Empowered by Service
Teressa Berton When Andrea signed her daughter Serena’s permission slip for a service project she had no idea how God would use that decision to bless her. Serena’s 4th-grade class was volunteering their time at Christian Library International. Serena spent the day stamping books, packing boxes, writing encouraging notes, and praying for inmates. When she […]
Miracle in Hudson County
By Teressa Berton “His divine power has given us everything we need for a godly life through our knowledge of him who called us by his own glory and goodness. Through these he has given us his very great and precious promises, so that through them you may participate in the divine nature, having escaped […]
Waiting, Jail, and the Blessing of the Book Cart
The Disciple-Maker Team and Tricia Lott Williford This story is from the NavPress book, Just. You. Wait. by Tricia Lott Williford. It’s an intimate passage about the start of her husband, Peter’s experience in jail several years prior to their marriage. According to Peter, one of the highlights of his experience in jail was the book cart. Please consider […]
Family Tragedy Ends in Forgiveness and Hope
.When Steve met Kathleen Skaar, the executive director of Christian Library International. Although Steve was not normally the type of person who spent time volunteering, especially for a prison ministry, he agreed to help the organization pack boxes of books to send to prisons. “Steve had no reason to believe he would ever get anything […]
The Inmate and His Bible: The Inspirational Story of David Cantrell
For the word of the cross is folly to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved, it is the power of God. 1 Corinthians 1:18 What can one Bible do? It can change a life or a whole family. It can awaken an entire nation or just one soul. One […]
The Redemption of Son of Sam
by Frank Sambrick In the early morning of August 11, 1977, in a Brooklyn police station interrogation room, David Berkowitz calmly confessed to his captors that he was the one they had all been looking for. One of the largest and most chronicled manhunts in the history of New York City was finally over. At […]
Sharing God’s Love in Jail
Chelsea Charping Although Paul would likely have preferred freedom to his jail cell, God used Paul’s time in prison to spread His Word. Paul wrote four epistles while imprisoned and used his unique perspective to witness in ways he could not have if he had been free. In a similar way, God has used Cindy, […]
Celebrating Renewal at the Harvest Chapel
Chelsea Charping Despite its idyllic surroundings, Harvest Chapel has faced some difficult times. Located on Point Mackenzie Correctional Farm, the chapel is home to minimum-security prisoners who want to worship or who need answers or comfort from God. Because of its remote location on the outskirts of Wasilla, Alaska, Bibles, resources, and materials can be […]
12 Ways to Pray for Inmates
Prayer is one of the most powerful and important parts of the Christian life. Through prayer, we are able to reach out to God, praise Him, share our hearts, and make requests. In 1 Thessalonians 5, we are reminded of the importance of prayer. “Rejoice always, pray continually, give thanks in all circumstances; for this […]
