>> AS YOU ARE WELL AWARE, WE ARE
LIVING IN UNPRECEDENTED TIMES.
JOIN US NOW FOR TODAY'S SPECIAL
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PROGRAM. I WANT TO SPEND MY LIFE
MENDING BROKEN PEOPLE¤ ¤ I WANT
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TO SPEND MY LIFE¤ ¤ REMOVING
PAIN¤ ¤ LORD, LET MY WORD¤
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¤ ¤ I WANT TO SPEND MY LIFE¤
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¤ MENDING BROKEN PEOPLE¤ ¤ I
WANT TO SPEND MY LIFE MENDING
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BROKEN PEOPLE. [¤¤]
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>> WELCOME TO 3 ABE. THANK YOU
FOR JOINING US AS YOU DO EACH
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AND EVERY DAY. PRAISE THE LORD.
I HEAR A LOT OF STUFF GOING ON.
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>> I KNOW. IT'S BUSY.
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ACTIVITY. >> ABSOLUTELY.
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SO IS WE HAVE BROTHER LEMUEL
VEGA. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR
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BEING HERE. >> THANK YOU. >>
WHAT AN INCREDIBLE MINISTER THAT
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YOU HAVE. JASON BRADLEY, THIS
BREAD IS DRIVING ME CRAZY. I
DIDN'T EAT SUPPER, SO I ATE TWO
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OR THREE. IF YOU SEE A LITTLE
GONE NOW OR THEN, WILL YOU
UNDERSTAND WHAT'S HAPPENING.
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TONIGHT I THINK WE HAVE A GREAT
PROGRAM. IVAN, TELLEYVONNE, TELL
US WHAT WE CAN EXPECT. >> ONE OF
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MY FAVORITE MINISTERS IS
CHRISTMAS BEHIND BARS. FROM THE
VERY OUTSET, I HAVE BEEN SO IS
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IMPRESSED WITH WHAT BROTHER
LEMUEL HAS DONE WITH THE INMATES
AND WITH -- HE WILL TELL WHAT HE
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DOES. I'M JUST SO THANKFUL FOR
YOUR MINISTER. IT IS JUST SO
BEAUTIFUL. >> HANDS DOWN WE ARE
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THANKFUL FOR 3ABN AND THE PRISON
MINISTER YOU FOLKS PROVIDE. IT
HAS GROWN HUGE AND YOU ARE
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REACHING OUT EVERY DAY TO THE
PASTORS AND THE INMATES SENDING
BOOKS AND BIBLES AND MATERIALS.
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IT'S AN AWESOME OPPORTUNITY TO
WORK TOGETHER. >> WE DO A LOT OF
PROGRAMS BYI NEVER HAVE THIS
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MANY PEOPLE BEHIND ME WORKING.
WHAT IS GOING ON HERE? GR
ACTUALLY THIS IS AN AMAZING DAY.
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WE ARE MAKING LIVE 900 GIFT
PACKAGES. THEY ARE GOING TO THE
DAYTON, OHIO, WOMEN'S PRISON.
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WHAT WE SEE BEHIND ME. >> WHAT
WE WANT PEOPLE TO KNOW, IN THEIR
CHURCHES, THEIR GARAGES, THEIR
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SCHOOLS. WE CAN DO THIS. WE CAN
DO THIS. WE CAN GET EVERYTHING
SET UP AND MAKE PACKAGES. MAYBE
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THERE IS A JAIL IN SOMEONE'S
AREA. MAYBE THERE IS AN OPEN
DOOR IN OKLAHOMA OR TEXAS. WE
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WOULD LIKE TO DO SOMETHING LIKE
THAT IN THEIR AREA. >> WHAT
WOULD PEOPLE DO? WOULD THEY SET
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IT UP -- THEY CONTACT YOU FOR
HOW TO DO IT? >> THERE ARE A
COUPLE OF WAYS. IF THEIR CHURCH
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WOULD LIKE TO SPONSOR A CHURCH
IN OKLAHOMA, MAYBE IT'S 2,000
INMATES. WE WOULD ASSEMBLE THE
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BAGS, DELIVER THEM TO THE
PRISON, SO THEY WOULD BE ABLE TO
SPONSOR THAT. IF THEY WANT THEIR
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ACADEMY INVOLVED. WE CAN COME TO
THE GYMNASIUM WITH A SEMI
TRACTOR-TRAILER WITH PRODUCTS
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AND HAVE PEOPLE FROM THE CHURCH
MAKE A LINE AND ASSEMBLE THEM.
THEN WE TAKE THEM TO THE LOCAL
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PRISON. >> THAT'S GREAT. >>
THERE ARE A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT
WAYS. >> IT'S INCREDIBLE THE
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OPENING GOD HAS GIVEN YOU TO GET
IN SO MANY PRISONS AROUND
AMERICA. I'M AMAZED. IT'S NOT
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EASY, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU KNOW,
TO GET IN. YET, ALL ACROSS THIS
COUNTRY THAT YOU ARE ABLE TO
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REACH THOUSANDS AND THOUSANDS OF
PEOPLE. >> DANNY, WE SEE THE
SAME WAIL WITH THE MINISTER OF
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3ABN. HOW IT STARTED. HOW IT
GREW. HOW IT WENT ON SATELLITE
AND OTHER COUNTRIES. THE 3ABN IS
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DOING A PHENOMENAL JOB FOR THE
PEOPLE IN THE FREE WORLD, AND
INCARCERATED BECAUSE THEY ARE
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ABLE TO GET THE 3ABN MESSAGE IN
THERE, TOO. MY FRIEND DAVID UP
THE ROAD. HE WAS IN PRISON. HE
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HEARD ABOUT THE LITTLE CHURCH
SERVICE Y'ALL WERE HAVING ONCE A
WEEK. HE SAVED UP HIS MONEY AND
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GOT A TRANSISTOR RADIO. NOW HE
HAS A 3ABN RADIO. HE LISTENS TO
3ABN RADIO. SO ONE STORY OF A
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LIVE ENCOURAGED FOR CHRIST. >>
AMAZING. >> YOUR VIEWERS MAY
HAVE A QUESTION OR QUESTIONS FOR
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LEMUEL. IF YOU DO, WE HAVE A WAY
FOR YOU TO REACH HIM. YOU CAN
TEXT TONIGHT. TEXT HIM AT
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618-228-39. SEND YOUR TEXTS IN.
YOU CAN CALL US AT 618-627- OR
E-MAIL YOUR QUESTIONS LIVE AT
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3ABN.ORG. LIVE @3ABN.ORG. >>
REACHING EVERYONE FROM NINE TO
90. >> THAT'S RIGHT, THE TECHIES
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AND NOT TECHIES. >> IF UPDATE TO
BE FIRST ON THE LIST MAKE SURE
YOU GET YOUR QUESTION FOR
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LEMUEL. BE SURE AND START
TEXTING OR CALLING IN AND WE'LL
TAKE SOME OF THOSE AND LET YOU
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ANSWER THOSE QUESTIONS. >> I WAS
TRYING TO WRITE THAT NUMBER
DOWN. SOMEBODY HAVE A PEN IN
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THEIR HAND. >> 618-228-3975. >>
HOPEFULLY THEY WILL LEAVE THAT
UP FROM TIME TO TIME, PUT IT ON
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THE SCREEN AND CAN YOU GET THAT.
>> WHAT WE WOULD LIKE TO DO,
LEMUEL, TALKING ABOUT YOUR
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MINISTER MINISTRY IS DOING
AROUND AMERICA. REACHING
HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE.
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BUT WE WOULD LIKE TO GET AN IDEA
HOW IT STARTED. LET ME GUESS.
I'M NOT A PROPHET OR SON AFTER
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PROPHET BUT IT LOOKS LIKE YOU
WERE BORN IN A FAMILY WITH WHAT
WE USED TO CALL THE SILVER
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SPOON. NOW THEY CALL IT
PRIVILEGE. YOU WERE BORN IN A
PRIVILEGED FAMILY AND EVERYTHING
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WENT YOUR WAY AND YOU GREW UP
WITH A LOT OF MONEY AND A HEART
TO HELP PEOPLE INCARCERATED. HOW
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AM I DOING SO FAR? >> THAT'S A
GREAT PERSPECTIVE. I WAS BORN IN
A VERY WEALTHY FAMILY IN THE
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LORD. JESUS WAS THE CENTER OF
PRAYER, WORSHIP. BEFORE WE GO TO
BED, BEFORE WE -- WE WERE BORN
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POOR BUT WE WERE BORN FROM THE
OTHER SIDE OF THE TRACK. >>
OKAY. >> MOM MOVED TO CHICAGO
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WITH DAD TO GET JOBS WHEN I WAS
A LITTLE CHILD. 1-YEAR-OLD. SO I
GREW UP THE FIRST FOUR, FIVE,
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SIX YEARS OF MY LIFE IN THE
CITY. I WAS ROBBED ON CENTRAL
PARK ON THE GARFIELD
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CONSERVATORY WHEN I WAS A LITTLE
BOY THERE BY MYSELF UNDER THE
VIADUCT. GOING TO CHURCH SCHOOL,
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MY WORKED HARD CLEANING HOUSE TO
SEE SENDS US TO SCHOOL. FIRST
GRADE WENT GOOD. I REMEMBER
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HELPING PACKING BAGS FOR FOLKS
IN AFRICA. SECOND GLADE IT WAS
TERRIBLE. IT WAS AWFUL. SCHOOL
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WAS A MISERABLE MESS FROM THEN
ON. I WANTED TO DO WHAT'S RIGHT.
THE TEACHERS GOT IT WRONG, THEY
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KEPT PUTTING ME IN THE CORNER,
STANDING MEDIUM IN THE CORNER. I
DON'T KNOW WHAT I WAS SUPPOSED
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TO LEARN IN THE CORNER. I SAT IN
THE OFFICE. NO WRONG TO THEM. I
WAS A MISGUIDED CHILD. 13 YEARS
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OLD, I TOLD MOM, I DON'T WANT NO
MORE KISSES, NO MORE HUGS, I'M A
TEENAGER. I'M 13. >>
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EMANCIPATED. A LITTLE CAKE.
