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Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Another absolutely gorgeous day God provided for us all!  I think we often take for granted things like going out and enjoying the nice weather. When it gets this nice out, the inmate’s opportunity for … Continue reading →

Brothers and Sisters in Christ, I’m honored to be part of a great prison ministry team, where each week different people step up into different roles to cover our bases as we serve the inmates each week.  This week, Phil … Continue reading →

Brothers and Sisters in Christ, The tone in the prison last night was a little more somber than usual, perhaps because it’s so nice outside and we get to enjoy it whenever we want, while inmates are stuck inside most … Continue reading →

Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Hooray! Spring finally decided to show up- it’s supposed to hit 76° today! We also had a decent day for eclipse-viewing yesterday with my son in Manayunk. I’ve attached the best picture I took before … Continue reading →

Brothers and Sisters in Christ, We just celebrated the most significant Holy Days on the Christian Calendar, commemorating the death and resurrection of our Savior Jesus Christ.  I pray you all had a wonderful weekend remembering and celebrating the empty … Continue reading →

Brothers and Sisters in Christ, First, a quick housekeeping item- We’re implementing the new email address list “prison-ministry-prayer-requests@googlegroups.com" to manage all the email addresses receiving this weekly email.  Although google groups can be used as a discussion forum, we disabled … Continue reading →

Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Our springtime weather may have turned bitter cold lately, but the Son is still shining brightly inside Chester County Prison.  Our ministry teams had another great night of sharing Christ’s love and bringing the Word … Continue reading →

Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Last night was our first attempt in returning to different volunteer teams for the 7:00PM and 8:30PM services, and it was mostly successful with a few improvement opportunities (as expected).  Each service also showcased a … Continue reading →

Brothers and Sisters in Christ, “History repeats itself” – before the prison shut down to volunteers due to covid, we had 2 teams – one for the 7pm service and one for the 8:30 service – often passing each other … Continue reading →

Brothers and Sisters in Christ, “Always be ready” – for many Christians, that phrase reminds us of 1 Peter 3:15 where we’re to always be ready to give an answer to anyone who asks about the hope within us.  For … Continue reading →