [acts. Most are caught upin a binge of self-love and a drivinggreed to gorge their desires and gluttheir appetites. Millions today are filledwith indifference toward the welfare oftheir country, their neighbors and any­

one but themselves - having becometotally APATHETIC!

Not long ago in the Baton Rouge,Louisiana area, a group of 60 people

watched two children vainly strugglefor their lives in a local river and no

one lifted a hand to help! They were soindifferent and paJ! feeling that they didnothing at all. The children drowned.

Indifference is a deadly cancer cor­rupting the entire wurld in this endtime. It is a product of seltisbness andthe abundance of SIN!

It Was Prophesied

The Apostle Paul prophesied that inthese last days living itself would beperilous. He foretold that men wouldbe motivated only by an inward,thoughtless love for themselves. Theywould be incapable of showing the na­tural affection of one human towardanother. Unconcerned for anyone butthemselves, they would be arrogant,pushy - even fierce (II Tim. 3: 1-4) .

These are people so caught up in theswirl of their own family, their ownlives, that they can nonchalantly watchtwo children fight a losing battle fortheir lives and not lift a finger tohelp.

Brethren, it is our materialistic, grasp­ing, competitive, "keeping up with theJoneses" way of life that spawns thisshoulder-shrugging. indifferent "whocares?" attitude! We need to realizethat this is the typical attitude of thesociety in which we live. You and I livein a world permeated with just such anapproach to life!

AND IT HAS INFLUENCED US! Thatfact we need to recognize and ponder.

Because sin would become so preva-

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lent and simply be taken as the norm,Jesus predicted that some in God'sChurch would lose their love and con­cern for others. Some, He said, wouldbecome so passive and indifferent to theappalling, shocking conditions of theirenvironment that they would becomespiritually cold! "And because iniquity[lawlessness - sin] shall abound, thelove [of God and righteousnessJ ofmany shall uax cold" (Matt. 24: 12) .He indicated some would become sohardcncd to rampant lawlessness, theywould even leave the Church ofGod!

Why wiII they leave I Because thosewho take the sins of this world forgranted and cannot sigh and cry forthe abominations done in it are goingto have that very approach to their OWNsins and faults! They will be unable tobe moved or stirred by articles, sermons,or other correction they receive.

Do You "Sigh and Cry"?

The prophet Ezekiel wrote about ourdays. One hundred twenty years afterancient Israel had been taken into cap­tivity (around nu B.C.), he prophesiedabout a time of future national depravityand resultant captivity of Israel. Ezekielreceived the worJs of GoJ intendedespecially for the peoples of theWestern democratic nations of theBritish Commonwealth and the UnitedStates.

Notice what God showed him was tohappen in our lifetime: "And the gloryof the God of Israel was gone up fromthe cherub, whereupon he was, to thethreshold of the house. And he calledto the man clothed with linen, whichhad the writer's inkhorn by his side;And the Lord said unto him, Gothrough the midst of the city, throughthe midst of Jerusalem, and set a markupon the foreheads of the men thatsigh and that cry for all the abomina­tions that be done in the midst thereof.And to the others he said in mine hear­ing, Go ye after him through thecity, and smite: let not your eyespare, neither have ye pity . . . but comenot near any man upon whom is the

mark . . ." (Ezek. 9:3-6).Few indeed actually "sigh and cry for

all the abominations that be done" inthe nations of modem day Israel, and

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the WHOLE world! Yet those whom Godis going to protect are shocked and arestirred to action by the conditions ofsociety - those who cry out to God,when they notice the appalling condi­tions around them, "Thy kingdomcome!" and really mean it.

Can you sincerely say "Thy kingdomcome" when you see some poorwretched male dressed like a woman­in women's slacks and long hair? Areyou moved with compassion when yousee a ragged blind man playing anaccordion with cup in hand on somesidewalk? Do conditions in society reallywrench your emotions?

