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\t\t\t\tOctober 12, 2026 An Amazing Fact:<\/em><\/strong> In 2005, scientists planted an ancient date palm seed discovered decades earlier at Masada, the historic fortress overlooking the Dead Sea. \u00a0Radiocarbon dating indicated that the seed was about 2,000 years old. \u00a0Yet even after nearly two millennia, it sprouted! \u00a0Sometimes, a seed can lie dormant far longer than anyone imagines\u2014waiting for just the right conditions to spring to life.<\/em><\/p>\n \u201cWhy am I still alive?<\/p>\n Duane had asked his daughter Ashley that question more than once. \u00a0He was fighting advanced cancer that had already spread to his lungs and bones, and he couldn\u2019t understand why he was still hanging on.<\/p>\n \u201cI have to believe that God has a reason for you to still be alive, Dad,\u201d Ashley told him. \u201cThere are no accidents with God.\u201d\u00a0 Friend, Ashley had no idea how right she was!<\/p>\n Duane had been raised Mormon but drifted far from faith after nearly losing his life in Vietnam. \u00a0Years later, when Ashley and her mother gave their hearts to Christ and were baptized, Duane wanted nothing to do with their newfound faith.<\/p>\n \u201cYour baptism means nothing,\u201d he told his daughter.\u00a0 Still, Ashley and her family kept praying for him.\u00a0 Then something changed.<\/p>\n After health problems landed Duane in the hospital several times, Ashley asked if she could pray for him.\u00a0 He said yes.\u00a0 \u201cWe were all surprised,\u201d Ashley remembers. \u00a0\u201cHe never used to let us pray with him.\u201d<\/p>\n Soon afterward, Duane attended a Christian conference\u2014where I happened to be speaking on what the Bible actually teaches about death. \u00a0Ashley says that afterward, \u201cHe started asking questions about faith and joining us for family worship and prayer.\u201d<\/p>\n Then came the devastating diagnosis of late-stage cancer.\u00a0 But even as Duane\u2019s condition worsened, God kept putting answers in his path<\/span>.<\/p>\n Ashley introduced him to The Richest Caveman<\/em>, the story of how God rescued me from a lost life. \u00a0Duane wanted to watch it immediately. \u00a0He laughed, asked questions, and began thinking seriously about salvation.<\/p>\n Soon, he was tuning in to my sermons on his own. \u00a0One message especially spoke to his heart: \u201cDo You Need to Be Perfect to Be Saved?\u201d Coming from his background, Duane struggled to understand God\u2019s grace. \u00a0But as he listened to Bible truth and studied God\u2019s Word, the pieces came together:\u00a0\u201cFor by grace you have been saved through faith \u2026 it is the gift of God, not of works\u201d (Ephesians 2:8, 9).<\/em><\/em><\/p>\n \u201cWe had prayed for this for so many years,\u201d Ashley says. \u00a0\u201cIt was truly nothing short of a miracle to see the transformation in Dad\u2019s life.\u201d\u00a0 During his final months, Duane wanted to read only the Bible. \u00a0He began making things right with people. \u00a0Old wounds were healed and relationships restored.<\/p>\n Then Ashley shared something that deeply touched me.\u00a0 \u201cHe was finally the dad I\u2019d always dreamt of having<\/span>.\u201d\u00a0 Duane\u2019s cancer was not healed. \u00a0But before he died, his heart was.\u00a0 Remember his question: \u201cWhy am I still alive?\u201d\u00a0 There was still a reason. \u00a0There was still time.<\/p>\n Today, Duane rests, awaiting the Lifegiver\u2019s call. \u00a0Ashley says, \u201cI fully believe I will see Dad in heaven. \u00a0He came to peace with Jesus before he died. \u00a0Amazing Facts played an important role in Dad\u2019s spiritual journey, and I am so thankful.\u201d<\/p>\n And friend, her thanks belongs to you too.\u00a0 Your faithful gifts made those messages available when Duane needed them<\/span>\u2014a sermon heard in person, a testimony watched with his family, and Bible messages he later sought for himself.\u00a0 We never know which message God will use\u2014or when a resistant heart will suddenly open.<\/p>\n That is why I\u2019m asking you to prayerfully send a loving gift today to keep planting seeds of Bible truth in searching hearts<\/span>.<\/p>\n Your gift will broadcast Christ-centered Bible messages, keep biblical answers available online, provide books and study resources, and carry the everlasting gospel through evangelistic outreach.\u00a0 As Paul wrote, \u201cI planted, Apollos watered, but God gave the increase\u201d (1 Corinthians 3:6).<\/em><\/p>\n Your compassionate gift today will put Bible truth within reach when another Duane begins searching<\/span>.\u00a0 As my thank-you, I\u2019d love to send you my message \u201cSeven Keys to Spiritual Growth.\u201d\u00a0 I believe it will help you experience a more victorious and fruitful spiritual life\u2014and plant seeds of truth in the hearts of those around you.<\/p>\n And please include your prayer requests on the enclosed reply card. \u00a0It is a privilege for our ministry family to lift you and those you love before the Lord each week.<\/p>\n Thank you for being a faithful co-laborer. \u00a0Because you care, seeds of truth are being planted every day\u2014and by God\u2019s grace, lives are being changed for eternity.<\/p>\n Planting seeds for His kingdom,<\/p>\n Pastor Doug Batchelor<\/p>\n President, Amazing Facts International<\/p>\n P.S. 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