It's been a while since I have posted. A lot of pondering going on, but not a lot of time to write. I do want to share my experiences from the last couple of Monday nights.
As you may or may not know I have been going into Lino Lakes state prison for the last four years working with groups of offenders who are completing an 18 month program called IFI. It is a faith-base prison ministry that is part of Prison Ministry Fellowship. The latest group I have been working with (8-9 months) are finishing up working through A Rattling of Sabers by Greg Bourgond. It is an in-depth look at themselves and putting down on paper a Biblically grounded set of beliefs and values they are choosing to begin living by. This is done through a lot of personal reflection and the working of the Holy Spirit.
A couple of Mondays ago I sat in the room with them and listened to the striking of key as 9 men began to type out their personal life platform, putting into words what they have been thinking and what the Spirit has been stirring in their hearts. Then this last Monday each man read to the rest of us what God has been doing in their lives. What wonderful stories I heard from each of them. God was working in each one of these men in unique and special ways. It was wonderful to see the hard work these men put into what I hope is only the beginning of a transformed life and that when I are released I am trusting that God will use these men to do great things for the Kingdom.
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