In
October, I was arrested and my world was turned upside down once again. I
quickly hit my knees and told God that I was not happy with my life and if He
would lead me I would follow, this time His way and not mine. The first thing
that went through my mind when I got locked up was the last thing on my mind at
the time, my family and their lively hood. Crazy what we take for granted. When
I realized I was going to be here a while, I started asking God what I could do
for Him while I am in here, something that would benefit my family as well. So
we started a blog. My oldest daughter and her husband are the back bone of this
whole deal. Today, almost 6 months later, it is more than I’ve ever expected.
To us it is a full blown ministry and an opportunity to serve the Lord every
day. It has grown from my kids and family to many people via internet,
facebook, and blogspot to hand delivered mail in Missouri and Arkansas.
God
is doing amazing things and this ministry continues to grow every week. That is
the reason for my letter. You see, my daughter and I want this ministry to keep
growing. We want to be able to reach people who are hard to be reached. So we
need your help. Please forward the site www.freedbythefather.blogspot.com
or the facebook page “Free At Last” to others and encourage them to do the
same. It is our purpose to minister to people with life controlling problems,
to give them encouragement and hope that God has not turned His back on them.
We encourage you to send us prayer requests and testimonies to post. We are
looking for help to possibly design a website and take it a step further. If
any of you have information on that please feel free to contact my daughter at cdl.freeatlast@gmail.com.
Also,
I am looking for people to sponsor her in her efforts to finance the printing
and mailing costs necessary to mail these journals out to men and women in
prison who do not have access to the internet. Right now there are 20 inmates
receiving the devotional journals every week and our mailing list is growing in
numbers weekly! Zarria is in college and donates her time and money to this
cause. As any father would be, I am constantly afraid that she will try and
overdue it, putting strain on her studies and marriage. She promises me she won’t.
If you feel led to help her with printing and mailing costs, please email her
at cdl.freeatlast@gmail.com and
ask her how to do that and what the need is. It is not much at this time but I
do not think this ministry is going to stop growing! Many people in prison ask
me to send them copies of these devotional journals. Right now I have copies going
to 3 or 4 different prisons and try to keep them one to a barrack and let the
men pass them around. Finances permitted we would send copies to all who
request them; that would increase our chances of reaching someone that is
sitting in silence and really needs a word of encouragement. For those without
the Lord in their life, it can be a very lonely place in prison. Please help me touch a life and save a soul!
Your brother in Christ,
Cody Leach
My address is:
Cody Leach 1085760
Western Missouri Correctional Center
609 East Pence Road
Cameron, MO 64429
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