When Gabriel Hardley looks back on his life, which he does often, he is filled with gratitude. There are many times he could have wound up dead. When Gabriel’s mother was pregnant with him, his father tried to kill her twice, but she and Gabriel miraculously survived...
Steven just finished his final lesson in the Crossroads mentorship program. As he studied the Bible throughout his years in the program, he not only learned about his Creator and Savior, but he also grew to understand himself. “Since I was a child, I never had an...
During a video prayer gathering with Crossroads USA staff and extension center directors around the world, the passion in Pastor Dhan Lama’s voice was unmistakable. Dhan, the director of the newly formed extension center in Nepal, shared his excitement for reaching...
Stories like Joshua’s rarely end well. He was hooked on marijuana, prescription pills and alcohol by 16. His experimenting turned into a full-blown addiction after the death of his father when Joshua was 18. “I became depressed. I started abusing substances more...
Growing up in Baptist churches in the 1960s and 70s, Timmie remembers saying the “Salvation prayer” more times than he could count. But it wasn’t until his most recent trip to prison that he discovered a real life-transforming relationship with Jesus. Timmie grew up...
Many Crossroads students have tremendous artistic gifts. We have showcased their talent in our Threads arts journal and in art shows that we hold across the country. We now have another way to share prison art — through coloring pages. We have taken...
