Weekly Update Library

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…

Greetings from Charlotte, This week Mr. Richard Ames recorded a new telecast titled “Seven Proven Keys to Answered Prayer,” offering Twelve Keys to Answered Prayer. Mr. Christo Botha reported: “We had heavy rain in most parts of South Africa. In some areas, the roads were closed and we,…

Greetings from Charlotte, The Council of Elders met this week, and it was most encouraging to hear of new members coming to the Church and reports of harmony and warmth at our Festival sites around the world. All except Mr. Rob Tyler were able to attend in person and Mr. Tyler participated…

Greetings from Charlotte, While the coronavirus shut down most of the world for varying lengths of time over the last 32 months, God has blessed His Work more than ever before. Did you know that we have sent out more Lesson 1 Bible Study Courses since January 2020 than in the previous 20…

Greetings from Charlotte, The new mail inserter arrived right before the Feast and has been set up and put to work this week. Although we did not have a special fund for it, some of you sent in special offerings when you heard of this major purchase—thank you. We hope this one lasts 18 years, as…

Greetings from Charlotte, The 2022 Festival season, in which we walked through God’s master plan of salvation for mankind, is now over. What a wonderful Feast it was! One supreme highlight was this year’s Behind the Work video. I personally heard many enthusiastic comments about it, and all seemed…

Greetings from Charlotte, This past Wednesday, we held a meeting to discuss our progress in India and the direction is encouraging. As I mention in the weekly video update, we now have two congregations in India and hope to have another one before too long. We also had a meeting with our leaders…

Greetings from Charlotte, The Tomorrow’s World Bible Study Course has garnered thousands of new students over the last three years, but most who begin the course do not continue all the way to the end. Most attrition occurs with students who do not progress to the second set of lessons.…

Greetings from Charlotte, This has been an extremely busy summer for many of us. As I mentioned in my video update, so far this year we have held 176 Tomorrow’s World Presentations here in the United States. That figure includes the follow-up presentations, usually conducted by the local…