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Exposing Deceptions. Affirming the Truth.<br />
<strong>Annual</strong> Report 2011
contents<br />
vision & mission 3 contact 4 message from the president 5<br />
our commitment 6 our work 7 our speakers 8<br />
new releases 9-11 evangelism 12-13 india report 14<br />
website updates 17 broadcasting updates 18-19<br />
health 20-21 financial report 23<br />
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amazingdiscoveries.org
vision<br />
vision<br />
To be seen as a primary source of information for solid<br />
end-time truth and the revealing of deceptions—a resource<br />
where people can come with questions and where they can<br />
access truth.<br />
mission<br />
Amazing Discoveries is a front-line evangelistic ministry<br />
that uses innovative methods to reach people for the Lord<br />
Jesus Christ by spreading the Gospel, exposing deceptions,<br />
and presenting new perspectives in science, religion, media,<br />
health, and world events. Our message is delivered through<br />
seminars and a variety of print and electronic media,<br />
including satellite television, internet broadcasting,<br />
social networking and DVD distribution.<br />
Exposing Deceptions | Affirming the Truth<br />
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contact<br />
2013 248 Street, Langley<br />
BC V4W 2B7, Canada<br />
Toll Free: 1-866-572-9457<br />
Mailing Address<br />
P.O. Box 189, 7101C-120th Street<br />
Delta, BC V4E 2A9, Canada<br />
US Warehouse<br />
8420 Portal Way, Unit C12<br />
Blaine, WA 98230<br />
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message from president<br />
2011 was a busy year for Amazing Discoveries. Even though the<br />
economy was fragile, God still blessed us, allowing us to add<br />
many new speakers to our programming on ADTV. Through His<br />
provision, we have been able to stay on the air one more year.<br />
Unrest in the world is increasing around us. Natural disasters, political<br />
upheaval, financial instability, religious conflict—all these<br />
signs say Jesus is coming soon. Prophecy is being fulfilled before<br />
our very eyes. Even secular people see what is happening and are<br />
wondering where it all leads.<br />
If there is any time that prophecy can be fulfilled to reach the<br />
whole world, it is now. With today’s technology, almost every<br />
person in the world can be reached. People are crying out for<br />
truth, just as Jesus said the rocks would cry out. I compare our<br />
DVDs to rocks, as they are made of silicone which comes from<br />
rock, and they are helping proclaim the message about Jesus,<br />
who is our Rock in shifting times.<br />
We, among other ministries, are circulating millions of DVDs<br />
into the world, many of which have been shared with others.<br />
This, however, doesn’t mean we should relax. Technology has<br />
increased so dramatically that the Gospel can truly go into every<br />
corner of the world. Should we sit aside and allow technology to<br />
do the work for us? We should be personally involved in sharing<br />
the last-day message with a dying world.<br />
In Deuteronomy 10:19, we are admonished to “love the stranger,<br />
for you were strangers in the land of Egypt.” Each of us has been<br />
a stranger in the land of Egypt—a land of sin and bondage. We at<br />
Amazing Discoveries desire to use the resources God has given<br />
us to love these strangers still trapped in sin with no hope and<br />
answers for their future. The time is now to reach the world, love<br />
the world, and work together to fulfill the Great Commission.<br />
Wenzel Goubej<br />
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our commitment<br />
We are committed to expose deceptions<br />
and affirm truth in health, science, media,<br />
and the religious realm to seekers around<br />
the world. Our materials provide lifechanging<br />
information and reveal evidence<br />
that allows people to make better<br />
decisions for their lives.<br />
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our work<br />
Your donations have helped our efforts<br />
in the following areas:<br />
broadcasting<br />
AD has been broadcasting on Galaxy 19 since 2011. This<br />
ambitious project reaches people 24 hours a day, seven days<br />
a week on TV and satellite across North America and the<br />
world. Through our expansions in the Internet streaming and<br />
introduction of popular receivers such as Roku, we are also<br />
reaching areas not accessible by satellite and are constantly<br />
looking for new ways to grow.<br />
missions<br />
We support Pastor Victor Gill and others who are working<br />
to meet physical and spiritual needs of hungry souls<br />
around the globe.<br />
translations<br />
While we have some materials in Russian and Spanish, many<br />
