Weekly Update Library

January 2, 2020

Greetings from Charlotte, By all accounts, the Charlotte Family Weekend was a great success. We heard many comments about the change in seminars format. Messrs. Wallace Smith, Richard Ames, and Dr. Douglas Winnail each gave 45-minute presentations to all attendees. Then on Friday…

December 25, 2019

Greetings from Charlotte, Another year has come and gone, and we look forward to giving you some statistics in coming weeks demonstrating the growth in the Work. The Living Youth Program camp in Mexico is complete and the one in South Africa is wrapping up this Tuesday. Applications will soon be…

December 19, 2019

Greetings from Charlotte, The United Kingdom and the United States are heading into uncharted territory. It looks as though Brexit will go through, with the landslide victory of Boris Johnson, and no one can say for sure what this means for the U.K. or for Europe. We know the endgame,…

December 12, 2019

Greetings from Charlotte, Mr. Cristian Orrego reported this week that 30 of our 34 booklets are now translated into Portuguese, and the last four are in the editorial process. Portuguese is the official language of Brazil, Portugal, and several other nations. We began airing the …

December 5, 2019

Greetings from Charlotte, A lot of what is done in our offices around the world is not always obvious. For example, here in Charlotte, we monitor how each television station is performing and drop stations with poor responses and add others that look promising. This way we keep our cost-…

November 27, 2019

Greetings from Charlotte, This week, Mr. and Mrs. Weston are out of town, spending time with family. Other staff members are also taking time off, to celebrate American Thanksgiving with family and friends. The tradition goes back to those hardy, adventurous souls who came to the “New…

November 21, 2019

Greetings from Charlotte, This past Wednesday, we held an online Ministerial Conference with ministers from around the world. Mr. Ames focused on the growth of the Work and Dr. Winnail and I spoke about our responsibility as ministers to care for the members.  Mr. Gabriel Bais’ company…

November 14, 2019

Greetings from Charlotte, This week, we reviewed Mr. Wallace Smith’s upcoming Tomorrow’s World telecast “2020 in Bible Prophecy,” and I recorded “Four Facts About Marijuana Revealed.” An offer was sent in late August-early September to a select group of 71,296 subscribers,…

November 7, 2019

Greetings from Charlotte, We just concluded a series of Council of Elders meetings here in Charlotte, with Directors coming from around the world. Mr. Mario Hernandez gave a sobering report on the sudden unrest in much of South America, as people are rising up against their ruling classes. It…

October 31, 2019

Greetings from Charlotte, This is the first World Ahead update sent out from Charlotte since the Feast, and reports coming in from around the world have been very positive. The two sites Carol and I attended (Hilton Head and Williamsburg) were well organized and the loving…

October 3, 2019

Greetings from Charlotte, Mr. Richard Ames returned from Raleigh, North Carolina, where he spoke on the Feast of Trumpets, and Dr. Douglas Winnail returned from visiting congregations in Arizona and New Mexico. Each gave positive reports of the congregations they visited, and reports from…

September 26, 2019

Greetings from Charlotte, Twice a year we do a special mailing to a select group of subscribers here in the United States. We refer to these as “Mid-Lit” offers since they come midway between the Semi-Annual mailings. Sometimes we do this to lower over-stocked items, selecting individuals who have…