Weekly Update Library

Greetings from Charlotte, As mentioned in this week’s video update, Mr. VG Lardé was in Charlotte to discuss French-language translations and schedules. Teen LYP registration is off to a robust start—be sure to register early if you plan to attend, as this helps with planning. According to the …

Greetings from Charlotte, This past Monday, January 16, was the 37th anniversary of Mr. Herbert W. Armstrong’s death. We are very thankful that God used this remarkable man to bring us to the Truth. Virtually all of us were called into the Truth either directly or indirectly through him. Of course…

Greetings from Charlotte, In this week's video update, I reported on Mr. and Mrs. Cristian Orrego's planned trip to Guatemala, Mexico City, Tijuana, and La Paz in Baja California Sur. I also mentioned several other items, including a new initiative to begin translations into the Italian language.…

Greetings from Charlotte, On Wednesday, Mr. Wallace Smith recorded a telecast entitled “Armor Up Against the Devil,” offering the DVD “The Occult and the Spirit World.” He discusses the spiritual war for our minds and a call to repentance and the encouraging news that Christ will help us to fight…

Greetings from Charlotte, Postal strikes in the U.K. are crippling an economy already reeling from the upheaval in the wake of BREXIT, COVID lockdowns, and inflation. And here in the United States and Canada, this last week saw what has been described as a “once in a lifetime” winter storm…

Greetings from Charlotte, Mr. Mike Norris, our elder in Northern California, reports that their home was quaking and rolling from the large 6.4 magnitude earthquake that struck this past week. They only had minor breakage, but a member closer to the epicenter had some expensive breakage. This is a…

Greetings from Charlotte, Carol and I returned earlier this week from Canada. Mr. Rod McNair returned from Arizona, where he conducted Tomorrow’s World Presentations in Tempe and Tucson. Mr. Wallace Smith recorded a telecast on Wednesday titled “Evolution’s Dirty Little Secrets,” offering…

Greetings from Charlotte, This week, Mr. Gerald Weston has been in Canada, where he recorded several episodes for the Canadian Tomorrow’s World program; and Dr. Douglas Winnail leaves for Florida, where he will spend this Sabbath with members in Lake City. Mr. Rod McNair recorded a new…

Greetings from Charlotte, It is with sadness that we must report that Mr. Ephraim Abok, our pastor in Kendu Bay, Kenya, died this week. He was elderly, and in poor health for some time, but was a vibrant servant to the congregation. Our prayers are with his family and the Kenyan members who will…

Greetings from Charlotte, Mr. Simon Muthama recently visited brethren in Tanzania, the first time he has had the chance to visit them since the start of the pandemic in 2020. He reports that the brethren are well spiritually but suffering a physical drought with no prospect of food. The government…