On November 3, Prison Fellowship’s Operation Starting Line (OSL), in cooperation with the Training Center in San Diego, offered prisoners at the Calipatria State Prison in California the chance to enjoy a time of entertainment in the prison yard. Skateboarding and bicycle exhibitions, musical performances, and arm wrestling competitions set the stage for the most important part of the afternoon—a presentation of the Gospel and testimonies from former inmates displaying the transformative power of the Holy Spirit.
Jon Lowrey, Prison Fellowship’s field director for southern California, was among the speakers who addressed the prisoners. Team Soil provided a display of BMX skills and stunts, even allowing some of the prisoners a chance to be a part of the entertainment.
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