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Someone in your layout department has a good sense of humor. I had the September 2015 edition open to page 5, lying on the table, and saw the picture of Ted and Nancy Wilson waving, with the headline under the picture shouting “A Very bling Experience.” Well done! Larry Neumann Lancaster, Massachusetts Anyone who knows Ted and Nancy Wilson would not likely use the word “bling” to describe them. The word on the spread that jumps the gutter, “humbling,” is more accurate. —Editors. More on It Is Written
There were a number of errors in the article “It Is Written Puts Down Roots in Tennessee” (July 2015). Clearly a lot of history was lost with the departure of its early employees. It Is Written, while the first religious telecast broadcast in color, was not the first Adventist television program. Faith for Today was launched six year earlier (1950). It Is Written was launched as an alternative that was more doctrinal in nature. It is Written started at the General Conference headquarters in Washington, D.C., where it was based for the first 16 years. The limited space and close proximity to church leaders made it the only major media minis-
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try to actually look forward to moving to the Adventist Media Center when it was built in Thousand Oaks, California, in the 1970s. Jessie Johnson was not It Is Written’s first manager. Arnt Krogstad was appointed manager in 1980. I worked as sound engineer for It Is Written for more than 15 years. One of the ministries strengths was its cooperation with local churches and broadcasting. It Is Written also connected with local churches and communities with Revelation seminars held around the country, and later in multiple simultaneous locations via satellite, which became the inspiration for the NET satellite series, ACN, and Hope Channel. Wilton Helm Colorado Comprehensive Health Ministry
Kudos for Peter N. Landless’ article “Comprehensive Health Ministry” (August 2015). I appreciate the linking of Ellen G. White’s “medical missionary work” to the twenty-first century with one word: “comprehensive.” I’m grateful, impressed, and excited about local congregations embracing the impact that volunteers can provide. About 10 years ago in Kalamyo City, Myanmar (75,000 people), I experienced a three-day health expo
conducted by “Dr. Lay,” who has pioneered the health work in Myanmar. The health expo happened in the heavily polluted city and other centers in Myanmar, and can serve to inspire leaders to organize, train, and reach out all across the country and around the world! Keith R. Mundt Riverside, California The International Paper for Seventh-day Adventists
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—Keith R. Mundt, Riverside, California