¤ [ MUSIC ] ¤ >>>
HELLO AND WELCOME.
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THIS IS LIVE. I'M SO
EXCITED ABOUT TONIGHT'S
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PROGRAM. FIRST OF
ALL I HAVE MY COHOST
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JASON BRADLEY WHO'S
MY SON. >> YES, YES.
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>> IT'S SO GREAT
TO HAVE YOU HERE.
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>> USUALLY DANNY IS SITTING
IN THIS SEAT AND I'M SITTING IN
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THAT SEAT. I WANT TO
GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO MY
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HUSBAND. HI, HONEY.
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HE'S DOING SO WELL.
HE'S SIX WEEK OUT FROM THE
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SURGERY. THE LORD
HAS BLESSED HIM AND WE
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ARE AHEAD OF SCHEDULE.
THANK YOU FOR ALL OF YOUR
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PRAYERS AND SUPPORT. WE
HAVE AN EXCITING PROGRAM
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TONIGHT. >>
POWER PACKED TONIGHT.
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THIS IS ONE OF MY
FAVORITE MINISTRIES.
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I'M SO VERY IMPRESSED WITH
WHAT THEY DO AND THE SPIRIT THEY
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HAVE.  BROTHER LEMUEL AND
HIS WIFE HAVE BEEN WONDERFUL.
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>> YOU JUST GAVE A SNEAK
PEAK. >> I KNOW, I'M SO EXCITED.
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>> ALL RIGHT, SO, WE HAVE LEMUEL
VEGA AND HE'S THE FOUNDER OF
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CHRISTMAS BEIND BARS.
THIS IS HIS LOVELY WIFE DONNA
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VEGA WHO IS THE COFOUNDER.
WE ALSO HAVE VICKI FUNK.
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>> YEP. >> THANK YOU, WELCOME.
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>> IT'S AN BLESSING TO BE
HERE. >> WE ARE SO EXCITED.
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WHAT YOU ARE
DOING IS SO TREMENDOUS.
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I THNK THAT PEOPLE NEED
TO KNOW YOUR STORY FIRST.
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>> UH-HUH. >>
BECAUSE, WHAT YOU HAVE DONE,
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YOUR LIFE, YOUR
JOURNEY HAS BEEN SO IMPACTFUL.
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BEFORE YOU DO THAT HOW
ABOUT THIS FOR A SEGUE.
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BEFORE YOU DO
THAT WE HAVE A SONG.
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WE HAVE A SONG AND IT'S
FROM A PRISON PRAISE TEAM.
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CIF PRAISE TEAM. THEY WILL SING.
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>> THEY ARE GOING TO
SING "BREAK EVERY CHANGE."
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IT'S GREAT TO SEE THESE MEN
PRAISE THE LORD WITH THEIR SONG.
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>> AMEN. ¤ [ MUSIC ] ¤
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>> THERE IS POWER IN THE NAME
OF JESUS TO BREAK EVRY CHIN.
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THAT SONG IS
POWERFUL. WHO ARE THOSE INMATES.
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>> THEY ARE FROM
THE INDUSTRIAL FACILITY.
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THEY HAVE THE NICEST WARDEN AND
SHE'S ABOUT PROGRAM A PROGRAM
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WITHOUT JESUS IS NOT ENOUGH.
THEY ARE BREAKING CHAINS IN THE
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DEMONS AND CUTTING THEMSELVES.
THESE MEN ARE SINGING ABOUT
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BREAKING EVEY CHAIN IN
THE POWER OF JESUS NAME.
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>> YEAH. >> THAT
WILL CONTINUE THEIR
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JOURNEY IN A POWERFUL WAY.
>> WHY DO YOU CARE ABOUT THE
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INMATES? WHAT IS
THE CONNECTION BETWEEN
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YOU AND THE INMATES? >>
IT'S AN OPPORTUNITY TO BRING
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HOPE TO SOMEONES LIVE WHO
IS PRETTY MUCH LOST ALL HOPE.
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I WAS
INCARCERATED AT 18 YEARS OLD.
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I WAS FACING TEN TO
TWENTY YEARS IN PRISON.
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YOUR LOSE YOUR
FRIENDS AND THEY VANISH.
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YOU ARE LOOKING AT YOUR FUTURE
BECAUSE OF YOUR NEGATIVE PAST.
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THERE WERE VOLUNTEERS THAT CAME
IN AND INSPIRED ME ON MY JOURNEY
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OF INCARCERATION THAT
PEOPLE REALLY DO CARE.
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IT INSPIRES ME TO
GO BACK AND GIVE BACK.
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IT WAS NEVER MY IDEA.
SICK AND READY TO DIE AND FREE
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FROM PRISON FOR 12 YEARS.
I WENT TO TREATMENT AND THE
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MEDICAL DOCTORS TOLD ME I NEED
METHADONE AND I NEED THIS STUFF.
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I HAD BEEN ON DRUGS A LOT SINCE
I WAS A CHILD BECAUSE I WAS
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DISFUNCTIONAL. 20
YEARS AGO I ASKED JESUS TO
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HELP ME. I GOT OUT
ON A FRDAY EVENING.
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THE NEXT DAY WE
BEGIN TO GO TO CHURCH.
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IT WAS THE PASTORS IDEA TO VISIT
THOSE PEOPLE IN THE LOCAL COUNTY
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JAIL. IT'S JUST
GROWN AND BLOSSOMED
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AND EXPLODED IF YOU WILL TO
BRING HOPE ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
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>> SO, WHEN YOU WERE A
CHILD WHAT WAS YOUR FAMILY LIKE?
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WHAT KIND OF FAMILY
ENVIRONMENT DID YOU HAVE?
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>> I HAD A FAMILY THAT
LOVED JESUS BUT SOMEHOW I WAS
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DISFUNCTIONAL.
SOMEHOW, I HAD A GOOD CHILDHOOD
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I COULD REMEMBER.
WHEN OLD ENOUGH TO START
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STEALING. I STARTED AT A YOUNG
AGE.-@I BROUGHT MY FIRST PACK OF
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AS WE CIGARETTES BEFORE
I WAS IN THE FIRST GRADE.
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THEY WERE 35 CENTS A PACK. I
WOULD SELL THEM FOR A NICKEL A
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PIECE. I WAS
TRYING TO SELL THEM AT A
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CHRISTIAN SCHOOL. MOM
WORKED TWO JOBS AND PUT ME
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THROUGH A CHRISTIAN EDUCATION.
I DIDN'T GET ANYTHING ABOUT
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CHRIST. I WAS
KICKED OUT OF EVERY
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SCHOOL. I WAS A VERY
DISFUNCTIONAL YOUNG-CHILD.
