Weekly Update Library

June 27, 2019

Greetings from Charlotte, Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Weston were at the Saratoga Family Weekend last weekend (see report below), and this Sabbath will be visiting the Spokane, Washington congregation.  Mr. Wallace Smith reports that the Living Education trip to the archeological dig in Israel is…

June 20, 2019

Greetings from Charlotte, On Wednesday, Mr. Ames, Dr. Douglas Winnail, and I held a 90-minute teleconference with our worldwide ministry to update everyone on developments in the Work and discuss topics that are relevant to the ministry and how we can serve more effectively. Mr. Ames announced…

June 13, 2019

Greetings from Charlotte, The Work continues to grow in South Africa, where the political situation remains unstable. Pentecost attendance for the country totaled 275, with offerings for the day up 5.24 percent over last year. Mr. Lawdi Ferreira will travel to Zimbabwe and Zambia to give …

June 6, 2019

Greetings from Charlotte, Mr. Armando Orrego and his lovely wife were in town from Colombia this week to take care of business. Messrs. Mario Hernandez, Cristian Orrego, Armando Orrego, and several of us met to sort out problems in getting mail to a few Central and South American countries where…

May 30, 2019

Greetings from Charlotte, From Southeast Asia, Mr. Htoowah Laybeh reports that, “After two months of running around… God eventually blessed our efforts and now the Immigration Authorities are satisfied and have granted us a one-year visa with the option for multiple entries.” Meanwhile, Mr.…

May 23, 2019

Greetings from Charlotte, Last Sabbath I spoke to and fellowshipped with an enthusiastic and friendly Dallas, Texas congregation. Violent storms passed through the area that day, with lots of lightning, flooding downpours, high winds, and tornado watches and warnings, and the pattern of violent…

May 16, 2019

Greetings from Charlotte, Mr. Ames returned from a successful Tomorrow’s World Presentation in Winchester, Virginia earlier this week, where 26 guests were present. This is the end of the one-year on-site Living Education program for 14 pioneer students. Congratulations to all of them.…

May 9, 2019

Greetings from Charlotte, The Council of Elders met this past Monday through Wednesday. Regional Directors and Department Heads gave encouraging and helpful reports on the state of the Work in their areas of responsibility. The Council discussed a number of procedural and administrative…

May 2, 2019

Greetings from Charlotte, Our traveling speakers returned to Headquarters this week. Mr. Ames did well, but came back with a bit of congestion, and Dr. Douglas Winnail was a day late getting back from visiting congregations in the Caribbean, due to a flight cancellation. Dr. Wilner…

April 24, 2019

Greetings from Charlotte, Mr. Richard Ames reports that he had a stroke about two weeks ago, but it has not hindered him from spending Passover and the first half of Unleavened Bread in Kansas City and in Joplin, Missouri, for the second half.  The stroke has affected his right side, mostly…

April 11, 2019

Greetings from Charlotte, Passover arrives this coming week. This truly is both the most sobering and the most encouraging occasion of the year as we remember the sacrifice of Christ and what it means for each of us. Newly baptized members will be observing their very first Passover, and we…

April 4, 2019

Greetings from Charlotte, It was mentioned at the National Religious Broadcasters convention in Anaheim, California that Spanish-speakers share YouTube videos five times more than those who speak English, and we are certainly seeing this on our El Mundo de Mañana YouTube site. The …