You need to think deeply about thecontrast between God's way of life andthe way of carnal man. Indifference inthe face of sin, be it the nation's sinsor your own personal sins, will KILL

you - both physically and spiritually!The unconcerned, nonchalant Laodi­

ceans mentioned in Revelation 3: 14-18are specifically characterized as being"lukewarm." These are the ones whomust go through the great tribulationand in many cases suffer death becauseof their easy tolerance of evil and sin.These individuals are actually membersof the Church of God, but have becomeinfected with the cancer of indifference.

They are not so "cold" as to turntheir backs on the Church and on God,but neither arc they "hot" enough to bereally concerned and to overcome them­selves. They no longer htlnger and thirstfor righteousness. They have lost muchof that loyalty and patriotism for God- that sensitivity and abhorrence to­ward all wrong. No human sufferingseems to reach their aloof, calloused,fleshly hearts. Nothing moves them totears; nothing stirs their compassion orcauses them to express deep anguish forthe cruel suffering of mankind.

They are self-satisfied, smug, com­placent, lethargic, thinking they haveneed of nothing.

In the book of Hebrews, Paul showsthat general indifference toward ourspiritual responsibilities can lead towillful sin. And even the unpardonablesin can be the result of an indifferent,"I don't care" approach to God (Heb.10:23-29).

Brethren, we must not co-exist withsin. We MUST NOT COMPROMISE with

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sin, thereby learning to "live with" ortolerate obvious weaknesses we know wehave. We must keep moving forward- ouercoming - not allowing ourselvesto become infected with the easygoingway of the world!

There is a way that indifference canbe overcome and eradicated from yourdisposition. If you want to rid yourselfof this spiritual cancer, put into con­tinual action the following principles:

1. Observe Man's Present Plight.Think deeply about the misery of thisworld as it wallows in its sins. Millionsin Pakistan have suffered unbearably inthe throes of civil war. Millions inAfrica, including innocent little child­ren, are severely malnourished. Hungerand starvation stalk the earth.

Even in our affluent Western coun­tries, millions suffer from mental illnessand other diseases, and thousands com­mit suicide in hopeless desperation year­ly. The facts are appalling, wherever youlook. Why? Hunger, disease, war andtwisted, wretched lives are the resultof man's way WITHOUT GOD l As theApostle Paul explained:

"And even as they did not like toretain God in their knowledge, Godgave them over to a reprobate mind,to do those things which are notconvenient; being filled with all un­righteousness, fornication, wickedness,covetousness, maliciousness; full ofenvy, murder, debate, deceit ..." (Rom.1 :28-29).

Don't hide your eyes from the thingshappening in this world. Man is reapingthe penalty for sin! All these wretchedconditions are the automatic results ofSIN! Read the rest of Paul's statementin verses 29-32. Then WATCH, PRAY,and deeply realize the resultant miserybeing endured by billions of humans ~

2. Contrast the World's Way WithGod's Way. A truly faithful Christianwill be leading a joyous, happy, abun­dant life. He has peace of mind, free­dom from worry, fears, anxiety. Heknows what is beyond this physical exist­ence. He has a driving, inspiring goal inlife and knows how to attain it.

Yes, he has trials, but he knows why

and takes them in a right attitude. Heis in God's hands and he knows it. Hehas real, deep, inner PEACE AND JOY

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Do you "sigh and cry" (Ezek. 9:3-6) over the miseryand suffering of a world without God's truth? Above, fromleft to right: malnourished child in South Vietnam; riotingin the U. S.; Vietnamese girl consoles wounded sister; hungerin Pakistan. Below, left to right: hundreds of half-burned,emaciated bodies await burial at Landsberg horror camp;grieving father carries coffin of 18-month-old daughteraccidentally killed by guerrilla warfare in Northern Ireland;innocent victims of the Nigerian-Biafran civil war.

Man's Inhumanity to Man!