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THE PSYCHIATRIST SAID I WOULD
HAVE TO BE ON MEDICATION FOR MY
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LIFE. MOM DIDN'T
KNW WHAT TO DO WITH
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ME. SHE WAS
RAISING FOUR CHILDREN.
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DAD WAS THERE. I
WAS DISFUNCTIONAL.
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EVERY CHILD GOES
THROUGH THAT STAGE.
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IT STARTS IN THE HIGHCHAIR.
EVERY CHILD BEGINS THAT, YOU
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KNOW, IT'S CALLED
SIN WE ARE ALL BORN WITH.
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WE ARE NOT DRUG ADDICTS,
MURDERERS, OR ALCOHOLICS.
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WE ARE BORN WITH A PROBLEM AND
WE ACT OUT ON THESE THINGS THAT
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OUR NATION LOOKS
AT AS ATROCITIES.
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THEY SAY, IT'S JUST TERRIBLE.
LOOK AT THE WHOLE CULTURE.
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THAT'S WHY WE NEED
JESUS. IN PRISON WE NEED JESUS.
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>> UH-HUH. >> IT'S
INTERESTING WHN YOU SEE
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THESE CRIMES COMMITTED THE FIRST
THING YOU SEE ON THE MEDIA OR
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NEWS THEY TRY TO
DEHUMANIZE PEOPLE.
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THESE ARE HUMAN BEINGS.
THEY MADE MISTAKES AND POOR
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CHOICES THESE ARE
STILL HUMAN BEINGS.
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HOW DID YOUR FAMILY REACT WHEN
YOU WERE GOING THROUGH SUCH A
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TOUGH SITUATION? >>
THOSE ARE THE ONLY LETTERS
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YOU GET ARE
FROM MOM AND GRANDMA.
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WHEN YOU ARE
DOWN AND OUT IT'S MOM.
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AT 13, 14 YEARS OLD I REMEMBER
COMING IN LATE AT NIGHT.
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I HAD BEEN USING
DRUGS AND DRINKING.
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I WOULD LOOK IN MY MOMS
ROOM TO SEE IF SHE WAS UP.
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SHE WAS ON HER KNEES BY HER
BED WITH HER BIBLE OPEN CLAIMING
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GOD'S PROMISES FOR
CHILDREN. THEY NEVER GO UNHEARD.
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>> I'M AN
LIVING WITNESS TO THAT.
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>> PRAISE THE
LORD. >> PRAISE THE LORD.
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MY MOTHER NEVER LIVED LONG
ENOUGH TO SEE THE CHANGES IN MY
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LIFE. >> WHAT A
REUNION THAT WILL BE.
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>> PRAISE THE LORD. >>
YES, WHEN WE GET THERE AND
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SHE FINDS OUT ABOUT WHAT YOU DID
TO HELP OTHERS TO GET THERE
HOW-PROUD SHE WILL BE.
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>> IT'S AMAZING THERE ARE
OTHER MOTHERS PRAYING FOR THEIR
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CHILDREN IN PRISON.
THERE ARE AUNS, MOMS, AND DADS
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PRAYING. I KNOW A
BAG OF RAMON NOODLES
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WON'T CHANGE THEIR LIFE.
IT WAS YESTERDAY MORNING WE
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DELIVERED AN SEMILOAD OF
WATERMELON TO THE PRISON WHERE I
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WAS IN PRISON. IS A
PIECE OF WATERMELON GOING
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TO CHANGE THEIR LIFE BUT JESUS
SENT LOADS OF BREAD AND FISHES.
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SOME HAD BEEN IN PRISON
FOR YEARS AND NEVER HAD A
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WATERMELON. IT'S
AS SIMPLE OF THAT.
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IT DOESN'T HAVE TO DO WITH
CREATION MAGAZINE BUT A GIFT IS
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INVOLVED THERE. >> IT
WILL BE EXCITING TO GET TO
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HEAVEN AND SEE PEOPLE COME UP
TO YOU AND SAY I REMEMBER THAT
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CHRISTMAS BEHIND
BARS. NO ONE SHOWED ME LOVE.
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NO ONE ELSE POURED INTO MY LIFE.
I REMEMBER CHRISTMAS BEHIND BARS
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COMING IN AND VOLUNTEERING.
THEY WEREN'T PAID TO BE THERE
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BUT VOLUNTEERED.  THEY POURED
INTO MY LIFE AND GAVE ME NICE
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GIFTS. THEY GAVE
ME SPIRITUAL GIFTS.
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THEY GAVE ME HOPE AND LOVE.
>> JASON, IN THE DYNAMIC OF
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EVERYTHING IT'S NOT
CHRISTMAS BEHIND BARS.
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THEY MAE IT POSSIBLE TO SET
THE FOUNDATION FOR THE PROGRAM.
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IT'S ALL OF THE CAMERA
PEOPLE. GOD IS MAGNIFICENT.
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>> HE IS. WE HAVE A
CLIP COMING WITH YOU
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AND BRYAN HAMPTON 3  ABN
AND CHRISTMAS BEHIND BARS.
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WE HAVE SUCH, IT'S AN
REALLY SPECIAL RELATIONSHIP.
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BEFORE WE GET THERE,  
HOW DID YOU FIND JESUS?
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YOUR PASSION AND REASON
FOR DOING IS THIS MINISTRY.
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HOW DID YOU FIND JESUS BECAUSE
HE MAKES ALL OF THE DIFFERENCE
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FOR YOU? >> SICK
AND READY TO DIE IN A
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HOSPITAL ROOM. 35 YEARS OLD.
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FREE FRM PRISON FROM 12 YEARS.
I WAS TAKING NARCOTICS TO THE
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PRISON OFFICERS. I
WAS GIVING THEM THE DOE TO
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TAKE IT TO MY FRIENDS. I
THOUGHT I HAD LIFE FIGURED
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OUT. I'M FREE NOW.
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I WOULDN'T GET IN TROUBLE IF I
DON'T SELL DRUGS ON THE STREET.
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I WAS SUICIDAL. I
WAS GOING TO DIE FROM
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OVERDOSE. I
WENT TO THE HOSPITAL.
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I HEARD OF PEOPLE
GOING TO TREATMENT.
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I NEVER MET ONE PERSON WHO
HAD BEEN THROUGH A TREATMENT
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PROGRAM. I NEVR
MET ONE INDIVIDUAL THAT
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SAID I WOULD LIKE
TO STOP USING DRUGS.
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I HEARD OF A
PLACE CALLED TREATMENT.
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I WENT TO A PLACE
CALLED TREATMENT AND THE FIRST
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TREATMENT IF A SAIL -- FACILITY
I WENT TO I OVERDOSED THAT
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NIGHT. I TOOK A
BUNCH OF PILLS NOT TO
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GET HIGH. I DIDN'T
KNOW WHAT THEY WOULD DO
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TO ME TOMORROW MORNING. DO
THEY INJECT YOU, PUT YOU IN A
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RUBBER ROOM, I HAD NO CLUE.