more translations are needed, including French, Japanese,<br />
Chinese, Czech, and other languages. Through volunteers we have<br />
also been able to make some presentations in Croatioan, Estonian,<br />
Hebrew, Indonesian, Korean, Portugese, Bulgarian and Romanian.<br />
Our dream is to reach as many nations as we can and are looking<br />
for translation help to achieve this goal.<br />
evangelism<br />
Our main goal is to share the Gospel through seminars around<br />
North America and the world. Our pastors and speakers are<br />
fulfilling requests in North America and beyond for evangelistic<br />
seminars on the subjects of Bible prophecy, health, current world<br />
events, and more.<br />
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our speakers<br />
Pastor Victor Gill has officially<br />
retired from 20 years of pastoring<br />
in various churches across<br />
Canada from Newfoundland to<br />
BC and years of evangelism across<br />
Canada, India, and the Ukraine.<br />
However, he continues to minister<br />
through evangelism and revival<br />
both at home and abroad.<br />
Francois DuPlessis fell in love<br />
with archaeology in Lebanon<br />
1966 when he saw an ancient<br />
Phoenician sarcophagus, and<br />
his passion for Biblical research<br />
continues today. He has traveled<br />
extensively to important<br />
archaeological sites in the<br />
Middle East and his research has<br />
appeared on several TV stations.<br />
Dr. Rudy Davis is a blood<br />
analyst and professional<br />
body cleanse specialist with<br />
a creative streak. Rudy and<br />
his wife Jeanie, hold public<br />
health seminars across<br />
North America, bringing<br />
the principles of health<br />
reform to many people who<br />
would otherwise never<br />
enter a church.<br />
Walter Veith Pastor Victor Gill Mark Cleminson Francois DuPlessis Jeanie Davis Rudy Davis<br />
Professor Walter J. Veith has<br />
traveled widely throughout<br />
North America and the world,<br />
presenting his seminars to<br />
large, enthusiastic crowds.<br />
The information presented<br />
is based on his in-depth<br />
research in the areas of evolution/Creation,<br />
health and<br />
diet, and Bible prophecy.<br />
Mark Cleminson is a lay speaker<br />
who desires to expose deceptions<br />
in the spiritual world, sharing his<br />
messages in Seventh-day Adventist<br />
and secular meetings. A history buff,<br />
Mark is an avid supporter of the<br />
Spirit of Prophecy and the impact it<br />
has on the living faith of Adventist<br />
believers. Mark and his wife, Diana,<br />
live in New England.<br />
Naturopathic doctor Jeanie<br />
Davis promotes raw foods as a<br />
recommended diet for health<br />
and longevity. She and her<br />
husband Rudy run a health<br />
center in Baie-St-Anne,<br />
New Brunswick.<br />
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new presentations<br />
joined<br />
in 2011<br />
Speaker Daniel Pel has traveled<br />
extensively to present relevant<br />
and engaging topics from the<br />
Scriptures. Daniel is a keen student<br />
of the Bible and specializes<br />
in apocalyptic prophecies. Born<br />
in New Zealand, Daniel has spent<br />
most of his life in Europe.<br />
by Mark Cleminson:<br />
Exousia<br />
The Greek word exousia is<br />
considered to be one of the<br />
strongest words for liberty in<br />
the Greek language. How does<br />
it relate to our society today?<br />
Dan Gabbert<br />
After 25 years of full-time<br />
ministry and a Master’s degree<br />
in Christian Counseling,<br />
Dan is currently practicing Biblical<br />
Response Therapy® with his<br />
wife as mental/spiritual health<br />
coaches for the Black Hills Health<br />
and Education Center.<br />
Daniel Pel<br />
Now is the Time<br />
We are living on the verge of a<br />
tremendous breaking point in the<br />
Church, our society, and the world.<br />
As Mark Cleminson explains, now<br />
is the time when we must choose<br />
whom we will serve.<br />
Purchase these titles and more online: visit amazingdiscoveries.org/webstore.<br />
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new speaker series<br />
by Daniel Pel:<br />
Echoes of the past &<br />
Pictures of the Future<br />
(14 DVD Set)<br />
Journey through the past and into the future<br />
with this exciting series exploring the apocalyptic<br />
prophecies found in the books of Daniel<br />
and Revelation.<br />
(see page 9 for speaker’s bio)<br />
For Such a Time as This!<br />
(11 DVD Set)<br />
Join Daniel Pel as he explores today’s application<br />
of Biblical prophecy. What can we glean from<br />
Old Testament stories, Jesus’ parables, and the<br />
mysteries in the book of Revelation?<br />
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Purchase these titles and more online: visit amazingdiscoveries.org/webstore.
