Pastor Doug Batchelor, President of Amazing Facts, arrived in the city of Wuxi, Jiangsu Province, China, on April 30 to hold a seven-day evangelistic series upon the invitation by the local branches of two official Christian supervisory bodies, The Three-self Patriotic Movement Committee and The China Christian Council. It was the first time for Batchelor to hold major public meetings in that country. The Chinese Adventists were joyful and thankful for this special occasion.
During the following seven days, which happened to be a popular week of national holidays, people packed the sanctuary at Zhong Shan Road. On May 3 (Sabbath), as many as two thousand people attended the worship service. Pastor Batchelor’s messages of hope, combined with his humorous style, mesmerized the audience.From the Bible prophecies to his personal conversion stories, Batchelor shared variety of topics with his listeners during the series. Nearly two hundred were baptized on Sabbath and after the meetings. It was a great harvest for the local Adventist church.