Parenting is one of the hardest jobs around. It takes all your strength, all your patience, and all your creativity.
But imagine how much harder it gets when the children’s father goes to prison. How does a mom explain his absence to her kids? To her relatives? To her boss? How will she handle all the extra responsibilities that now fall on her shoulders alone?
All the time, we get firsthand accounts of the hardships mothers face when their children’s father goes to prison. One mother of three wrote us asking for prayer. She loves her husband of 10 years very much, and now she barely has the strength to get out of bed in the morning. Another, a mother of a 7-year-old and a 9-year-old, is struggling to provide for her family’s needs. And a third mom wrote to say she was moved to tears when she found out that Prison Fellowship’s Angel Tree program is dedicated to helping children through the emotional challenges of having a parent in prison.
When you support Prison Fellowship’s Angel Tree program, you are standing with countless mothers—and also grandmothers, dads, aunts, uncles, and foster parents—who are caring for boys and girls with a parent in prison. You are getting down with them in the trenches of life, letting them know they are not alone. You are acting as a living expression of the love of Christ.
Angel Tree is active in every state in the country. In a community near you, prisoners’ children and their parents need your help. To learn how to volunteer or donate, visit www.angeltree.org.