Grace (seated in the middle) began mentoring with her late husband in 1997. Today, fourteen of her family members serve as Crossroads mentors alongside her, including all six of her children, two daughters-in-law, and six grandchildren. Back row: Jim (grandson), Bert...
This blog post is part of a special series commemorating forty years of ministry. We invite you to join us in reflecting on our history and looking forward to the future of bringing the hope of the Gospel to men and women behind bars. Click here to view the full...
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.”...
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...
