LATEST NEWS FLASHES!--No.253     DO/TS 1/97

TO ALL TS FAMILY MEMBERS FROM WORLD SERVICES: TRF SUPPORTER NAME CHANGE POLL

Dear TS Family,
         We love you and are so thankful for each of you! God bless you for your faithfulness and dedication to reach the lost, and for so lovingly caring for His sheep.
         As Dad said in prophecy in Mama's "Letter to Our Dear TRF Supporter Family": "Serving Jesus is the most wonderful thing! Serving Jesus is where it's at! Serving Jesus is life! Serving Jesus is happiness! Serving Jesus is the road to fulfillment and contentment. If you want more of all of these things, then serve Jesus!" (TS GN 13:45).
         We'd like to express our thanks to those of you who have written in to suggest that we change the names "DO member" and "TRF Supporter member" in order to reflect the bridging of the gap between the DO and TS Family. After prayer and consultation with your CROs, it has been decided to officially change these terms to ones that more accurately reflect what it means to be a DO or TS member, and show that we're all in it together.
         Some people have wondered whether it's necessary to have a separate name at all. While we are one in spirit, it seems that since DO members are required to abide by the Charter and TS members are not, not having a name by which to refer to TS members in the pubs, literature classification, etc., could be pretty confusing. So it seems necessary to have names for both DO members and TS members, although we'd like to avoid a "label" that would be divisive.
         We're planning to change the name "DO members" to "Charter members," to reflect that they are required to live according to the guidelines of the Love Charter.
         We also want to change the name TRF Supporter to something that is more meaningful and accurately represents your important place in the Family as co-workers with your DO brothers and sisters.
         After prayer and counseling together about it and trying to come up with various possibilities, we have found two names that we feel fit well--"Partner members" and "Fellow members." However, since you will be the ones addressed by the new term, we think you should have a say in which one is used. So we'd like to take a poll to find out which name you would prefer, and we'll then make the decision based on which name receives the most votes.
         Below you'll find a voting slip, which we'd like to ask you to please fill out and return with your TRF no later than the end of February. We won't be able to accept any votes received after that time. Thanks for your help in determining this new name. We hope it will be one that most of you will be happy with!
         God bless and keep you as you serve Him, and as we all work together to reach the ends of the Earth with His message of love!
         Much love,

         Matthew, for Mama, Peter and Gary and your WS Family

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VOTING SLIP: TRF Supporter Name Change Poll
(to be filled out and sent in with your February 28th TRF at the latest)

TS Home #: _______                         Date: _____________

The majority of our Home's members, age 16 and over, prefer the name (check one):

[ ] Fellow Members                         [ ] Partner Members


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