As we rang in 2020, the coronavirus had begun its spread across the globe, quickly changing life as we knew it in the matter of a few short months. By the time the World Health Organization had declared the coronavirus outbreak a pandemic, infections had spread to...
In 2 Corinthians 5:17, we read these words from Paul to the church in Corinth: “If anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here!” This is the resounding testimony of many men and women in prison, including Antonio, a Crossroads...
Victor was raised Catholic, but he never opened the Bible and read it himself. Later in life, when he finally opened a Bible, Victor found himself with a long list of questions. As time went on, his list of questions continued to grow. He tried other religions, drugs...
At an early age, Lee’s parents separated, and his home became a toxic environment of drinking and violence. Resentful of Lee’s father, Lee’s mom was physically and emotionally abusive toward her son and ended up abandoning Lee when he was only eight years old. He...
Ten years ago, when Crossroads Guatemala first launched, its ministry was primarily among incarcerated gang members. But after a few years, they were not allowed to work with incarcerated men and women inside the prisons for security reasons. Undeterred, Pastor Byron...
For the first five years of his life, Forrest lived with his family in a one-room shack on a cranberry farm. It wasn’t until they moved to a new farm that he first experienced indoor plumbing and electricity. His father was an abusive alcoholic, and Forrest grew up...
