An Amazing Fact: Oklahoma was the only state in the continental United States to be bombed during World War II. On July 5, 1943, at about 12:30 A.M., a B-17 bomber based at Dalhart Army Air Base dropped six practice bombs on the sleeping town of Boise City. Why? The pilots performing the target practice run became disoriented and mistook the lights around the town square as their target!
In these last days, the enemy The seminar
of souls is dropping deadly bombs of twisted Scripture and falsehoods all over planet Earth. To combat this assault, my wife and I travel eight months out of the year holding seminars on the Bible and prophecy. This past fall we were privileged to work with our brethren at the Claremore Church in Oklahoma. With all our evangelistic meetings, we hold a
weekend training seminar that focuses on friendship evangelism, Christ’s methods of outreach, and the importance of creating a church database. Our goal is to give the churches we work with the necessary tools to help them have an effective series of meetings. The church also hired Carla Claire, an AFCOE-trained Bible worker, to assist in their outreach efforts.
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opened in their newly built sanctuary, and we had 21 guests come out on opening night. Before each presentation, Pastor Ryan Neill would share an amazing fact about archeology and how it confirmed the authenticity of the Scriptures. The church members could immediately tell that the Lord was doing something great through this series. And by the third week, 20 people had made a decision for baptism! Pastor Ryan shares, “Working with Tyler Long and
Amazing Facts has been a real blessing. We have worked together for three series now, and each time the Lord has been present. Not only is Tyler helpful in extending our church family here in Claremore, he has also given our
church some invaluable training that continues to keep evangelism in the heart of our members.”
An Entire Family Changed I would like to share just one of the many
testimonies of how God worked in the lives of those who attended our series. In addition to receiving a brochure in the mail, Jason and Amber were also invited by one of their neighbors. After attending several nights, they
knew that God was calling them to take a stand and to recommit their lives to Jesus. Carla and I visited them the day after they had marked on their decision card that they wanted to be baptized. They were struggling with smoking, but seeing how God had already delivered them from methamphetamines and alcohol, they knew that through Him they would be victorious. Wanting to set the right example for their six kids, they knew that in order to live together they needed to be married. So on the day they were baptized, the church threw them a wedding that all girls dream about. With tears in her eyes, Amber commented, “I had no idea that there were Christians who were this kind.” It reminds me of the quote, “A kind, courteous Christian is the most powerful argument that can be produced in favor of the gospel” (E.G. White, Heavenly Places, p. 181). In addition to preaching the evangelistic seminar,
I was also blessed to hold a week of prayer at the Tulsa Academy. What a joy it was to see such