MY WIFE CHECKED ME IN AND WE
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WEPT THERE. IN MY
SHOWER BAG I SAID I NEED
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THESE PILLS.
OVERDOSED THAT NIGHT AND THEY
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KICKED ME OUT THE
NEXT DAY FOR NONCOMPLIANCE.
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THEY SAID YOU ARE USING DRUGS.
YOU ARE NOT HERE TO GET HELP.
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I SAID NO, DUDE. I
WASN'T USING TO GET HIGH BUT
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GET SCARED. I WENT
BACK TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
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I WENT TO THE DOTOR AND
HE SAID YOUR HEALTH IS FINE.
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I'M GOO GOOD TO GO THEN.
THEN I HEARD OF THIS PLACE
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CALLED CHARTER BEACON HOSPITAL.
I SAID MAYBE THEY CAN HELP ME.
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I CALLED MY WIFE ONE
NIGHT FROM A HOTEL ROOM.
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I SAID, BABY, COME GET
ME. I WANT TO GO TO TREATMENT.
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SHE FOUND ME IN THIS
MESS IN AN AWFUL PLACE.
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SHE TOOK ME. SHE
KEPT DRIVING AROUND.
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I KEPT GETTING
HIGHER AND HIGHER.
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IT WAS 10:00, 1:00 AT
NIGHT. I THROUGH MY DRUGS IN THE
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PARKING LOT. I WALKED
INTO THIS PLACE CALLED
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TREATMENT. MY
COUNSELOR TOLD ME THAT MET ME
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AT THE DOOR. I
SAID I HAVE THESE PILLS.
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I DON'T WANT THEM THIS TIME.
HE FLUSHED THEM DOWN THE TOILET.
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I WALKED INTO THIS
PLACE CALLED TREATMENT.
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BY 3:00 A.M. I WALKED BY TO
TE NURSES STATION AND THE FIRST
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WORD I HEARD WA
WHAT DO YOU WANT.
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DO YOU HAVE ROCKS ON YOU? I
SAID DUDE, GET AWAY FROM ME.
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FIRST CONTACT WITH ANYBODY IN
THE PLACE IS DO YOU HAVE DOPE.
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I DIDN'T REALIZE THIS WAS
A SHELTER FOR PEOPLE WHO OWED
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MONEY ON THE STREET. THEY
WANT TO GET THEIR JOB BACK
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AND MONEY BACK. ITHE
DOCTOR ASKED ME WHAT ARE YOU
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DOING HERE? I
TOLD HIM I WAS SICK.
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IT WAS THE SAME DOCTOR THAT
KICKED ME OUT FOR NONCOMPLIANCE.
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I WAS THERE FOR A FEW DAYS.
THE ONLY CLASS I REMEMBER IS
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WHAT THEY TOLD ME. 15
OR 20 OF US WERE SITTING
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AROUND IN A ROOM. THEY
SAID WHEN YOU FEEL LIKE
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USING DRUGS YOU SHOULD GO HOME
AND LISTEN TO EASY LISTENING
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MUSIC AND THA WILL CALM
YOU. IT'S LIKE WOMAN, GIVE ME A
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BREAK. WHEN
THOUGHT COMES IN OUR HAND
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IS IN ACTION. WE ARE
ALREADY ON A MISSION.
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THERE IS NO STRAIGHT OR POWER TO
LISTEN TO EASY LISTENING MUSIC.
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I WE WENT TO THE HOSPITAL ROOM
AND KNEW THESE PEPLE COULDN'T
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HELP ME. I KNEW
THEY COULDN'T HELP ME.
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I WASN'T HERE FOR ANOTHER
DRUG. I HAVE THEM AT HOME.
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I WANTED HELP AND HOPE.
THERE WAS A PASTOR THAT CAME.
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A PASTOR THAT CAME
AND KNOCKED ON THE DOOR.
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HE CAME IN AND
HAD PRAYER WITH ME.
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HE LEFT. MY BE
WENT BACKUP AGAINST THE
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DOOR. I SAW THE
MOST BEAUTIFUL SUNSET
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I EVER SAW IN MY LIFE. I
SAID IF GOD CAN PAINT THAT
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NEVER TO APPEAR AGAIN. I
SAID SOMEHOW GOD CAN HELP ME.
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I KNEELED DOWN AND PRAYED.
I SAID DEAR JESUS, PLEASE HELP
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ME. I WANT TO QUIT BUT I CAN'T.
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WHEN I MADE IT HOME. I
TOLD MY WIFE I SAID I'M GOING
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BACK TO CHURCH. IT
WAS THE PASTORS WIFE FOR
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CHRISTMAS BEHIND BARS.
>> THAT'S SO BEAUTIFUL.
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>> ANYBODY, ANYWHERE.
THEY COULD BE ON DEATH ROW.
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THEY COULD BE SUICIDAL.
DEAR JESUS, PLEASE HELP ME.
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I WANT TO STOP. >> THAT'S RIGHT.
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>> WE CAN'T DO IT ON OUR
OWN. WHEN WE RECOGNIZE THAT HIS
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STRAIGHT IS MADE
PERFECT IN OUR WEAKNESS.
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>> YOU TOOK THE WORDS
RIGHT OUT OF MY MOUTH.
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>> OH. >> SISTER DONNA.
00:21:44.87\00:21:48.00
WHAT WAS GOING ON WITH YOU AS
YOUR HUSBAND WENT THROUGH THIS.
00:21:48.00\00:21:52.44
WHAT WERE YOU THINKING?
>> WELL, WHEN WE MET HE WAS
00:21:52.44\00:21:59.75
BAPTIZED. HE HAD
GOTTEN OUT OF PRISON IN
00:21:59.75\00:22:03.42
APRIL. HE WAS
BAPTIZED SO I THOUGHT
00:22:03.42\00:22:06.92
EVERYTHING WAS FINE. WE
GOT MARRIED IN DECEMBER.
00:22:06.92\00:22:10.53
WE WEREN'T MARRIED LONG AT
ALL WHEN I REALIZED HE WAS DOING
00:22:10.53\00:22:17.37
COCAINE. WE HAD
STRAWS AROUND THE HOUSE
00:22:17.37\00:22:19.70
AND SOMETHING WAS WRONG.
EHERE WAS DOING COCAINE AND FOR
00:22:19.70\00:22:24.61
12 YEARS HE
DANCED WITH THE DEVIL.
00:22:24.61\00:22:27.74
THAT'S SOMETHING
I WANT TO STRESS.
