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IT’S OKAY TO CRY

This week we had the honor to attend and participate in a memorial service for an offender who passed away recently at Jefferson City Correctional Center – a maximum security prison. Whatever this man’s crime, it led him to serve the rest of his life in prison. He was on hospice. Before we began doingContinue reading “IT’S OKAY TO CRY”

WHAT LOVE LOOKS LIKE

God is love. Love is sacrifice. God sacrificed His only Son for us because He loves us. “For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son that whosoever believes in Him shall not perish but have everlasting life” John 3:16 Our team saw love in action through sacrifice this past FridayContinue reading “WHAT LOVE LOOKS LIKE”

CAN GOD FORGIVE THIS?

Swastika tattoos, life sentences, depression, addiction, brokenness, tears, repentance, forgiveness, new life… In prison ministry we see this play out…questions, doubts, and more about a genuine change in an offender’s life. We witness the brokenness over their situation, over leaving their families behind, over their victims, over their sin. We see them struggle with doubt,Continue reading “CAN GOD FORGIVE THIS?”

WHETHER 8 OR 500…

Whether 8 men or 500, we are called to share the Gospel…even for one. It’s all worth it! Yesterday the Sing for the King ministry team had the great honor and privilege to minister at KCRC in Kansas City, MO. This is a reentry prison housing less than 250 men. We were invited to participateContinue reading “WHETHER 8 OR 500…”