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          Dick and Joy Innes
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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).

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Power of Words

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Dear ACTS Friend,

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Understanding the incredible power of words Benjamin Franklin stated, “Give me twenty-six lead soldiers and I will conquer the world.” Carl Marx, the father of communism, said the same thing. The lead soldiers applied to the twenty-six letters of the alphabet on a printing press.

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Think, too, of the mighty power of God’s Word.

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Whether words are spoken, written, printed, or sent via e-mail and the internet, they still have mighty power to influence people for good or evil—to deceive or to reveal truth. With God’s blessing words have the power to change and transform people’s lives forever.

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For example following are just a few of the many responses ACTS receives from the written word via the internet and e-mail:

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Caleb writes: “Many of your Daily Encounters have allowed me to show broken folks the love of our Savior… I was once broken as well—alcoholism and drug addiction were Satan’s way to try to destroy me. I\'ve been on the Daily Encounter mailing list for over 5 years and God has used these to repair the broken man I had become. Thanks to the love of our Savior I am today a new man.”

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From Russia for Hungary: Andrea asks: “I am a Hungarian Methodist woman currently living in Moscow, Russia. The United Methodist Church in Hungary is quite small with a couple of thousand members. We have a bi-monthly church magazine, Metodista (www.metodista.hu) for which I have been asked to translate articles on a regular basis. A lot of people in Hungary don\'t speak English thus great internet resources, such as yours, are out of their reach. I would really like to translate some of your articles [for our magazine].” Naturally I gave our permission.

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From Portugal: Bertina writes: “I am a Christian psychologist and the director of the Christian magazine for women in Portugal, Mulher Criativa. We have received your permission to publish some of your articles in this magazine, a blessing for our readers. My husband, A.T., is a pastor and is starting a Christian website for men, Homem Hoje (Man Today). It will be the first one in Portugal. We are writing to request your permission to translate and edit some of your articles or devotionals for this website.”

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From Spain: Marita writes, “I am Swedish, involved in church planting work in Mallorca, Spain. Together with my husband I want to express my gratitude for all the blessings from the Lord that I have received because of Daily Encounter. Sometimes we have felt so lonely and worn out, but a word has reached us in time through the e-mailbox.”

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From J.R.T. in the Philippines: “I have been a subscriber to Daily Encounter for the past three-four years and your service has inspired and motivated me to continue to be guided and make choices in my life in accordance with the Word of God. Email is a beautiful way to communicate the Word of God for people like me …. Your service is invaluable in that I am being reminded of God’s laws as recorded in the Bible. What I find so wonderful is you are able to relate it to everyday living so it is so much easier to understand and absorb.”

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Friends, every month visitors to our websites and readers of Daily and Weekend Encounter are coming from 190 countries and/or territories but the greatest news is that every day we are receiving salvation and re-commitment to Jesus Christ responses—well over 2000 to date this year.

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Daily Encounter (now going to 311,000+ worldwide subscribers every weekday) applies the Word of God and the Christian message and gospel to the everyday issues of life, and directs readers to our website for further helps and clear gospel messages.

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While the gospel is free and Daily and Weekend Encounter are sent without charge, it takes considerable funds to cover our publishing and operating expenses including the following: technical support, advertising to reach non-Christians, computer and office equipment, salaries, overhead expenses, and for the server company we use to host our gospel and follow-up websites and to send out Daily Encounter every weekday and Weekend Encounter every weekend (sending out over 6.2 million Encounters every month).

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As previously noted, because of the economic crunch here in the U.S., we have understandably lost quite a few supporters, thus your help this month is a very pressing need and, as always, is greatly appreciated. It is the support of God’s people that makes all of the ACTS gospel ministries possible.

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As you stand with us in prayer and sacrificial financial support may God richly bless and reward you in his own abundant way.

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Gratefully in Christ,

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What People Are Saying ...

