Craig had a promising future ahead of him. He earned degrees in film production, built a growing career, and became the proud father of two young children. Then, his life took a disastrous turn. Choices that led to addiction, brokenness, and prison resulted in a...
Years ago, I stood in the gym of a men’s prison to open our church’s Christmas service. The gymnasium was filled to capacity with incarcerated men, volunteers, and staff. I shared that, if I could, I would start each day walking laps around the prison yard with them....
George’s passion for prison ministry began with his own family’s pain. When his own brother was sent to prison, he remembers the helplessness his family felt—and the harsh realities his brother faced behind bars. “Even getting food was difficult,” George recalls....
“If I had been outside prison, I would have died. But God put me in prison to save my life.” Woei never expected prison to be the place where his life, and his faith, would be saved. After decades marked by gangs, drug addiction, and repeated...
My wife Hendrina and I enjoy working on puzzles together. Not long ago, we finished a 1,000-piece puzzle. After hours of patient sorting and fitting, the picture was nearly complete. Nearly, because one piece was missing. We searched everywhere . . . under the table,...
When Ana began her prison sentence in 2022, she never imagined prison would become the place where her faith would deepen and her life would begin to change. Raised in a home where church was something you attended rather than a faith you lived, Ana says she knew...
