April 14 – 20
“Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.” Psalm 119:105
Sunday, 14th: “4/4/24/ Hello Bible Studies By Mail, I was in prison at FPC …, TX. I have recently been released to a halfway house at …, TX. I am very interested in joining your Bible study program. Thank you, Helen C… P.S. Prayer Request: Please pray I would be able to get my driver’s license so I can drive my car to look for a job. I would appreciate it.” (Her letter was received and her first study sent on 4-10-2024.) Praise God – “Whoever heeds instruction is on the path to life, but he who ignores reproof goes astray.” (Proverbs 10:17)! Pray Helen does her studies, attends a local church and gets her license and a job.
Monday, 15th: Daisy C… returned her first study test pages by email on 4/8/24. She shared her heart: “The journey to knowing and coming to love Christ is beautiful – I’m in the beginning stages. I feel both nervous and excited to progress along. I have come to accept that I am a sinner. It is one thing to read about Christ’s sacrifice, but it’s another thing to comprehend the weight of such a selfless act. I will traverse this journey with no trepidation as to who is my Lord and Savior.” (Her next 4 lessons were mailed on 4/9/24.) Praise God – “We are punished justly, for we are receiving what our actions deserve. But this man has done nothing wrong.” (Luke 23:41)! Pray Daisy keeps studying and finds a Bible-believing church to attend.
Tuesday, 16th: “To whom it may concern: I am incarcerated at … California. I am facing a twenty-to-thirty-year sentence and I want a triumphant return back into society. I am asking for your Bible studies by mail. I want to sow seeds for my success after prison. I pray for strength and guidance every day from the Holy Spirit. And I pray this letter will find the right hands. Sincerely, Mario C…” (Got his letter and mailed his study 4/10/24.) Praise God – “But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ!” (1 Corinthians 15:57)! Pray Mario receives his studies, does them with others and signs up interested cellmates.
Wednesday, 17th: WHAT ARE THE MOST IMPORTANT THINGS YOU HAVE LEARNED? Student Michelle M… shared: “I learned that Christ lives in us by His Spirit… that God delivered me from my sins by laying them on His Son on the cross… that Christ is the Accomplisher of all God’s plan… that God has given Christ to me as my righteousness.” Praise God – “When Jesus had received the sour wine, He said, “It is finished.” And bowing His head, He yielded up His spirit.” (John 19:30)! Pray Michelle shares her Bible study learning with family and friends.
Thursday, 18th: WHAT DO YOU HOPE TO LEARN FROM GOD THROUGH THE STUDY OF HIS WORD? On April 10, at 7:16 AM, new student hopeful Monica F… emailed: “How to have and maintain a strong, deeper, foundational relationship with my God. One that won’t change nor waiver.” (First study mailed on 4/11/24.) Praise God – “Early in the morning, while it was still dark, Jesus got up and slipped out to a solitary place to pray.” (Mk 1:35)! Pray Monica seeks the LORD early in the morning with her knees bent and Bible open.
Friday, 19th: WHAT ARE THE MOST IMPORTANT THINGS YOU HAVE LEARNED? Dakota J… (age 9) wrote: “Jesus loved me enough to die for me! The happiest day in His story, is Jesus’s resurrection and victory over death. God loves us so much and does not want us to perish.” Praise God – “Jesus said to her, “Mary.” She turned and said to Him in Hebrew, “Rabboni!” (which means “Teacher”).” (John 20:16)! Pray Dakota tells friends that God loves us and does not want us to perish.
Saturday, 20th: WHAT DO YOU HOPE TO LEARN FROM GOD THROUGH THE STUDY OF HIS WORD? On April 4, at 6:03 PM, new student hopeful Heidi O… emailed: “I want to learn who God is.” (First study mailed on 4/10/24.) Praise God – “I am the LORD, and there is no other; there is no God but Me. I will equip you for battle, though you have not known Me,” (Isa. 45:5)! Pray Heidi does her lessons with her Bible open, intent to learn.