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JOHN BRADSHAW
December 2025
Dear Partner in ministry, When you read Pablo’s story, you’ll understand why I’m looking forward to 2026. Ten years ago, Pablo began watching It Is Written in his hometown near Bogotá, Colombia. The biblical teaching he heard, presented by Pastor Robert Costa, spoke to his heart. He believed he was hearing the truth of the Bible. As Pablo continued to watch, he realized he was heading towards an inevitable confrontation. Because Pablo was a Catholic priest. Every week, Pablo watched Escrito Está, our Spanish-language program. After It Is Written purchased time on a major Colombian television channel, Pablo began watching our Spanish-language devotional every day. He incorporated what he was learning in his weekly preaching. He began keeping the seventh-day Sabbath and baptizing his congregants by immersion. Just days ago, I had the privilege of witnessing Pablo’s baptism. As he stepped into the water with Pastor Robert Costa, Pablo said, “This priest and Catholicism are now buried.” Catholic priest Pablo praising God with Pastor Robert Costa immediately following his baptism.
This is the kind of impact It Is Written is having around the world. In addition to Pablo, another Catholic priest was baptized recently during our major evangelism initiative in Colombia. And the pastor of a 500-member evangelical congregation will soon be baptized. He is planning to bring his entire congregation with him. That will be 500 new believers!