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"GOOD evening ladies and gentle­men: We1come to the fightof the century," barks the

announcer."The most important bout in the

annals of your personal history is aboutto begin. Presenting - in the near cor­ner, dressed in a red cape and weighingin at 500 Ibs. [approximate weight of a'roaring lion'] the Heavyweight Cham­pion of this worlr] - Satan the devil,alias 'Adversary.' In the far corner,dressed in deceitful gray, the LightHeavyweight Champion of this world ­Mr. Human Nature, alias 'Old Side­kick.' And in the third corner [remem­ber there are four corners to any boxingring] wearing colorful eye-catching,glittering clothing, the MiddleweightChampion of this world - Mr. World­liness, alias 'Old POW' [pulls of theworld].

"Tonight they are fighting the undis­ciplined, untrained, out-of-shape [spirit­ually speaking] Flyweight Champion of

Perhaps you've neverthought of it this way be­fore, but YOU are in a titlebout, fighting THREE ruth­less opponents at one time!Read this article to find out

HOW you are doing.

by Hugh E. Wilson

his block - Mr. or Mrs. John Q.Average-Christian, alias 'Push -over' orsometimes known as 'Old Easy Prey' bytheir opponents."

A Different Kind of Fight

Farfetched? Nonsensical? Not at all!Brethren, each of yOIl IS in a battle,

pitted against three tough. sly and cleveropponents who are literally after yourspiritual life! Your relentless foes arethree seasoned pros. Numerous victorycups adorn their trophy rooms. Manyspiritual wins are posted in their record

book - the book of death! They neverplan to retire while you're alive.

Are you in serious all-out spiritualtraining, preparing to struggle and fightthese three formidable opponents? Areyou striving to win? Or have youalready been losing out, not fully realiz­ing what is going on?

Your spiritual battle is different frommost bouts. In any average fight thecontestants know weeks and months inadvance the exact day of their bout.Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier knewtheir "D date" and were primed andready. The long awaited day of theirfamous fight came as no surprise.

However, )'om' struggle began beforeyou were fully aware of it. The bellwhich signified the start of the boutrang loud and dear the day you werebaptized. Did you hear it?

You're in a "Title Bout" where thereare no time-outs, no quitting, no re­scheduling for a "more convenienttime." In the eyes of your enemies you

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are the underdog. And remember, losersin this fight get nothing.'

Strange Rules

Your ruthless opponents fight atough, dirty fight. They jump yourepeatedly anytime, any place, wheneverthey feel like it. Satan controls andinfluences Mr. Worldliness and stirs upMr. Human Nature. The "fearsomethree" work hand-in-glove with eachother, using gang tactics, three-against­one odds, comhination punching, or per­haps one on one - depending uponthe circumstances.

The brutal bullies' specialty is tobuffet you about when you least expectit, when your spiritual guard is downand your mind preoccupied with thematerial things of this life.

Needless to say, your enemies do notfight according to standard or orthodoxboxing rules. These battle-wise veteransmake their own rules to suit their ownparticular personal style.

The "ugly three" will attack you inthe ring, out of the ring, in the alley,or better yet when your back is turned.They WIll attempt to bloody your noseby causing you to sin, or knock the"wind" out of you, spiritually speaking.

Once you have been softened up andworked over by your nature ("OldSidekick") and the pulls of this world("Old POW"), Satan wants to give youa "knock-out punch." He wants to leaveyou spiritually mangled and broken.

Analyzed by Your Opponents

Floyd Patterson had a "glass jaw."What's )'0/11' biggest weakness? Softflatulent stomach - in other words justplain lethargy? Perhaps it's one or tworolls of spiritual midriff fat - problemsthat stick with you that you cannot seemto shed. Feeble constitution? Moodi­ness? Depression? Lack of self-control?Or a thick groggy head with no mindcontrol? Do you just get frustrated andgive in and let your body rule your mindinstead of your mind ruling your bodywith self-disciplined character?

How is your previous fight record?Have you won some of your fights, orhave you lost them all? Is your best adraw, or have you been awarded severaldecisions?

Whatever your record, realize the

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"fearsome three" know your every weak­ness - and where each punch will doyou the most spiritual damage.

But You Can Win!