y Victor Gill:<br />
The Narrow Way<br />
(12 DVD Set)<br />
Do you long for victory in your life? Are<br />
you willing to allow Christ to have His<br />
way in every area of your life? “Narrow<br />
is the way, which leadeth unto life, and<br />
few there be that find it” (Matthew<br />
7:14). In this series, Pastor Victor Gill<br />
goes through the Scriptures as he<br />
explores the path to life.<br />
(see page 8 for speaker’s bio)<br />
by Rick Howard:<br />
by Dan Gabbert:<br />
Meeting the Crisis<br />
in Peace (8 DVD Set)<br />
This series is designed to prepare<br />
you for Jesus’ Second Coming and<br />
your destiny that will be decided<br />
on that climactic day. Dan Gabbert<br />
uncovers end-times deceptions<br />
and shares the peace in Christ that<br />
everybody can have.<br />
(see page 8 for speaker’s bio)<br />
The Omega Rebellion (3 DVD Set)<br />
Join Rick Howard in his study of Scripture and the Spirit of<br />
Prophecy to uncover the truth of the omega rebellion.<br />
Rick Howard’s five-year experience in the supernatural<br />
arena coupled with thirty-three years of rewarding pastoral<br />
ministry provides a unique insight into the end-time<br />
deceptions God’s people will endure.<br />
Purchase these titles and more online: visit amazingdiscoveries.org/webstore.<br />
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2011 Series by Victor Gill<br />
evangelism<br />
Weekend Revival Meetings entitled<br />
“Prepare to Meet Thy God” were held<br />
in the following places:<br />
New York City, NY – An independent group of about 30 Adventist<br />
members desiring spiritual renewal requested the Revival Meetings.<br />
Five or six meetings were held for this group the first weekend of<br />
February 2011, and the group was very pleased with what they heard<br />
and were very thankful for Amazing Discoveries TV.<br />
Remnant SDA Church, Silver Spring,<br />
Maryland<br />
Revival Meetings were held in the Remnant SDA Church from February<br />
24 – 27. Approximately 150 people were in attendance, including<br />
members from a number of other churches in the area. Many people<br />
expressed their appreciation for the meetings and said what a blessing<br />
they had been to them in encouraging them to be faithful and ready<br />
for the Lord’s coming. Vic has regular contact with one of the elders at<br />
this church.<br />
The Newport SDA Church, New Jersey<br />
From March 11-13, five Revival Meetings were held with about<br />
150 – 175 people in attendance. The members were very grateful for<br />
the messages and remarked that they had not heard anything like it<br />
in many years.<br />
Chewelah SDA Church, Washington<br />
The Revival Meetings in June were well attended by the local church and<br />
some members of the surrounding churches. Approximately 75 – 100<br />
members came out and expressed how the meetings have affected them.<br />
Hurst SDA Church, Texas<br />
Five Revival Meetings were held in the Hurst Church from October 6-8.<br />
Approximately 80 people attended and many remarked what a blessing<br />
they were.<br />
Barrier SDA Church, Barrier, BC<br />
A small group of believers met five times at one of the member’s homes<br />
in August. About 30 believers were present, all of whom were very<br />
positive and appreciated the meetings. They requested that we return<br />
again sometime.<br />
McBride SDA Church, McBride, BC<br />
Approximately 60 people attended the five meetings held in September.<br />
The members faithfully supported the meetings and were very grateful for<br />
us coming.<br />
In summary, Vic has repeated phone calls from a number of the churches<br />
asking for advice and wanting to find out what he is doing and when he’d<br />
be able to return. We are very encouraged by this feedback.<br />
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other evangelistic series:<br />
Evangelistic series, Louisville, CO<br />
The Louisville SDA Church in Colorado hosted a three-week evangelistic series in April<br />
2011. The meetings were well attended with 17 people asking for baptism. As far as<br />
we know, six of these were baptized. When speaking to the pastor of the district, we<br />
discovered that there are more people planning on being baptized in the near future,<br />
so this is an ongoing work. Our fourth week there was spent visiting those interested<br />
in the faith and leading them to life-changing decisions.<br />
India pastors’ training sessions<br />
From November 17, 2011 to January 25, 2012, Victor and his wife Nettie returned to<br />
India to hold a number of Pastors’ training sessions in four different areas. A full report<br />
