Weekly Update Library

July 16, 2026

Greetings from Charlotte,As Texas Teen Camp nears its conclusion, don’t miss Mr. Gerald Weston’s video update recorded on-site at the Lone Star Camp near Athens, Texas. You may also find interesting the “LYC Phrasebook,” which lists important values and traditions taught at camp (go to …

July 9, 2026

Greetings from Charlotte,Campers arrived on Tuesday at the Texas Teen Camp. From reports received, the opening orientation and the first activities have gone well. You can find pictures at LivingYouth.org by logging in with your MyLCG password. Mr. Htoowah Laybeh reports that the brethren…

July 2, 2026

Greetings from Charlotte,The summer camps in the United States are in full swing! The Missouri Preteen camp is wrapping up, and from reports, it has been a wonderful experience for our young people (see details below). Mr. and Mrs. Weston, Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan McNair, and other camp staff are on…

June 25, 2026

Greetings from Charlotte,I’m happy to report that income for the Work continues to do well, and it looks as though June will end with an increase over last year and over budget—the sixth month in a row. The offer of the new booklet, Spiritual Warfare, is also doing well, and it looks as…

June 18, 2026

Greetings from Charlotte,We are currently in the review process of the Behind the Work video to be shown at the Feast of Tabernacles this year. Some may wonder why we do this so early. In addition to making adjustments based on the review, translations into several different languages have…

June 11, 2026

Greetings from Charlotte,Requests for the new booklet, Spiritual Warfare, started coming in heavily this week. It is still too early to predict the overall response. Directors, workers, and campers are gearing up for an exciting summer, with the teen Adventure Camp to begin June 21 and the…

June 4, 2026

Greetings from Charlotte,Mr. Weston has been in western Canada this week. He will be in Vancouver this weekend for a Tomorrow’s World Presentation and for Sabbath services. Some brethren have asked about the status of brethren in the war-torn areas of the world. According to the latest…

May 28, 2026

Greetings from Charlotte,We hope you all had an inspiring and encouraging Pentecost! This week, Mr. Gerald Weston traveled to Canada, with a first stop at the London, Ontario office to record telecasts and a Viewpoint video and to do administrative work. He then is travelling to Penticton…

May 21, 2026

Greetings from Charlotte,We held an online meeting for ministers on Wednesday to pass along information that came out in the recent Council of Elders meetings and to answer questions that come to our ministers from time to time. One question discussed by the COE was that of applauding Special Music…

May 14, 2026

Greetings from Charlotte,The Council of Elders meetings have gone very well. The first day was devoted to reports from each of the Council members about what is happening in their areas of responsibility. These were encouraging, but also presented challenges we face in our ever-changing world. One…

May 7, 2026

Greetings from Charlotte,Council of Elders members and some of their wives from across the United States, Canada, the UK, and Australia will join us at Headquarters here in Charlotte, North Carolina for Council meetings this coming Tuesday through Thursday. Twice a year we meet in person to discuss…

April 30, 2026

Greetings from Charlotte,As I mention in this week’s video update, several personnel transfers are in progress at this time. Because not everyone sees the video updates, I’ll mention these transfers here as well: Mr. Javid Khan has been working in our Charlotte television department for the last…