Prisoner Released!

I hope you have (or will) click on the link to the left that directs you to the PrisonerAlert web page. I hope you will include this link in your favorites and check back frequently. Then DO something to encourage these people who simply want to enjoy freedom of religion as we do here. I find tremendous encouragement and courage when I read their stories.

And once in a while we get emails about a prisoner who has been released. This one is still too new to even be on the "released prisoners" page of their web site. So I will insert a portion of the email notice I just received:

Update on Pastor Cai Zhuohua

Praise God! Pastor Cai Zhuohua, has been released after three years in prison, in China. We rejoice and thank you for your prayers and letters of encouragement. They made a great difference. Through letters and prayers from believers like you, the Holy Spirit strengthened Pastor Cai, despite the hardship he faced. We celebrate his release and invite you to continue writing letters of encouragement and praying for other believers in prison. Your letters and prayers will make a great difference in the lives of believers in prison. Thank you for your part in the release of Pastor Cai.

You can still get the info that was available when he was still imprisoned by going here. Then check out some of the other prisoners as well. I think it's great fun to write letters to them. They have a system that allows us to choose from a drop-down menu of several English verses and phrases. These are instantly translated into the language of the intended recipient. You can print the letter and they give you the address where the letter can be sent. International letters only cost 90 cents. Pastor Cai received over 2000 letters during his 3 years in Chinese prisons. These letters encourage the prisoners and they also make a huge impact on the prison officials, because the latter know that the outside world is paying attention.

Please, check out the link to the left about PrisonerAlerts.

Thank you!