Weekly Update Library

December 9, 2021

Greetings from Charlotte, As mentioned in my video update for this week, Mr. Peter Nathan was in town to touch base on several matters, and he gave us a most interesting presentation on the significant growth in the Work in Africa, especially in the French language. Messrs. Stuart Wachowicz,…

December 2, 2020

Greetings from Charlotte, COVID-19 has been an inconvenience for almost everyone, a significant trial for some, a tragedy for others, but a huge boost to the Work of God. As we come to the close of the second year of the virus, we see literature requests around the world up substantially—…

November 24, 2021

Greetings from Charlotte, The United States is not the only nation that has a special day focused on giving thanks. Canada, Brazil, Norfolk Island in the South Pacific, and other nations have special thanksgiving days. Sadly, for many people, Thanksgiving is little more than a long weekend…

November 18, 2021

Greetings from Charlotte, This week saw the beginning of Semi-Annual letter responses, where we advertised a DVD containing three Tomorrow’s World telecasts that have been censored in some locations. We held the second lengthy meeting on Thursday to discuss the Teen Living Youth…

November 11, 2021

Greetings from Charlotte, Last Sabbath Carol and I were in Tampa, Florida, for a Tomorrow’s World Presentation where we had 54 (give or take one or two) guests. Mr. James Sweat will be giving the first of several follow-up presentations this Sabbath. Please remember to pray…

November 4, 2021

Greetings from Charlotte, We held an informative and exciting online ministerial conference on Wednesday, in which we answered questions coming from our ministers around the world. It is eye-opening to learn about the challenges other regions are facing. We covered subjects such as vaccines,…

October 28, 2021

From the Presiding Evangelist Dear Brethren, The Bible clearly indicates that there were tensions among members in the first century. Since many converts came from pagan backgrounds, whether or not to eat meats that may have been offered to idols was a complex issue at that time…

October 21, 2021

Greetings from Charlotte, It was a sad day Monday, as funeral services were held for Mr. Gary Ehman, a longtime minister, pastor, and Personal Correspondence Director. A member related to me during the Feast how much Mr. Ehman meant to him, as he had helped him greatly coming to the Truth.…

October 14, 2021

Greetings from Charlotte, Mr. Rod McNair conducted meetings this week with the U.S. and International Festival Coordinators. We are grateful to our Creator for granting us favor in the 90 locations where we held the Feast around the world. All regions were able to give very positive…

October 7, 2021

Greetings from Charlotte, What wonderful Feasts we just celebrated! I hope all of you enjoyed the Feast of Tabernacles and Last Great Day as much as Carol and I did. While some areas were still in various stages of lockdown, preventing some members from meeting together in person, other…

September 15, 2021

Greetings from Charlotte, One great blessing of God’s Festivals is that they teach us lessons in the use of money. We learn budgeting from faithfully saving a second tithe, but there are other lessons. A lesson I learned early on was that it is okay to spend money. My parents came…

September 9, 2021

Greetings from Charlotte, Let all of us be thankful if we are able to attend the Feast in person this year. The United Kingdom, Europe, and Africa are expected to have 24 Festival sites, as members are not able to freely cross some borders due to COVID-19. Vaccine mandates are forcing…