Dear praying friends,

Another month has come and passed so quickly, and we thank the Lord for His faithfulness to us, both physically and spiritually. We have much to report on for this month, but we wanted to write and wish all of you a very happy New Year and hope you had a good holiday season with your families. This update will share current ministry activities, as well as prayer requests.

We praise the Lord that the building project is running smoothly and we hope to have it finished in the near future. The Lord led us to the right building team, all of whom are very dedicated to finishing the project in a professional manner. There have been many challenges, both with getting materials and finding the right builders, but we praise the Lord that He has guided us and we hope to be completely finished with this phase of our building in the next two weeks. Our goal is to use this building for the glory of God, and the furtherance of His kingdom. We must first seek His kingdom, and His plan for our lives. In Matthew 6:33, the Bible says "But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added unto you." Our prayer is that we truly would seek His kingdom first, even in this building project. Thank you so much to each who gave so generously to this building, so that we could continue the work of God in this prison. You are a big blessing to us.

This past month was a big blessing, as my wife and I had the opportunity to minister to the women’s prison. As we had reported earlier, we were going to provide to each woman prisoner a copy of John and Romans in Swahili, a gospel tract, several hygiene supplies, and toys for each of the children of the mothers. We are pleased to report that this went very well, and the women prisoners were so appreciative, as no one had done anything like this in the past. We were able to minister to both their physical and spiritual needs. Our prayer is that many women were saved through this project, and that their hunger for the Word of God would grow. I have attached a photo to this prayer letter so that you can see just a sample of what transpired through this special day for the women. Many verses have challenged me in regards to this project, especially Matthew 25:35-40 which says: "For I was hungry, and ye gave me meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink: I was a stranger, and ye took me in: Naked, and ye clothed me: I was sick, and ye visited me: I was in prison, and ye came to me. Then shall the righteous answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee hungry, and fed thee? Or thirsty, and gave thee drink? When saw we thee a stranger, and took thee in? or naked, and clothed thee? Or when saw we thee sick, or in prison, and came unto thee? And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me."

These verses have challenged us so much, especially in our responsibility to meet both physical and spiritual needs. We must respond to this challenge and show the love of Christ to all, even those who are incarcerated. Thank you so much for praying for this project, and please pray that the Lord would lead us in future projects, both for the men and women prisoners. God bless you. We will write further next month, Lord willing.

Nathan and Carrie Radford ministering in the women's section of the prison.

In Kenya,

Nathan and Carrie Radford