has been written in regards to the training sessions and it is available in the summer<br />
issue of the Faith on the Line magazine and Amazing Discoveries website.<br />
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missions<br />
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India
eport on India<br />
In November 2011, Pastor Victor<br />
Gill and his wife Nettie traveled to<br />
India to train Seventh-day and non-<br />
SDA pastors, conduct evangelistic<br />
series, and help at the Balm of<br />
Gilead orphanage and school.<br />
The 70+ children at the orphanage in the Rajahmundry<br />
Conference loved the Vacation Bible<br />
School Nettie ran for them while Victor ministered<br />
to the pastors in the area. Teaching in the school<br />
was more of a challenge as the schools lack money<br />
to buy adequate books and supplies. The cost to<br />
feed orphans and pay teacher’s salaries is $2500<br />
per month. Major shortage of Adventist teachers<br />
means that children are often exposed to Hindu<br />
beliefs alongside Christian teachings.<br />
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A major part of Victor and Nettie’s mission<br />
involved delivering an evangelistic series<br />
to 25 surrounding villages, one that took<br />
place before Christmas and the other in<br />
the New Year. These meetings began with<br />
a Bible story and memory verse by Nettie,<br />
followed by a health talk by Reuben<br />
Lorenson, and then Victor’s lecture. Reuben<br />
Lorenson is a retired missionary from<br />
Canada who discussed topics such as AIDs,<br />
cleanliness, eating properly, burying feces,<br />
and washing hands.<br />
The highest turnout at these meetings was<br />
4000 people, of which 37 were baptized.<br />
The harvest is ripe for<br />
workers to come to India<br />
and share the love of God<br />
with these people who<br />
desperately need it, as<br />
many cannot read and so<br />
cannot even discover the<br />
truth of God as revealed in<br />
the Scriptures.<br />
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website update<br />
amazingdiscoveries.org<br />
We are continuing to expand<br />
our website. You can find<br />
more galleries and articles<br />
on important topics such<br />
as science, health, secret<br />
societies, and world events.<br />
Our site readership<br />
continues to grow<br />
as well. There were<br />
2,998,191 page views on<br />
amazingdiscoveries.org,<br />
and another 489,413 on<br />
amazinghealth.com<br />
top 20 nations<br />
to visit amazingdiscoveries.org 5<br />
1. United States<br />
2. Canada<br />
3. United Kingdom<br />
4. South Africa<br />
5. Australia<br />
6. Philippines<br />
7. Germany<br />
8. Jamaica<br />
9. Trinidad & Tobago<br />
10. Netherlands<br />
11. India<br />
12. Kenya<br />
13. France<br />
14. New Zealand<br />
15. Brazil<br />
16. Norway<br />
17. Sweden<br />
18. Poland<br />
19. Romania<br />
20. Mexico<br />
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adtv on satellite<br />
We are taking the Three Angels’<br />
Message global. People all over<br />
the world need to be warned<br />
about last-day deceptions so<br />
they can make decisions that<br />
will affect them for eternity.<br />
Our satellite outreach is still<br />
young with plenty of growth<br />
possibilities for newer footprints<br />
and increasing audience bases.<br />
Future expansions to Australia<br />
and Africa are also in the works.<br />
2011 ADtv satellite range area<br />
future expansions (in works)<br />
on air<br />
Amazing Discoveries is featured on selected local<br />
digital TV in Southern New Jersey, Southeastern<br />
Pennsylvania, and Northern Delaware on<br />
WPSJ-TV channel 8.5.<br />
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adtv on internet<br />
amazingdiscoveries.tv<br />
There were 720,000 unique visitors to<br />
amazingdiscoveries.tv in 2011 from all<br />
around the world, including citizens of<br />
(top 10 countries):<br />
• US<br />
• Canada<br />
• UK<br />
• Jamaica<br />
• Netherlands<br />
• Trinidad & Tobago<br />
• Australia<br />
• Germany<br />
• Philippines<br />
• Norway<br />
Internet streaming of<br />
ADTV is now available<br />
in Adobe Flash player<br />
and mobile devices. This<br />
means that everyone—even<br />
Safari users and those on<br />
their Androids, iPads and<br />
iPhones—can easily catch<br />
our satellite programming<br />
and video on demand at<br />
amazingdiscoveries.tv.<br />
We’re on ROKU!<br />
Anyone with internet connection can now watch Amazing Discoveries<br />
channel on Roku—an Internet video streaming receiver box that connects<br />
to your TV and uses Wi-Fi to receive satellite signals.<br />
No satellite dish is required, which makes access to our channel much<br />