BETWEEN THE AGE OF 13 AND 18 --
HOW MANY YEARS IS THAT? >> FIVE.
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>> I'M SITTING IN THE COUNTY
JAILS. 18 YEARS OLD FACING 10 TO
20 YEARS IN PRISON. THERE I AM.
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I HAD MONEY. I HAD MONEY. I GOT
THE BEST ATTORNEY MONEY COULD
BYPASS IN INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA.
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I HAD MONEY. GOD JUST SHOWED ME
THAT HE IS THE ONE, HE CONTINUED
TO GUIDE ME AND DIRECT ME. I
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DIDN'T GET OUT OF IT WITH MY
ATTORNEY. WENT TO MAXIMUM
SECURITY PRISON. THE FIRST WORDS
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I HEARD WHEN I WENT IN THE BACK
GATE OF THAT PRISON, 18 OTHER
GUYS, I WAS SHACKLED AND
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HANDCUFFED TO SOME DUDE. HE IS
DOING LIFE IN PRISON. YOU KNOW?
I ONLY GOT EIGHT YEARS. I GOT
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EIGHT YEARS. YOU GET DOWN THERE,
THEY ARE DOING 20, 30, 40, LIFE.
AND WE GOT A LITTLE BLANKET AND
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OUR SHOES AND STUFF. WALKING
PAST FROM THE INTAKE AREA OVER
TO THE A & O. THIS GUY IS
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SWEEPING THE STREET BEHIND THE
KITCHEN, HE SAYS I'LL GIVE YOU A
SHANK FOR YOUR WATCH. I SAID
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WHAT DID YOU SAY? HE SAID I'LL
GIVE YOU A SHANK FOR YOUR WATCH.
MAN THIS IS FOR REAL. THEN I
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REALLY -- YOU DON'T FOOL WITH
PEOPLE. WHATEVER. I HAD FRIENDS
ALL OVER THE PRISON. I HAD
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FRIENDS. PRISON IS PRISON. I WAS
ON THIS SIDE OF TH SEGREGATED.
DON'T TELL ME I CAN'T SIT WITH
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THESE FOLKS. I'M ME, I GOT
FRIENDS EVERYWHERE. PRISON WAS A
BLESSING IN OF ITSELF. PRISON
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DOESN'T CHANGE ONE'S LIFE. JUST
BECAUSE YOU LOCK SOMEONE UP AND
YOU PAY YOUR DEBT TO SOCIETY,
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THAT DON'T CHANGE THE INSIDE. I
GOT OUT OF PRISON. I WAS
HURTING. I WANTED TO DO RIGHT. I
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WANTED TO DO RIGHT. I GOT TO
LOOKING AROUND AT ALL THE BOATS
AND MOTORCYCLES AND FANCY -- I
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HAD ALL OF THAT STUFF. MAN, I
KNOW HOW TO GET STUFF. I STARTED
GOING BACK TO GARY, INDIANA. FOR
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$300, YOU WRAP UP A PACKAGE,
GIVE IT TO THE POLICE AND THEY
TAKE IT IN AND TAKE IT TO YOUR
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FRIENDS. THEN THEY START SENDING
YOU ALL OF THIS MONEY IN A POST
OFFICE BOX. I GOT IT FIGURED OUT
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NOW. IT'S NOT THAT WAY. SICK AND
READY TO DIE. SUICIDAL, OR GO
BACK TO PRISON. I WENT TO
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TREATMENT. WHERE YOU GO FOR
DRUGS AND ALCOHOL. I WANTED
CHANGE IN MY HEART. SO I THOUGHT
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I WILL TRY. THE DOCTORS TELL YOU
YOU NEED MEDICATION, ANT BEAUCE
ANTABUSE. THE PSYCHIATRISTS PUT
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ME ON MEDICATION. AND I PRAYED.
I SAID DEAR JESUS PLEASE HELP
ME. >> HOW OLD WERE YOU NOW? >>
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I WAS 35 YEARS OLD. YOU WENT 32
THROUGH LOTS OF UPS AND DOWNS.
>> I GOT OUT OF PRISON AT 24.
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I WAS MORE FREE IN THE MAXIMUM
SECURITY PRISON, JASON, THAN I
WAS BEHIND A 30-FOOT WALL THAN
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OUT THERE STRUGGLING WITH ALL OF
THAT JUNK. >> IS THAT'S MY
STORY. I ASKED JESUS FOR HELP IN
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MY LIFE. SIX YEARS LATER, THE
PASTOR CAME TO PRAY FOR ME IN
THAT TREATMENT CENTER. I LEFT
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TREATMENT WITH NO MEDS. GOD HAD
ANOTHER PROGRAM. I STARTED
READING. THE PASTOR, HIS WIFE
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HAD THE IDEA OF MAKING LITTLE
PACKAGES FOR THE FOLKS IN THE
COUNTY. SHE SAID WE WOULD LIKE
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TO DO SOMETHING FOR -- MAN, THEY
WOULD REALLY APPRECIATE THAT.
LITTLE LUNCH-SIZED BACKS WITH
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GRANOLA BOOKS, A DEVOTIONAL. THE
HURT AND THE PAIN AND THE
AWFULNESS OF THAT CONDEMNATION,
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SELF-CONDEMNATION. YOU DID
WRONG, YOU'RE GOING TO PRISON.
>> IS YOU GAVE YOUR HEART TO THE
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LORD. YOU FOUND A CHURCH
SOMEWHERE. >> YEP. >> IS AN AREA
WHERE YOU LIVED? >> YEP, YEP. IT
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WAS THE CHURCH'S IDEA TO MAKE
PACKAGES. THE FIRST YAR IT WAS
400 PACKAGES. NEXT YEAR, 600.
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THEN 1,000, 1200, ON AND ON. IT
GREW TO WHERE WE WERE DOING
ALMOST 5,000 A YEAR AT COUNTY
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JAILS. WE WOULD BE FINISHED BY
CHRISTMAS. SOMEONE NAMED IT
CHRISTMAS BEHIND BARS.
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IT WASN'T ME. THERE WAS A
BROCHURE AND THAT'S HOW IT GOT
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ITS NAME. IT WAS ALWAYS FINISHED
BY CHRISTMAS. CHRISTMAS ONLY
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LASTS 30 DAYS. IT WENT NOVEMBER,
DECEMBER. THEN OCTOBER,
NOVEMBER, DECEMBER.
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THEN JULY, AUGUST,
SEPTEMBER. NOW IT'S YEAR ROUND.
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>> HOW LONG HAS THAT BEEN SINCE
YOU STARTED, YOU GAVE YOUR HEART
TO THE LORD? >> 25 YEARS?
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>> THAT MUST HAVE BEEN, WHAT, 20
YEARS THAT YOU CAME HERE FOR THE
FIRST TIME. 15, 20 YEARS.
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I CAN'T REMEMBER HOW LONG THAT
WAS. >> OUR HOPE WAS TO LET
CHURCHES KNOW, LIKE THE PASTOR'S
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WIFE, THEY COULD MAKE 3 OR 400
PACKAGES AND GO TO THE COUNTY
JAIL. IF THAT JAIL SAYS NO, CALL
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ANOTHER ONE. THERE IS ANOTHER
ONE, ANOTHER ONE. DON'T STOP,
GOD WILL MAKE A WAY. >> WHAT
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WITH DO THEY PUT IN THE
PACKAGES? WHERE DOES IT COME
FROM? >> DEVOTIONAL MATERIAL.
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WE HAVE HOME MADE
THINKING-OF-YOU CARDS THAT
PEOPLE MAKE. INMATES DON'T GET
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MAIL VERY OFTEN. HOME MADE
THINKING OF YOU CARD GOES IN.
CREATION MAGAZINE GOES IN.
00:14:10.28\00:14:13.85
WE HAVE THE BOOK "WHAT IS AFTER
COVID-19," THOSE ARE GOING IN
THE BACK. 3ABN DONATED BRAND NEW
00:14:13.85\00:14:25.56
BOOKS HERE. EVERY WOMAN TELL
DAYTON, OHIO, WOMEN'S PRISON IS
GETTING ONE OF YVONNE'S BOOKS.
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IF I THOUGHT AHEAD I WOULD HAVE
HAD HER SIGN BOOK BEFORE HANDS.
DEVOTIONAL MATERIALS COME FROM
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ALL OVER. SOME PEOPLE DONATE
MATERIALS. BIBLES. WE PUT
BIBLES, WE TAKE BIBLES.
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WE NEED USED BIBLES IF PEOPLE
WANT TO SEND THOSE. THINKING OF
YOU CARDS, DEVOTIONAL BOOKS.
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ALSO AN ENVELOPE IN THE BOTTOM
OF EVERY BAG. IN THE ENVELOPE IT
HAS 3ABN OFFER, PRAYER REQUEST,
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BIBLE STUDY. THEY CAN WRITE TO
3ABN. THERE IS PROBABLY EIGHT OR
TEN OTHER MINISTRIES WITH THEIR
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OFFER IN THERE. THEY WERE ABLE
TO WRITE. THEY SEND IT TO US AND
WE FORWARD IT TO THE MINISTRIES.
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THE GRAN OLA BARS, SNACKS AND
CHIPS WHERE. >> WHERE DO THEY
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COME FROM? >> WE GOT GRANOLA
BARS, WE ARE ABLE TO GET
DISCOUNTED PRODUCTS. SOMETHING
00:15:23.42\00:15:35.40
THAT MAYBE COSTS $1.99 WE CAN
GET IT FOR 49 CENTS. WE'LL BUY
10,000 OF THEM. SO ON, SO FORTH.
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SOME THINGS ARE DONATED. >>
GREAT, CHRISTMAS BEHIND BARS.
