Moses grew up in deep poverty in Kenya. When his parents separated, his father—an alcoholic—kept the children, and Moses, just a child himself, became responsible for his younger siblings. With little support and no steady income, he dropped out of school in sixth grade. His mother, struggling to feed the family, sold illegal brew and spent years cycling in and out of prison. Several of Moses’s siblings were even born behind bars.
That early pain shaped Moses’s calling. “Even though God helped me and I became a pastor, I still had a burden for the prison,” he said. “My mother and some of my siblings stayed there.” Moses went on to lead multiple churches, eventually becoming a bishop. But he felt God calling him beyond the pulpit—to serve as a prison chaplain.
Now, Moses walks beside men who arrive broken and angry, just as he once was. He uses Crossroads’ Bible studies to disciple them, witnessing transformation firsthand. One of his favorite courses, Who Are You?, helps students find their identity in Christ. “Many people don’t understand who they are. This course changes everything,” he said.
He’s seen God use Crossroads to change lives—like Muthama, a former policeman sentenced to death for murder. After encountering Jesus and going through Crossroads’ lessons, Muthama’s sentence was reduced again and again. He is now preparing to leave prison a free man—and a preacher.
Another man, Caleb, came in as a violent alcoholic who had murdered his own mother. But after going through Crossroads’ materials and giving his life to Christ, Caleb became vice chairperson of the prison church and was released in 2023 as a transformed man. “He came in a murderer,” Moses said, “and went back a servant of God.”
Even prison staff—some of whom are not believers—have noticed the difference in Crossroads students. “They see that these men relate differently, even with the wardens,” Moses said. “Some wardens have even asked to take the course themselves.”
Moses is convinced that Crossroads is key to prison reform in Africa. “I have a PhD in leadership and management,” he says, “but when I took this basic course, it helped me to understand who I am, in a real sense. This course has been very impactful, not only for the people I helped go through it, but even for myself.”
Moses is breaking generational cycles and bringing hope to those the world has forgotten—but he can’t do it alone. When you support Crossroads, you equip chaplains like Moses with the tools they need to disciple, mentor, and walk with men and women in prison as they discover their identity in Christ.