From the desk of
JOHN BRADSHAW
®
September 2024
Dear Partner in ministry,
Some stories demonstrate faith under fire.
Every so often you hear a conversion story that inspires you in a big way. While it’s true that all conversion stories are inspiring, there are some that demonstrate faith under fire. This is one of those stories. Earlier this year, an It Is Written Missions team traveled to Indonesia, to an area more than 100 miles from Jakarta, the nation’s capital. Indonesia is the world’s most populous Muslim country. Almost 90% of Indonesia’s 280 million people are adherents of Islam. So it is no surprise that while our medical missionaries interacted with numerous Christians, they also met and ministered to many Muslims. In fact, our free clinics made such an impact, that the mayor of the major city where our clinics were being held spoke for 15 minutes at an evangelistic meeting to thank our team for what they were doing for the community. The It Is Written team was made up of physicians, nurses, dentists, and a team of dedicated assistants, without whom we could not have conducted this medical missionary work. Many hundreds of people were treated, the vast majority of whom were Muslim, and more than 100 requested Bible studies! Thirty percent of those who were treated attended It Is Written evangelistic meetings.
During our free medical clinics in Indonesia recently, volunteers were able to minister to hundreds of both Christians and Muslims.
While Pastor Wes Peppers preached at a large auditorium, ten other preachers presented the everlasting gospel at other locations. In total, approximately 2,000 people attended the meetings and heard the good news of salvation through Jesus Christ.