Being sent to prison is not something most people would be grateful for. But in the “cold case” that ultimately led to Brad’s arrest, it was a relief. He’d been a fugitive from the law for many years. And during that time, he had a radical conversion to Christ. He got married, had three children,…
DetailsThe Paid in Full Oregon fall banquet happened on Saturday night, November 9. It was a great blessing to me, and I hope it was to all of the attendees as well. I felt God’s presence in a powerful way as Rey Reynolds, a Vancouver police officer inspired us in song, as Dr. Amit Bhatia,…
DetailsIf you’ll attend the banquet this Saturday night, you’ll be thrilled to meet my good friend Burl Cain. God has used him in an incredible way. When he became warden of the Angola Prison in Louisiana, it was the most violent prison in America. And when he left that job, 24 years later, Angola Prison…
DetailsAs I stood outside the gatehouse at the Oregon State Correctional Institution last Friday, there was a woman with a big smile and tears flowing down from her eyes. She was the mother of Jason, one of our students, who had experienced deep sorrow over her son’s criminal history and incarceration. But, this was a…
DetailsIf you don’t start on what God has called you to do now, no matter how long and hard the road may be, you will never experience the joy of seeing what God can do through your life. Six years ago this month, I visited Angola Prison in Louisiana and was introduced to the idea…
DetailsGustavo was 20 years old when he made the biggest mistake of his life. Now, he’s serving a life sentence. But this week marks a new chapter in his life and the lives of 24 other student inmates. Classes started yesterday in Oregon’s first of its kind bachelors degree program in its prison system. Everyone…
DetailsWhat does GOD call a prisoner? FORGIVEN! This week we saw a dramatic example of how the power of forgiveness in Christ grabbed the headlines. A Dallas police officer, Amber Guyger, was sentenced for the shooting death of her unarmed neighbor in his apartment, and at her sentencing, the victim’s 18-year-old brother Brandt Jean publicly…
DetailsWhat do YOU call an inmate? Prisoner? Criminal? Offender? Throwaway? These and many other names label men behind bars. The Department of Corrections is officially changing the designation of “inmate” to “adult in custody,” AIC. But those who will start their bachelor’s degree program in two weeks are thrilled to be given a new name:…
DetailsMy last email mistakenly stated that on November 27 I am going to meet the first 25 men who have been admitted to the Corban extension in OSCI. The correct date for this exciting gathering is this Friday, September 27. Please pray over these students and this gathering, and praise God with us for all that…
DetailsWhen Peter gets out of prison, his oldest son, who is currently six, will be 30 years old. Prison is tragic. Not only for the inmate, but also for the young boys and girls who will never experience having a father close by. It is a well established fact that children of inmates are three…
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