00:22:27.74\00:22:30.75
PEOPLE, I'M PRAYING
FOR YOUR LOVED ONES.
00:22:30.75\00:22:33.35
GOD CARES. GOD IS WORKING.
00:22:33.35\00:22:37.25
FINALLY HE GAVE
HIS HEART TO THE LORD.
00:22:37.25\00:22:39.82
HE WANTED TO GO BACK TO CHURCH.
THIS ISN'T THE WAY I WAS RAISED.
00:22:39.82\00:22:44.69
HE DIDN'T WANT ME TO TAG ALONG.
HUSBAND AND WIVES SHOULD DO
00:22:44.69\00:22:50.40
THINGS
TOGETHER. I WENT WITH HIM.
00:22:50.40\00:22:53.37
IN MY MIND I FOUGHT
THE RELIGION FOR YEARS.
00:22:53.37\00:22:58.04
>> I WAS RAISED
SEVENTH DAY ADVANTIS.
00:22:58.04\00:23:04.21
I SAID BABY YOU GO TO YOUR
CHURCH AND I GO TO MY CHURCH.
00:23:04.21\00:23:33.61
I HAD A PEN AND BULLETIN
WOULD BE WET WITH INC. I INK .
00:23:33.61\00:23:45.22
IF THEY SHOW UP TO
CHURCH DON'T CONDEMN THEM.
00:23:45.22\00:23:50.79
SIT NEXT TO THEM
AND BE THEIR FRIEND.
00:23:50.79\00:23:56.13
>> SHOW LOVE. >> I
WAS GOING TO SAY WE HAVE
00:23:56.13\00:23:58.53
THAT GREAT ROLE
WITH BROTHER BRYAN.
00:23:58.53\00:24:01.80
>> YES, LET'S SHOW IT. >>
I WANT TO SAY RIGHT NOW BRYAN
00:24:01.80\00:24:06.47
IS IN PRISON. >> OH, MY.
00:24:06.47\00:24:11.35
HE WILL GET OUT. THEY
ARE TEN MILES FROM HERE.
00:24:11.35\00:24:17.25
THAT'S AWESOME. LET'S SEE THAT.
00:24:17.25\00:24:21.89
>> YES, YES. >>
CHRISTMAS BEHIND BARS AND 3
00:24:21.89\00:24:26.63
3ABM HAVE A UNIQUE PARTNERSHIP.
WE HAVE PARTNERED TOGETHER.
00:24:26.63\00:24:30.87
HOW CAN YOU SHARE ABOUT THAT?
>> IT ALL STARTED WHEN SOMEONE
00:24:30.87\00:24:34.90
WAS IN MY FAMILY
BECAME INCARCERATED.
00:24:34.90\00:24:38.61
>> OKAY. >> IT
OPENED MY EYES TO A NEW
00:24:38.61\00:24:43.48
AREA OF MINISTRY
NEVER RECOGNIZED BEFORE.
00:24:43.48\00:24:45.48
>> YOU TRAVELED MANY MILES WITH
CHRISTMAS BEHIND BARS TO SHARE
00:24:45.48\00:24:50.22
HOP WITH
SOMEONE ELSE'S CHILDREN.
00:24:50.22\00:24:52.42
YOU SHARE WITH THEM OUR WORLD
IS INCARCERATED BECAUSE OF A
00:24:52.42\00:24:55.76
PROBLEM WITHIN. >> THAT'S RIGHT.
00:24:55.76\00:24:59.09
WE NEED HELP, WE NEED SOMEONE
WHO LOVES US AND SHOWS US HE
00:24:59.09\00:25:03.13
LOVES US. THAT'S
OUR HEAVENLY FATHER.
00:25:03.13\00:25:08.70
>> CHRISTMAS BEHIND BARS IS AN
EXAMPLE OF THAT OF BRINGING HOPE
00:25:08.70\00:25:15.38
TO THOSE INCARCERATED. >>
IT'S A WONDERFUL PRIVILEGE TO
00:25:15.38\00:25:19.41
SEE HOW THIS PROGRAM
IMPACTS SO MANY PEOPLE.
00:25:19.41\00:25:23.28
WE GO IN SERVICES EVERY
WEEK. WE IMPACT 30 AT A TIME.
00:25:23.28\00:25:28.42
THIS IMPACTS A WHOLE
PRISON. 2,400.-@3,000 AT A TIME.
00:25:28.42\00:25:33.80
>> WE WOULD LIKE TO SAY THANK
YOU SO MUCH FOR SPONSORING 3ABN
00:25:33.80\00:25:39.27
AND THE MINISTRY
CHRISTMAS BEHIND BARS.
00:25:39.27\00:25:41.27
THESE MEN AND WOMEN CAN BE
FREE INDEED IN CHRIST JESUS.
00:25:41.27\00:25:48.18
>> AMEN. >> AMEN.->>
THEY CAN BE FREER THAN INSIDE
00:25:48.18\00:25:51.55
THEN MANY ON THE
OUTSIDE. >> GOD BLESS YOU.
00:25:51.55\00:25:55.35
>> GOD BLESS YOU TOO.
>> STEW STUDIO LOOKED A LOT
00:25:55.35\00:26:00.12
DIFFERENT THAT DAY.
LEMUEL CAME IN AND WE STARTED
00:26:00.12\00:26:07.66
PACKING BAGS FOR THE INMATES.
YOU HAVE VOLUNTEERS THAT WILL
00:26:07.66\00:26:12.20
PACK THE BAGS FULL OF GOOD
WHYIES. BEYOND THE SNACKS AND
00:26:12.20\00:26:22.24
FOOD AND EVERYTHING
THERE WAS SPIRITUAL FOOD.
00:26:22.24\00:26:25.88
THERE WAS SPIRITUAL MATERIAL
THAT LASTS A LOT LONGER.
00:26:25.88\00:26:30.05
>> I WOULD LIKE TO SAY BEFORE WE
GO YOU HAVE TO GET APPROVAL FROM
00:26:30.05\00:26:39.83
THE PRISON. VICKI HAS AN
APPROVAL FOR A-PRISON NOT TOO
00:26:39.83\00:26:45.73
FAR FROM 3  ABM. WE WOULD
LIKE TO TALK TO HER ABOUT THAT.
00:26:45.73\00:26:50.31
>> ABSOLUTELY, I WANT TO SAY
ONE THING BEFORE WE GO TO VICKI.
00:26:50.31\00:26:54.24
YOU ARE SEEING STUDIO A
WITH US DOING THIS LIVE.
00:26:54.24\00:26:57.78
THAT DAY, THE STUDIO TURNED
INTO A LITTLE MINI WAREHOUSE.
00:26:57.78\00:27:04.62
>> UH-HUH. >> WE
LOVE TO JOIN HANDS WITH
00:27:04.62\00:27:11.06
CHRISTMAS BEHIND BARS.