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IT'S LIKE CHRISTMAS NO MATTER
WHAT TIME OF THE YEAR YOU SHOW
UP, IT'S LIKE CHRISTMAS. LIKE
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AMAZON COMING TO OUR HOUSE QUITE
A BIT. IT'S LIKE CHRISTMAS. SO
YOU ARE SUPPLYING, AGAIN,
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THOUSANDS AND THOUSANDS OF
THESE. HOW MANY PRISONS, DO YOU
HAVE ANY IDEA HOW MANY PRISONS
00:16:03.83\00:16:09.73
YOU HAVE BEEN? OR YOU LOST
COUNT? >> THE OTHER DAY I TRIED
THINKING ABOUT IT. THEY WEREN'T
00:16:09.73\00:16:19.61
SUPPOSED TO NUMBER THE CHILDREN
OF ISRAEL. MY AUNT MAKES ALL THE
BIBLE STUDIES. SHE SAYS WE DO 50
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TO 60,000 A YEAR. >> THAT'S
INCREDIBLE. >> I HAVE HAD THE
PRIVILEGE OF GOING WITH LEMUEL.
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>> AMEN. >> TO
SOME OF THE PRISONS.
00:16:29.48\00:16:31.85
JASON AND I HAVE GONE. WHEN I
TELL YOU THAT IT IS THE MOST --
IT'S THE RICHEST EXPERIENCE.
00:16:31.85\00:16:40.53
BECAUSE THE INMATES ARE SO
GRATEFUL. THEY SO APPRECIATE
ANYTHING THAT YOU DO FOR THEM.
00:16:40.53\00:16:46.63
THEY SO APPRECIATE IT. BUT THIS
IS SUCH A WONDERFUL WAY TO GET
THE GOSPEL TO THEM.
00:16:46.63\00:16:52.21
YOU KNOW, IF YOU ARE SITTING
THERE FOR HOURS AND HOURS AND
HOURS AND NO ONE IS THINKING OF
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YOU BECAUSE MANY TIMES THE
FAMILIES TURN THEIR BACKS ON
THEM. NO ONE IS THINKING OF YOU.
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SOMEONE COMES WITH A BAG FULL OF
GOODIES. AND THEN SANITARY ITEMS
AND HYGIENE ITEMS. ALL OF THESE
00:17:13.43\00:17:17.77
THINGS. THEN GIVE THE GOSPEL.
YOU ARE MEETING THEM AT THEIR
POINT OF NEED. I JUST THINK IT
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IS THE MOST BEAUTIFUL THING.
LEMUEL, WE ARE NOT LIFTING YOU
UP, WE ARE LIFTING UP THE JESUS
00:17:23.64\00:17:32.55
IN YOU. BUT HE WILL GO -- HE
WILL SLEEP IN HIS TRUCK. HE HAS
LITERALLY, LITERALLY BROKEN HIS
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BACK WORKING FOR THE LORD. HE
LIVES, EATS, SLEEPS, DRINKS
CHRISTMAS BEHIND BARS. THIS IS
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HIS LIFE AND HIS MINISTRY. THE
LORD HAS REALLY BLESSED HIM. WE
SUPPORT WHAT YOU ARE DOING
00:17:51.70\00:18:05.51
BECAUSE IT'S SUCH A BEAUTIFUL
THING. >> SOMETIMES CHRISTIANS
MIGHT SAY, WELL, I'LL PRAY FOR
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YOU. WE HAVE THE MEANS TO MEET
THE NEEDS. BUT WE ARE KIND OF
SAYING, I'LL PRAY FOR YOU,
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WHATEVER. WHAT LEMUEL IS DOING
IS PROVIDING PACKAGES, MEETING
THE NEEDS AND TALKING TO THEM.
00:18:18.43\00:18:25.30
GETTING TO KNOW THEM. THEN
LEADING THEM TO CHRIST. >> YOU
HAVE BEEN ON NUMEROUS TRIPS,
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WHAT DOES THAT DO FOR YOU? WHAT
DO YOU SEE? >> IT'S A TREMENDOUS
BLESSING. AT FIRST I DIDN'T WANT
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TO GO. TO BE HONEST. I DIDN'T
WANT TO GO. AFTER YOU GET TO THE
JAIL AS A RESIDENT.
00:18:30.94\00:18:42.12
AFTER THAT YOU DON'T WANT TO GO
IN THERE AND HEAR THE DOORS
CLOSED BEHIND YOU. WHEN I WENT,
00:18:42.12\00:18:50.56
IT WAS THE MOST INCREDIBLE
EXPERIENCE. I WAS HOOKED AFTER
THAT. YOU GO TO BE A BLESSING.
00:18:50.56\00:18:53.46
YOU COME OUT MORE BLESSED THAN
WHEN YOU WENT IN. IT'S
ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE.
00:18:53.46\00:19:00.97
>> YOU'VE BEEN TO ARKANSAS,
ALABAMA, INDIANA. YOU HAVE
TRAVELED A LONG WAY.
00:19:00.97\00:19:07.38
THE WHOLE TEAM HAS COME TO SING
AND SHARE AND SPEAK. THE BEAUTY
OF CHRISTMAS BEHIND BARS, IF A
00:19:07.38\00:19:27.73
JAIL HAS 3500 INMATES, EVERY ONE
GETS A PACKAGEN NOT JUST THE
CHRISTIANS, NOT JUST THE ONES
00:19:27.73\00:19:35.27
WHO COME TO CHURCH SERVICE.
SPEAKING OF EVERY INMATE GETTING
A PACKAGE. ITEM THE 120ER ABOUT
00:19:35.27\00:19:40.94
THE MUSLIM GUY THAT TURNED DOWN
THE PACKAGE. >> YEAH, YEAH.
GATESVILLE CORRECTIONAL
00:19:40.94\00:19:47.88
FACILITY, JOLIET, ILLINOIS. YOU
AND I WENT TO THE BACK DOCK AND
UNLOADED. HALF OF THOSE PEOPLE
00:19:47.88\00:19:57.53
ARE DOING LIFE IN PRISON. I WAS
WALKING BACK TO WITH A NUMBER OF
BAGS. I HEARD THE CHAPLAIN
00:19:57.53\00:20:08.34
TALKING ABOUT SIX OR EIGHT GUYS
BACK THERE. HE SAYS I WANT TO
LET YOU KNOW SOMETHING, HE
00:20:08.34\00:20:12.11
INSTEAD WHEN THE CHRISTIANS COME
IN, THEY BRING SOMETHING FOR
EVERYONE. WHEN YOUR PEOPLE COME
00:20:12.11\00:20:17.11
IN, THEY JUST BRING SOMETHING
FOR Y'ALL. THAT WAS THREE YEARS
AGO. THIS YEAR WE GOT A LETTER.
00:20:17.11\00:20:21.52
THE LETTER SAID, "I GAVE MY BAG
AWAY. " WOW THAT'S INTERESTING.
THERE WAS A MUSLIM GUY ON THE
00:20:21.52\00:20:25.45
DORM. HE REFUSED HIS BAG. THE
STAFF WAS PASSING THEM OUT. HE
DIDN'T WANT IT. THIS GUY
00:20:25.45\00:20:28.92
OBSERVED THAT. HE SAID, MAN, HE
TOOK AM THE CHRISTIAN LITERATURE
OUT OF HIS BAG. HE HAD SOCKS AND
00:20:28.92\00:20:35.26
HYGIENE ITEMS. THIS GUY WAS
POOR. HE HAS BEEN IN PRISON MANY
YEARS IN HIS 70s, I BELIEVE.
00:20:35.26\00:20:39.97
HE DIDN'T HAVE ANYONE TO LOOK
OUT FOR HIM. THIS MAN PUT A NOTE
ON THE PACKAGE AND SAID THIS IS
00:20:39.97\00:20:50.71
FOR YOU, NO STRINGS ATTACHED.
HE LAID THE PACKAGE ON HIS BUNK.
00:20:50.71\00:20:55.02
THE MAN CAME BACK. HE PICKED
UP THE PACKAGE. HE READ THAT.
00:20:55.02\00:20:57.42
HE OPENED HIS BAG. HE
LAID EVERYTHING OUT ON HIS BED.
00:20:57.42\00:21:01.49
THEN HE STOOD UP. HE SAID OVER
THE GALLERY -- THEY CALL IT A
00:21:01.49\00:21:06.63
GALLERY. I SAY IT'S A DORM.
HE HOLLEREDS OTHER THAN THE
00:21:06.63\00:21:10.87
GALLERY. "I DON'T KNOW WHICH ONE
OF YOU CHRISTIAN BROTHERS GAVE
THIS TO ME, BUT I TANK YOU AND I
00:21:10.87\00:21:24.18
THANK YOUR GOD." THAT WAS THE
WHOLE DORM THEY COULD SEE THAT
EXAMPLE. THAT'S CHRIST OFFERING
00:21:24.18\00:21:36.42
TO HUMANITY EVEN THOUGH WE
PERHAPS HAVE REJECTED IT. HE
MAKES IT A WAY THROUGH 3ABN OR
00:21:36.42\00:21:38.99
CHRISTMAS BEHIND BARS OR OTHER
MINISTRIES TO STILL COME AND
BRING AGAIN AND AGAIN. PRAISE
00:21:38.99\00:21:41.90
THE LORD. >> AMEN. AMEN. THAT'S
SO BEAUTIFUL. >> WHAT ARE SOME
OF THE REACTIONS THAT YOU GET
00:21:41.90\00:21:50.44
AFTER YOU HAVE GIVEN THESE
PACKAGES? WHAT ARE SOME OF THE
REACTIONS THAT YOU GET. >>
00:21:50.44\00:21:58.25
BEFORE THE PACKAGES, YOU AND I
HAVE SEEN.  IT THEY ARE ALL
LINED UP COMING OVER THERE. THEY
00:21:58.25\00:22:05.69
ARE GOING FOR THE BAG. THEY COME
IN AND SIT DOWN IN THE CHAPEL.
