Good News 1978 (Prelim No 22) Nov 6 - Herbert W. Armstrong

14 The C;;OOD NEWS Monday, Nov. 6, 1978
- REPOR TS WORLDWIDE
(Continued fr om page 13)
A spirit of love and fellowship
prevailed, along wit h beautiful
weather. Activi ties included a hillside
dinner-dance and a steam train
picnic. a ride into nostalgia. Lloyd H .
Longley . .
GOLD COAST, Queensland ­
An air of expectation and excitement
, ent husiasm and a positive altitude
prevailed at tbe Feasthere held
in the Miami Great Hall on the Gold
Coast Highw ay. The 1.504 brethren
regist ered sensed a new direction and
grea ter accomplishment in the Work
of God .
Gene Hogberg spoke on world affairs
and prophecy. David Noller
discussed the Philadelphia. era _and
· our position in the Kingdom of God,
Peter Mclean spoke about mercy .
Rod King talked about the -impor -
· lance of the family arid Ross Beath ,
who was raised to preaching elder,
.-' spoke abo ut the shield of faith .
Breth ren also enjoyed a spectacular
evening at the Sea World complex
and a talent show. David Noller .
HOBART, Tasmania - Activities
here centered on family togetherness'
as brethren lunched- in
open air at botanical gardens and held
a family sock hop. .'
The Hobart Town Hall served as .
die Feast 'site for 286'brethren a's they
heard Alan Dean speak on how the
Sabbath and Holy Days "stand or faU
together, Kerry Gubbon .g rowth
thro ugh stress, Dean wilson on early
millen ial developments 'and Orest
Solyma on love of etemallife . ,
Goo~ : :w~at~r, fun cooperatio~,
thought-provcklng cand .e d ifyi ng
messages were the order of the day .
Oresr Solyma ..
NUkUALOFA. Tonga - Fortyfive
brethren registere d for the Feast
here in Tonga , the Friendly Islands,
meeting in the Church's tabernacle
building. . -~
. Main speakers were I. ' Toluta' u
Ha' angana; who spoke abo ut God 's .
plan for salvation and the meaning of
the Feast. of Tabernacles; S.T.
Panuve, who spoke about family life; -.
T.F . Fungalei, who spoke about the
antichrist; H;K. Ta'ufc'ou, who discussed
" for my yoke is easy and my
burden is light"; and P.
Taumoepeau, who spoke on procrastination.
,
The brethren are coming anew in
spiritual .li fe as a res ult of this '
reawakening by Herbert Armstrong,
and fellowshipping isreal happi ness :
J. Toluta'u Ha'angana . .
SUVA, Fiji - Even tho ugh the
Feast was held only four days here, it'
was enjoyed by some 50 brethre n at
the Travelodge Hotel Convention
Cen ter .
The brethren saw Herbert Arm ­
strong on film and heard the ir mini s­
ters speak on God's Holy Days and
prayer(Neville Fraser), why Ch rist is
our Savior (Kinnear Pe nman) and
God 's master plan and the Last Great
Day (Epeli Kanaimawi). ,
. The group took an ,interes ting visit
to Orchid Island , toured the Pacific
· harbor and had an ' enjoyable island
night Oct. 23 . Epeli Kanaiwawi. ~_
WARRNAMBOOL, Victoria ­
The new Festival site, he ld in
.Warmambools Capito l Theater was
attended by 807 members, who enjoyed
the inspiring messages and the
excell ent weather.
Main speakers included Dean Wil ­
son, Bruce Tyler, Keith Crouch and
Gavin Cullen, who spoke on agriculture
in the world tomorrow .
The brethren were welco med .by
the mayo r, and the ministers were
given a civic reception. A
4.000 -meter fun run along the beach
toppe d off activities for Feastgoers.
'Bruce Tyler.
ASIA
BAGUIO CITY. Philip pines :­
The largest Festival site in the Philippines
was in Baguio City, where
1,056 peop le registered for the Feast .
