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Letters from Our Fellowship
and Readers
A Note from CMF’s President
Since our inventory was getting low
on many of the CMF booklets, we decided to try to have half the booklets reprinted.
The problem was that even this would cost something in the area of $3500.00 and
it would make a big dent in our already small treasury balance. Therefore, we decided to delay the decision
to reprint them for at least for a month. We prayed for wisdom in making a
proper decision. Later, in talking with a sister in the Lord at a recent memorial
service, she asked how CMF was doing financially. After some hesitation on my
part, I told her of the need for reprinting booklets at the approximate cost of
$3500.00, and how we didn’t know if CMF could afford it at this time. This
sister’s immediate response was, “We will
see what we can do.” About a week later, I received two checks in the mail
– one for $2500.00 from her and the other for $1000.00 from her sister. Our prayers answered! May the Lord bless them richly for their generosity
and willingness to help us share the Word of God with many all over the world
who are seeking and thirsting to know God and the Lord Jesus Christ. We still have the need to reprint the other
half of booklets, (but, not so urgently needed) and perhaps the Lord will provide
us with another miracle. The Lord is indeed Jehovah-Jireh!
FROM OUR MAILBOX:
From Guayana,
My
Brothers and Sisters in Christ, It is so good to greet you all again in the
blessed Name of our Lord Jesus, our Redeemer and Friend. I’ll take this opportunity to say thank God
for the “cherished work” CMF Ministries is doing worldwide and may your every
effort continue to find favor in His eyes.
Personally, I feel so blessed to have the privilege to grow spiritually
through CMF Bible courses and The New Creation Magazine. Special thanks to all
of you who make this possible. As always, it is my blessed privilege to add my
monetary gifts from time to time to your ministry, with appreciation and thanksgiving.
May God continue to bless and keep us all.
From
Wonderful
greetings to you in the Name of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Name that is above
every other name in heaven and on earth. May I take this great opportunity
to introduce myself to you. I am 33, married
with two children, both boys. I am serving a 20 year sentence in the Karwe maximum Security Prison. This is my 7th year.
I have written this letter to request if possible that you could correspond
with me in sharing the Word of God. If this is not possible, please circulate
my letter within your circle of friends. I am really in need of encouragement
and support during my struggle against society’s rejection and isolation under
this long and severe incarceration. I am really at the bottom of the abyss
of despair. Being a Christian in prison is not easy. It is a stronghold of
the devil. It is full of evil. I have many ups and downs and to overcome all
these trials one needs spiritual giants who can give me direction and encouragement
whenever I am confronted by the devil. Please,
if there is anyone of your acquaintance who would be willing to know more
about me, they could contact me at this address:
Maximum Security Prison,
From
I
send you my warm greetings in the Name of the Father and our only Lord and
Saviour Jesus Christ. It is a great joy that I write my first letter to you in
my own capacity. I am no longer in the maximum prison. As you already know my
name and may not be willing to know more than on issues pertaining to the
Millennial Bible correspondence courses;
but however, I am 29 years old as of July 5th. I was married, and
blessed by one baby boy who is 6 years old now. The mother of my child married
a year after my conviction in 2003 and surrendered my boy to my father in 2004
to avoid inconvenience in their marriage. On the 5th of March I was
moved from Kalawe to this prison. I appeared in the
Supreme Court on the 7th of March for my final judgment. I was on
reserve judgment for 9 months. The initial sentence that I was given in the
High Court by the trial judge was 20 years for two counts of aggravated robbery
of company vehicles. The 20 year sentence was changed to 15 by the Supreme
Court. I have now 6 more years remaining to finish this jail term. While in prison I suffered from TB and tested
positive for HIV. My biggest anticipation on my health is to meet someone who
has been given the gift of healing by our Father in heaven, so that person can
pray for me and be healed because I strongly believe this can happen in the
Name of Jesus.
I am so proud of
my father because he forgave me for all the disgrace that I caused him after
wasting a lot of his money on my education and especially that he tried to
dedicate me to God since my childhood for he is a Christian. But, I decided
to go my own way, which led me to this horrible place I am in now. I appreciate his encouragement
even though it has been very difficult for him to come to visit me due to
financial incapability. He has also accepted my health status and always prays
for me.
I knew God while
I was on the outside, but I was not born-again. I was not baptized by the
Spirit and by water until in prison when I made my final decision to answer
God’s calling in Jesus as my Lord and Savior. This has been the greatest
achievement ever in my life. I am so glad that James (see above letter) introduced
me to CMF for my correspondence courses. Your friend in Christ.
(Editor’s note: If the Lord lays
it upon your heart to write and
encourage this brother, his address is
FROM OUR E-MAIL:
From
Greetings to all of you in the Name
of our LORD, and our ever loving Lord, Jesus Christ. We had a discipling
follow-up where most people gave good testimonies of growing spiritually. Hard
work is going on in
From