MAN, WE HAVE PRAYER, THERE ARE
00:22:05.69\00:22:14.40
SONGS. LITTLE SNIPPETS,
ANALOGIES, SCRIPTURE, SONGS.
SOMETIMES WE'VE GOT 20 MINUTES,
00:22:14.40\00:22:18.03
SOMETIMES 30. WHATEVER WE HAVE.
EVEN 10 MINUTES, WE'LL WORK WITH
10 MINUTES. AS THEY LEAVE, THEY
00:22:18.03\00:22:27.84
HAVE THEIR BAGS, THEIR CARDS,
THEIR HAND SHAKE. THEY JUST WALK
OUT AND LOOK YOU IN THE EYE AND
00:22:27.84\00:22:36.52
SAY "THANK YOU, THANK YOU.
SOMEONE CARED FOR ME, THANK
YOU." ONE BIKER DUDE AT THE
00:22:36.52\00:22:52.33
PRISON WHEN I WHAT'S IN PRISON,
HE DIDN'T HAVE NO SHIRT O
TATTOOS FROM HERE TO HERE. WE
00:22:52.33\00:22:56.37
WERE WALKING DOWN AND HE STOPPED
AND SAID "I WANT TO LET YOU KNOW
-- HE HAD EVERYTHING LAID OUT ON
00:22:56.37\00:23:02.98
HIS BED. HE SAID I WANT TO LET
YOU KNOW WHAT YOU HAVE DONE FOR
ME TODAY IS MORE THAN WHAT MY
00:23:02.98\00:23:15.49
PEOPLE HAVE DONE FOR ME DURING
MY WHOLE BID. LITTLE THINGS
LIKE. THAT GOD IS DOING THE
00:23:15.49\00:23:21.40
LOVE. GOD IS PUTTING HOME IN
THEM. >> IT'S AN AMAZING THING
THAT YOU DO. MOST OF US DON'T
00:23:21.40\00:23:25.77
REALLY UNDERSTAND SOMETIMES, WE
THINK WE ARE NOT LOVED OR
SOMEONE DIDN'T GIVE US ATTENTION
00:23:25.77\00:23:33.38
WE NEEDED. WE ARE SLIGHTLIED,
WHAT HAVE YOU. WHEN YOU THINK
ABOUT PEOPLE -- YVONNE AND I
00:23:33.38\00:23:42.55
WERE TRAVELING. WE MET A PERSON.
WE HAD BEEN THROUGH A FEW TIMES.
A MAN IN HIS 40S. WHEN HE WAS
00:23:42.55\00:23:49.12
YOUNG, ABOUT 7 YEARS OLD, HE
LIVED WITH HIS GRANDMOTHER.
SOMEBODY CAME IN AND KILLED HER
00:23:49.12\00:23:53.90
IN FRONT OF HIM. HE DIDN'T EVEN
TALK FOR YEARS AFTER THAT. HE
ENDED UP BEING A PERSON, AN
00:23:53.90\00:23:57.57
ALCOHOLIC. FOR YEARS HE HAS NOT
BEEN ABLE TO HOLD A JOB. IN THE
COMMUNITY YOU CONSIDER AN
00:23:57.57\00:24:02.70
OUTCAST. PEOPLE KNOW HIM. HE
ENDED UP HURTING HIMSELF. I
DON'T GO INTO DETAILS. HE GOT
00:24:02.70\00:24:13.42
HURT. HE WILL HAVE TO GO TO
ANOTHER PLACE. I DON'T SAY WHERE
IT IS. ANOTHER PART OF THE
00:24:13.42\00:24:16.79
COUNTRY. TO HAVE THIS WORK DONE
BECAUSE IT WAS A REALLY TERRIBLE
DEAL. WE HEARD ABOUT IT. HE
00:24:16.79\00:24:24.33
DIDN'T HAVE A TICKET. HE HAD TO
GET THERE BUT DIDN'T HAVE A
PLANE TICKET. SO WE DECIDED,
00:24:24.33\00:24:28.90
WELL, WE'LL PAY FOR THE TICKET.
IT WAS LIKE 120 BUCKS OR
SOMETHING. SO WE DID. I SAW HIM
00:24:28.90\00:24:36.50
ON THE ROAD, I STOPPED AND TOLD
HIM, YOU GET TO GO TOMORROW. HE
COULDN'T COME UP WITH THE MONEY
00:24:36.50\00:24:41.24
AND HE WANTED TO GO. HE WAS SO
EXCITED ABOUT THAT. HE BEGAN TO
WEEP. I SAID TO HIM, WHICH
00:24:41.24\00:24:50.52
REALLY SURPRISED ME THE
REACTION. I SAID, HEY, I LOVE
YOU, BUDDY. HE BURST INTO TEARS.
00:24:50.52\00:24:56.83
HE GRABBED MY HAND AND PUT HIS
HEAD ON IT SAYING, THANK YOU,
THANK YOU, THANK YOU. HE WENT ON
00:24:56.83\00:25:13.04
AND ON. I TOLD HER, I DON'T
THINK THERE IS VERY LITTLE
CHANCE ANYONE SINCE HE HAS BEEN
00:25:13.04\00:25:17.28
7, 8 YEARS OLD AND HE HAS NO
FAMILY, NOBODY. I DOUBT ANYONE
HAS SAID THAT THEY LOVE HIM. >>
00:25:17.28\00:25:24.75
AND MEANT IT. >> IT OCCURRED TO
ME THAT WAS MORE IMPORTANT TO
HIM. HIS RESPONSE WAS NOT WHAT I
00:25:24.75\00:25:32.13
EXPECTED. HE WAS BROKEN ABOUT
IT. WHEN YOU SAY YOU BRING THESE
GIFTS AND THINGS INTO SOME OF
00:25:32.13\00:25:44.21
THESE PRISONERS, SOME OF THESE
PEOPLE INCARCERATED. MANY OF
THEM MAY NEVER HAVE HEARD IN 20
00:25:44.21\00:25:54.62
YEARS, 30 YEARS, ANYBODY LOOK AT
THEM AND SAY, I LOVE YOU, BUDDY.
THAT'S WHAT YOU ARE DOING. I
00:25:54.62\00:26:00.76
WANT TO TALK IN A MOMENT, I
REMEMBER, YOU CAN E-MAIL US OR
TEXT US HERE. THEY CAN PUT THE
00:26:00.76\00:26:03.59
NUMBERS UP ON THE SCREEN. WE'LL
HAVE QUESTIONS FOR LEMUEL. I
WANT TO TALK ABOUT HOW DOES ALL
00:26:03.59\00:26:10.90
OF THIS GET DONE? WHERE DOES THE
MONEY COME FROM? IT COMES FROM
YOU. WE WANT TO THANK YOU ON
00:26:10.90\00:26:14.20
BEHALF OF CHRISTMAS BEHIND BARS.
WE ARE ONE MINISTRY. WE WORK
TOGETHER. HE SUPPORTS US. WE
00:26:14.20\00:26:28.08
SUPPORT HIM, WHAT HE IS DOING.
WHEN HE IS IN THE PRISON,
REACHING THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE, WE
00:26:28.08\00:26:40.03
ARE IN THE PRISONS REACHING
THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE BECAUSE OUR
LITERATURE FROM 3ABN THIS GOES
00:26:40.03\00:26:50.14
WITH HIM ALSO. I WILL ASK YOU
TONIGHT MAYBE IF YOU WANT TO
TEXT OR WRITE OR CALL AND JUST
00:26:50.14\00:26:54.61
SAY, HEY, I WANT TO SUPPORT
CHRISTMAS BEHIND BARS. MAYBE YOU
WANT TO MAKE A GIFT TONIGHT. CAN
00:26:54.61\00:27:05.92
YOU DO IT, JUST CALL THE NUMBERS
AND SHARE HOW YOU CAN DO IT. IF
YOU WANT TO PRAY ABOUT IT, WE
00:27:05.92\00:27:18.60
WANT TO MIC SURE WE CENTER AN
ADDRESS AND A WEBSITE. I WILL
ENCOURAGE YOU. THIS IS THE LEAST
00:27:18.60\00:27:22.77
OF THESE, MY BROTHER. WHEN YOU
TALK ABOUT PEOPLE WHO DON'T HAVE
AN OPPORTUNITY, THEY ARE ARE --
00:27:22.77\00:27:29.01
MANY ARE LIFE IN PRISON. LIFE
WITHOUT PAROLE. YET NO ONE IS
SHOWING THEM THE LOVE OF JESUS.
00:27:29.01\00:27:40.79
FOR HIM TO COME IN AND BRING THE
GOODIES, BUT THE PHYSICAL FOOD
AND THAT BREAD IS DRIVING ME
00:27:40.79\00:27:44.79
CRAZY. THE PHYSICAL FOOD AS WELL
AS THE SPIRITUAL FOOD. >> YES.
>> IT'S AN AMAZING THING. HE
00:27:44.79\00:27:54.87
CAN'T DO IT, WE CAN'T DO IT
WITHOUT YOU. IN A BIT, I'D LIKE
TO PUT UP HIS WEBSITE. MAYBE
00:27:54.87\00:28:01.88
YOUO KNOW IT, LEMUEL, TO LET
PEOPLE KNOW. CONTACT
CHRISTMASBEHINDBARS.ORG. WE'LL
00:28:01.88\00:28:07.65
LEAVE THAT UP. YOU CAN GO TO
THAT SITE AND YOU CAN MAKE A
DONATION TO THEM. OR YOU CAN
00:28:07.65\00:28:17.03
MAKE A DONATION TO 3ABN, IT WILL
BE TAX DEDUCTIBLE. IF YOU PUT
"CHRISTMAS BEHIND BARS." WE
00:28:17.03\00:28:26.37
DON'T TAKE OUT MONEY FOR
HANDLING. WE'LL TAKE CARE OF
THAT. IF YOU SEND $100 T GOES
00:28:26.37\00:28:34.34
$100 TO THIS CAUSE. THIS, TO ME
IS ONE OF THE GREATEST WAYS WE
AS CHRISTIANS CAN DO SOMETHING.
