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.
"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."
"It's time! This is my season! God told me this would happen if I trusted Him, and I trust Him. I’m going home!"
I realize I've learned to have a victorious life out here. ... Sometimes it can get rough, but I go back to what they taught me.
Everyone wants to see their kids. Prison Fellowship gave some incarcerated dads a chance to spend a whole day with them.
Books with well-written stories have the power to unlock a child's God-given imagination and create deep bonds between the child and their parent—even if that parent is behind bars.
Christ can build bridges over any divide and shine light in the darkest of places.
In-prison educational programs are an effective part of the reentry process, reducing a participant's chance of returning to prison by 43 percent. Even so, Many federal prisons do not have sufficient programming.
"I got up this morning, did my prayers, and just put the day in God's hands," says Joseff White.
"I thought it was going to rain for 40 days and 40 nights like Noah's ark."
Jerrel Martin and a group of prisoners meet regularly for worship, teaching, discipleship, and prayer behind bars. It's church. Prison church. And it's clear that God is here.
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