Wherever you live, work, and play- that is the "ring." But though sadlyoutnumbered, you do have every chanceto win.

The arena is jam-packed with specta­tors. Your limited ears and other sensescannot pick up the sound of their root­ing and fanfare. But God's righteousangels are all there, concerned and pull­ing for you.

The referee is God the Father. JesusChrist is your spiritual coach, trainer andteacher. Both dearly desire that you bethe victor in this all-out, no-holds-barredFIGHT - but neither can do all yourfighting for you. You have your ownpart to do.

You have the best coach and trainerpossible. Do you pay close attention toHim? Do you STUDY diligently thecoaching manual- the Bible? If youdo, your Savior "is able to keep youfrom falling" (Jude 24).

All three of your seasoned and ruggedfoes fight dirty. Each should be con­sidered extremely dangerous. You candefeat them only if you are in shape,train properly, and listen to your coach.

KNOW Your Enemies

Let's analyze some of the tactics yourfoes use against you.

Vicious and clever, Satan the "adver­sary" has a blacklist of your weaknesses.So the tempter will aim to "set you up"by putting trying circumstances beforeyou; then enemies two and three can dotheir dirty, below-the-belt work.

Satan is notorious for "behind-the­scenes work" carried out in unseen ways.He specializes in beating on your headby triggering wrong thoughts.

Satan likes to divert your mind andattention from God's Kingdom, givingdoubt and discouragement an oppor­tunity to enter. He knows your humannature and its desires - he understandsyour thoughts and actions. Block hisattacks and never give him any room.Never "give place to the devil" (Eph.4: 27). How? Don't let discouragementor evil thoughts take root in your mind.Push them out before they get a start!

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Satan also delights m deliveringknock-out blows when you are down- discouraged - when you feel likegiving up and "throwing in the towel."So always be on GUARD against him!

"Old Sidekick" is also very deceitfuland sneaky! He uses "psychology" fre­quently (rationalization appeals to fleshlydesires and emotions), so beware. He'npersuade you that you never had a bet­ter "friend." Steer clear of his fancyfootwork - excuses, justifications, whitelies. He's been with you a lifetime. Heknows exactly when and where tostrike, and when to retreat and hide.

Even though Mr. Sidekick has beennear you all your life, he is really hardto get to know. He is deceitful, crafty,and extremely selfish (Jer. 17 :9). HeHATES authority, especially that of God(Rom. 8: 7). But due to familiarity, youare apt to leave your guard down aroundhim and relax. You just can't imaginea close "friend" like that would wantto hurt you.

The FBI has a list of its "ten mostwanted criminals," but your personal

Public Enemy Number One is your ownhuman nature! You are literally yourown worst enemy! Think about that.

Are you always ON GUARD againstyour human nature? Or are you a sittingduck for its feints, jabs, left hooks andright crosses? Does it always have youreeling on the ropes?

"Old POW" (pulls of the world) isno pushover either. He becomes strongerthe longer you look al him. His glamor­ous allure is like a constantly pullingmagnet. Look out for his strong pullingpersonality. He has hustled many asucker!

Mr. POW's favorite tactic is distract­ing your mind by colorful and attrac­tive objects (sin looks good). He triesto get your attention by bright lights,arouse your curiosity, and then your na­ture jumps in to soften you up evenmore. Soon the strong fist of Satan willcome crashing in on an unprotectedbody or head!

Beware of POW's street fighting tech­niques. He usually attempts to pull hisopponents down into the gutter - themuck and mire of the world (sex sins,bars, topless go-go houses, etc.). Healso realizes whether your reaction time

and reflexes against sin have slowed

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Boxer receives a solid right to the jaw as he lets his guard down. You canwin your own personal "fight of the century" by keeping your guard up ­by keeping in top spiritual training!

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Clown ~inre the Cl~y you were .b~rtj7eCl ,Old POW really gets around. You're

likely to meet him just about anywhereyou travel. so beware and alu/ays keepyour guard tiP!

