They Are Criminals ... Yet Created By God

Sometimes these inmates write about the heinous crimes they have committed such as rape and murder. Other inmates take the position that they are being wrongfully punished in prison for someone else’s crime (Chaplains have told us that this is true less than 1% of the time). Still others realize their wretched condition outside of Christ. They pour out their hearts onto the pages of their letters which are sometimes full of compassion, other times there are still traces of bitterness and anger, while others do not understand why God doesn’t answer their requests, and many other type of attitudes are present in these letters. This gives an incredible opportunity to respond with a special letter written by one of our many volunteers who correspond with the inmates. These inmates are extremely excited to be able to have their very own copy of the Good & Evil Book. One chaplain in Delano told me that the inmates will each read these books 20-30 times on average. These books also empower these inmates with a tool to share the Gospel with their cellmates. A few reports have come back to us which say that each book is read on averages by 3-4 inmates.

Good & Evil Books getting ready to be sent out

 As I have spent time working with this project I have come to the realization more and more that each of these inmates is specially and uniquely created by God. This means that each of these inmates have incredible value before God regardless of their past actions. Jesus said, “Love your neighbor as yourself.” We are called to love each of these inmates regardless of what they have done in their past. We are called to bless them and do good unto them. My hope is that through the time and energy I have invested into this project that I would continue to realize these incredible truths.