PRISON FELLOWSHIP BLOG:

Part Two of Searching For a Happy Ending: 'I knew now that I was valuable, not in spite of my past but because of my past.'

In a historic vote, Florida passes Amendment 4 and restores voting rights to the 1.5 million Floridians with a felony record.

Before co-founding the women’s prison ministry Daughters of Destiny with her husband Mel, Annie Goebel was looking for a happy ending in all the wrong places.

  "The Word of God says I am fearfully and wonderfully made in His image. What He can do for one, He can do for all."

  "Bring hope into that household, and let them know, 'Dad's thinking of you.' Let them know that 'Dad hasn't forgotten you.' And most importantly, that God hasn't forgotten about Dad, too."

  Benny was caught in a cycle of recidivism and shame—until he found the Academy.

  From loners to leaders, gangs to community, Prison Fellowship Academy transforms the culture behind bars.

When parents go to prison, are their relationships with their children 'Beyond Repair'?

  "I put on a hard façade. I had to. I had to survive, I had to adapt to my environment to get back to my family."

  "This is like the heaven of penitentiaries right here."