United States (MNN) — In today’s world, stories of hardship and tragedy are everywhere. That’s why it’s so important that people like Bryan and Bonnie Foxley put the spotlight on God’s redeeming work.
As volunteers with Prisoners for Christ, the Foxleys document the Christian testimonies of United States prison inmates. They do it through a series of interviews that they call Redemption Stories.
Bryan describes the series this way: “Basically an hour-long run of half music video, half interview with somebody that has a recovery or an incarceration testimony where Jesus has transformed their lives.”
These videos are posted on special digital platforms accessible to many inmates. They are also available on YouTube for anyone else who wants to watch.
The stories of each person they have interviewed look different, yet Bryan says they all have at least one thing in common: “The thing that transforms their lives is their encounter with Jesus. And boy, does He get it done once they come to the point where they really have a need and they recognize it.”
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One man named Aaron landed in prison after a long, downward spiral of trouble. But Bryan says that today, “When you talk to Aaron, it’s like rivers of living water. He just loves Jesus. He loves the Word. He’s such a powerful encouragement to look to the Lord and see what He can do in a person’s life.”
Stories like Aaron’s can change other prisoners’ lives, too! Please pray that more digital avenues will open up to reach more inmates with these videos.
“[Pray for] more open doors to get the content out. That the Lord would take these Redemption Stories, and just spread them,” says Bryan. “We could reach so many more hearts and minds for the Lord through the digital approach.”
Then, would you ask the Lord if prison ministry is something He would call you to? Greg Von Tobel serves as the president of Prisoners for Christ. He says the ministry is looking for the next generation of Christians to step into prison ministry.
Von Tobel says candidly, “We just need more volunteers to take that I’m going to say ‘bold step of faith’ — but it really isn’t. Once you take that bold step of faith one time, you find out how easy it is the next time, because all of the fear seems to just melt away because of the blessings that come from on high by just being servants.”
Learn more about how Prisoners for Christ can help equip you to serve men or women in prisons.
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