00:28:34.34\00:28:41.62
RATHER THAN TALK ABOUT
CHRISTIANITY,ING THERE FOR THOSE
WHO NEED THE HELP. >> WE CAN
00:28:41.62\00:28:44.49
MAKE SUCH A DIFFERENCE. WHAT I
SEE WHEN I GO WITH LEMUEL,
PEOPLE ARE HUNGRY. THEY SO NEED
00:28:44.49\00:28:47.42
THE WORD. WHEN YOU GO IN AND YOU
TALK AND LEMUEL CAN TALK FROM
EXPERIENCE BECAUSE HE'S BEEN
00:28:47.42\00:28:53.76
THERE. HE IS EXPERIENCED WHAT
THEY ARE EXPERIENCING. HE CAN GO
IN AND SAY, LOOK WHAT GOD HAS
00:28:53.76\00:28:58.80
DONE FOR ME. HE CAN DO IT FOR
YOU. IT GIVES THEM HOPE. MANY OF
THESE PEOPLE ARE HOPELESS. THEY
00:28:58.80\00:29:14.28
DON'T HAVE HOPE. THEY DON'T HAVE
ANYTHING TO LOOK FORWARD TO.
SOME OF THEM ARE IN THERE FOR
00:29:14.28\00:29:19.85
LIFE. WE CAN SET THEM FREE
THROUGH THE WORD. >> RIGHT. >>
THEY ARE FREE INDEED. >> TO HELP
00:29:19.85\00:29:23.53
PAINT THE PICTURE, THINK ABOUT
OUR CURRENT SITUATION TODAY WITH
COVID AND ALL OF THE QUARANTINE
00:29:23.53\00:29:28.93
AND ALL OF THAT STUFF AND HOW
LONELY PEOPLE FEEL AND HOW
ISOLATED PEOPLE FEEL IN THAT
00:29:28.93\00:29:32.77
SITUATION. IMAGINE FACING 20 TO
LIFE. RIGHT NOW YOU'RE ON
LOCKDOWN 23 HOURS A DAY. YOU
00:29:32.77\00:29:38.54
CAN'T GET OUT OF YOUR CELL. YOU
CAN'T CLOSE YOUR EYES. WE WERE
CREATED TO SOCIALIZE. TO RELATE
00:29:38.54\00:29:48.12
TO PEOPLE. THEY CAN'T DO THAT.
>> THERE ARE NO VISITS FOR A
YEAR. NO FAMILY. NONE OF THAT.
00:29:48.12\00:29:51.72
THESE PACKAGES GIVE THAT HOPE.
THEY PROVIDE THEM -- TALK ABOUT
THE SUICIDE RATE. >> THANK YOU,
00:29:51.72\00:29:58.29
DANNY, FOR YOUR APPEAL. I
APPRECIATE THAT. SOMETHING AS
SIMPLE AS A TOOTHBRUSH. EVERY
00:29:58.29\00:30:05.43
MOURNING THE WHOLE WORLD USES A
TOOTHBRUSH. WHEN YOU GO TO JAIL
THEY GIVE YOU A TOOTHBRUSH. IT'S
00:30:05.43\00:30:09.00
A LITTLE TOOTHBRUSH. IT'S A
CHEAP TOOTHBRUSH. IT GOES FLAT
IN THREE BRUSHINGS. WE TRY TO
00:30:09.00\00:30:19.78
GET TOOTHBRUSHES FOR A GOOD
PRICE. WE HAVE TO CUT THE
HANDLES OFF SO THEY ARE A TRAVEL
00:30:19.78\00:30:21.75
SIZE. BUT SOMETHING SIMPLE LIKE.
THAT SUICIDE RATE. WE WENT TO A
MAXIMUM SECURITY PRISON. I WILL
00:30:21.75\00:30:25.55
NOT NAME THE STATE. I GOT THERE
AT 7:00 IN THE MORNING. 8:00,
00:30:25.55\00:30:30.93
9:00, 10:00. THE CHAPLAIN COMES
OUT. WE HAD A ROUGH NIGHT LOST
NIGHT, SORRY YOU HAD TO WAIT SO
00:30:30.93\00:30:37.23
LONG. >> ROUGH NIGHT? >> WE HAD
TWO INMATES OVERDOSE ON DRUGS.
00:30:37.23\00:30:53.25
>> MAN, THAT'S ROUGH NIGHT. FOUR
PEOPLE DIDN'T GET A BAG OF OUT
OF 2,400 INMATES FOUR PEOPLE
00:30:53.25\00:31:04.13
DIDN'T GET A BAG. I SAID CAN WE
COME BACK FOR EASTER? >> IF IT'S
THAT ROUGH, TWO INMATES
00:31:04.13\00:31:21.28
COMMITTED SUICIDE. TWO
INMATES OVERDOSED ON DRUGS. FOUR
00:31:21.28\00:31:25.91
INDIVIDUALS. WE WENT TO THE
NEWCASTLE FACILITY, WE HAD THE
SEMI UNLOADED. WE HAD TO TAKE A
00:31:25.91\00:31:33.99
BREAK. WE ARE SITTING THERE WITH
THE INMATES. THEY CAN'T GO
NOWHERE BECAUSE THEY ARE COUNTED
00:31:33.99\00:31:40.43
IN THIS AREA. >> I SAID CAN
ANYBODY TELL ME WHAT THIS MEANS
TO YOU? WE GO AND ONE INMATE
00:31:40.43\00:31:57.25
SAID, IN PRISON, IF SOMEONE IS
ON SUICIDE WATCH, THEY WILL PUT
YOU, IF YOU ARE AN INMATE
00:31:57.25\00:32:05.32
OUTSIDE THEIR CELL. EVERY EIGHT
HOURS ANOTHER INMATE COMES SITS
OUTSIDE HIS CELL. IF THEY WANT
00:32:05.32\00:32:10.86
TO TALK, THEY HAVE SOMEBODY. IF
THEY DON'T WANT TO TALK, THEY
JUST SIT THERE. HE WAS A SUICIDE
00:32:10.86\00:32:25.44
WATCHER. IT HAD BEEN SIX WEEKS,
TWO MONTHS THAT THEY HAD NO ONE
-- CHRISTMAS BEHIND BARS WAS
00:32:25.44\00:32:32.75
COME TO COME THE PRISON. THEY
SAID -- HE TOLD ME THEY DIDN'T
HAVE ONE, OR THEY ONLY HAD ONE.
00:32:32.75\00:32:46.56
I FORGET. THEY ONLY HAVE ONE
SUICIDE WATCH INITIATED SINCE
THEN KNEW THE BAGS WERE COMING.
00:32:46.56\00:32:59.11
THEY WERE LOOKING FORWARD. THEY
HAD IN YEARS PAST, SINCE THEY
KNEW IT WAS COMING, THEY HAD NOT
00:32:59.11\00:33:09.08
HAD ONE, OR ONLY ONE SUICIDE
WATCH INITIATED IN THAT TIME
PERIOD. >> WE AS CHRISTIANS KNOW
00:33:09.08\00:33:17.43
THAT JESUS IS COMING BACK. WE
HAVE THAT HOPE EVEN IN THE MIDST
OF COVID OR PANDEMIC OR LOCKDOWN
00:33:17.43\00:33:21.63
OR WHATEVER THE COUNTRY IS GOING
THROUGH, REELING FROM. WE HAVE
THAT HOPE. >> AMEN. >> YOU IN
00:33:21.63\00:33:31.01
THE ILLINOIS AREA, YOU WENT TO
ONE OF OUR AREAS IN BENTON. >>
WE GOT THE NEW PROGRAM. >>
00:33:31.01\00:33:48.36
JASON, TELL US ABOUT IT. WE WANT
TO SHOW A LITTLE BIT O THAT.
ESPECIALLY FOR THE FOLKS THAT
00:33:48.36\00:34:06.91
LIVE AROUND HERE. IT'S A HUMAN
THERE OFF THE BENTON SQUARE.
LET'S WATCH A VIDEO ABOUT IT.
00:34:06.91\00:34:10.51
JESUS TAUGHT IN PARABLES. PEOPLE
WOULD UNDERSTAND AND HE WOULD
EXPLAIN THE PARABLES AND ALL OF
00:34:10.51\00:34:21.09
THAT. THE BREAD ON THE TABLE.
THE $20 BILL. A TRASH CAN,
APPLES. THERE ARE SO MANY
00:34:21.09\00:34:26.03
ILLUSTRATIONS AND PARALLELS TO
THE GOSPEL THAT ARE DRAWN. WE
WERE RECORDING THOSE PROGRAMS.
00:34:26.03\00:34:34.30
WE COVERED 13 EPISODES. IT WAS
JUST A TREMENDOUS BLESSING. WE
HEARD A POWERFUL TESTIMONY. WE
00:34:34.30\00:34:42.31
HAD THE CLIP OF THAT. WE WANT TO
SEE THE BEHIND-THE-SCENES
FOOTAGE AS WELL. >> LET'S GO TO
00:34:42.31\00:34:46.41
THE FIRST VIDEO. THE COUNTY
JAIL, USED TO BE. IT'S A MUSEUM
NOW. BUT BACK THEN IN THE
00:34:46.41\00:34:55.72
SHELTON GANG DAYS, FOR THOSE WHO
DON'T KNOW THE HISTORY OF
SOUTHERN ILLINOIS. >> THESE ARE
00:34:55.72\00:35:05.17
THE JAIL CELLS. THESE ARE
REALLY, REALLY, TIGHT SPACE.
WHEN WE WERE SITTING IN THOSE, I
00:35:05.17\00:35:09.04
COULDN'T IMAGINE BEING LIVING
THERE FOR 20 YEARS. 20 TO LIFE.
