When Billy looks back on who he was before prison, the change in his life is undeniable. People who have known him for years say they see it too. The anger that once defined him has softened. He listens more. He cares deeply about others. And for the first time, Billy...
Derron was tired. “Not just physically but mentally and spiritually tired as well,” he remembered. “I was tired of trying it my way, living how I pleased.” After violating his parole and getting into a gunfight with a neighbor, Derron was back in jail, taking stock of...
Anne poses next to the car and recreational vehicle she and Bob towed throughout Australia more than twenty years ago as they visited prisons and churches to recruit students and mentors. An international expansion of Crossroads wasn’t on Tom de Vries’s mind in...
“God placed in my heart my love for those behind the walls” The Watergate scandal in the 1970s first drew Lori’s husband to prison ministry. “My husband took great interest in the Chuck Colson story,” she said. “When Chuck wrote a new book, it appeared on our shelf.”...
Craig had a solid start on a rewarding life. He had earned degrees in film production, and he was flourishing in his young career. He was also the proud father of two young children. Then, his life took a disastrous turn that led to a ten-year prison sentence. Now, he...
David was accustomed to spending his days in prison. He worked as a correctional officer, patrolling the halls and keeping the peace between those who lived inside the cells. Then he found himself on the other side—behind the bars. Growing up, David was raised in a...
