America's prisons are strongholds of Satan.
As one of our brothers behind bars put it, "Prisons are Satan's playpens."
Lives there continue to be touched and shaped by sin, hatred, and
ignorance--even within the body of Christ! While there are many
spiritually mature believers in prison, many more have yet to be discipled and lack spiritual maturity. More can and must be done to
bring these brothers and sisters in Christ into a right relationship
with the mainstream church.
Presently, we have established prison
ministries in churches in several states, but we continue to look for
opportunities to expand. There is great need for biblical training in
prisons, so we have developed a scholarship program which offers
imprisoned Christian men and women opportunities to take formal biblical
courses. We are also looking for ways to help Christian believers
integrate back into society upon release.
WHAT CAN YOU DO TO HELP?
Ask your pastor about starting a GAP Prison
Ministry in your church.
Ask if your church would support the ministry financially.
You can join with GAP by standing with us in prayer.
You can also help by supporting GAP financially.
We are in great need of partners. Will you please join with us?
"I have seen the tremendous positive impact that prison ministries
like GAP have on offenders. Faith-based programs create hope in
lives that had seemed pretty hopeless. Offender responsibility and
accountability are emphasized and positive community connections
established. There is evidence that recidivism is impacted as well,
with participants becoming law-abiding, contributing members of
society after release--increasing public safety and curtailing costs
to the taxpayer."
--Shervl
Ramstad Hvass,
Former
Minnesota Commissioner of Corrections