We visited 7 prisons in May and prayed and talked with 13 prisoners who are all from different countries. One hundred visitors are permitted at the same time to make a visit and approximately one hundred prisoners are between us the bars. Guards are always watching. We came to visit two girls, one is from Russia and the other one from Uzbekistan. When we saw that they had a visitor already and didn’t have time for us, we were a little upset.
The visit is limited to 40 minutes, so we stepped aside and prayed. Later Zhenya wrote a note: “Jesus Christ loves you, He forgives all your sins and rose for your redemption.” and we passed the note to one of the guards. He looked at her and it was clear that he didn’t understand what was happening. He knew that he is breaking the rules and asked, ‘for whom’? Zhenya pointed at Leila, the girl from Uzbekistan, and he gave it to her. She read the note and tears started to run from her eyes, the person next to her also started to cry. I prayed for them out loud, it was a great experience. We were inspired by the Lord.
We also visited a guy who is sentenced for 25 years. He came to Christ in prison. The Lord formed through him a community with people from different countries. He preaches in English on Sundays. He was encouraged by our visit. Dear friends, brothers and sisters, we are grateful for your support in God’s work which we are doing together with you through prayers and financial support for the ministry. May God reward you.
Ministry in Vietnam – Alexander & Irina Kulpin