NOT TO MENTION IT WAS PRETTY
00:35:09.04\00:35:22.58
COOL BACK THERE. YOU THINK ABOUT
THE WINTER IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS
AND ALL OF THAT. NOW YOU HAVE
00:35:22.58\00:35:29.62
LEMUEL WITNESSING AND
MINISTERING AND DOING WHAT HE
DOES BEST WITH SPREADING THE
00:35:29.62\00:35:36.97
GOSPEL. GOING FROM CELL TO CELL.
TALK TO COME THE INMATES AND
SHARING THE GOOD NEWS OF JESUS
00:35:36.97\00:35:42.84
CHRIST. LOOK HOW TIGHT THAT
SPACE IS. ON TOP OF THAT, IF YOU
NOTICE, THERE IS A TOILET BACK
00:35:42.84\00:35:51.68
THERE AS WELL. YOU'VE GOT TWO
PEOPLE IN THE CELL. YOU HAVE A
TOILET RIGHT IN BETWEEN THOSE
00:35:51.68\00:35:57.12
BUNKS. THAT IS NO WAY TO LIVE.
ANY TIME WE CAN PROVIDE HOPE AND
SHARE THAT HOPE, WE WILL DO
00:35:57.12\00:36:00.76
THAT. LEMUEL, SPEAK TO WHAT IS
GOING ON RIGHT HERE. >> THAT'S
AN ANALOGY WE USE. THIS IS MY
00:36:00.76\00:36:05.69
BROTHER, LARRY. THAT'S LUCAS. HE
IS FROM 3ABN. HE WAS USED BY THE
DEMONSTRATION. THIS IS A REAL
00:36:05.69\00:36:09.53
TESTIMONY. HE IS A VOLUNTEER
HERE AT 3ABN. HE CAME AND WAS
WILLING TO BE USED IN THAT
00:36:09.53\00:36:15.84
PROGRAM. A WONDERFUL BLESSING.
>> ABSOLUTELY. HIS TESTIMONY WAS
00:36:15.84\00:36:19.97
QUITE POWERFUL. WE HAD PRAYER
AND WE'LL TAKE' LOOK AT THAT
VIDEO AS WELL. >> THE
00:36:19.97\00:36:46.10
ILLUSTRATIONS SPOKE TO ME AS
WELL, AS WE WERE GOING THROUGH
THESE AND RECORDING THESE
00:36:46.10\00:36:52.67
DIFFERENT EPISODES JUST TO SEE
HOW YOU CAN LOOK AT PRETTY MUCH
ANYTHING AND DRAW A SPIRITUAL
00:36:52.67\00:37:06.62
APPLICATION, WHETHER IT'S THE
APPLE, WHETHER IT'S THE $20
BILL. THE BREAD, THE WATER, THE
00:37:06.62\00:37:09.66
TRASH CAN. WE TALKED ABOUT TRASH
OR TREASURE. THERE WERE SO MANY
ILLUSTRATIONS THAT WERE SHARED
00:37:09.66\00:37:14.20
THAT WERE REALLY FOCUSED ON. >>
IT'S A PROGRAM OF PARABLES
BASICALLY? >> MODERN-DAY
00:37:14.20\00:37:24.57
PARABLE. THEN USUALLY THERE IS
AN APPEAL AS WELL. WE WANT
PEOPLE TO COME TO THE LORD. WE
00:37:24.57\00:37:39.15
WANT PEOPLE TO FOLLOW CHRIST.
THERE IS ALSO AN APPEAL THAT'S
MADE, TOO TO INVITE MEDIUM TO
00:37:39.15\00:37:45.43
ACCEPT JESUS. >> WHEN YOU GO TO
JAILS AND PRISONS THAT'S THE
OPPORTUNITY YOU HAVE TO GO FROM
00:37:45.43\00:37:52.50
CELL TO CELL. THE TIME IT TAKES
YOU TO OPEN THE BAG, CAN YOU
TELL THEM, GOD LOVES YOU, WE ARE
00:37:52.50\00:38:01.71
THINKING FOR YOU, WE ARE PRAYING
FOR YOU, THERE IS HOPE FOR YOUR
LIFE THROUGH JESUS. SOME PEOPLE
00:38:01.71\00:38:05.28
YOU HAVE 30 MINUTES, SOME PEOPLE
YOU HAVE 2 MINUTES. IT'S
AMAZING. SOMETIMES THEY BRING IN
00:38:05.28\00:38:13.59
TWO OR THREE HUNDRED AND
SOMETIMES IT'S 30 MINUTES. THEN
THEY GO OUT AND GET THEIR BAGS.
00:38:13.59\00:38:15.16
WHATEVER TIME WE HAVE WE WANT TO
CLICK AND MAKE IT WORK FOR THE
FACILITY. AS WE TALK TO THESE
00:38:15.16\00:38:34.68
PEOPLE, IT'S LIKE A TELEPHONE
HANGING ON THE WALL. YOU SAY YOU
GOT TO MAKE THAT CALL TO JESUS.
00:38:34.68\00:38:41.05
HOW MANY TIMES YOU GET A BUSY
SIGNAL. JESUS AIN'T THAT WAY.
THE PHONE HANGING ON THE WALL,
00:38:41.05\00:38:56.87
YOU USE WHAT YOU CAN TO
DEMONSTRATE HOPE TO THEIR LIFE.
>> BEAUTIFUL. BEAUTIFUL.
00:38:56.87\00:39:16.48
INTERESTING. YOU WENT TO THAT
MUSEUM, THE OLD COURTHOUSE OFF
THE SQUARE. THE FIRST BEETLE
00:39:16.48\00:39:23.66
RECORD EVER SUNG IN AMERICA WAS
IN THAT RAID QUO STATION THERE.
-- RADIO STATION THERE. THERE IS
00:39:23.66\00:39:34.17
A LITTLE MUSEUM WITH A LOT OF
HISTORY THERE. SOME OF THE
BEETLE SISTERS LIVED THERE. THE
00:39:34.17\00:39:37.64
JAIL THERE THAT WAS BACK,
CHARLEY BERGER, THERE IS A PLACE
CAN YOU LOOK AT AND THE OLD
00:39:37.64\00:39:48.18
CARS. HE WAS HUNG ON THE BENTON
SQUARE, THE LAST PERSON IN
ILLINOIS. HE AND THE SHELTON
00:39:48.18\00:39:53.29
GANG, HE HAD A FEUD GOING ON
MANY, MANY YEARS WITH BOOT
LEGGING AND WHO WAS GOING TO
00:39:53.29\00:39:59.19
CONTROL THINGS IN THE
PROHIBITION GAMES. IT'S VERY
INTERESTING. WHEN YOU COME TO
00:39:59.19\00:40:05.43
3ABN, STOP BY SOUTHERN ILLINOIS
AND VISIT THAT LITTLE MUSEUM
THERE. >> THE HISTORIC JAIL
00:40:05.43\00:40:08.47
MUSEUM. I WANT TO THANK ROBERT
RAY FOR LETTING US USE THE
FACILITY, THE MUSEUM. IT REALLY
00:40:08.47\00:40:16.08
OPENED THE DOORS FOR US.
DEFINITELY WORTH GOING TO SEE.
>> I WANT TO SAY THE HOSPITALITY
00:40:16.08\00:40:20.45
IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS IS HANDS
DOWN PHENOMENAL. IF ANYBODY HAS
EVER BEEN THROUGH A ROUNDS
00:40:20.45\00:40:27.32
ABOUT, HERE IN ILLINOIS, THEY
GIVE YOU -- YOU PULL UP, YOU GO.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO STOP. THE
00:40:27.32\00:40:36.50
SERVICE AT THE RESTAURANTS AND
THE PEOPLE. COME AND SEE THE
MUSEUM. COME TO BENTON COUNTY,
00:40:36.50\00:40:48.64
BENTON, ILLINOIS AND SPEND TIME
HERE. COME AND SEE 3ABN. >> I
WANT TO TAKE A LOOK AT THAT
00:40:48.64\00:40:59.19
TESTIMONY. I'M DYING TO LOOK AT
THAT. >> TELL US ABOUT IT. >> WE
HAVE A POWERFUL EPISODE THAT WE
00:40:59.19\00:41:05.73
DID. WE GET TO HEAR A WONDERFUL
TESTIMONY. THIS IS FROM LARRY.
LARRY WAS SHARING HIS TESTIMONY.
00:41:05.73\00:41:08.70
IT REALLY PULLED AT THE
HEARTSTRINGS. TAKE A LOOK AT
THAT RIGHT NOW. >> WHAT WILL IS
00:41:08.70\00:41:17.71
PROFIT A MAN IF HE GAIN THE
WHOLE WORLD AND LOSES HIS OWN
SOUL? WHAT WILL A MAN GIVE IN
00:41:17.71\00:41:21.58
EXCHANGE FOR HIS SOUL? WE ARE
NOT JUST TALKING ABOUT PEOPLE
THAT TRY TO GAIN THE WHOLE WORLD
00:41:21.58\00:41:26.88
AND GOT CAUGHT ROBBING A BANK
AND INCARCERATED. THERE ARE
PEOPLE OUT THERE THAT AIN'T GOT
00:41:26.88\00:41:32.65
CAUGHT AND THEY ARE TRYING TO
GAIN SOMETHING OTHER THAN
SALVATION. THEY ARE TRYING TO
00:41:32.65\00:41:36.66
GAIN MONEY, FINANCES, STATUS,
WHATEVER IT IS. WHAT THEY DON'T
REALIZE, THEY ARE JUST PICKING
00:41:36.66\00:41:42.53
UP TRASH. IT'S EMPTY INSIDE. NO
MATTER THE BANK ACCOUNT, THERE
IS NO PEACE, THERE IS NO
00:41:42.53\00:41:46.37
SECURITY. THERE IS NO JOY. NONE
OF THAT. THEIR CONSTANTLY
LOOKING OVER THEIR SHOULDER
00:41:46.37\00:41:52.07
MAKING SURE THEY ARE NOT ABOUT
TO GET ROBBED OR GET KILLED.