YOUR CHURCH CAN DO IT AS WELL.
00:27:11.06\00:27:16.46
IF WE CAN TAKE A TV STUDIO AND
MAKE IT INTO A MINI WAREHOUSE DO
00:27:16.46\00:27:21.10
THAT AT YOUR CHURCH.
WE'LL TALK MORE ABOUT THAT
00:27:21.10\00:27:25.97
LATER. OH, IT'S AMAZING.
00:27:25.97\00:27:28.51
WHAT IS IN THE BAGS? >>
WE BRING THE PRODUCTS IN.
00:27:28.51\00:27:33.55
WE LOOK FOR SNACKS,
CHIPS, ANYTHING WE CAN FIND.
00:27:33.55\00:27:43.09
MANY LOST THEIR FRIENDS.-THEY
DISAPPEARED.  THEY ARE GONE.
00:27:43.09\00:27:46.96
THERE THEY ARE ON A JOURNEY
AND IT'S PRETTY HOPELESS.
00:27:46.96\00:27:55.84
>> VICKI, TELL US ABOUT WHAT
YOU ARE DOING AT YOUR CHURCH.
00:27:55.84\00:28:00.14
EVERY CHURCH SHOULD HAVE A
PRISON MINISTRY AND SHOULD GET
00:28:00.14\00:28:04.01
INVOLVED. TELL US
WHAT YOU ARE DOING?
00:28:04.01\00:28:06.61
>> WHAT WE ARE STARTING TO
DO IS DO CHRISTMAS BEHIND BARS.
00:28:06.61\00:28:11.22
WE ARE RAISING
THE MONEY FOR THAT.
00:28:11.22\00:28:14.26
I ORIGINALLY WANTED
TO DO CORRESPONDENTS.
00:28:14.26\00:28:18.26
I WANTED TO GET NAMES OF INMATES
AND BE ABLE TO SEND THEM LIT --
00:28:18.26\00:28:25.53
LETTERS AND CHRISTMAS
CARDS AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
00:28:25.53\00:28:28.90
I COULDN'T GET A LIST OF NAMES.
OUR CHURCH IS DOWN THE STREET
00:28:28.90\00:28:35.41
FROM STATEVILLE IN ILLINOIS.
>> FOR THE VIEWERS WHO DON'T
00:28:35.41\00:28:40.85
KNOW WHAT IS THAT? >>
IT'S THE MEN'S PRISON.
00:28:40.85\00:28:44.59
THEY HAVE MINIMUM AND MAXIMUM
SECURITY AND THEY HAVE A LITTLE
00:28:44.59\00:28:49.92
OVER 3,000 INMATES. >> WOW.
00:28:49.92\00:28:53.63
>> THEY HAVE 1800 MINIMUM
AND THE REST ARE IN MAXIMUM
00:28:53.63\00:29:00.67
SECURITY. I
WANTED TO CORRESPOND.
00:29:00.67\00:29:03.41
I WROTE AN ARTICLE
AND SAID I COULD DO THAT.
00:29:03.41\00:29:08.78
I COULD CORRESPOND. SO
I COULDN'T FIND A LIST OF
00:29:08.78\00:29:13.68
NAMES SO I DECIDED
TO CALL THE PRISON.
00:29:13.68\00:29:17.25
I CALLED THE
CHAPLAIN DEPARTMENT.
00:29:17.25\00:29:21.09
I LEFT A MESSAGE. THE
SENIOR CHAPLAIN CALLED ME
00:29:21.09\00:29:26.36
BACK. I TOLD HIM
WHAT I WANTED TO DO.
00:29:26.36\00:29:29.06
HE SAID WRITE ME UP A PROPOSAL.
I SAID ALL I WANT IS NAMES.
00:29:29.06\00:29:35.57
I'M LIKE, OKAY. [ LAUGHTER ]
00:29:35.57\00:29:39.31
>> I'M LIKE I
DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO.
00:29:39.31\00:29:42.18
SO, I E-MAILED 3ABN. I
E-MAILED BRYAN OR SOMEBODY.
00:29:42.18\00:29:48.62
HE GOT ME IN TOUCH WIT MR. VEGA.
00:29:48.62\00:29:56.26
HE SPOKE TO ME ABOUT
CHRISTMAS BEHIND BARS.
00:29:56.26\00:29:59.76
I SPKE TO MY PASTER ABOUT
WHAT WE COULD DO AS A CHURCH.
00:29:59.76\00:30:05.30
I SAID WE COULD DO
CHRISTMAS BEHIND BARS.
00:30:05.30\00:30:09.50
WE COULD DO A CHURCH SERVICE.
DONATE DVDs AD BOOKS AND
00:30:09.50\00:30:15.04
LITERATURE. I CAME
UP WITH A WHOLE LETTER.
00:30:15.04\00:30:17.61
I E-MAILED IT TO
THE SENIOR CHAPLAIN.
00:30:17.61\00:30:20.75
I DIDN'T HEAR ANYTHING.
I DIDN'T HEAR ANYTHING.
00:30:20.75\00:30:24.15
I SAID WELL, I'LL
MAIL HIM A LETTER.
00:30:24.15\00:30:27.69
SO I MAILED THE LETTER.
STILL DIDN'T HEAR ANYTHING.
00:30:27.69\00:30:31.93
I SAID HEY, DID
YOU GET MY LETTER.
00:30:31.93\00:30:34.86
HE SAID I'M HIRING A NEW
CHAPLAIN AND HE WILL HEP YOU
00:30:34.86\00:30:38.30
OUT WITH THAT. I
FINALLY GET AN E-MAIL FROM
00:30:38.30\00:30:44.71
THIS NEW CHAPLAIN AND HE SAID I
WANT YOU TO COME IN AND TALK TO
00:30:44.71\00:30:48.18
HIM. I'M LIKE, OKAY.
00:30:48.18\00:30:50.71
TALK WHERE? >> IN PRISON.
00:30:50.71\00:30:53.08
>> I'M LIKE, OKAY. HE
SAID I'LL SEND YOU A GATE
00:30:53.08\00:30:57.72
PASS AND YOU WILL GET
IN. THEY GOT ME CLEARANCE.
00:30:57.72\00:31:01.86
I SHOW UP AND THE MY FIRST
EXPERIENCE IN A PRISON, I MEAN,
00:31:01.86\00:31:07.83
I'M LIKE WHAT AM I
DOING HERE. I'M LIKE --
00:31:07.83\00:31:12.30
>> WAS IT A MEN'S
PRISON? >> IT WAS.
00:31:12.30\00:31:16.50
I'M WALKING DOWN.
STATEVILLE IS HUGE.
