March 4, 2004

Dear praying friends,

Another month has come and gone and now we are already in the third month of this New Year. This past month brought many blessings and new opportunities from the Lord, so I will do my best to update you on what God has been doing here in Kitale, and how He has been working through the various ministries here.

One major blessing I had this month was to spend some quality time with several visitors. We had three different guests this past month, and they were certainly a blessing to me. My uncle in Virginia came to see the work here in Kitale, as well as do many operations at a mission hospital in the town of Kijabe. For several years in a row, he has been coming to Kenya with a team of medical doctors to work on children, and help them with their problems. He is an ear, nose, and throat doctor, and he and his team come and do clinics, as well as present the gospel to the patients who receive the treatment. Praise the Lord that this past trip, they saw two different people place their faith in Christ, with one lady being a Muslim before her salvation experience. It is truly exciting how God is using my uncle for His glory through these trips. I was able to take him to see what God is doing in the prison, take him on the evangelism and discipleship ministry, and also to meet at the mayor's house where I have been doing my Bible lessons with him. Dr. Wade seemed to really enjoy his time here, and also seeing the various works that God is doing here.    

Another blessing this past month was to be able to have two of the mission directors to come and see us. Both Pastor Parks and Brother Creiglow were able to come to Kitale, and to see the various works and ministries here. We certainly kept them busy through many church visits, evangelism, the prison work, my mother's medical ministry, and other ministries of the church. I am appreciative for their coming and showing a personal involvement in the work here. They were also able to give valuable advice to us about how to handle church problems, and various ministries in the future.  

I have received even more exciting news regarding the prison ministry. The welfare officer of the prison has recently informed me that there are other prison establishments in Kitale that he would like me to go to in the future, and teach as an outreach of Kitale main prison. He would like me to “branch out” in the future, and also reach the others in other prisons in Kitale who desperately need to hear the Word of God, and to respond to the gospel of Jesus Christ. This is truly exciting, as I can see doors opening not only in Kitale main prison, but also in the other various establishments in the Kitale area. Please pray for these ministries, as Satan would love to destroy the work of God and what He is doing here. Please pray that I would stand strong and be able to continue well in the work of the Lord here. 

That's all the current news from here. I am so thankful to each of you for your prayers, emails, and encouragement to me. It means more to me than you would ever know. God bless you. 

Nathan Radford