When Brandon began serving his twenty-five-year sentence, he felt utterly alone. The path that had led him to that prison cell was painful—both emotionally and physically. On a September night in 2010, Brandon was hanging out with his girlfriend and two other friends....
Sean, a student in Texas, gives a shout-out to Cara, the mentor who reviewed his fifth Crossroads lesson. Cara, a mentor in Missouri, recently came to our attention when two students mentioned that her comments were especially encouraging. They asked us to...
When students return their completed Bible study lessons to our office in Grand Rapids, the lessons pass through the hands of our in-office mission support volunteers. More than eighty volunteers dedicate time each week to partnering with Crossroads to accomplish the...
Vernon sat on his bunk in the psychiatric ward of Cook County Jail, alone and afraid. “I was lost and just wanted to die,” Vernon remembered. His suicidal intentions had placed him in the psych dorm. “I knew my crime was going to take me to prison. The thought of...
Mathotmi Vasha prepares to baptize Crossroads students in Northeast India. This year, four of Crossroads’ extension centers are celebrating significant ministry milestones: Sierra Leone, India, Nicaragua, and Australia. Thanks to our generous supporters, these...
Hans Daza met the Lord twenty-three years ago, and he has had a hunger for His Word ever since. “In the first six months of being a believer, I read through the whole Bible four times,” he told us recently in an interview. “It was a passion from the beginning to serve...