00:31:16.50\00:31:22.01
IT'S JUST A LOT OF WALKING.
SO, I GET THROUGH THE GATES AND
00:31:22.01\00:31:29.78
EVERYTHING. THERE
WERE SEVERAL GATS.
00:31:29.78\00:31:31.69
I COULD FIND -- I FINALLY
GOT TO THE CHAPLAINS OFFICE.
00:31:31.69\00:31:40.90
HE SAID OKAY,
WHAT DO YOU WANT TO DO.
00:31:40.90\00:31:43.60
I'M LIKE, WELL, I LISTED
ALL THE THINGS IN MY LETTER.
00:31:43.60\00:31:48.27
HE SAID OKAY, YOU CAN
DO THAT. YOU CAN DO THAT.
00:31:48.27\00:31:51.74
YES, WE'LL TAKE
ANYTHING FOR FREE.
00:31:51.74\00:31:54.38
SEND US BOOKS. >> WOW.
00:31:54.38\00:31:57.05
>> WE LOVE
SNACKS. SEND US SNACKS.
00:31:57.05\00:31:59.71
>> I SAID, OKAY, I CAN DO THAT.
THEN HE SAID BY THE WAY I WANT
00:31:59.71\00:32:09.42
DVDs ON PROPHECIES.
I'M LIKE, SURE, NO PROBLEM.
00:32:09.42\00:32:15.06
I CAN DO THAT. HE
SAID THE ADVENTIST REALLY
00:32:15.06\00:32:25.04
KNOW THEIR STUFF. 
I'M THINKING, OKAY.
00:32:25.04\00:32:28.94
HOW DO YOU KNOW ABOT
ANY OF THIS, YOU KNOW.
00:32:28.94\00:32:35.48
SO I LEFT WITH MY MARCHING
ORDERS AND MY LIST OF THINGS.
00:32:35.48\00:32:40.52
I STARTED COLLECTING BOOKS. I
WENT TO MY OWN HOUSE FIRST AND
00:32:40.52\00:32:44.33
BE I PUT THE DVDs IN A
BOX AND MAILED IT TO HIM.
00:32:44.33\00:32:48.30
I PACKED UP ALL OF MY BOOKS AND
DELIVERED THEM TO THE PRISON.
00:32:48.30\00:32:53.87
I GOT MY CHURCH INVOLVED.
I SAID, OKAY, WE NEED PAPER,
00:32:53.87\00:33:01.04
PENCILS, SNACKS, AND
BOOKS. ANY KIND OF LITERATURE.
00:33:01.04\00:33:21.46
EVEN SABBATH QUARTERLY.
THE LAST TIME I WENT IN THE
00:33:21.46\00:33:29.77
CHAPLAIN CALLED ME. NOT
THE SENIOR CHAPLAIN BUT THE
00:33:29.77\00:33:33.44
OTHER ONE. I ASKED
HIM ABOUT CHRISTMAS
00:33:33.44\00:33:36.08
BEHIND BARS. I SAID,
WHEN WILL WE DO THAT.
00:33:36.08\00:33:40.18
HE SAID COME IN AND
TALK TO US ABOUT THAT.
00:33:40.18\00:33:42.75
THEY INVITED ME BACK IN.
I DIDN'T COME EMPTY HANDY.
00:33:42.75\00:33:47.72
>> SECOND TIME GOING BACK IN.
>> THE SECOND TIME IS EASIER.
00:33:47.72\00:33:56.50
>> I DROPPED OFF BOXES OF
BILES-AND OTHER SNACKS. I
ACTUALLY TOOK IN A WHOLE BOX
00:33:56.50\00:34:05.37
OF SNICKERS,
CANDY BARS. >> OKAY.
00:34:05.37\00:34:09.14
>> THEY WERE
PASSING OUT THE CANDY BARS.
00:34:09.14\00:34:38.81
SO HE GAVE THEM ONE OF THE
BIBLES AND TALKING ABOUT THE
00:34:38.81\00:34:43.08
DIFFERENT VERSIONS OF THE BIBLE.
WE WERE TALKING AND WALKING.
00:34:43.08\00:34:47.22
THERE IS A LOT OF
WALKING. >> RIGHT.
00:34:47.22\00:35:01.03
>> I'M THINKING
WOW, THIS IS GREAT.
00:35:01.03\00:35:04.90
WHICH CAN REACH
OFFICERS. NOT JUST THE INMATES.
00:35:04.90\00:35:07.57
I GET TO THE CHAPLAIN'S
OFFICE. I SAID, LET'S TALK ABOUT
00:35:07.57\00:35:20.02
CHRISTMAS BEHIND BARS. I
SAID, I'VE RAISED A CERTAIN
00:35:20.02\00:35:26.65
AMOUNT OF MONEY.
NOT AS MUCH AS WE WANT.
00:35:26.65\00:35:29.52
I CAN DO MINIMUM
SECURITY. HE SAID, OH, GREAT.
00:35:29.52\00:35:38.80
HE SAID IF YOU DROP IT OFF
WE CAN GET THE INMATES TO PUT IT
00:35:38.80\00:35:43.94
TOGETHER AND HAND IT
OUT. HE WILL TAKE CARE OF IT.
00:35:43.94\00:35:52.18
BEFORE THAT I
TALKED TO MR. VEGA.
00:35:52.18\00:35:57.29
HE SAID DON'T WORRY ABOUT
IT. WE'LL DO THE WHOLE PRISON.
00:35:57.29\00:36:02.69
>> I WAS LIKE, REALLY?
I'M PRAYING THE LORD WILL OPEN
00:36:02.69\00:36:11.30
THE DOOR AND SEND
THE MONEY WE NEED.
00:36:11.30\00:36:13.87
I THINK THIS WILL BE GREAT.
HE WANTED ME TO DO A SEMINAR.
00:36:13.87\00:36:32.92
THE FIRST TIME HE SAID WE
DON'T HAVE AN OPENING FOR YOU.
00:36:32.92\00:36:37.73
HE SAID NOW I HAVE
AN OPENING FOR YOU.
00:36:37.73\00:36:40.73
I'LL MOVE OTHER GROUPS
AND GIVE YOU THE BIGGEST ROOM.
00:36:40.73\00:36:44.77
>> PRAISE THE LORD.
>> YOU WILL HAVE 25 TO 30
00:36:44.77\00:36:49.00
INMATES AND I
WANT A DANIEL SEMINAR.
00:36:49.00\00:36:52.14
THAT'S PART ONE. I
TOLD HIM, YOU KNOW WHAT PART
00:36:52.14\00:36:57.45
TWO IS DON'T YOU?
I SAID REVELATIONS.
00:36:57.45\00:37:07.19
HE SAID WHEN YOU FINISH THAT
WE'LL CHRISTMAS BEHIND BARS.
