How God steered one State Prison to create a space for Himself. Just in time for Christmas.

“You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you so that you might go and bear fruit—fruit that will last—and so that whatever you ask in my name the Father will give you.” John 15:16

When the CRI Group I serve began (2013), we met in a multi-purpose classroom. Classes for Fire Fighter training have been held there, departmental meetings, etc. Some of the walls are covered with bookcases holding Educational / GED texts. I quickly learned to arrive early to move furniture. Sometimes it was a few tables and chairs, other times I needed help from inmates as they arrived. We have been bumped out by circumstances into other spaces. We’ve hauled gear up and down flights of stairs, down long corridors, and between buildings in the rain. Sometimes…