September, 2010

I pray that everything is well for all of you. I want to thank you for everything you did, not only for me, but for all the other inmates. I know what it’s like, not to have anyone there for me. I can understand what it means to the inmates who have no one, to have you guys coming in every Sunday and preaching the word of the gospel and letting them realize that they are still loved no matter what, and they still have a chance if they change, because it’s not too late. Those words “it’s not too late,” made me jump back on my horse, pick up where I left off, and kept on riding towards the Lord God and Jesus Christ. I needed to know that I wasn’t going to hell because I fell off my horse. It meant a great deal to me to hear that.

I made promises to God a long time ago, and they are promises I meant to keep. I didn’t know much at the time, and I kept on slipping little by little until I didn’t pray anymore, and I didn’t pick up the book anymore, and I became a part of this world again. I lost myself through the hustle and bustle, and because of my anger it landed me in jail. Now here I am in the same place I made those promises long ago. Now I truly understand and those promises I’ve reaffirmed with the Lord and made a covenant to never, ever forget again. I am walking the true path now, but I am not perfect and it is not easy. Yet I move on with the excellent help of people like you, who have dedicated themselves to the Lord our God.

I don’t believe that I would have understood as much as I do about the Bible without the help of all of you, working as a team to bring Jesus Christ in our lives. For that, I thank you and praise you as God’s people. The work you have been doing has kept me very close to God and Jesus Christ. You have strengthened my belief and left me strong enough to carry on by myself. I can say, and I do, love you all as my brothers and sisters because you have made me feel comfortable as part of God’s family. I owe you all my gratitude and once again, bless you all for the work you have done and are still doing.

Your brother and friend, Clive

PS I have sent you two songs and my new address for the next 4 months. Can you please send my baptism pictures? Thank you. Tell the chaplain I said hello.