00:37:07.19\00:37:27.08
I SAID WILL YOU BE IN THE ROOM
WITH ME, AND HE SAI I CAN BE.
00:37:27.08\00:37:40.62
>> THOSE 30 INMATES THAT CAME IN
ARE ABLE TO TAKE THAT AND INVITE
00:37:40.62\00:37:46.90
OTHER PEOPLE TO COME TOGETHER.
AS FAR AS THE OFFICER THAT TOOK
00:37:46.90\00:37:51.53
THE BIBLE. THEY
HAVE A DAY-TO-DAY
00:37:51.53\00:37:53.54
OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE
HOPE WITH THE OFFICERS.
00:37:53.54\00:37:56.10
THEY DON'T HAVE TO WAIT TO GET
OUT THAT'S ONE OF THE BEAUTIFUL
00:37:56.10\00:38:09.28
THINGS. WHEN
YOU ARE IN THERE AND
00:38:09.28\00:38:11.95
SHARING FROM THE TESTIMONY AND
WORD OF GOD THEY ARE LISTENING.
00:38:11.95\00:38:24.60
VOLUNTEERS ARE SO IMPORTANT.
WE HAVE ANOTHER CLIP OF GWEN.
00:38:24.60\00:38:30.01
IT'S LIKE WHEN YOU HAVE PEOPLE
WHO THE HOLY SPIRIT IS MOVING
00:38:30.01\00:38:34.71
ONTO DO THIS GOD OPENS
THE DOOR. >> ABSOLUTELY.
00:38:34.71\00:38:38.75
>> HE JUST OPENS TH
DOORS. YOU HAVE TO BE AVAILABLE.
00:38:38.75\00:38:42.32
MAKE YOURSELF AVAILABLE
AND GOD WILL OPEN THE DOOR.
00:38:42.32\00:38:46.39
LET'S SEE WHAT GWEN DID.
>> IT'S AN BLESSING TO HAVE
00:38:46.39\00:38:50.59
PEOPLE TRAVEL MANY MILES.
GWEN TRAVELED FROM KENTUCKY.
00:38:50.59\00:38:55.26
GWEN WE THANK YOU FOR
COMING HERE AND HELPING US OUT.
00:38:55.26\00:38:58.10
HOW DID YOU HEAR
ABOUT CHRISTMAS BEHIND BARS?
00:38:58.10\00:39:01.47
>> WE HAD BEEN DOING
JAIL-MINISTRY FOR EIGHT YEARS.
THE SECOND YEAR I CAME HOME AND
00:39:01.47\00:39:08.38
TURNED ON 3ABN
AND THERE YOU WERE.
00:39:08.38\00:39:12.21
I WATCHED AND WATCHED AND
THOUGHT HE NEEDS TO COME TO MY
00:39:12.21\00:39:15.85
JAIL. I CALLED
YOU RIGHT THEN AND
00:39:15.85\00:39:18.32
THERE. I GOT ON
THE PHONE AND CALLED
00:39:18.32\00:39:21.92
YOU AND YOU CALLED ME BACK.
I SAID I NEED YOU TO COME TO MY
00:39:21.92\00:39:26.23
JAIL AND THAT'S HOW WE STARTED.
>> HOW THAT STARTS IS WE FIND
00:39:26.23\00:39:31.03
OUT HOW MANY PEOPLE
ARE IN YOUR JAIL OR PRISON.
00:39:31.03\00:39:33.94
WE TALKED AND MADE
PACKAGES AND CAME TO YOUR JAIL.
00:39:33.94\00:39:41.61
>> THAT'S RIGHT. THE
FIRST JAIL WE STARTED AT SHE
00:39:41.61\00:39:59.96
LOVED US AND WON'T
LET ANYONE ELSE COME.
00:39:59.96\00:40:01.63
SHE SEES HOW GOOD WE
ARE AND HOW FAITHFUL WE ARE.
00:40:01.63\00:40:08.10
>> BEFORE CHRISTMAS BEHIND
BARS CAME TO YOUR JAIL HOW MANY
00:40:08.10\00:40:18.28
INMATES DID YOU HAVE? >>
WE JUST FILLED THE ROOM THEY
00:40:18.28\00:40:25.62
GAVE US. IT'S
ALWAYS UP-AND-DOWN.
00:40:25.62\00:40:33.66
>> THEY DEPEND ON
YOU NOW. >> YES, THEY DO.
00:40:33.66\00:40:37.57
WE HAVE FOUR JAILS NOW.
WE ARE A SMALL CHURCH WITH 30
00:40:37.57\00:40:48.44
MEMBERS. YOU VISIT FOUR JAILS.
00:40:48.44\00:40:53.28
>> WE BREAK UP. >> IF
YOU ARE A DEAD CHURCH AND
00:40:53.28\00:41:02.02
YOU NEED SOMETHING TO GET
YOU GOING PRISON MINISTRY CAN DO
00:41:02.02\00:41:05.86
THAT. IF YOU
ARE NOT INVOLVED GET
00:41:05.86\00:41:08.76
INVOLVED. EXCEPT
FOR THE GRACE OF GOD.
00:41:08.76\00:41:12.23
THESE PEOPLE ARE IN PRISON
BECAUSE THEY MADE A WRONG CHOSE.
00:41:12.23\00:41:16.14
WE COULD HAVE
DONE THE SAME THING.
00:41:16.14\00:41:18.27
WE NEED TO CARE ABOUT
THEM AND SHOW THEM GOD'S LOVE.
00:41:18.27\00:41:21.68
>> MAYBE THERE ARE PEOPLE WHO
CAN'T GO TO A JAIL OR PRISON.
00:41:21.68\00:41:27.35
WHAT WOULD YOU SHARE?
>> GIVE MONEY TO CHRISTMAS
00:41:27.35\00:41:29.88
BEHIND BARS. THEY
SUPPLY ALL OF THESE THINGS
00:41:29.88\00:41:34.02
FREE. BOOKS AND BIBLE STUDY.
00:41:34.02\00:41:35.82
ALL OF THE SNACKS THEY
GET. THEY NEED THE FUNDS TO KEEP
00:41:35.82\00:41:51.74
GOING. >> YOU ARE
WILLING TO HELP AND
00:41:51.74\00:41:58.18
GO. THANK YOU AND GOD BLESS YOU.
00:41:58.18\00:42:00.58
GOD BLESS YOU. WE
APPRECIATE YOU AND YOUR
00:42:00.58\00:42:04.25
MINISTRY. >> I
REALLY LOVE WHAT GWEN IS
00:42:04.25\00:42:08.72
SAYING. GET OFF
THE SIDEINES AND GET IN
00:42:08.72\00:42:11.09
THE GAME. WE HAVE TO BE ACTIVE.
