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Letter to the Brethren: July 16, 2026

Letter to the Brethren: July 16, 2026

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Dear Brethren and Co-Workers in Christ:

Greetings from Grover Beach, California.

We continue to work to coordinate various Feast of Tabernacles matters and update literature as we are slowly moving more of our printing to another platform since Amazon irrationally stopped printing our materials.

Feast of Tabernacles for 2026

The Feast of Tabernacles pictures a culminating event in God’s plan. Church services for the Feast in 2026 are to begin the evening of September 25th and run (including the Last Great Day) until sunset October 3rd.

While all locations have not been finalized, for the USA we do have a contract to meet at the Thousand Hills Resort at 120 Wildwood Dr S, Branson, Missouri 65616.

What is interesting to note is that this was the only facility in Branson to respond to our request for a quote. Another item of interest is that my family stayed at this particular facility when we attended the Feast of Tabernacles in 1998.

Anyway, the cost per night (before taxes) is $99.00. This is substantially less expensive than some of the other locations we have held the Feast of Tabernacles in the United States.

Here is the booking link: Thousand Hills Resort Hotel.

You can also go on their website and put in the Group Code: 2609FESTAB and that will take you to the same place as above as well.

Of course, you do not have to stay at the Thousand Hills Resort, but many will find it convenient as well as probably the best location for fellowship.

Please send me an email if you plan to attend the CCOG site in Branson, Missouri. My email address remains: COGwriter@aol.com

As mentioned last week, Brisbane, Australia is also a site. My family and I got through Australia’s Electronic Travel Authorization (ETA) system Sunday and Monday, so we are set to be able to enter that country.

We do expect a location in Ontario, Canada but the details have not yet been finalized.

For a listing of planned and expected sites, check out the following link: Feast of Tabernacles’ Sites for 2026.

Start planning on attending the CCOG site that works out best for you.

Please email me to tell you where you plan to attend. My email address remains COGwriter@aol.com

Growth in Malawi and Mozambique

Pastor Radson Mulozowa held a leadership meeting for leaders from Malawi and Mozambique.

Members in Salima (Malawi)

When I asked how many were in the Continuing Church of God in those countries, he sent the following report on Tuesday:

Greetings from Malawi and Mozambique

We are all fine by the grace of God

Let me report that the statics for members is 3798.

But I haven’t included brethren who joined ccog recently in Mulanje and Salima and waiting Machemba to give me the report as his phone is off.

Again let’s me report that following the joining of brethren from hope of Israel and the teaching of pastor Evans when he visited Mulanje the church has grown so high in the way that am traveling even during weekdays. Maximum every week am traveling three or four days every week

Since all the place are far, it is involving putting fuel in the car so that I can travel

I have been doing this since pastor Evans left Malawi. …

Again as we are coming closer to the feast of Tabernacle I need to move to all our zones  namely chikwawa, nsanje, Mozambique zones, mwanza and Salima so that I can meet leaders and discuss about the feast of Tabernacles.

As you can know that some brethren are new to us and this year we are having additional sites.

Let me report that the church is growing severely {a lot}

Pastor Evans knows this since I have been reporting to him about all my travelling.

Best regards

Radson

Yes, we have had a lot of growth in Malawi and Mozambique, since our first contacts in Malawi over a decade ago–despite losing some groups there a few years ago.

Please keep Radson Mulozowa and the brethren in Africa in your prayers.

New Canadian Email Address

Gisele Haddon sent the following related to the Continuing Church of God in Canada:

Hi Dr. Thiel,

I hope that you are all well.

Finally have a new email address for the Church…

New address is:

Continuingcogcanada@gmail.com

I have also added that email to the following: Congregations of the Continuing Church of God.

Suggested Sabbath Services

Here is a suggested Sabbath day service for our scattered brethren and other interested people for this Sabbath service:

Note: If you have a slow internet connection, you can watch these by starting the video, then below it (and towards the right) look for an outline of a gear–if you click on that, it will allow the YouTube video to be played with lower video quality, but at least it will not stop often–you can select a quality as low as 144p. If your internet connection is still too slow (as my home one is) and/or you prefer audio messages to audio-visuals ones, go to the YouTube link for the message, click on SHOW MORE related to the description. You will then see something that says, “Download MP3.” Below that is a link to an MP3 file. Most computers (and even some cellular telephones) will allow MP3 files to be downloaded and played. This is an option we have made available (but we are also looking into ways to improve that as well)–and, of course, we have written article options. Some people have found that if their internet connections are not fast enough, that they can simply listen to the messages that are found at the Bible News Prophecy online radio channel.

