June 3, 2004

Dear praying friends,

Greetings from the state of West Virginia. I have now been back in the States and am very excited to begin sharing the work that God is doing in Kitale with churches and individuals. I have been blessed to have good lodging, good health, and the encouragement of many that have seen me since I have been back in America. I will give you an update on what God is doing as well as share prayer requests.

I am in the process of contacting churches and individuals who would like to hear about the work in Africa. I am praying that God would give me many opportunities not only to share about the work in Kitale, but also to challenge other Christians to become involved in God's will for their lives, whether it is here in America or overseas as a missionary. It has been great to meet and see some friends from many years ago as I have now been home and am contacting friends and family.

Please continue to pray for the various ministries in Kenya that are going on in my absence. The reports that I am getting are very positive, but how Satan would love to destroy this work as he is directly opposed to it. Please pray for the Kenyan at the prison ministry that I left in charge to teach for me while I am home. Pray that the Lord would strengthen him, encourage him, and to continue in the teachings there. Please also pray for the evangelism/discipleship ministry and other ministries, that there would be strong leadership and that these ministries would continue on well.

In closing, please pray for God's provision for my needs for the mission field. Now that I am getting married in October and have new responsibilities, I will need more financial assistance to continue with this ministry. God has promised to provide and be faithful and I am trusting Him. (2 Timothy 2:13) To clarify any possible confusion, if you are a current or previous supporter of this work, please continue to faithfully send your support to the address listed below. I am pursuing the call to full-time missions as a career, and your faithful monthly support is very necessary, as I do not have another job and also need to raise additional funds at this time. Each previous or current supporter of this work is very important and the funds are needed to continue the work of God even when I am in America on furlough, as there are many expenses here as well. Thank you in advance for your attention and consideration to this matter. If you would like to become a new supporter of this work, please contact me by email or cell phone at: 304-550-3258. I am trusting God to provide, and I believe He will.

My new support needs will be $2,500 per month. This will be for living expenses, car expenses, a wife and possible children, ministry expenses, and other needs. Please pray that God would provide these funds by April of 2005, if it would be His will. I would like to have the funds raised by this time. God's timing is always best and I am trusting Him. I am currently at 60% of my support. Please pray concerning your role in this ministry and how God would use you to continue the work in Kitale.

This is the current report concerning the work in Kitale, Kenya. Thank you to each one who has shown interest and truly cares about what God is doing in this part of the world. Please pray for me in the upcoming days, as they will be challenging. God bless
you.

Until next month,

Nathan Radford

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Pastor George Sledd
Treasurer of BFM
P.O. Box 471280
Lake Monroe, Florida 32747-1280