Unchanging, Uncompromising, Undiluted Truth!

An Amazing Fact: Diamonds are thehardest natural substance on Earth. They form deep in the planet’s mantle underextreme pressure and heat. Depending on certain conditions, diamonds can comein various colors—including rare hues like blue, pink, and green. While commonlyused in jewelry, diamonds are crucial in industrial applications, such ascutting and drilling, due to their exceptional hardness.

“The Sabbath is heresy!”

The leaders in Ms. Xu’s church in China kicked her out aftershe learned about God’s fourth commandment through your support of AmazingFacts. But like a resilient diamond, she says, “No matter how great thepersecution, I will stick to the truth and bear witness for Jesus!”

Standing up for truth is not for the faint of heart. In ourage of compromise, truth is rarely received with open arms. Our culture haswatered down once common values, such as God’s design for gender and marriage.To not offend anyone, Christian morality has been thrown under the bus—even bymany churches!

This year marks Amazing Facts’ 60th anniversary. Thediamond—often used to mark a 60th anniversary—illustrates our unbreakablemission to preach the unchanging Bible truth. The early churchprayed, “Lord, … grant to Your servants that with all boldness they mayspeak Your word” (Acts 4:29).

Will you pray for us to maintain this courageousevangelistic commitment in 2025? Your faithful support empowers our mission tostand strong for Christ! Now let me tell you Ms. Xu’s inspiring testimony …

Finding Christ

As a child in China, Ms. Xu was not raised a Christian. Asan adult, when she found work in Fiji, someone shared the gospel with her, andshe accepted Jesus. “I was so happy to believe!” she shares. When she returnedto China, she began attending a Sunday-keeping church. But many of itsteachings didn’t make sense. “The Bible says to keep thecommandments,” she thought, “so why don’t we keep allof them, including the Sabbath?”

It’s common for churchgoers to say, “I don’t understandeverything about the Bible, so I’ll trust what my pastor says.” Yet, when theystudy for themselves, questions pop up. The diluted messages they hear from thepulpit don’t match what they read in the Bible. That’s why it is essential foryou and me to present the “industrial strength” doctrines that cannot becompromised even under pressure.

Standing for Christ

During COVID-19, Ms. Xu discovered the Amazing Facts Chinesewebsite. What she saw was clear, thorough, and consistent with the Bible. “Itwas like a treasure!” She signed up for two online Bible courses to learn evenmore. Naturally, she wanted to share these diamonds of truth with her friendsat church. But when the leadership heard about her newfound faith, theyconfronted her. When she disagreed, they condemned her as a heretic and kickedher out!

Today, Ms. Xu owns a factory. When she announced to herworkers that the factory would be closed on Saturday, some joined her inkeeping the Sabbath. But pressure from church leaders—and even the localpolice—caused some workers to quit. When we refuse to compromise the truth, thedevil gets mad. The apostle Paul warns, “All who desire to live godlyin Christ Jesus will suffer persecution” (2 Timothy 3:12). For 60years, Amazing Facts has boldly stood for truth, come what may.

Through your bold gifts, Amazing Facts stands like Elijah onMt. Carmel to call to the undecided, “How long will you falter betweentwo opinions?” (1 Kings 18:21). Just like there are fake and genuinediamonds, there is real truth and truth mixed with error. You can tell thedifference only when it’s tested under the pressure of Scripture.

Growing in Christ

Ms. Xu’s business began to grow, and many new employeesjoined her in studying the Amazing Facts Chinese Bible lessons. Today, she hasa much larger building, and on Sabbaths, many join her in worship at thefactory since there is no Sabbath-keeping church in town. These faithfulbelievers contacted the Amazing Facts Chinese team that you empower throughyour gifts and were directed to nearby Sabbath-keeping churches. (We won’t namethese places in order to protect them from persecution.)

Ms. Xu closes her letter to us with this powerful Bibleverse: “Know that the Lord your God, He is God, the faithful God whokeeps covenant and mercy for a thousand generations with those who love Him andkeep His commandments” (Deuteronomy 7:9).

Do you deeply love the Lord, friend? Are you committed tofaithfully keeping His commandments? All of them—even when your faith is underpressure? If we cling to God’s unchanging, uncompromising, undiluted truth, Hewill honor our faith and save us in His everlasting kingdom!

A New Year With New Opportunities

As we enter this new year in faith, God has already openedmany opportunities to proclaim the truth boldly in 2025. Amazing Factstakes Jesus’ command to go into the whole world seriously!

For instance, in 2025, as God permits, we plan to boldlypreach undiluted, unbreakable truth in Cuba, Florida, Dallas, the DominicanRepublic, Washington State, Brazil, St. Louis, Vanuatu, Australia, Thailand,and many more places. And this is the year we will release the long-awaiteddocumentary Armageddon and distribute our newest sharingmagazine, Creation or Evolution? Examining the Evidence. Weare also planning a Creation Summit (March 28, 29) at the W.O.R.D. Center and a60th Anniversary homecoming revival weekend (September 26, 27). Your lovinggifts make all of these possible!

So, will you join me in lifesaving truth? I want tochallenge you during this 60th anniversary year for Amazing Facts to give a $60gift that will send truth to more people like Ms. Xu. And if God so moves you,commit to being a Champion of Truth partner by giving $60 or more every monthin 2025. You may also choose to be involved with Amazing Facts’ evangelisticwork with a bold $600 or even $6,000 gift this month! Whatever size gift yousend, I’m grateful that you trust Amazing Facts to be a good steward and makeas much of an eternal difference as possible with your co-laboring supportthrough our multitude of outreach programs. We don’t know exactly what willhappen in 2025, but we trust God will lead us as we remain faithful to Hissolid Word. I pray you will keep your eyes fixed upon Jesus!

Sister Xu and her persecuted friends in China are eternallygrateful that you are helping God’s truth reach the entire world. In manyplaces around the globe, people are receiving the precious, unchanging diamondsof truth because you care. Thank you!

Always mining for truth,

Pastor Doug Batchelor

President, Amazing Facts International