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Incarcerated Women Unite to Change the Culture

Amanda wanted to see God move in prison. So she and several other prisoners decided to unite to change the culture around them.

By Mary Ellen Armbruster
October 24, 2017
Colorado | Fasting | Prayer
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Not in Vain

Ian is man on a God-ordained mission.

By Mary Ellen Armbruster
September 25, 2017
Assemblies of God | Colorado | In-Prison | In-Prison Ministry | Missouri
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Just One Beggar Leading Another to Bread

At one of the many prisons of Cañon City, Colorado, a former prisoner offered hope to another. It was like watching one beggar leading another to bread.

By Mary Ellen Armbruster
August 2, 2017
Colorado
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Incarcerated Mothers Carry on Angel Tree Legacy

The children were headed to the prison's gym where they would meet their incarcerated mothers for a day of fun and memory-making.

By Mary Ellen Armbruster
July 19, 2017
Angel Tree | Children with Incarcerated Parents | Colorado | incarcerated mothers | incarcerated parents
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Remembering Their Children: Prisoners Sign Up for Angel Tree

"It hardly seemed like the weather for thinking about Christmas, but even so, a crowd of men made their way over to our table to fill out Angel Tree applications."

By Mary Ellen Armbruster
June 28, 2017
Angel Tree | Children with Incarcerated Parents | Families of Incarcerated | Family Ministry | In-Prison
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The Unseen Heroes of Prison Ministry

Ankie Nielsen has driven the 25 miles to and from the women's correctional facility every week for the past 14 years—rain or shine.

By Mary Ellen Armbruster
April 6, 2017
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The Victims No One Sees

The following article originally appeared in Inside Journal, Prison Fellowship’s quarterly publication for men and women behind bars. 

The young man in the orange jumpsuit held his face in his hands. The tattoo on one hand read “defiant.” “If only I’d been there with him—if only!”

By Mary Ellen Armbruster
April 29, 2016
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