We sent out a total of 16,819 Message books to United States inmates in the 3rd quarter of this year. 11,633 of those books were English, 3,546 were Spanish, 148 were Korean, and quite a few other translations in small numbers.
The most requested book over the last three months is the Seven Church Ages. Second was the Seals book, and third was "Christ Is The Mystery Of God Revealed" (63-0728). The top states where we sent material were 1) Arkansas 2) Texas and 3) Arizona.
Here are just a few excerpts of letters we have received from prisons worldwide.
I’m 65 years old, and I have been here since I was 50. It has been a while, and I have been around. I was a practicing lawyer, so I knew a few things. About a month or so ago, I read constantly, and I asked for more books here. Well, the guard was walking me down the hall with my hands cuffed behind me and the book cart was going by. I asked, “Please just one?” The guard said, Ok, one.”
He kind of laughed and said, “You know you have to keep the cuffs on.” So I backed up to the cart and took the first book that fell in my hands, and off we went. Finally, I got back to my cell and the cuffs off and saw which book I had, interesting, A Man Sent From God. I had heard of Gordon Lindsay, but never William Branham. Well like I said I am a reader, and I thought this will take a few hours. You know it took me a month to finish the book. I’d start reading and my eyes would tear up so bad I had to quit. I would start reading the Bible, and the same thing I went back and forth like that, until I could not tell which I was reading. Both are the life of Christ. Brothers, I am 65 years old and now this comes to me; what a Spirit! It was like the cell was just a shaking, I never in my life felt that. Please, I have no idea who you are, but send me more. This is Life!
OR
It is all I can do to express my gratitude. It has been a very enlightening year for me. Without your help supplying the true words of God’s prophet, I would not have discovered the answers, found the rest, and reached the place that a puzzled, bewildered, completely lost souls seeks for. Everything I receive I value, study and cherish with all my heart. They are the stones that build on the solid rock.
CO
It is a great honor for me to write to you. I have been reading the books of Brother Branham for a few years now and I am a believer. I found your address and while I am underserving, I ask that you would send me more books of the Gospel.
South Africa
I heard somewhere that God’s gifts come at the right time. I just finished the Hebrew book by Reverend Branham, just at the right time for me! Is it possible to obtain more writings from this precious man of God.
AL
I ask your forgiveness, see I love this Message of God, but I have not been converted. I know this, because a few months ago I fell, fell really hard. I got mad at everything, even punched the wall, and just went crazy. I just threw all my books away; I was done with it all. After a few days, I kind of felt better, and then something came over me and just tore me up inside. I was physically sick. I denied God and His messenger, oh how I cried. I asked another inmate if I could borrow a book, any book for the night. He gave me his Church Age Book, I tell you just holding it made me feel better again, I slept with the book to keep the demons of the night away. Course next day he wanted it back, and I had to do something. So I went to the Chapel and just prayed for forgiveness. Now I write you and ask for your forgiveness, and if you would please send me the books again.
TX
I want to thank and say God bless every one of you. Seems as soon as arrived in prison I met a small group of brothers that were different from the others. I learned about the prophet and His Message. I learned a new life. I was washed inside and out by His Holy Spirit, baptized in the glorious Name of Jesus Christ, I am a new creature. As the years passed I studied the Message, and our group grew stronger in the Word. No longer were bars holding us back. I can tell you at times it was not always easy but we had the Promise. I truly thank God for this Message and all that hard work to provide it for the inmates. Do not ever think that this Work is in vain. I can’t imagine being in prison with no hope. And without this Message there is no hope.
MD
It’s easy to tell someone that cares about people; they do what they say they do. I want to thank you with all my heart for the very scriptural material you have sent me, they are the true Words of God. I gave myself to God three years ago, but until your material arrived, I was constantly looked for the Truth. I know it had to exist. Please remember me in prayer, and continue to send material. I came here with lung cancer and no hope. After God found me, a few inmates asked to lay hands on me. I had never heard of that. They prayed for me, and 6 months later at me yearly checkup, they told me my cancer had left me, not remission, but gone. God is real.
TN
There are six of us here, and I can’t begin to tell you what these books mean to all of us. We are limited to one pack of four books a month. We divided the book list up and decided that one of us would send one order a week. That way we can receive books weekly. It is amazing the clarity and understanding Brother Branham brought to the Word of God. Thank you for making this available to us.
CA
I want to say God bless everyone involved in this work. I mean all the work, not just the prison work. I pray that this Message will do the same for each one it contacts as it has done for me. I will stand before anyone and declare this is the true Word of God, and it will change you!
TX
I have just spent one hour reading in the Church Age book. Brothers, I have had more questions answered and some I did not know I had. I have had more understanding in that one hour, than all the reading, churches, tracts and chaplains that I have heard in my life. I thank God for His Mercy in bringing the Truth to me.
OR
An old guy in the unit here offered me a book to read about the Mystery Of God. What powerful teaching, and what an anointed teacher. He also offered me an order form and showed me the many books you offer the prisoners for free. At first I did not believe him, but he helped me pick out some books and mail the request off. Then he asked me if I would join him in prayer for your Ministry, as it is so important. I’m not sure how you can do this work, but we know that it is only by the Holy Spirit that it continues, and we are praying for you daily.
TX
I just wanted to say thank you for showing me how to open my heart to the Lord Jesus Christ. What a blessing.
ME
I appreciate the love you have for sending these Messages to us. From just one Message book, I have learned more about the Lord Jesus Christ than I ever had in my life.
GA