easier and affordable. There is a one-time $60 charge and no further<br />
subscription required.<br />
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health<br />
Amazing<br />
Health<br />
We believe that wellness is not just<br />
physical but also mental, emotional,<br />
and spiritual. For that reason, we<br />
changed our logo in 2011 to better<br />
represent these principles.<br />
The Amazing Health logo was designed<br />
to clearly depict the essence<br />
of health, which is founded in eight<br />
health laws.<br />
Its pure iconography refers to a<br />
simple flower or wreath formation;<br />
its eight cheerfully-colored petals<br />
each representing a corresponding<br />
theme: light blue for air, aqua blue<br />
for water, bright yellow for sunlight,<br />
energetic orange for exercise, fresh<br />
green for nutrition, deep green for<br />
rest, roadblock red for temperance<br />
and calming beige for trust in God.<br />
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new products<br />
by Drs. Rudy &Jeanie Davis:<br />
by Dr. Raymond Obomsawin:<br />
Healthy from Inside Out (14 DVD Set)<br />
Life Science International Seminars (7 DVD Set)<br />
Naturopathic Doctors Rudy and Jeanie Davis present health<br />
reform in a refreshing, understandable way, helping people<br />
see not only the blessing of health reform but also its role as<br />
part of our end-time message.<br />
Dr. Raymond Obomsawin holds a M.Sc. and a Ph.D. with concentrations<br />
in health science and human ecology. He currently<br />
serves as the Executive Director for a First Nations Health<br />
Centre on Canada’s West coast.<br />
Purchase these titles and more online: visit amazingdiscoveries.org/webstore.<br />
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There are millions of people<br />
in the world – friends, neighbors,<br />
family members, colleagues –<br />
who are unaware of their<br />
need for Christ and the truth<br />
He stands for. Our desire is to<br />
share this truth.<br />
...into all the<br />
yes!<br />
You can make<br />
a difference!<br />
help<br />
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world<br />
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We encourage you to support our satellite programming as a monthly<br />
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But we can’t do it alone.<br />
Donate today to help us spread<br />
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Amazing Discoveries reveals<br />
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Your funds and donations<br />
marked “wherever needed”<br />
go to the most urgent needs -<br />
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Thank you for your support!<br />
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thank you!<br />
1,200,000<br />
1,000,000<br />
800,000<br />
2011 Figures<br />
We at Amazing Discoveries are grateful to you,<br />
our valued donor, for your generous support of<br />
our organization.<br />
To the individuals, families, businesses, foundations<br />
and organizations who have made Amazing<br />
Discoveries your charity of choice, we offer our<br />
deep appreciation for joining us in the work of<br />
spreading the Gospel of Jesus Christ to the world.<br />
where your support went in 2011<br />
600,000<br />
The work of Amazing Discoveries would<br />
not be possible without our compassionate<br />
and generous donors. Between the two<br />
ministries (one in Canada and one in USA)<br />
we have spent the following funds on<br />
our programs:<br />
400,000<br />
^<br />
†<br />
Broadcasting $ 1 087 358<br />
Missions $ 37 388<br />
Public Evangelism $ 447 636<br />
Building Fund $ 423 575<br />
200,000<br />
where we’ll need your help in 2012<br />
0<br />
Broadcasting<br />
**<br />
International<br />
Missions<br />
Public<br />
Evangelism<br />
Building<br />
Fund<br />
Wherever<br />
Needed<br />
With our Australia and New Zealand<br />
expansion and urgent repairs and<br />
renovations needed for our building,<br />
our expenses are growing. We project<br />
we’ll need the following funds in 2012:<br />
Donation Income<br />
Expense<br />
**represents donations<br />
received in Dec. 2011<br />
for V. Gill's India<br />
Evangelism used<br />
in Jan 2012<br />
^ represents evangelistic<br />
series by Walter Veith,<br />
Victor Gill, Daniel Pel,<br />
etc. around N. America<br />
† represents<br />
donations used<br />
to help cover<br />
shortage of funds<br />
in other main<br />
areas<br />
Broadcasting $ 1 400 000<br />
Missions $ 80 000<br />
Public Evangelism $ 500 000<br />
Building Fund $ 500 000<br />
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