Hundreds Baptized in Prophecy Code Meetings

BY RUTH STERN, marketing director for Amazing Facts Ministries

ore than 40 baptisms in the Silver Spring, Maryland, area have occurred, and nearly 200 more in the area and hundreds more worldwide are expected, as a direct result of "The Prophecy Code" satellite evangelistic series held at the General Conference headquarters March 4-26 with Amazing Facts president/speaker Doug Batchelor. Meeting attendance averaged about 800 during the week and more than 1,000 on the weekends, with both the auditorium and overflow room filled to capacity. Thousands of others watched the series live via satellite on the Hope Channel, ACN, 3ABN, and ADvenir, and still more streamed the messages online.

"Initially, a lot of people told me it might be a bad idea to hold the meetings in such a small venue," said Batchelor. "I wasn't concerned at all, because while there are those who attend locally, the majority of the participants are those who watch worldwide."

More than 23,000 people visited the www.prophecycode.org Web site while the meetings were being held, averaging about 1,000 visitors a day. Approximately 4,200 Bible questions were submitted, and 50 volunteers responded with roughly 4,000 e-mails in just one week after the close of the meetings. Hundreds of requests have been received for videos, DVDs, and audiotapes, as well as inquiries for information on future broadcasts of the series. The broadcasts, which are due to air again early this summer, will be closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.