But exactly what can you do toinsure victory over these three ruggedopponents?

Get III Spiritual Shape

To begin with, you must set your willto discipline yourself and be willing toadmit the sad shape in which you prob­ably find yourself. Realize it's naturalto be soft on ourselves and to shun afervent, zealous spiritual "workout."

Begin immediately and diligently to"work out" in your local training camp.How do you do this? Attend weeklySabbath services and Bible studies reg­ularly. Listen attentively to your instruc­tors - God's ministers. "Obey them thathave the rule over you, and submit your­selves: for they watch for your souls

[guard your lives] ..." (Heb. 13:17).Pay particular attention to your ex­

perienced coach, Jesus Christ, who hasalready fought these "three thugs" ­and won! "For in that he himself hathsuffered being tempted, he is able tosuccour them that are tempted" (Heb.2: 18). Read dally His Instruction Book,your personal training manual - theBible!

Your battle is also a race, as theApostle Paul's was (I Cor. 9:24-26).

"Know ye not that they which run ina race run all, but one receiveth theprize? So run that ye may obtain.... Itherefore so run, not as uncertainly; sofight I, not as one that beateth the air."

Do some body work, some heavytraining. Paul also wrote: "I keep undermy budy, and bring it into subjection:lest that by any means, when I havepreached to others, I myself should bea castaway" (verse 27). So strengthenyour legs by doing deep knee bends infervent prayer!

Initiate frequent push-ups. Push upand away from the table of physicalfood, and feast instead at the table ofspiritual production and growth, whichis private, daily Bible study; for "everyman that striveth for the mastery istemperate" (verse 25). And push your­self up from your night's sleep and getgoing every day! This is what will

The GOOD NEWS

soon develop solid spiritual muscle.Another key to success is sparring

partners - [ellou.sbip with brethrenwho are going through the same spiri­tual fight. Have good friendly, uplifting,stimulating conversations. Edify one an­other! Don't gossip or gravitate to some­one who has the same general weak­nesses you do, but rather those who will"provoke you to better works." Solomonsaid: "Iron sharpeneth iron; so a mansharpeneth the countenance of hisfriend" (Prov. 27:17). He also de­clared: "He that walketh with wise menshall be wise: but a companion of FOOLS

shall be destroyed" (Prov. 13:20).

The Spiritual Art ofSelf-Defense

Never underestimate, kid, joke with,or give an inch to your opponents. Toomany of us seem to FORGET we are ina fight. Since we can't "see" our enemies,we take them for granted and becomecomplacent. Don't give them any advan­tages, "Lest Satan should get an advan­tage of us: for we are not ignorant ofhis devices" (II Cor. 2: 11 ) .

ment in some sin. Also avoid beingAvoid the ropes - actual entangle­

trapped or goaded into a "corner"­potential possibility to sin. Rememberin this fight you have no neutral cornerif a knockdown is scored. Your onlysafety comes from sticking close to God'

Learn to "roll with the punches,

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hooks, or jabs" - bounce back asquickly as possible. If you fall down,jump back up. Never quit! "If thoufaint in the day of adversity, thystrength is smalL ... For a just manfalleth seven times, and riseth up again:but the wicked shall fall into mischief"(Prov. 24:10,16).

Develop a solid defense, using a pro­per stance or "on guard position." Cometo grips with the situation and formright habits. Take the initiative - beaggressive and learn to be an offensivefighter.

Keep your head up so that you cansee Satan's punches coming. "Submit

yourselves therefore to God," says theApostle James. "Resist the devil, andhe will flee from you" (James "1: 7) .

Remember, Old Sidekick loves to"cling and clench" to you. Beseech Godto aid in hrFaking his embrace. Ask Godfor power via the Holy Spirit to seeclearly your Public Enemy Number One.Let his soothing words fall on Cleaf ears(Prov. 14:12). Realize his words are allpropaganda!

