January 2021 Letter by It Is Written, Inc

From the desk of

JOHN BRADSHAW

P.O. Box 6, Chattanooga, TN 37401-0006 • TEL 423.362.5800 • FAX 877.507.3239 • www.itiswritten.com

January 2021

Dear ministry partner, I want to share a story with you to let you know how your support of It Is Written is resulting in lives being changed in miraculous ways. Your commitment to seeing people come to faith in Jesus is resulting not only in souls but also in soul-winners being won! Aadesh came to the United States with his family several years ago. Raised a Hindu, Aadesh never imagined that he would ever be a Christian. Aadesh and his family had spent years living in a refugee camp and learned about the Christian religion. When they came to the United States, the opportunity arose for Aadesh to attend a Christian high school. Before long, he was packing for academy! At academy, Aadesh was exposed to a new kind of Christianity—he learned about Bible study and that he could talk to God as a friend. He loved his new school. But things were difficult at home, and he left school to help care for his younger sister. The following year, Aadesh’s father died and in his grief, he started to wander further away from the relationship with God he had developed at school.

He wanted to come forward but felt as though his feet were stuck to the floor. In early 2018, some friends invited him to attend the It Is Written Revelation Today series I held in Kansas City. He agreed to go to a meeting, but by the second night, “I was there for myself,” Aadesh remembers. “I wanted to get baptized right then. Pastor Bradshaw made several appeals during the series, and each time, I knew I needed to go forward.” Peer pressure, his family, and community prejudice kept him in his seat, but his heart was yearning for more from God. He told me that on several occasions he wanted to come forward but felt as though his feet were stuck to the floor. He never came forward.

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Aadesh wanted to share Jesus with others and registered for SALT, the It Is Written evangelism training school.

He continued to battle temptation, and as the spiritual leader in his family, he wanted to lead them the right way. “I had to do something. I knew God wanted me to change course. I signed up to attend SALT. I wanted to learn how to share Jesus with others and how to know Him better myself.” SALT is the It Is Written evangelism training school, and Aadesh was an A student. Nearly three years after Aadesh attended Revelation Today in Kansas City, I had the privilege of baptizing him at the SALT graduation this past fall. Through all the appeals Aadesh had resisted, God continued to speak to his heart. God brought people into his life to water the seeds that had been planted. And now, following his baptism, Aadesh is working as a Bible worker in the Midwest! He is on fire to share God’s love with others.

Aadesh’s feet were stuck no more! I was honored to baptize him this past fall.

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Once a refugee, Aadesh found more than a new home. He found a new life. Through Jesus, He found eternal life. God continued to reach out to a young Hindu. He was not raised in a Christian home or a Christian country, but today he is a dedicated Christian. God used you to touch Aadesh’s life. Without your support, there could not have been meetings in Kansas City. And without your commitment to God’s work, Aadesh never would have attended SALT and been baptized. The truth is, you won more than a soul! You won a soul winner! This young man’s influence will be used by God to reach many more people. Once a refugee, Aadesh found more than a new home. He found a new life. Through Jesus, He found eternal life. Your support is often the deciding factor between a project happening and souls being reached or not. Right now, we are well into ACTS 20:21, our evangelistic initiative happening throughout 2021. On January 24, we begin our life-changing revival series, No Limits: A Life of Power. Lives are going to be transformed. Yours might be one of them! Bible studies are being translated into Japanese and Korean, our CREATION Life series is being translated into Spanish, new youth Bible studies are being developed, transformative new television programming is being produced, and It Is Written TV is airing all day every day. All because of you. These initiatives require a real investment in terms of money and energy, and our faithful God provides for His work through your generosity.

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As we begin a new year, I am convinced that we do not have many “new years” in our future. The three angels’ messages are about to reach their fulfillment, the world is about to be warned, and Jesus will fulfill His promise to return. You and I are an essential part of making it happen. Thank you for joining with me in reaching the ends of the earth with the love of Jesus Christ. Yours for a finished work,

Pastor John Bradshaw President, It Is Written P.S. When Aadesh turned down appeals for baptism in 2018, he had no idea the course of events God would use to keep him close to Himself. He was led to attend SALT last year and was baptized along with many others. He is now serving as a Bible worker in the Midwest. God used your support of It Is Written to touch his heart through live evangelism and SALT. You made it possible for a Hindu refugee to find faith in Jesus. I’m looking forward to seeing many more changed lives this year because of you.

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