MAKING SURE THEY ARE NOT ABOUT
00:41:52.07\00:41:56.31
TO GO TO PRISON. THAT'S NOT A
COMFORTABLE LIFESTYLE. >> THAT'S
THE PEOPLE OUTSIDE OF THESE
00:41:56.31\00:42:00.05
BARS. NOW THE OTHER SPECTRUM IS
FOR PEOPLE INSIDE THE BARS. >>
THAT'S RIGHT. >> I WONDER IF WE
00:42:00.05\00:42:01.22
COULD GET ONE OF THE VOLUNTEERS.
LARRY, WOULD YOU COMING UP HERE?
HAVE YOU EVER COLLECTED TRASH?
00:42:01.22\00:42:12.13
>> YES, I HAVE, LIKE MANY
PEOPLE. >> YOU HAVE COLLECTED
TRASH IN YOUR LIFE? I HAVE A
00:42:12.13\00:42:22.20
TRASH CAN HERE. DID YOU EVER
HAVE ANGER IN YOUR LIFE? >>
ANGER. >> ANGLENERANGER IN YOUR
00:42:22.20\00:42:30.58
LIFE. >> DRUGS. >> DRUGS
ADDICTION? SOME MANY PEOPLE WITH
DRUG ADDICTION. >> ALCOHOL. >>
00:42:30.58\00:42:36.15
ALCOHOL IS ANOTHER. >> SHAME.
PAIN. A LOT OF PAIN. I HAVE MORE
THINGS THAN YOU HAVE TRASH HERE
00:42:36.15\00:42:39.35
IN MY LIFE. >> YOU KNOW WHAT,
LARRY. AT SOME POINT, YOU WANT
TO GET RID OF THAT TRASH, BUT
00:42:39.35\00:42:43.53
YOU COULDN'T. HOW DID YOU MAKE A
NEW BEGINNING IN YOUR LIFE? >> I
HAD TO LOOK TO THE LORD. >> SO
00:42:43.53\00:42:52.73
HE WAS RUNNING DOWN THE HIGHWAY
WANTING CHANGE BUT YOU COULDN'T
CHANGE. >> COULDN'T DO.  IT I
00:42:52.73\00:42:59.34
TRIED. I SINCERELY WANTED TO. >>
THAT WAS FOR ME, TOO. THAT'S FOR
PEOPLE THAT ARE HURTING ALL
00:42:59.34\00:43:06.11
ACROSS THE WORLD. NOT JUST IN
PRISON. YOU ARE HURTING AND
YOU'RE SEEKING, YOU WANT TO FILL
00:43:06.11\00:43:10.05
THAT VOID IN YOUR LIFE. WHAT
TOOK PLACE AFTER THAT? >> I
THINK IT CAME TO A NIGHT WHEN I
00:43:10.05\00:43:19.96
WAS DRUNK. I WAS ON DRUGS. AND
OUT ON A MOTORCYCLE WITH A GANG.
SOMETHING THAT COULD HAVE GOTTEN
00:43:19.96\00:43:24.93
ME KILLED. >> TRASH AND BAGGAGE.
>> IS MOST OF IT WAS COMING OUT
THAT NIGHT. IN THE MORNING, I
00:43:24.93\00:43:30.37
JUST WOKE UP. BUT I JUST
COULDN'T TAKE IT ANY MORE. >>
YOU WANT TO GET RID OF THAT
00:43:30.37\00:43:38.88
TRASH. >> I CAN'T DO THIS. >>
HERE IS HOW WE HAVE TO DO IT.
HERE IS THE BEGINNING OF MY
00:43:38.88\00:43:51.63
LIFE, JASON'S LIFE. LORD WE HAVE
TO ACKNOWLEDGE HIM FIRST AND
ACKNOWLEDGE OUR OWN -- AND YOU
00:43:51.63\00:43:55.00
WANT TO GET RID OF THAT TRASH,
RIGHT? >> I DO. >> DEAR HEAVENLY
FATHER HE WE KNOW WE CAN'T DO IT
00:43:55.00\00:43:59.10
ON OUR OWNEN YOU GIVE THE GIFT
OF YOUR SON JESUS. INCARCERATED,
FREE, YET WE ARE EMPTY WITHOUT
00:43:59.10\00:44:04.17
YOU. SAY THIS PRAYER WITH ME.
DEAR LORD, PLEASE HELP ME. >>
DEAR LORD, PLEASE HELP ME. >> I
00:44:04.17\00:44:19.05
WANT TO, BUT I CAN'T. >> HERE IS
MY LIFE. TAKE ME AND USE ME.
DEAR HEAVENLY FATHER, WE JUST
00:44:19.05\00:44:29.23
PRAY, HE IS WILLING TO SURRENDER
THESE THINGS. WE ASK A SPECIAL
ANOINTING AND BLESSING AS LARRY
00:44:29.23\00:44:37.61
REPRESENTATION TO ALL OF THE
INCARCERATED, ALL OF THE PEOPLE
OUTSIDE OF YOUR WILL. THEY ARE
00:44:37.61\00:44:42.01
SUFFERING WITH MANY, MANY
THINGSEN THEY JUST ASK FOR A
SPECIAL BLESSING IN JESUS NAME
00:44:42.01\00:44:43.08
WE PRAY, AMEN. >> AMEN. LETS GET
RID OF THE PAIN. LET'S GET RID
OF THE UNFORGIVENESS. WHAT ELSE
00:44:43.08\00:44:47.72
WOULD YOU LIKE TO SURRENDER.
HATE IN YOUR LIFE. >> HATE. >>
DRUG ADDICTION. >> THE DRUG
00:44:47.72\00:44:49.45
ADDICTION. ALCOHOL. >>
ALCOHOLISM. >> PAIN. GET RID OF
IT ALL. >> THE LORD WANTS TO
00:44:49.45\00:44:54.86
REPLACE THIS WITH JOY. HE WANTS
TO GIVE US HOPE. HE WANTS TO
REPLACE THE HATE WITH LOVE.
00:44:54.86\00:45:03.97
HE WANTS TO CONTINUE TO GIVE US
THE SPIRIT OF EVANGELISM. HE
WANTS TO CONTINUE TO HELP US,
00:45:03.97\00:45:14.74
NOW THROUGHOUT ALL ETERNITY. HE
WANTS TO USES AS A
REPRESENTATION BECAUSE THE WORD
00:45:14.74\00:45:27.69
OF GOD SO GO THEE AND GIVE THE
GOSPEL. >> I WANT TO SHARE THIS
ENCOURAGING SCRIPTURE WITH YOU.
00:45:27.69\00:45:38.53
IT MADE A DIFFERENCE FOR ME IN
MY LIFE. THIS IS FROM SECOND
CORINTHIANS, THEREFORE, IF ANY
00:45:38.53\00:45:43.74
ONE IS IN CHRIST HE IS A NEW
CREATION. OLD THINGS HAVE PASSED
AWAY. BEHOLD ALL THINGS HAVE
00:45:43.74\00:45:51.15
BECOME NEW. BY ACCEPTING CHRIST
YOU BAM NEW CREATION. >> ALL OF
THOSE THINGS PASS AWAY. >> I
00:45:51.15\00:45:58.55
WANT TO PRESENTS THIS BIBLE THAT
MANY SPONSORS HAVE MADE
POSSIBLE. I WANT THIS TO BE A
00:45:58.55\00:46:05.46
DAILY PART OF YOUR LIFE. WE LOVE
YOU AND THANK YOU FOR BEING PART
OF THIS MINISTRY. GOD BLESS YOU.
00:46:05.46\00:46:06.76
>> AMEN. >> PRAISE THE LORD.
LARRY IS HERE WORKING TONIGHT,
IF THE CAMERA CAN LOCATE HIM. HE
00:46:06.76\00:46:15.37
HAS THE COWBOY HAS ON. THANK
YOU, LARRY, THAT WAS GREAT.
00:46:15.37\00:46:18.81
INCREDIBLE. THE NEW PROGRAMS,
WHAT ARE WE GETTING? WE'LL GET
00:46:18.81\00:46:23.71
SAMPLES OF IT. >> I WOULD LIKE
TO SAY SOMETHING QUICK. LARRY IS
A VOLUNTEER AT 3ABN.
00:46:23.71\00:46:27.45
HE HAS BEEN HERE
20 YEARS. 20 YEARS.
00:46:27.45\00:46:30.72
HE WAS ONE OF THE PEOPLE
USED. HE IS NOT AN INMATE.
00:46:30.72\00:46:35.32
BUT IT IS HIS REAL LIFE STORY
AND CONVERSION. >> BEAUTIFUL.
00:46:35.32\00:46:42.16
>> HE WAS FEELING IT AGAIN AS HE
WENT THROUGH THERE. PRAISE THE
00:46:42.16\00:46:47.50
LORD. HE IS ON GOD'S
SIDE. THAT'S AMAZING.
00:46:47.50\00:46:51.34
CAN WE GIVE THE ADDRESS AGAIN IF
YOU WOULD LIKE TO SUPPORT
CHRISTMAS BEHIND BARS. WE WANT
00:46:51.34\00:47:00.32
TO DO THAT. ALSO, WE ONLY HAVE
TEN MORE MINUTES IN THE FIRST
HOUR. IN THE SECOND HOUR, WE'LL
00:47:00.32\00:47:06.76
TAKE QUESTIONS. YOU CAN CONTACT
US HERE AND MAYBE WE CAN PUT UP
THE PHONE NUMBER THAT YOU CAN
00:47:06.76\00:47:16.33
TEXT. 618-228-3975. LEAVE THAT
UP FOR A FEW MORE SECONDS. TEXT
00:47:16.33\00:47:19.40
US. OR YOU CAN
E-MAIL US. live@3abn.tv.