And what about Mr. "Pulls of theWorld"? The corrupting influences ofthe world will tug and lure you backinto entanglement if you are not care­ful. Keep your distance. "Old POW"lurks in secret places to ambush in­quisitive, naive people who are not con­

tent with what they have. Accept the

fact that the grass is not greener on theother side of the fence. The glitter andglamour of this present evil world areonly a skin-deep facade containing rot­tenness and corruption within.

Don't listen to "Old POW" or swal­low his "line."

But there is one more thing you musthave in order to assure final VICTORY!

Spiritual Resources

This sin-laden society, your deceitfulnature, and the invisible devil are abso­lutely real. But they can a11 he overcomethrough the POWER of God's Spirit!With God's help you can outsmart, out­guess ancl outmaneuver yOllr opponFnts.God's Spirit within you can enable youto give a "knock-out blow" to all threeof your deadly adversaries!

Notice Philippians 2: 12-13: "Bekeener than ever to work out the salva­tion that God has given you with aproper sense of awe and responsibility- for it is GOD who is at work within

you, gwwg )'Olt the WILL and thePOWER to achieve His purpose" (Phil­lips Translation).

Jesus Christ successfully resisted Satan(Matt. 4:1, 10). He mastered himself

(Heb. 5 :7-9). He told His disciples,"Be of good cheer; for I have overcomethe world" (John 16: 33) _

Christ dwelt in the Apostle Paulthrough the Holy Spirit (Gal. 2:20).Paul said: "I can do ALL THINGSthrough CHRIST which strengthenethme" (Phil. 4: 13). He told the Chris­tians in Rome, "We are MORE THANCONQUERORS THROUGH HIM THATLOVED US" (Rom. 8: 37). Then finallyhe wrote: "I have fought a good fight,I have finished my course, I have keptthe faith" (II Tim. 4: 7) .

Paul was a winner!

What about you?Get in tip-top spiritual condition for

battle, brethren - trim and ready asgood fighters of Jesus Christ (II Tim.2: 3). Go to God's spiritual corner ­draw close to God in prayer, Bible studyand occasional fasting.

Determine to be undefeated! Nolosses - no draws - no narrow de­cisions - only wins from now on. Be­come an eternal CHAMPION - a cham­pion who has won his own personal"Fight of the Century" ! 0

INDIFFERENCE(Continued from page 11)

despite trial and tribulation. His is a lifeof real FAITH. AND WHAT A LIFE! Hisphysical needs are provided and hedoesn't even need to worry about death.Every blessing and joy imaginable,throltgh obedience, comes to those whofollow God's way of life.

Be aware of the vast difference be­tween God's way and the world'sway.

3. Be Deeply Thankful. Give Goddaily the thanks He deserves for all thatHe has given you and the way He servesyou, and deeply mean it. If you do, youwill not be indifferent about God's wayof life. You will deeply appreciate it.You'll appreciate God's Church, Histruth, and His plan for our salvation.There just will not be room for indif­ference.

We need to be "giving thanks alwaysfor all things unto God and the Fatherin the name of our Lord Jesus Christ"because God "giveth us [all true Chris­tians] richly all things to enjoy" (Eph.';:20; I Tim. 6:17).

4. Abhor All Evil. The world isbeing deprived of abundant blessingsbecause of evil- sin. God commands:"Abhor that which is evil ..." (Rom.12 :9 ). Do you?

Don't be content to live with yoursins which deprive you and your familyof deep happiness. Formulate a plan ofattack and get stirred up about them.Be angry at sin, not only for what itwill do to you, but what it is, and has,and will do to the world. Yes, beANGRY at sin - God hates it. Is He

indifferent? Ask God to give you Hisattitude toward sin!

5. Cling to the Truth. Jesus said:"Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wideis the gate and broad is the way [thefalse ways of the world] that leadeth todestruction, and many there be whichgo in thereat: because strait is the gateand narrow is the way [of truth] whichleadeth unto life and few there be thatfind it" (Matt. 7:13-14). "Strive toenter in at the strait gate," Christ saidin Luke 13:24.

