A Birthday Surprise

We've known J. for 3 years. Last month we made a pastoral visit with him to encourage him. That day turned out to be his birthday! Later he wrote, "This was very special for me. I wanted to cry but I bore it. God knows everything."

"Now I understand that I belong to Christ, that Christ accepted me as I was, and that He has a plan for my life. By means of you, God spoke to me saying, 'Give me your heart'. Even though I am a prisoner, I have not lost my faith in Christ. Christ is everything to me."

"You left me a Bible study on Obedience, and this is exactly what I want to learn, to be obedient to God. Day after day I am forcing myself to be more obedient. I am not talking about my muscles, but my spirit."

J. goes to court on Oct. 2. Please remember him in your prayers, for God's strength to live as an obedient Christian there in prison.