IN CASE YOU DO NOT RECEIVE A ‘LETTER TO THE BRETHREN’ FOR ANY WEEK, REMEMBER THAT THERE ARE MANY SERMON MESSAGES ON THE ContinuingCOG channel AND MANY SERMONETTE MESSAGES ON THE Bible News Prophecy channel. There are also some messages at the CCOGAfrica channel. There are also messages in the Spanish language at the CDLIDDSermones channel.

World News Items

Border controls between Gibraltar and Spain were lifted yesterday (see Gibraltar removes border controls with Spain–a step for it to be in the EU? and Gibraltar: ‘Europe is back’ as border removal closes ‘open wound’ as ‘the last wall in continental Europe falls’). While I think this is a great move for the convenience for those in the area, in time, Gibraltar will find it will not only end up in the EU (it is currently part of the UK), it will be controlled by the EU (most likely under Spain). It is another ‘sea gate’ that the UK will one day lose.

Although the Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said on Wednesday in Gibraltar, “the last wall in continental Europe falls,” that was basically just the case for western Europe. There is also the east.

However, this week the European Union has also been having talks with at least 4 nations in the southern and eastern parts of Europe that are not still part of it–but, of course, Europe wants them as well (see European Union taking more steps towards enlargement). Expansion of what could be called the “sixth king” of Revelation 17 related to the growth of the “little horn,” to the south and east, was prophesied in Daniel 8:9-12. This continues to be happening before our eyes.

The USA and Iran continue to fight (see Iran vows revenge and Donald Trump announces decimating revenge plan–‘the way of peace they have not known’). While Iran’s “neutralization” is not over (see USA bombs, Iran retaliates and threatens–its ‘neutralization’ is not yet over), Israel itself is not out of danger. Jerusalem is prophesied to have great damage (Isaiah 22:6-9) and we are getting closer to that time. Hence, those living in Jerusalem would be wise to not be there when the great damage occurs.

Russia and Donald Trump have called European leaders “weak” (see Russia and Trump call European leaders weak: A strongman will come after a reorganization). CNN’s Fareed Zakaria is publicly warning that a Europe that spends more on its military will not wish to accept USA dominance and will take steps that the USA may not like (see Fareed Zakaria warns of some unintended consequences of the US pushing Europe to spend more on defense–WWIII?)–and that is true (cf. Daniel 11:39; Lamentations 1:1-2; Isaiah 10:5-14). Furthermore, the Bible shows that a militaristic (Revelation 13:4; Daniel 11:39-43) dictatorial leader called the Beast will arise after certain prophesied reorganizations in Europe (Revelation 17:12-13). Some of the ground work for that is being laid now.

Properly understood biblical prophecies are coming to pass. Remember as Jesus said to:

36 Watch therefore, and pray always that you may be counted worthy to escape all these things that will come to pass, and to stand before the Son of Man. (Luke 21:36)

Concluding Comments

The Apostle Peter wrote:

2 Grace and peace be multiplied to you in the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord, 3 as His divine power has given to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of Him who called us by glory and virtue, 4 by which have been given to us exceedingly great and precious promises, that through these you may be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust.

5 But also for this very reason, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue, to virtue knowledge, 6 to knowledge self-control, to self-control perseverance, to perseverance godliness, 7 to godliness brotherly kindness, and to brotherly kindness love. 8 For if these things are yours and abound, you will be neither barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. (2 Peter 1:2-9)

Brethren, be diligent. Do not see how close to the world you can get and not be corrupted.

Remember that according to Jesus, most end time Christians will not be diligent to support the work.

Heed Peter’s admonition to have self-control, brotherly kindness, and love.

Sincerely,

Bob Thiel
Pastor and Overseer