PRISON FELLOWSHIP BLOG: Families of Prisoners

As a former Angel Tree kid, Jason knew what it was like to grow up without a father.

  "It's not only a gift; it's a year-round ministry."

"Times were hard. I was now free from prison, but I was dirt poor and raising my three daughters alone."

  "I thought it was going to rain for 40 days and 40 nights like Noah's ark."

For Mark, the Christmas present he received last year was more than just a new basketball.

Why would a child send his Christmas wish list to prison? Jason wanted just one thing for Christmas. Could his incarcerated father fulfill his wish? Part I of an Angel Tree story.

  "For two minutes, I felt free."

God is rewriting the stories of children all over the country.

  Dozens of children from Harlem and the Bronx piled off a bus in Central Park for an afternoon of ice skating with Angel Tree.

'Prison has put a lot of pressure on me mentally, physically, emotionally, and spiritually.'

"He grabbed my hand and said, 'I'm going to leave for a long time and you have to take care of your mom and your sister.'"

What a prisoner's daughter wants you to know about growing up with a father incarcerated: Forgiveness is not a one-time decision, and it's not easy.

Christmas is supposed to be a happy time, so why do so many of us deal with holiday depression in the winter?

Mom came home with a surprise one day, and Janise’s life changed forever.