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On the heels of It Is Written's recent series in Los Angeles, the It Is Written team is now in Peru preaching the Good News! Listen to pastors Shawn Boonstra and Robert Costa live on the Internet from 7 - 8:30 p.m. Central Time by going to www.nuevotiempo.org.pe.

Join Tony Moore for this free archeology seminar as he explores the astounding world of the pyramid builders. Who were they? How and why was the great pyramid of Cheops built? Does it possess mystical power? Who was the bearded queen, mystery woman of ancient Egypt? Why did Pharaoh disfigure her face? Why is her mummy missing?

It Is Written's A Better Way to Live devotional is a daily spiritual boost for busy people, and thousands are already receiving it via the website, e-mail and iTunes. This week, It Is Written added another option for receiving A Better Way to Live updates. Twitter users can now subscribe at www.twitter.com/ABWL to receive all the latest devotional links. In addition, those wanting to subscribe to It Is Written's main Twitter feed can do so at www.twitter.com/itiswritten.

Below is a brief update on some of the overseas and remote tribes projects you are making possible through your prayers and faithful financial support.

Many Partners and friends have recently asked about the possibility of an IRA Rollover this year. The IRA Rollover law provides that, in 2008 and 2009, an owner of a traditional or Roth IRA may instruct the trustee to distribute directly to a public charity up to $100,000 without the…

In an election year, words like "truth" are often thrown around without much regard. But what is truth? Many years ago, God wrote His truth in tables of stone.…

It Is Written just launched an exciting, interactive Bible study website just for kids! Created and hosted by Jean Boonstra, My Place With Jesus leads children into a deeper understanding of the Bible. The fourteen lessons cover topics such as Creation and Heaven,…

Set your digital recorders and mark your calendars—on July 31, Shawn and Jean Boonstra will appear on the 3ABN satellite network’s live “On the Road Again” television program. The show will air live from 9-11…

In June 2008, It Is Written featured a special Father's Day program on its weekly telecast. In last month’s Mother's Day program, Pastor Shawn Boonstra interviewed his wife, Jean, about being a mom in today's busy world. In this show, the tables were turned as Jean interviewed Shawn about his role as a father. Click here to learn about the importance of family worship, discipline, and the most significant role a father can play.

This Sunday (May 11) It Is Written will feature a special Mother's Day program on its weekly telecast. During this show, Shawn and Jean Boonstra will speak candidly about the challenges of motherhood in a busy world. This program will then be followed up by a Father's Day telecast on June 15.

From March 15-22, Pastor Robert Costa and the Está Escrito team traveled to La Paz, Bolivia, to hold a series of meetings in conjunction with 2,500 churches around the world. During this time, two satellite networks—the Nuevo Tiempo Network and the Hope Network—shared the meetings with millions of Spanish-speaking people in scores of countries. The nightly messages reached churches in North and South America, the Caribbean Islands, Western Europe, North Africa, the Philippines and other Asian nations where Hispanics are living and working.

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The Telecast
The It Is Written television program reaches people in 143 nations of the world in 11 languages. It regularly ranks in Nielsen’s listing of the top religious television programs…

"Out of Thin Air" begins Friday night, Sept. 28, at 7 p.m. in churches around the United States and Canada. Attendees may register to attend on-site during the event, by calling 1-877-527-7327 or by visiting www.thinairevent.com.

Some people get their morning pick-me-up from a cup of coffee, but eventually the caffeine kick fades and leaves little benefit behind. But what if a more meaningful form of morning sustenance was available? It Is Written Television has set out to change the way people start their mornings by offering viewers a three-minute online spiritual boost. Beginning Monday, Sept. 3, this new daily devotional program, called "A Better Way to Live," will be available Monday – Friday through the It Is Written website and iTunes.

Throughout the first part of 2007, churches all across the Bolivian Union worked in concert to produce something spectacular for God: The Hope Is Jesus. All across the nation, laypeople linked arms with the clergy to bring the gospel of Christ to their neighborhoods. As a result, more than 2,240 evangelistic meetings were held across the country.

The effort came to a peak in April, when It Is Written participated in a weeklong series of reaping meetings. For eight nights, I had the privilege of preaching to thousands of people who had gathered in hundreds of auditoriums to watch The Hope Is Jesus as it was broadcast live from the auditorium at the Adventist University of Cochabamba. For eight nights, we explained the essentials of the Christian faith and called people to make decisions for Christ.

We would like to introduce you to the two newest members of our team. Bob Daum recently accepted the directorship of the It Is Written Planned Giving & Trust Services department, and in April, Peter Rampton joined him as associate director.

Both of these capable leaders have a wealth of experience…

In late 2006, at the request of the Spanish Union, Pastor Robert Costa--who serves as speaker for Está Escrito--traveled to Spain to conduct two series in the Canary Islands and Seville.

From June 17-30, Pastor Shawn Boonstra, Pastor Robert Costa and the It Is Written team will conduct a caravan series in the major cities of Peru. All of these efforts will culminate on Sabbath, June 30, during a massive rally in Lima's 45,000-seat National Stadium.

When It Is Written Oceania, the ministry's new regional telecast in the South Pacific, debuted on Australia's largest television network in April 2007, it became the country's highest rated religious broadcast within its first week. This marked another milestone in the history of the It Is Written ministry, which now has seven regional telecasts that feature speakers who tailor messages to the culture?and in many cases, language?of their region.

The It Is Written team has just returned from one of the most forbidding climates on earth—the Arctic—a vast desert of white that was named, strangely enough, by the Greeks. They called it Arktikos, which is not a reference to the cold, but rather to its position on the globe. To the ancient Greeks, it was the land to the north, directly under the constellation of Ursa Major, the great bear. It was the North Star, Polaris, that tied the massive cosmic bear to the lands that occupied the top of the globe. Arktikos was the land of the great bear.