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About Dick Innes\'s Books
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About ACTS Ministries

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\"A friend forwarded a copy of two of your Daily Encounter e-mails ~ and they pierced right through me. "); document.writeln(" Your message is so on target to all that I have been dealing with and I know that God will be there for me as I open up to the root of the issue and as you stated so wonderfully to grow from the inside out.  Thank you ~ Thank you ~ Thank you for sharing the Word of our GOD so beautifully!\" — MP

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\"Thank you for your faithfulness day in and day out. My church in Beirut, Lebanon is blessed every Sunday morning with one of your Encounter valued readings.\"

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\"Thanks a lot for the ACTS web and email ministry. They\'re doing a great job in helping to build our faith and daily keeping us focused on God. I have incorporated part of your Encounter messages in my Christian study teachings in church and have seen God changing peoples lives and calling more to commit their life to Him. My church is situated in a slum in Kisumu, Kenya.\"

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\"Every week when you send out the Weekend Encounter, I copy and send it to those I work with in a large IT Team. They are enjoying it thoroughly. Some have come to me, even our Director, to say how it is relevant and encouraging. We all speak English so there is no need for translation.\"

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Daily Encounter sent to Christopher Reeve\'s wife. A.G. wrote, \"I sent a copy of your Daily Encounter about \'The Lighthouse\' to Dana Reeve, Christopher Reeve\'s wife. I read Christopher\'s book, Still Me, in which he said that he loved lighthouses. When I read today\'s Daily Encounter, it jumped out at me so I sent a copy to his widow.\" (Do pray that Dana will accept Jesus as her Savior.)

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Another subscriber wrote: \"I prepare a monthly bulletin for a Council of the Knights of Columbus (a Catholic men\'s group), and would like to include one Daily Encounter in each issue.\"

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K.S. writes, \"Thank you so much for your many wonderful insights. I can\'t tell you how much I enjoy reading them in your Daily Encounter each day.\"

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J.B. shares, \"I find your Daily and Weekend Encounter emails are a huge help for me to keep Jesus and God in my life and in my thoughts. Between my work emails and the stress of the office I find the Encounter emails a great refreshment for the spirit, and it feels great to know there are thousands of others who feel the same.\"

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\"You have brought tremendous joy and insight into my life. It seems that when I have a difficulty in my life, you have a devotional that answers my questions. I am not a new Christian as I have celebrated my salvation for over 50 years, but each year I find new questions that I need to know as I study God\'s word. Thanks a million.\" — C.M., New York
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Books by Dick Innes, Founder of ACTS International
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You Can\'t Fly With a Broken Wing

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\"I began reading Dick\'s book, You Can\'t Fly With A Broken Wing, this morning and have almost completed it. I gave one copy to one sister and a copy of How to Mend a Broken Heart to another sister. I also ordered one Broken Heart Book for a church member. Needless to say, Dick\'s writings have helped me to overcome much grief and hurt from abuse, divorce and death of children. The Lord has been drawing me to places of healing and deliverance for several years now and I hope I can help some of my six siblings and many friends and people that cross my path as I have been blessed.\" — L.S., Texas

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A lady in Australia wrote, \"I ordered you new book, You Can\'t Fly With a Broken Wing … and gave my copy away and am ordering two more. This is the most helpful book I have read for 30 years!\"

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Another reader wrote, \"I can\'t tell you how meaningful your chapter, \'The Magic Number,\' was for me. I found it very freeing regarding a relationshp that had been broken for 15 years!\"
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How to Mend a Broken Heart

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Andrea Fabry of \"Midday Connections\" said on the Moody Radio Network (WMBI Chicago), How to Mend a Broken Heart is the best book on resolving loss and grief that I have ever read.\"

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Joan from Kansas wrote: I have just recently read the book How To Mend A Broken Heart. I lost my husband 18 months ago and there are no support groups in this area. This book has done more for me and has helped me more than any of the other books that I have read or even in the professional counseling that I have experienced.  And excellent job of writing. I certainly will be recommending the book to everyone I meet that has suffered the lost of a spouse. Thank you so much.

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A retired veterinary surgeon, former lecturer at the Royal Veterinarian College of London and at Cambridge, wrote: \"I have gone through two divorces and have just read your book, How to Mend a Broken Heart. It is the most helpful counseling I have ever read.\"

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I Hate Witnessing

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I Hate Witnessing has been studied in several thousand churches and is used as a text book and/or as supplementary reading in a number of colleges. Originally published by Regal Books, it is now published by ACTS Communications.

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Pastor Ernie Cox of Ontario, Canada, said I\'ve just finished reading I Hate Witnessing and have to say that it is the best thing I\'ve ever read on communicating the gospel.\"

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Pastor Sol Hicks of Albany, Georgia, said, \"Your book, I Hate Witnessing, was great—the most genuine thing on personal evangelism in printed form.\"

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\"The book that perhaps 95 percent of the Christian community has been waiting for is finally here.\" The Chimes, Biola University

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This and other articles by Richard (Dick) Innes can be read online.

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