It’s strange for most of us to think about Christmas during the summer months. But for many prisoners across the country, summer means gifts—not for themselves but for their children. It is during this time that prisons hold Angel Tree signups.
On a lovely spring evening in the Detroit area, men and women from throughout metropolitan Detroit came out to celebrate a very special occasion at Orchard Lake Presbyterian Church—Prison Fellowship’s 40-Year Anniversary. Volunteers, donors, former prisoners, and ministry partners joined Prison Fellowship staff for this special occasion.
Denise Harris is the field director for Prison Fellowship in Detroit, Michigan.
On a beautiful summer day, nearly 70 former prisoners, mentors, and Prison Fellowship staff descended upon the rolling hills of the Colombiere Conference and Retreat Center in Clarkston, Michigan, for a day they’d never forget.