Weather was beautiful, wit h only
some afternoon rain on three days.
God scatter ed threatening storms just
befo re the Feast and during it.
Meeti ngs were held at the Beni tez
Hall Teacher's Camp, where the'
bret hren ,hea rd sermons from regional
d irect or Co lin Adair, who
spoke on the mystery of Go d. forgiveness.
building the Church of God
and rhe Las t Great Day; Pacifico
Mirto , who spoke about the huma n
family , prophecy and faith; Festival
coordinator-Bien Macaraeg, who
.1 spoke about two aspec ts of the Gospel
and why .we need to keep God's
laws; and local elder Max Fab ­
ricanre, who spoke on God 'sworks.
Pete Melendez and Rey Ta niajura
were o rdained as local elde rs during
the Feast.
Ove rseas guests , numbering about
30 , remar ked on the fine atmosphere
ana friendly d-isposition of the brethren
and were especially grateful for
the stabilizing sp iritual food received.
Colin Adair .
BANGALORE, India - Mee ting
' . in the Roma Hote l 'in Bangalore. the
garden city of India, ,85 brethren especia
lly . enjoyed, Herbert W .
Armstrong's film, 'as well as severa l
baptisms' and wonderful weather.
Sermons were givenby Spa ulding
Kulasingamon .the coming utopia,
the Festivals and prayer and by Ken
Lewis on the transition of t his
wo rld's govern ments into the- world
tomorrow. Th e Last G reat Day
marked the end of 'a campaign' fo r
Plain .Truth readers in So uth Ind ia.
'Spaulding Kulasingam .
CAMERON HIGHLANDS.
Malaysia - The Cameron Highlands,
a bea utiful temperate moun-'
lain area, provided an inspiring setting
for this yea r's Feast in Malaysia.
T he Merlin Hotel played host for 190
bret hren fo r this eighth Malaysian
Peast .. .
Rod McQ ueen spoke on how we
can know what the will of God is and
the meaning of the Feast . Festival
coordinator Yong Chi n Gee spoke on
pride and Lim Seng Joon spoke 011
o ur importance to God and His mas -
ter plan. '
Brethren radia ted happiness, joy
and appreciation as they enjoyed a
close -bonded fellowship in the realization
of the purpose of the Feast :
Jo hn Ursen ,
CEBU CITY, Phil ippines - T his
site in the Visayan Islands was coordinated
by Jose Raduban. The brethren
(176 registered) met in the T riton
Hotel Ceb u, where Mr . Raduban. the
main speaker, spoke on the .world
tomorrow. Colin Adai r.
DAVAO CITY, Philippines ­
Edward Macaraeg was the main
speaker for this Fest ival site .at the
Don Mariano Marcos Traini ng
Center on the island of. Mindanao.
Mr . Macaraeg, the Festival coo r­
dinator, spoke about the world tomorrow,
prayer and responsib ility to
the 286 registered brethren. High­
- lights incl uded a first-ever young
peo ple's get-together. Colin Adair.
DON CARLOS, Philippines ­
Coor dinator Encardio Benitez and '
his brot her , Eustiquio Benitez, spoke
to the 450 registered brethren meeting
in the Worldwide Church of God
building in Don Carlos. Bukid non ,
on the island of Minda nao. Col in
Adair ,
MAMBUCAL, Philippines ­
The Mambucal Hea lth Resort in
Negro s Occidental was the site for
167 b rethren. Main speaker was
Pedro Ortig uero, who spoke on the
world tomorrow and ' C hristi anity ,
and Festival coordi nator . was Bernardo
Cast illon . Many of the breth ­
ren saw and heard Mr. Armstrong for
the first time on his film. In spite of
the small attendance -en th usias m and
zeal were hig h. Colin Adair .
