Ian is man on a God-ordained mission.
By Mary Ellen Armbruster
September 25, 2017
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Prison Fellowship's Chad Prince shares his encounter with Deidre, an incarcerated woman suffering from colon cancer who wants to learn more about Christ.
By Chad Prince
August 21, 2017
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"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
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“Justice that restores. What does that mean? Who are we restoring? Where are we restoring them to?”
Prison Fellowship President and CEO James Ackerman asks these questions to a recent gathering of volunteers in Tampa, Florida. The answer, he suggests, can be found in the words of the prophet Isaiah: “Learn to do right.
By Steve Rempe
September 26, 2016
Angel Tree | Florida | In-Prison | James Ackerman | Mentoring | Prayer | Reentry | Restoration | Tampa | volunteerFor moms and dads behind bars, Christmas can be a particularly difficult time of the year. Separated from their sons and daughters, these parents struggle to connect with their children—to let them know that they care for them and remember them, even when distance and iron bars keep them apart for the holidays.
By Steve Rempe
September 8, 2016
Angel Tree | denise harris | In-Prison | Michigan | Sign-Up | volunteerThe following column originally appeared in the Juvenile Justice Information Exchange, a national news site that covers juvenile justice issues daily, and appears here with permission.
The other day I visited a young black man from Philadelphia doing time for an armed robbery.
By Cindy Sanford
March 23, 2016
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Writer Kelsa Battig shares how her experiences in prison ministry taught her how to better share her faith.
By Kelsa Battig
January 28, 2016
Constructive Culture in Prison | In-Prison | prison ministry | volunteerKatherine Thompson recently served as a policy intern with Justice Fellowship. A version of the following article originally appeared on the House of Margaret Thatcher website, and is used here with permission.
If I could attend church in prison every week, I would.
By Katherine Thompson
October 5, 2015
In-Prison | Katherine Thompson | Reentry | rehabilitation | RestorationT. J. has been volunteering inside the Carol S. Vance Unit in Richmond, Texas, for about five years. The time spent behind the walls there has been life-changing.
“I can’t tell you what a wonderful experience this has been for me,” T.
By Prison Fellowship
September 9, 2015
In-Prison | T. J. | Video | volunteerThe following story is written by Jeff Freeman, a prisoner at the Pamlico Correctional Institution. It was forwarded to Prison Fellowship by Don Fulford, volunteer chairman for the Nehemiah Project, which seeks to “reach, reconcile, and restore the men at the Wake Correctional Center” in North Carolina.
By Jeff Freeman
July 13, 2015
Don Fulford | In-Prison | Jeff Freeman | Mentoring | North Carolina | Project NehemiahBy God’s grace, I have never served a sentence, but the men and women I am blessed to encounter in prison always teach me about following Jesus.
Recently, I was privileged to spend an entire day in prison with hundreds of prisoners and their families.
By Jim Liske
April 14, 2015
community | Dialogue | From the CEO | Galatians | In-PrisonMy love for the Lord ignited a desire to give my time behind bars to writing in-depth exegetical papers and doing ministry unto the Lord. This is all hard work, but it is a labor of love. It is the least I can do for all He has done for me.
By Betty McKay
March 4, 2015
California | In-Prison | Prison | Prison Fellowship | prisoners | program | seminary | TUMI | volunteer | World ImpactGod has made all of us to be leaders in the sphere of influence given to us. Some of the most important and precious work we do with prisoners is to help them realize that they, too, have this potential and calling to be leaders.
By Jim Liske
May 23, 2014
BAMBI | In-Prison | incarcerated mothers | TexasMeditaciones y oraciones para los hombres y las mujeres que están en la cárce
By Steve Rempe
May 20, 2014
Devotional | Devotions | In-PrisonMeditations and Prayers for Men and Women in Prison
By Steve Rempe
May 20, 2014
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