An Amazing Fact: The Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) is the world’s biggest and most sensitive gravitational wave observatory. Recently, LIGO detected such waves from two distant black holes that collided and formed into a single massive black hole. Scientists believe that at the peak of this cataclysmic event, the merging black holes released 50 times more energy than the rest of the observable universe combined, sending out colossal energy shockwaves that warped the very fabric of space-time!
God wants to use you in a powerful new way to help energize His church. Just as crashing black holes generate an incomprehensible surge of power in gargantuan ripples, I believe the Holy Spirit will use an exciting new resource, which you can help develop, to burst forward massive waves of soul-winning influence in these last days!
On the Verge of a SurgeAs a pastor, I believe an explosion of evangelism is ready to surge around the globe and set off a miraculous ripple effect of church growth, setting the stage for hundreds of thousands, perhaps even millions, of souls coming to Christ. And the spark for this powerful explosion is in your hands right now. Your support of the global Amazing Facts Center of Evangelism (AFCOE) will cause a chain reaction of soul winning!
Because of your support, Amazing Facts is currently involved in training individuals in the USA, Indonesia, Europe, India, Philippines, and Africa. This incredibly effective Bible worker training program equips God’s people to reach the lost with the everlasting gospel, a message the world desperately needs right now.
An Effective ModelAFCOE teaches church members to reach others just as Jesus did, using His training model taken straight from the pages of Scripture. In these last days, the work of God will only be completed by equipping all believers to do this work of ministry.
And AFCOE works exceedingly well! Let me share with you just one testimony of hundreds of transformed students. After feeling called to attend the four-month AFCOE program, Je Ann encountered multiple obstacles, financial and otherwise. But Je Ann prayed asking that if it was God’s will for her to attend, He would open the doors.
She says, “Because I wanted to be a kingdom builder, I had to step out in faith and believe that God is more powerful than any obstacle!” Through multiple miracles and the support of friends like you, God opened those doors. Attending AFCOE was not only life changing for Je Ann, but for the many people she’s reached for Jesus Christ ever since.
She's still reaping, gathering priceless fruit for the kingdom. She says, “I thank God for raising up AFCOE to give me the tools and confidence to lead souls to Christ.”
And thank you, friend, for making this facet of our ministry possible!
Exponential EvangelismJe Ann’s story is being constantly repeated through the lives of students all over the world, with many additional graduates now engaged in full-time Bible work.
At the Philippine Amazing Facts Center of Evangelism, our recent crop of students guided 48 individuals into the truth through Bible studies. And a single AFCOE Africa student recently conducted a Bible study series that resulted in 30 baptisms—most of his class—at the end of April. Now the converts from these classes are reaching others, causing a rippling shockwave of evangelism!
In Australia and New Zealand, we held Sabbath training plus week-long evangelism training in multiple churches. And in South Africa, nearly 100 people completed our programs in Cape Town and Durban. Additionally, 7,000 people attended training rallies held in three large cities!
Did you know your support helped train more than a thousand soul-winners last year? And with your help, God is opening the way to swell these numbers, including through a new AFCOE-infused evangelism study guide. This disciple-making resource is now being developed for use in small groups and even as part of a church Sabbath School class. We also plan to create video lessons to send this vital outreach training to as many churches and members—in as many major languages and nations—as possible within the next several years.
Through the AFCOE ministry, new leaders will receive tools and training to multiply the message!
The Source of PowerBecause the Lord—whose power is infinitely greater than two black holes colliding—is the energizing force behind AFCOE, I’m convinced we can reach millions more. The ripple effect of this work is beyond comprehension because, with hearts ablaze for God, enthusiastic AFCOE graduates inspire and motivate others to do the same, bringing even more to Christ, so that soul-winning is multiplied far beyond what is even known by the graduates!
That’s why your gifts are so appreciated this month. Can you imagine the feeling when someone approaches you in God’s kingdom to let you know that because of your gift to help make worldwide disciples, the ripple of redemption reached their heart and brought them to Christ? But you don’t need to just imagine it; you can experience it!
Time is growing short to reach the lost, friend, and I am praying you will respond today with the gift God lays on your heart, knowing that together we can do something that will reach far into the future and impact multiplied thousands with the gospel message.
Your partner in sharing the everlasting gospel,
Pastor Doug Batchelor
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