Helping to Change the World—One Person
at a Time ...
A word from God’s Word:“It is God himself, in his mercy, who has given us this wonderful work [of telling his Good News to others], and so we never give up” (2 Corinthians 4:1, TLB).
Challenging Times ... Great Opportunities
Dear Friend,
On the day of writing this report, our Daily Encounter (which was about Christ's return), received 26 salvation and re-commitment to Jesus Christ responses from 9 countries: Canada, Barbados, Mexico, Nigeria, South Africa, Singapore, Trinidad, United Arab Emirate, and USA.And in the last month we received 201 decisions from 37 countries!
The God-given opportunities for reaching people in today’s world with the gospel are phenomenal. Last month alone there were 147,663 page views on our www.actsweb.org website with 53,886 visits by 40,914 visitors. These visitors were from 195 countries and territories!
To date 2,259 people have joined with us as People Power for Jesus Partners. These are people who have made a commitment to join with us to help spread the gospel in attractive, simple, and non-confronting ways by forwarding suitable copies of Daily Encounter and ACTS Internet articles to family, friends and contacts worldwide—and by giving out ACTS attractive business witness cards that invite folk to visit one of our Good News gospel websites. See www.goodnewsfor.com/usa and www.goodnewsfor.com/sydney for two examples.
I continually give out business witness cards and have never yet had one rejected. I gave one in Spanish to my barber and he read it and said, “My daughter sure needs this.” (We have a gospel website in Spanish.) I give them out with tips, and have many other opportunities to give one to others. Joy and I recently met a couple from France and, as we have a gospel website in French, I gave this couple my business card with the French website address.
The ACTS People Power for Jesus is based on the principle that when many people work together to spread the gospel, great feats for God can be achieved. As Richard Halverson put it, “People Power is a mighty force.” In fact it is, without question, one of the most powerful means to accomplish any cause—either for good or evil. See www.actsweb.org/people_power for more details. For available witness cards see www.actsweb.org/people_power/witness_cards.php.
Another encouraging blessing is that over 500 churches, individuals and other organizations have syndicated articles from the ACTS website to include in their websites for outreach to their communities. Several churches and other organizations have also asked for permission to use ACTS web articles and Daily Encounters in their printed papers. We just received a request from Washington, DC, for permission to use ACTS articles for printing in the Manila Mail paper that has a 5,000 circulation to Filipino people in the tri-state area.
I finally finished updating my book with the tongue-in-cheek title, I Hate Witnessing, a Handbook for Effective Christian Communications adding a chapter titled, “The Electronic Media: A Communications Revolution.” This book has been used in numerous churches and in several colleges as a text book for classes in evangelism. It now has over 100,000 copies in print. We thank God for the way he has used this message to help advance evangelism.
While our major purpose is to reach people with the gospel, we are also ministering to numerous believers, many of whom need pastoral counseling and encouragement. In the last couple of days one Daily Encounter subscriber wanted help for a sex addict friend who is into pornography, bi-sexuality, and lust—with associated diseases. Another subscriber admitted he was a sexaholic, and was badly in need of help for deliverance. Another is having a problem with unresolved anger that goes back to family abuse. She too was needing help. Much time is spent in counseling hurting people.
In fact, the work of ACTS keeps us incredibly busy as Joy and I are still our only staff in our U.S. office. Will you please pray that God will help us find an Assistant Director—a person who is truly committed to Christ and has a heart and call for evangelism, who is also technically very capable to help with all the Internet work; who can help reply to the endless emails we receive 24-7-365; and who can greatly advance the work and ministry of ACTS so as to be able to raise his own support.
These may be challenging times in which we live, but they are incredible times for reaching people with the gospel. It is true that the electronic media has ushered in a communications revolution.
Know that the financial support of concerned Christians is what makes ACTS gospel outreach possible. Your donation this month of $15, $25, $50, even $100 or whatever the Lord might lead you to send, enables us to carry out our missionary calling to a worldwide mission field. Your support and prayer for God’s continued blessing, protection and provision are greatly appreciated.
“It is God himself, in his mercy, who has given us this wonderful work (of telling
his Good News to others) and so we never give up.” — 2 Corinthians 4:1 (TLB)
Gratefully in Christ,
Richard (Dick) and Joy
Director
NOTE: Click HERE TO DONATE ONLINE on our secure server, or support can be sent by check or money order in U.S. dollars and mailed to ACTS International at the address below. (Support for U.S. donors is tax deductible.)
P.P.S. Be sure to check out our People Power for Jesus website at: www.actsweb.org/people_power. Please consider joining with us as a People Power for Jesus partner. This website will give you more details. With God’s blessing this outreach has unlimited potential to reach millions more with the gospel and will be one of our major projects to develop this year.
People Power You Are Invited business witness cards are available to invite Christian friends to join the People Power for Jesus movement. A simple, attractive and non-threatening way to encourage fellow believers to help spread the gospel around the world via the Internet. These cards come in packs of 50 and are available on line for a donation to help support the costs of this ministry at: Click HERE
ACTS International
P.O. Box 73545
San Clemente, CA 92673
U.S.A.
NOTE: Good News Business Witness cards are available in packs of 50 for: “USA.” “Canada,” “The World,” “How to Be Sure You're a Real Christian,” and in “Spanish” for a donation of $10 or more.
See samples at: http://actscom.com/witness_cards.php.
ACTS International is registered in the State of California as a non-profit 501 (c) (3) tax deductible organization (for U.S. donations).U.S. donations are tax-deductible.
NOTE: U.S.A. Residents: ACTS International is registered in the State of California as a non-profit 501 (c) (3) tax deductible organization.
Memorial Gifts for 2010
Aavakivi, Ilmar-Erik: in honor of Romulus Aavakivi, Silvia
Aavakivi
Confer, Steven: in honor of Gladys DeWoody
Gragg, Carmy: in honor of Bill Gragg
Marrone, Emmett: in honor of Carolyn and Karl Pfeil Serrao, Rolf: in honor of Floral Rena Mary Serray
Sindoni, Anthony: in honor of my loyal dog and friend, Gina
Villegas, Helen: in honor of Sister Rose
Wallace, Helen Diane: in honor of Jimmie F. Wallace
Yocom, Randy: in honor of Betty Yocom
