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Dearly Beloved of the Father,

As grand as the privilege is of being a part of that small number today worldwide who are committed to proclaiming the true, Bible-based everlasting gospel, ITL Gospel Publications makes no claims of grandeur as to its current operations. In fact our work has just begun - in 2020 - not depending on the provision of monetary capital, not depending on political approval, not depending on the popular assent of a wide cross-section of individuals, but ratified by God's own call upon hearts to revive His true gospel - the honest response of a handful of souls who recognize that God really gave His real, literal Son to die for the sins of the world. From the onset of that glorious realization, this author, Br. C. S. Lawrence, has felt he has been bidden to lead out in the work of publicizing the original gospel to all who will hear, even that others may join to co-labour in this most precious work.

     If you have not realized, this website is currently hosted on a free license. Hence our website hosts, Weebly Inc., have their domain name attached to our web address till we can procure an upgraded account status. But, in the absence of that upgrade, should we have allowed God's most precious truth, the key to the entire message of the Scriptures, to remain unpublicized due to lack of means? No! We have moved forward in scarcity, believing that God shall provide, just as He has provided the way thus far! Hence this website!

   We are grateful to our heavenly Father for reminding us in a marked way the true record which the Bible teaches: "And this is the record, that God hath given to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son." (1John 5:11). With that in mind, we go on in faith, learning that many who have gone before us in preaching God's gospel - from biblical times, right down to our immediate pioneers - have also had to revive the Lord's work within the the framework of material want. To name more than a few, Jacob, Joseph, Job, Moses, Gideon, Elijah, Elisha, David, Jeremiah, Esther, Ruth, Amos, John the Baptist, the chosen apostles, and most significantly, our Lord Jesus Christ Himself, were all acquainted for some period with poverty and low social estate. This editor and those currently supportive of this work make no claim to be in any better social or financial standing than those saints of old who we have just identified. Yet the humble circumstances of this work may yet give credence to its divine validity, as the apostle Paul gave us a template respecting God's usual mode of divine calling:

      1 Corinthians 1:26-29 (KJV)>> 26For ye see your calling, brethren, how that not many wise
                   men after the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, are called: 27But God hath chosen the
                   foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God hath chosen the weak things of the
                  world to confound the things which are mighty; 28And base things of the world, and things
                   which are despised, hath God chosen, yea , and things which are not, to bring to nought
                  things that are: 29That no flesh should glory in his presence.

May God guide us in this journey, as we begin by faith. We look forward to meeting those noble ones who fit the scripture approval, and would co-labour with us in the Master's Work. God bless.

Yours in the Faith,
Br. C. S. Lawrence
Missionary Evangelist, Author, Editor
ITL Gospel Publications.