MANILA, Philippi nes - This
year marked the firs t time 'a Feast of
Tabernacles has been held in Manila,
and all the brethren were most.e nthusiastic
. Meet ings were in the Manila
Overseas Press Club and Girl Scout
Audito riurn.v'Ibe Festiva l was coord
inated by Dr . Sam uel Librojo, and
Rey Ta niajura was manager. The
"brethren,' numbering 265 , heard Dr.
Librojo and Mr. Taniajura speak on
prophecy and Chr istian living, and
visiting speaker Pac ifico Mirto dis-,
cussed Revelation 2 and 3. Colin '
Adair .
RAN VELl BEACH. Sri Lanka­
The Feast here started off wit h the
o rdination of the first deacon for the
Sri , Lanka "cburc h, Tilak Peris.
Anothe r first happened a few days
later as the church held its first family
. night.
Fifty Feastgoers.spent the Feast in
structures made of coconut branches.
Ken Lew is and Mohan Jayasekera
conducted services as they spoke on
the profile of the pres ident of the
world tomo rrow , Church government
and preparing to be a king or
priest ..
Four baptisms during the Peast
caused the church to grow by 12 percent:
Mohan Jayasekera ,
LATIN AMERICA
. EL TABITO. Chile- O ne
hundred brethren gathered fo r the
Festival here, enjoying the fabulous
oceanside .resort and the inspi ring
messages in unity and love .
Main speakers were Robe rt Flores
Jr. and Pilidor Illesca, disc ussing the
meaning of the Feast, the world tomorrow
and being a 'son of God.
Robert Flores Jr .
LA PAZ, EI Sa lvador ~ Ninetyfo
ur brethren enjoyed the Feast in the
Izalco Cabana Club here, enjoying a
wedding, one baptism and a talent
show in addition to the Festival ser- .
mons .
Speak ing at the site were H erbert
Cisneros on the Kingdom of God .
Jose Man uel Biamo nte on being a
soldier of Christ , Re ne Lopez on the
proof of t he Churc h and Jose
. Ma uricio Pinto on being a bette r
Christian; Herbe rt Cisneros.
LIMA . Peru - Atte ndance was 90
at t he Festiva l here in the Country ­
Club Del Bosque.ilocated in one of
Lima 's best resort areas . Brethren en ­
joyed the beautiful weather and a rest
from the extreme infl ati o n and
economic difficulty in Peru .
· Ma in sermons were given by Larry .
Hink le and Wilfredo Saenz on the
· mea ning of the Feast of Tabernacles,
the prom ises of God, perseverance,
faith and the power of God. Larry.
Hinkle . .
MELGAR, Colombia - Ajoyous
Feast, fu ll of meaning and enthusiasm,
was enjoyed by 140 people
at the Club Militar de Oficiales in
Melg ar, 103 kilometers sout h of
Bogo ta. .
People representing six countries,
we re happy to hear the meaning of
God 's Holy Days , the plan of salvation
and the principles of Ch ristian
living expounded by Pablo Gonzalez,
Mario Seiglie and other loeal
members.
No one wanted to 'return home
~ a ft e r enjoying ' the most delightful
eight days of his life . Everyone
commented on two things: the '
priv ilege of seeing Herbert Arm ­
strong on film (which was shown
twice) and the especially good services
the brethren receivedfrom the
personnel and members-of Club
Militar de Oficiales. A talent show
and a night of Serenatas for everyone
united us all into one singl e family .
Pablo Gonzalez.
OAXTEPEC, Mexico-It is said,
"First the re was the Garden of Eden ,
then Oaxtepec.' About 650 brethren ,
half of whom traveled down from the
United States, filled the small auditorium
here. ' -'.
Sermons delivered , by Festival '
coordinator Tom Turk, Fernando
Ba rriga, 'Pablo Dimakis, Alfredo
Mercado, Mario Sanchez and Mike
Isaac emphasizedthe meaning of the
Feast and family life.
Plenty of activities kept the brethren
busy throughout the Feast, which
was blessed by mild and pleasa nt
weat her. .
Ordaine d to ministerial rank was
Pab:lo _Dimaki~ . Dominga Bur-
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