Now that God has given you thetruth, cling to it tenaciously! "... cleave

to that which is good" (Rom. 12 :9).

Develop a "love of the truth," as Paulexhorted, so you will never be "hard­ened by the deceitfulness of sin" (IIThes. 2:10; Heb. 3:13).

6. Pray Daily for Christ's Return.You have the solution for the world'sills. You have been set free from spiri­tual ignorance which is destroying theworld (Has. 4:6). If you pray daily forChrist's return as a result of feelingdeeply for man's deprivation, you CAN­NOT remain indifferent!

So pray earnestly for the soon estab­lishment of God's Kingdom when theknowledge of God will FILL the earth(Isa. 11 :9), knowing that GOD'S TRUTHwill then set the world free (John 8: 32) .

7. Do Your Part in God's Work.The world is floundering in a morassof larkadaisica l unconcern. Tt is gorgedwith excess, satiated with materialisticpleasures. The world has no drivinggoal. You HAVE'

For YOU have been called to have apart in SAVING THIS WORLD'S inhabi­tants from "TOTAL DESTRUCTION"!(Mal. 4:6, see original Hebrew.)

Is your heart REALLY in God's Work?Ask God to help you "catch the

vision." Ask Him to help you FULFILLyour role in the most important workon the face of the earth today!

SHAKE YOURSELF out of indifferenceand DO God's Work - be busily doingyour Father's business as Christ did(Luke 2 :49). Become "on fire," filledwith zealous concern for others! Let theoutgoing, warm, compassionate LOVE ofGod flow out of your heart and mindthrough the Holy Spirit God has givenyou (Rom. 5:5).

Loving concern is the opposite ofcarnal indifference. Love hides a mul­titude of sins (Prov. 10:12). Remem­ber to sympathize and be concerned forall who suffer and are affiicted (Heb.13: 3). Stir up fervent love for others,as Peter said (I Pet. 4:8). "... For ifye do these things, ye shall never fall:For so an entrance shall be ministeredunto you abundantly into the everlastingkingdom of our Lord and Saviour JesusChrist" (II Pet. 1: 10-11 ) .

The evil cancer of indifference israpidly multiplying and destroying thismodern world. It will kill you if youallow it to take root in your heart.

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In its turn, New Zealand has pickedup the responsibility and provides themanpower and a large portion of theexpenses for handling the mail to allAsia.

All of us, especially after reading thisarticle, should indeed become more"foreign" minded. Whether you're amember in the Philippines, Rhodesia,Hong Kong, one of the Pacific Islands,or Fort Smith, Arkansas, the commissionto all of us is: "Go ye therefore into allthe world." It's not enough merely to'

support your own local church and to

provide the resources for l:xpanding in

radio and television in your ou'n

country. You've got to think in terms

of the whole world before you can really

be a participant in Christ's commission

to His Church. '

The more we all pull together and

the more dedicated we become in prayerand sacrifice for EVERY PART of God's

Work, the closer we come to the fulfill­ment of Christ's words: "And this gos­

pel of !lJe kingdo~ shall be preached inail the uorld ,for a Witness unto ail

naions; and then shall ,the -end come"(Matt.' 24: 14). [J

them more of His Spirit and to guidethem in the: performance of their func­tions - all of which arc II"ceJMr)', allof which are vital to the success of

. God's ever- expanding Work.

Ask Go'!, also, to move our (0

Workers to(,.,grow 10 understanding anJto really put Ibei, hearts In lH,d',Work. Ask Hen to open the mind, UlJ

hearts of many "of those who read ourliterature and hear the broadcasts orwatch the televuion program.

And finally, brethren, ask God togrant His rmrusters and HIS Workfavor In the eyes of world leaders so wecan (mIJh God's Work With mcreas

ingly ·effe<.tlve po ...er and dynanuc

imp"'I.1

It has been said, and it is certainly

true, that YON '", corn'e,l,d 10 Ib~

d,gr" Ihlll YON' b",trl/l m th, Work ofGod. Never before have your heart fellprayef$ for (Jud's. Work been more:n"d,d than now in this everaccelerating "home stretch" of (jod', )end-time: Work! 0

Here we see God granting Jpeciaihelp through the Holy Spirrt to enableskilled craftsmen to fashion gloriousand. beautiful garments . for theprie~th<>oJ. A rfureiy phyl;,.,,1 function,yet God gave them 1!J1r;llidi hdp!

