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JOHN BRADSHAW
P.O. Box 6, Chattanooga, TN 37401-0006 • TEL 423.362.5800 • FAX 877.507.3239 • www.itiswritten.com
September 2022
Dear friend in ministry, It doesn’t take more than a cursory look around us to know that our planet is in big trouble. What I find fascinating is that many people are surprised at current developments. I wonder if we have become the proverbial frog in the pot of eventually boiling water. It’s important to be aware of what is happening around us and see how it corresponds with what the Bible says. Jesus said in Luke 21:25–26 that there will be on the earth “distress of nations, with perplexity, the sea and waves roaring; men’s hearts failing them from fear and the expectation of those things which are coming on the earth…”. This verse perfectly describes what we currently see taking place in the world! No matter one’s religious or political persuasion, nearly everyone realizes that it’s not business as usual. Something is going on. The question is, what are the people of God doing about it?
I can’t begin to describe the impact this team is making for Christ.
As I write this letter, Wes Peppers, It Is Written evangelism director, and I are in Ethiopia conducting evangelistic meetings in three separate locations. The moving of the Holy Spirit here is palpable. The venues are filled to capacity, and thousands are taking their stand for Jesus.
As is the case with most of our oversees evangelistic work, we have a phenomenal team of dedicated medical missionaries with us. Surgeons, dentists, physicians, nurses, and others—including Dr. Jacob Prabhakar from our Eyes For India initiative—are providing a remarkable level of care and ministry. Dr. Jacob is doing around 350 cataract surgeries each day. Surgeons are performing operations. I can’t begin to describe the impact this team is making for Christ. They have already ministered to thousands of people, including Muslims, Orthodox believers, and others, showing the loving care of Jesus through medical missionary work. They are literally saving lives. A man who received dental treatment a couple of days ago came to the meeting that night, responded to the altar call, and gave his heart to Jesus. That’s the power of the gospel! Two Orthodox women who were seen by our team requested Bible studies. A Muslim woman who