Author Archives: onesimus1

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 →

Brothers and Sisters in Christ, “Some things in life are worth waiting for” seemed to be the theme last night, as the volunteer crew waited outside the prison for quite a while before someone was sent to let us in.  … Continue reading →

Brothers and Sisters in Christ, What a unique time in the prison last night – our most-seasoned volunteer preached at the first service, and a new volunteer delivered his first-ever message at the 2nd service.  In both cases, the men … Continue reading →

Brothers and Sisters in Christ, As our new volunteers take their initial turns within the preaching rotation inside the prison, it’s a real treat to see their particular style and how God will use them to reach the men in … Continue reading →

Brothers and Sisters in Christ, It’s an exciting time in prison ministry at Chester County Prison.  Our 6 new volunteers are being incorporated into the preaching rotation – they are raring to go, and we welcome the opportunity to hear … Continue reading →

Brothers and Sisters in Christ, With the Eagle’s season in the history books, we seem to have a few more takers for Monday night services.  We are always thankful for whoever God may call to come to the worship services.  … Continue reading →