00:47:19.40\00:47:27.41
OR YOU CAN OLD FASHION CALL US,
618-627-4651. WHEN YOU CALL IN,
MAYBE THE HOLY SPIRIT IS
00:47:27.41\00:47:44.56
PRESSING YOU TO SAY, LOOK, I'LL
SEND X AMOUNT OF DOLLARS. OR
JUST PRAY ABOUT IT AND ASK THE
00:47:44.56\00:48:03.51
LORD WHAT HE WOULD HAVE YOU TO
DO IN SUPPORTING THIS MINISTRY
TO TAKE CARE OF THE LEAST OF
00:48:03.51\00:48:09.42
THESE, MY BRETHREN. EVERY
INDIVIDUAL IS A SOUL TO GOD THAT
HE LOVES JUST AS MUCH AS HE DOES
00:48:09.42\00:48:30.61
YOU OR ME OR ANYONE ELSE IN THE
WORLD. ALL OF THESE POOM HE DIED
FOR. WHEN WE SAY WE ARE NOT
00:48:30.61\00:48:47.12
AROUND IT, YOU DON'T THINK ABOUT
IT SO MUCH. THANK YOU FOR
BRINGING THE REALITY TO US ABOUT
00:48:47.12\00:49:03.30
THE PEOPLE THAT REALLY NEED
MINISTERED TO AND THE LIVES THAT
AE CHANGED WITH CHRISTMAS BEHIND
00:49:18.79\00:52:00.45
BARS THROUGH THE YEARS. AREN'T
YOU GLAD WE SERVE A LOVING
SAVIOR? WE HAVE A SONG, I THINK
00:52:00.45\00:52:04.62
IT'S APPROPRIATE, WE HAVE TIM
PARTON AND JEN FER PITCHERS. YOU
KNOW THE LESTER FAMILY, HE HAS A
00:52:04.62\00:52:10.63
BEAUTIFUL SONG. THIS SONG IS "NO
ONE EVER CARED FOR ME LIKE
JESUS." [¤¤] >> THANK YOU SO
00:52:10.63\00:52:18.07
MUCH. THAT'S BEAUTIFUL. THAT'S
TIM PARTON AND GINGER. I THINK I
SAID JENNIFER. I HAVE KNOWN
00:52:18.07\00:52:22.87
GINGER FOR 20 YEARS. I WAS
SURPRISED I DIDN'T REALIZE I
NEVER THINK ABOUT HER MARRIED
00:52:22.87\00:52:27.98
NAME. IT'S ALWAYS THE LESTERS.
THERE IS GINGER. WAIT A MINUTE,
I SHOULD KNOW THAT BY NOW. SORRY
00:52:27.98\00:52:35.05
IS, GINGER. WHAT A BEAUTIFUL
JOB. TIM, THANK YOU SO MUCH,
SUCH INCREDIBLE TALENT. I CAN
00:52:35.05\00:52:37.55
LISTEN TO MUSIC LIKE THAT ALL
DAY. >> SO SOOTHING. >> IT IS.
MAYBE WE'LL GET A CHANCE IN THE
00:52:37.55\00:52:46.13
SECOND HOUR TO GET ANOTHER SONG.
THEY CAN COME AND PLAY AND
MINISTER TO ME ALL THE TIME.
00:52:46.13\00:52:51.20
THANK YOU SO MUCH, GINGER AND
TIM. BEAUTIFUL. >> WE HAVE ABOUT
FOUR MINUTES LEFT, LEMUEL. WHAT
00:52:51.20\00:52:57.21
IS ON YOUR HEART? >> SO MANY
PEOPLE HAVE BEEN TOUCHED BY
INCARCERATION. THE FAMILIES --
00:52:57.21\00:53:06.48
FOR EVERY INCARCERATED PERSON,
THERE IS CHILDREN, PARENTS,
GRANDPARENTS. SO MANY FAMILIES
00:53:06.48\00:53:15.56
ARE TOUCHED BY INCARCERATION. WE
ALL HAVE EXPERIENCED THE PROBLEM
FROM SEPARATION FROM OUR
00:53:15.56\00:53:23.30
HEAVENLY FATHER. WE FIND THAT
REDEMPTION. WHETHER IT'S BEHIND
BARS OR IN THE FREE WORLD, IT'S
00:53:23.30\00:53:32.17
THROUGH THAT RELATIONSHIP
ONGOING WITH JESUS. WE ALL HAVE
FELT THAT PAIN OF SEPARATION
00:53:32.17\00:53:49.99
INCARCERATED OR NOT. SO WE CAN
HAVE THAT PEACE. >> AMEN. THIS
IS, TO ME, WHAT YOU ARE DOING,
00:53:49.99\00:53:58.77
AS JASON SAYS, IT'S USING
CHRIST'S MESSAGE OF AVENGISM.
EVANGELISM. WHEN I SEE THE
00:53:58.77\00:54:04.41
PEOPLE AND SEEP HOW BLESSED THEY
ARE, WHEN NO ONE ELSE CARES.
THIS IS SAYING WE CARE ABOUT
00:54:04.41\00:54:12.31
YOU. WE HAVE NOT FORGOTTEN YOU.
JESUS HAS NOT FORGOTTEN YOU. I'M
AMAZED HOW MANY PEOPLE PEOPLE
00:54:12.31\00:54:21.36
DON'T KNOW ABOUT JESUS. WE
ASSUME BECAUSE WE LIVE IN
AMERICA PEOPLE NOME ABOUT JESUS.
00:54:21.36\00:54:27.46
THERE ARE PEOPLE WHO DON'T KNOW
WHO HE IS. TO TAKE JESUS IN AND
SAY HE BROUGHT THIS TO YOU
00:54:27.46\00:54:38.74
THROUGH ME. THAT MAKES ALL THE
DIFFERENCE. >> THEN YOU THINK
ABOUT MANY OF THESE PEOPLE THAT
00:54:38.74\00:54:46.55
REALLY DON'T BELONG THERE. THEY
ARE WRONGLY ACCUSED. MAYBE FOR
WHATEVER REASON, THINGS ARE
00:54:46.55\00:55:03.77
GETTING BETTER, BUT MAYBE
BECAUSE OF RACISM. SOMEBODY SAYS
SOMETHING AND THEN SOMEONE IS
00:55:03.77\00:55:20.22
THERE 20, 30 YEARS. THEY ARE
SEPARATED FROM FAMILY AND
FRIENDS. YOU SEE NOW WITH D.N.A.
00:55:20.22\00:55:40.00
THEY ARE LETTING PEOPLE OUT BUT
THERE IS 30 YEARS OF THEIR LIFE
THEY CAN'T GET BACK. THESE
00:55:40.00\00:55:48.64
PEOPLE ARE IN THERE KNOWING --
ALL OF US, AS YOU SAID, WE ARE
ALL GUILTY OF SINS IN THE
00:55:48.64\00:56:01.06
SPIRITUAL SENSE. WE ARE ALL IN
NEED OF A SAVIOR. THANKS TO THE
MINISTRY, CHRISTMAS BEHIND BARS,
00:56:01.06\00:56:03.39
ALL YOU HAVE DONE COMMITTING
YOUR LIFE TO, THOUSANDS OF
PEOPLE WILL BE IN THE KINGDOM.
00:56:03.39\00:56:06.23
ALL OF THESE SUPPLIES, ALL THE
THINGS AND THE TRUCKS AND THE
WORK, WE JUST SEE A LITTLE BIT
00:56:06.23\00:56:20.34
OF IT. IT IS LITERALLY -- YVONNE
SAYS IT'S THEIR WHOLE LIFE. WELL
GOT TO HAVE YOUR MONEY FOR THIS
00:56:20.34\00:56:29.38
OR THAT, BUT THIS IS EASY TO ME.
THIS IS HELPING THOSE WHO CAN'T
HELP THEMSELVES. JAMES WAS
00:56:29.38\00:56:35.96
SAYING, TRUE CHRISTIANITY IS
HELPS THE FATHERLESS OR THE
WIDOWS, HELPING THOSE IN NEED.
00:56:35.96\00:56:41.63
THIS IS SOMETHING, I CAN SAY I
WANT TO SUPPORT. I, TOO, WILL
GIVE. YOU WILL GIVE. WE HAVE
00:56:41.63\00:56:47.84
GIVEN BEFORE. WE WILL GIVE
AGAIN. BECAUSE WE BELIEVE IN
THIS MINISTRY. I WOULD LIKE TO
00:56:47.84\00:57:03.99
KEEP THE ADDRESS UP OR THE
WEBSITE FOR
CHRISTMASBEHINDBARS.ORG. IF YOU
00:57:03.99\00:57:08.12
DON'T GET ANY OF THAT CONTACT US
AT 3ABN. ANY TIME DURING THE
WEEK. SOMETIMES WEEKENDS CAN'T.
00:57:08.12\00:57:19.03
BUT DURING THE WEEK, TEXT US,
CALL US, E-MAIL US AND SAY I
WANT TO HELP. OR SEND YOUR CHECK
00:57:19.03\00:57:23.91
HERE. YOU SEE THE ADDRESS THERE.
IT WILL BE ON THE SCREEN OFF AND
ON. ASK THE LORD, WHAT WOULD HE
00:57:23.91\00:57:29.51
HAVE YOU TO DO? WHAT WOULD THE
LORD HAVE YOU TO DO HELPING
THESE PEOPLE THAT YOU MIGHT NOT
00:57:29.51\00:57:33.58
OTHERWISE EVER BE ABLE TO REACH
ON YOUR OWN. BY JOINING HANDS
WITH BROTHERS AND SISTERS THAT
00:57:33.58\00:57:39.52
ARE WORKING LITERALLY DAY AND
NIGHT TO GET THIS GOSPEL TO THE
WORLD. THIS IS SOMETHING WE ALL
00:57:39.52\00:57:45.83
CAN DO. NO EXCUSE. I WILL SAY
THIS. I WOULD FEEL TERRIBLE
GUILTY IF I -- LEMUEL, I WILL
00:57:45.83\00:57:47.86