AgaIn in Exodus 31. 1.4 w~ findanother account of Iww l;od gave a.c~rtatn Jew named Bezaleel Hrs HolySpirit to enable him to do physicalworkmanship involvmg the use, of gold,silver. brass and wood III the construe­

tion of the tabernacle. It was 4 phyJi(Itiserv«e, but God's Holy Spirit was

granted to enable hun to perform it.

Tlus illustrates a basic pnnciple.Whether the people domg the Work ofGod- are mrnrsters or not, they must do Itby GoJ'J Ho~y Spirit! "Not by might,

. nor by power, but BY MY SPUUT, saith

the Lord" (Ze..h. 4.6).

If it IJ the Work -01 (;oJ then it isclearly evident that it MUST be done byHIS SPIRIT.' Therefore, those non­

mirusterial persons, in ~ Work need

your prayel'1l also! Ask \(jO<! to lrant

Co-Workers now defray over $100,000 amonth of these expenses through tithesand offerings.

For over ten years now, the Britishcampus has been producing office man­agers, clerical workers, mail readers, let­ter answerers, ministerial assistants,and p.J;tors of churches to staff most of

~reign Work. Today if we with-~,drew all of the Bricket Wood graduatCsfrom the Foreign Work, it would grindto a halt. Not only that, but the Workin the United States would feel thepinch.

Yet during all this time, the doorsthat have been open in Britain itselfhave been small and sharply restrictedand the work done there has been lim­ited. In spite of that, the Work hasgrown steadily and God has given us

"the freedom to establish a base of op,,·ations without which the Work in onethird-of the world would be much moredifficult, if not impossible.

Likewise, Australia now provides thebase of oper~tions for all' the Pacific andAsian areas. Magazines and' literatureprinted Ill' Australia are read all the

way fr~m Rangoon to Tahiti and fromJapan to New Zealand. '

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time, criticism and the scrutinizing eyesof very carnal, yet intelligent andlearned people?

In ancient Israel. God gave His Spiritto men who were employed in constsec­tion projects. They were craftsmen,skilled carpenters and laborers in otherprofessions. Their function was n~1

basically spiritual in nature. It wasphysical. Yet they were doing' theWORK OF (~OD! And because they were,God grameJ them HiJ Spiril to enablethem 10 better perform pMely phYJicdifUI/c/i01lJ. Notice in Exodus 28: 2·3:

. Thou shalt make holy garmen/J for

Aaron thy brother for glory and for

beauty. hnd thou shalt speak unto all

that are 'wise hearted, WHOM ~ HAVIIFILLED WITH THE SPIRIT O~· .,WIS­

DOM, that they may make Aaron'sgarments...."

PRAY FOR "THEWORK'

FOREIGN WORK(Conli11lwJ from page 6)

been the United States. Yet, like Jerusa­lem, we are limited in what we can dodirectly from Pasadena and have reliedon some of the foreign Church areas tohelp other qew areas to get moving.Bases of operation have been estab­lished overseas. Without them wewould find much o'f our work. either im­possible or extremely difficult 'and

. Iexpensive.

For example, the Foreign Work in1953 went back into England for thesecond time when The WORLD TOMOR­ROW broadcast was heard for the firsttime over Radio Luxembourg through­out the British 1516. Since then the Brit­

ish Work has grown. Now there is acomplete college campus with a largemailing office and complete press facy..ities for servicing the work going outover one third of the world's land mass.Literature punted in the British Isles isread all the way from Barbados to Cal.cutta and from Helsinki to Cape Town.

While much 'of the monc;y to supportthis operation in England comes fromthe United States, British members and

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