PRISON FELLOWSHIP BLOG: California

  'Your past doesn't disqualify you from the Kingdom. As a matter of fact, it qualifies you for it.'

  'Through God's faithfulness in our lives, we're allowed to serve Him out here.'

Christian artist and Grammy-award winner Lauren Daigle went behind bars with Prison Fellowship for face-to-face time with incarcerated women.

The Create: New Beginnings workshop brings restoration behind bars through the healing power of art and community.

  "I had three beautiful children—the perfect neighborhood, the perfect job, the perfect car."

  "Prison is a very volatile place. In one second, everything can change."

Going to prison was a harsh awakening for Audrey. She couldn't relate to the other prisoners, and felt as though she was trapped on an alien world.

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

  "The day we come to prison, our social and human growth stop."

The neglect Booker received from his mother caused him to look elsewhere for community and family. What he found instead were crime and drugs.