Tuesdays are Berean days. We have been getting discouraged at how hard it has become to get Bibles into the prisons lately but today we got an encouraging letter. Enough to make us realize even ONE changed life is worth the work here. Kathy opened a letter today that had to be shared with the group.
For a previous prisoner to send money to help other prisoners truly IS the sign of a changed life. We had a very small amount of studies come in today and only 9 Bible requests.
The other discouraging thing that happened today was postage went up again both the studies and the Bibles. Below Ray is using the postage machine to get the new rate on envelopes so we could send out the next set of studies.
Sharon needed to get the return address stamped as we didn't have enough to send out today. She would stamp them then send them over to Ray to 'stamp' them with the postage.
When Skip picked up the studies there was a big lot of returned studies all from the same place and all stamped name and number don't match. Except we KNOW they match. Some of them are from prisoners that have been doing the study for a year. It must be who ever is in the mail room of that place who will not let the lessons go through. Kathy is writing to each one to let them know why they are not getting their studies nor their Bibles. We really don't know what else to do.
The state of Texas has gone to a 3rd party system. All studies have to go through Dallas and it is this 3rd party system that is not letting them go through. The attacks from the enemy is coming from all different directions to keep prisoners from the WORD, the LIGHT, and the TRUTH that can free them from the dark dismal world of being a prisoner of sin. Please pray for us, pray for the prisoners that are asking for Bibles Pray that a way will open up to be able to supply this much needed Bible.
