Charting Their Course to Heaven

AnAmazing Fact: The advent of longitude was a game-changer for navigation, transformingperilous journeys into safer ventures. Before this breakthrough, sailors had noreliable way to determine their east-west position, causing ships to driftdangerously off course. In the 18th century, however, John Harrison’s marinechronometer allowed navigators to compare local time with Greenwich Mean Time,providing a precise measurement of longitude, which revolutionized maritimetravel.

Like thoseancient mariners lost at sea, the spiritually lost don’t know where they aregoing or how to get to a better place. But you led Eric and his family onto abetter pathway through your gifts for the worldwide evangelistic work ofAmazing Facts.

The Biblewarns us about the dangerous condition that lost people face. “Thewicked are like the troubled sea, when it cannot rest, whose waters cast upmire and dirt” (Isaiah 57:20).How can we help these lost souls findpeaceful waters? The Bible truth provides the longitude for our lives! “Yourword is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path” (Psalm 119:105). Yourgifts give the lost a clear awareness of their true condition—and then pointthem to Christ, who said, “I am the way, the truth, and the life” (John14:6).

As weclose out 2024 and look forward to a new year, I am awed by the many ways Godhas used you to lead others to Christ—so let me close this year with a touching story about afather’s new direction that you helped give him …

ACrippling Accident

When Eagle,a fifth grader in the Philippines, jumped the fence at his schoolyard, helanded hard in a ditch and broke several bones. Eagle’s father, Eric, took himto the doctor, but they couldn’t afford surgery. As a result, Eagle’s bonesdidn’t heal properly. “Everything changed,” Eagle says. “I couldn’t go toschool or help my father with chores. I thought, ‘I wish this did nothappen to me.’”

Eric copedwith his family’s new reality by mind-numbing drinking, even as his childrenbegged him to stop. But God was about to bring hope to this family through youand the Amazing Facts Center of Evangelism in the Philippines (PAFCOE).

A DrunkAttends a Strange Meeting

One day,PAFCOE missionaries arrived at a playground where Eagle was watching otherchildren play. He listened to their message with deep curiosity. “It was thefirst time I heard the Word of God,” explains Eagle. The missionaries theninvited Eagle to an Amazing Facts prophecy meeting. Because his father wasdrunk, an aunt took him to the first meeting.

The nextday, Eagle went in his wheelchair to the store where his father would buy anddrink alcohol. Eric says, “Eagle pleaded with me to take him to the meetings,but I was angry and scolded him. He cried, and I felt pity—so I took him. Itwas rainy and muddy, and I was drunk, but hearing the sermon was pleasing.” Thepassion of this young boy to hear simple Bible truth moves my heart! The Lordlongs to respond to those crying out for help. In 2025, you can be theanswer to someone’s prayer by supporting the worldwide evangelistic work ofAmazing Facts!

 AFamily Restored

Eagle andEric attended every meeting afterward to hear vital spiritual truths. “Ilearned what we shouldn’t eat and about the Antichrist,” says Eagle. “I learnedthe true Sabbath is Saturday. I grew closer to God through the seminar.” Eric’slife also changed. He shares that he no longer got drunk at the store but went“home to take the children to the meetings. I believe that God Himself gave mea new life.”

As our worldcontinues to veer off course and descend into chaos, I am grateful you helpedbring a bright smile to this boy and his father. Eagle says, “God is in ourfamily now. I am happy that my father has changed. We now pray with him everymorning, noon, and evening.” Yet, I can’t help but think of all the brokenfamilies in our world who still need the peace and direction of the Lord. Wemust do more to give life-changing truth to souls adrift!

 WhatGod Has Accomplished Through You

Looking backon 2024, I am so thankful for how many souls you helped guide toward God’skingdom …

• Through Prophecy Odyssey, you helped lead thousands to baptism. Instantly translated into 15 languages, the evangelistic series was broadcast from NYC to listeners worldwide.
• You brought Bible truth to places difficult to reach with the gospel, including Pakistan, Indonesia, and the UAE. Your gifts also opened hearts in China, India, Oceania, Africa, and Panama!
• You helped broadcast the three angels’ messages through hundreds of TV and radio stations and online streaming, reaching millions of hearts globally. Your gifts also impacted thousands through revival and outreach events at the W.O.R.D. Center.
• You helped publish life-changing resources and gave away a million pieces of free, faith-building literature to seekers. And you made Amazing Facts programs available on the Pando app that brought life-changing truth to over 50,000 inmates.
• Your co-laboring fed over 100 million visitors the Bread of Life through Amazing Facts websites and social media.

A NewYear, New Opportunities

Friend, I’mtruly excited about how God will use you in 2025. Our brand-newdocumentary Armageddon will be released; the newsharing magazine Creation or Evolution? will be printed;there will be a special mission trip to the Dominican Republic; newaudiences will find precious truth through streaming TV; and muchmore! 

As we standanother year closer to Jesus’ return, I believe this is the right time toinvest in the grand work of evangelism. The salvation of our friends,neighbors, and family members is too important to delay. Don’t waitanother moment to say, “Lord, use my gift to guide more lost people to Yourkingdom!”

Will you bea part of the evangelism work of Amazing Facts in 2025 with your prompt andcompassionate gift today? Your loving gift of $100 will provide more than50,000 people with Bible truth through social media. A sacrificial gift of $500will make evangelistic TV programs available to over 50,000 searching hearts.And an exceptional gift of $1,000 will guide 3,100 lost souls to discover truththrough life-changing literature.

Whateversize gift you give, God will bless and multiply the eternal difference it makesthrough all of Amazing Facts’ evangelism programs. Eric and his family aregrateful for the hope they have received through your kindness. Will you helpbring new life to millions of others who need to know the way to heaven?

Pointing thelost toward God’s kingdom,

Pastor DougBatchelor

President,Amazing Facts International