Over a year ago I was in Thai- Land and I had an experience in Bangkok’s maximum secure prison that wrecked me. I wrote a blog about it on 9/21/07 called “Window 17-through the glass and bars.” Please read it for the context of the letter below.
I felt lead to give a prisoner Named Vanessa a book called, “The Heavenly Man” by Brother Yun from China.(must read if you haven’t)
One year later, and Vanessa has just now received the book due to the slow process and difficulty of giving anything to prisoners. She then wrote me this letter that took nearly 7 weeks to reach me here in the US! I received it over thanksgiving.
October 6th 2008
Dear Sean, 
I apologize for only writing to you now. The reason for my late reply to your book that you have given me is it just reached me. I thank God that I received it. I thought that Susan forgot completely but I thank God for the prayer you wrote in the book. You said “I pray that this book reach you.” You see it is always good to pray about everything. Thank you so much for Brother Yun’s book. I am half way through it and it is really wow! He is a real encourager. Thank you so much. Always I recieve the scripture you left with me, and that is 2 Corinthians 12:9-10. Please continue to pray for me. Pray for my Royal Kings Pardon to reach the king before December and that it will be granted. Also I am trying to submit a parole. Please pray that God will be-stow favor upon me and let the embassy sign for me and also that department of correction will grant permission. I remain with 4 years so if God allow me to go out on parole I will immediately qualify for good behavior deduction. That is 5 days a month for the 14 years I’ve stayed here. So that will deduct 3 years and 45 days. That will leave me with less than one year to stay in Bangkok before I could return home to South Africa. I will be staying with Mrs. Holmes so please pray for me, especially for my ambassador Douglas Gibson and the legal department in my country to give support.
Sean, I really enjoyed talking with you as well. You really encouraged me in all you are doing. May God continue to you use you powerfully. Maybe one day God will permit me to give my testimony in your church in USA. Sean look at me being so selfish just asking you to pray about my concerns and not even asking how you are doing. I am sorry, please forgive me. I hope you are well and prospering in every area of your life. I hope your family are doing well and that God is taking care of them. I would love to know How you are serving God and all that is transpiring in your life since I last saw you. I am doing much better and that is all to the glory of God. He has been really my strength. My daughter is fine and will be turning 14 years old on Oct. 31st, 08. I am really blessed to have her. She is such a wonderful child and is growing in the Lord.
We are still serving the Lord. We had transfers to other prisons so all our strong Christians have been scattered all over the other prisons. We THANK GOD because now they will be able to spread the Gospel. We are having new Christians and we are training them to be strong. Also pray that more will come to know the Lord. Today we thank God that at least we have new Christians who receive Christ. Please pray for us! I really hope it is Gods will to release me from this situation.
Sean may God continue to prosper you in all that you do for the Lord and in your life. May the Lord strengthen you and lead and guide you all of your days.
Take care,
With best regards your sister in Christ,
Vanessa
