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Dear Friends of It Is Written,

Jean and I wish to express, once again, our profound thanks for the many kind messages, thoughts and prayers that have been flooding our office. It means the world to us that you continue to pray for our family as I have made the difficult decision to relinquish my role as Speaker/Director and make time for much-needed rest to recover from illness.

Today I have fantastic news to share with you! We have been praying in earnest that God would send the right person to help lead the ministry at this hour—someone who would not only keep the evangelistic fires burning brightly, but also lead us to even greater levels of service for Christ.

My first priority has always been to ensure that your ministry is faithful in its call to frontline evangelism, and in its commitment to presenting Christ through the words of the Bible. I have had total peace of mind and assurance that God had someone prepared to step in and lead our team—and God has revealed that person to us in very clear terms!

His name is Pastor John Bradshaw, a man with a deep commitment to the cause of Christ and an obvious passion for soul-winning. I feel a striking connection with him. He has natural, God-given talents that make him an excellent fit for your It Is Written team, and a warm, Christ-like manner that immediately pulls you in to his experience with Jesus.

He has broad experience in evangelism and broadcasting. John has been an Adventist pastor for 15 years and is currently serving as the pastor of the Village Church near Walla Walla University. He has also held more than 80 evangelistic series, both in the US and abroad.

Our backgrounds and approaches to the work are remarkably similar, and yet he brings new insights and abilities to It Is Written that will expand our impact and help us become even more effective in leading people to Christ.

And most importantly, you can sense in John's presence that his relationship with Jesus is profound. As I've grown to know him, and as we've shared our dreams for the Kingdom, I've felt a deep impression that God was leading us to him, and him to us!

I have much to be thankful for, and it is with a broad smile on my face that I can tell you that I have total peace—excitement—in my heart about the future of our work at It Is Written.

In the coming days, we'll share more about John and his family so that you can become better acquainted, but I didn't want you to have to wait a moment longer than necessary to hear the good news. I've had a peace in my heart to let me know that God was going to do something very special to bless It Is Written in the midst of a difficult moment—as He always does—and He has answered our prayers in a spectacular way.

I already wish it was tomorrow, because each new day is filled with more and more promise, and greater and greater blessings. Praise God, from Whom all blessings flow.

Your brother in Christ,

Shawn Boonstra