00:42:11.09\00:42:14.00
WE CAN'T BE STAGNANT. WHEN
YOU PRACTICE EVANGELISM YOU
00:42:14.00\00:42:22.07
SHARE THE GOOD NEWS OF
JESUS CHRIST AND THINGS HAPPEN.
00:42:22.07\00:42:26.31
>> THAT'S RIGHT.
LEMUEL WE HAVE ANOTHER ROLE
00:42:26.31\00:42:31.01
CHRISTMAS BEHIND BARS PROMO.
IT'S REALLY TOUCHING VIDEO.
00:42:31.01\00:42:37.82
IT BROUGHT ME TO TEARS ALMOST.
LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT THAT.
00:42:37.82\00:42:43.09
¤ [ MUSIC ] ¤ >>
TODAY WE ARE AT THE
00:42:43.09\00:42:47.00
CORRECTIONAL
INDUSTRIAL FACILITY IN INDIANA.
00:42:47.00\00:42:49.70
WE HAVE A GREAT GROUP OF GUYS.
THESE GUYS ARE PUTTING TOGETHER
00:42:49.70\00:42:55.40
2,500 GIFT PACKAGES FOR INMATES
AT ANOTHER PRISON IN A FAR AWAY
00:42:55.40\00:43:01.34
PLACE. ¤ [ MUSIC ] ¤
00:43:01.34\00:43:36.64
>> THIS IS AN AMAZING DAY.
CHRISTMAS BEHIND BARS HAS BEEN
00:43:36.64\00:43:40.68
PUTTING PACKAGES TOGETHER
FOR 20 YEARS AND HELPING THE
00:43:40.68\00:43:46.52
INCARCERATED THROUGH
YOUR HELP AND SPONSORSHIP.
00:43:46.52\00:43:50.09
TODAY, THESE GENTLEMAN ARE IN
PRISON PUTTING PACKAGES TOGETHER
00:43:50.09\00:43:52.73
FOR INMATES IN ANOTHER
PRISON. HOW COOL IS THAT.
00:43:52.73\00:43:56.26
GOD IS AMAZING. IT
MIGHT BE TURMOIL ACROSS THE
00:43:56.26\00:44:00.30
COUNTRY IN THE
WORLD IN WHICH WE LIVE.
00:44:00.30\00:44:03.00
GOD IS USING YOUR SPONSORSHIP
THROUGH ITEMS LIKE THIS TO BRING
00:44:03.00\00:44:08.11
HOPE TO PRISONERS
ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
00:44:08.11\00:44:21.22
>> WHEN YOU CAME I WAS BAPTIZED
FOR THE FIRST TIME OF MY LIFE.
00:44:21.22\00:44:25.59
I WAS 32 -YEARS-OLD. I
MET YOU EVERY YEAR AND IT'S
00:44:25.59\00:44:34.30
POWERFUL AND MOVING I
WANT TO CONTINUE DOIG THIS.
00:44:34.30\00:44:38.47
>> WHAT KIND OF TIME DID
YOU-BRING TO PRISON. >> I GOT
00:44:38.47\00:44:44.85
121 YEARS. YOU MUST NOT HAVE
BEEN WALKING THE RIGHT ROAD.
00:44:44.85\00:44:48.45
>> I WASN'T. >> CAN
YOU TELL ME ABOUT THE
00:44:48.45\00:44:53.66
VALUE OF AN INMATE
RECEIVING THE BIBLE.
00:44:53.66\00:45:00.63
>> IT BRINGS NEW LIFE TO PRISON.
I'M GOING TO GIVE YOU A STUDY
00:45:00.63\00:45:09.14
BIBLE THAT'S BEEN GIVEN TO US.
I PRAY YOU WILL UTILIZE THIS AND
00:45:09.14\00:45:13.48
READ THIS. ¤ [ MUSIC ] ¤
00:45:13.48\00:45:58.62
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
IT REALLY MEANS A LOT FOR
00:45:58.62\00:46:04.43
EVERYBODY TO COME TOGETHER AS
ONE HOLE TO DO WHAT WE DO HERE
00:46:04.43\00:46:10.53
AND DO WHAT THE BOTHER HAS DONE.
WE DON'T HAVE A CLUE HOW MUCH WE
00:46:10.53\00:46:16.71
APPRECIATE THIS. >>
WE STARTED TO TALK ABOUT
00:46:16.71\00:46:20.21
CHRISTMAS BEHIND BARS
AND GIVING THESE PACKAGES.
00:46:20.21\00:46:25.05
PRISON IS A DARK PLACE. IT
REMINDS ME OF A STORY I READ
00:46:25.05\00:46:29.58
ONE TIME WHERE THESE SCIENTIST
WANT TO TEST THE ANIMALS UNDER
00:46:29.58\00:46:36.19
DIFFICULT CIRCUMSTANCES.
THEY TOOK THESE RATS AND PUT
00:46:36.19\00:46:42.80
THEM IN GLASS JARS IT
ONLY LASTED FOR THREE MINUTES.
00:46:42.80\00:46:59.85
THAT'S SEVEN TIMES LONGER.
WHAT MADE THE DIFFERENCE?
00:46:59.85\00:47:07.16
>> LIGHT AND DARK. >>
ONE WAS IN TOTAL DARKNESS FOR
00:47:07.16\00:47:10.09
THREE MINUTES. THEY
SHOWED A RAY OF LIGHT AND
00:47:10.09\00:47:13.46
LASTED FOR 36 HOURS. HOW
HAS CHRISTMAS BEHIND BARS
00:47:13.46\00:47:20.57
BROUGHT LIGHT TO PEOPLES LIGHT.
>> GOD IS LIGHT AND YOU BROUGHT
00:47:20.57\00:47:26.98
THAT LIGHT TO
HELP US KEEP SWIMMING.
00:47:26.98\00:47:32.05
THAT'S THE FAVORITE WILL YOU
SAY THING ABOUT CHRISTMAS BEHIND
00:47:32.05\00:47:47.60
BARS. WHAT WOULD
YOU SAY SO SPONSORS
00:47:47.60\00:47:54.00
THAT HELP MAKE THIS HAPPEN.
>> YOUR GENEROSITY HAS HELPED
00:47:54.00\00:47:58.51
REACH THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE
WHO MAY NOT HAVE HEARD ABOUT THE
00:47:58.51\00:48:01.94
WORD. I'M A
PERSON WHO DOESN'T GET
00:48:01.94\00:48:04.58
VISITS AND I HAVE LITTLE
VISITATION WITH MY FAMILY.
00:48:04.58\00:48:08.12
ANYTHING THAT SHOWS
PEOPLE CARE MEANS A LOT.
00:48:08.12\00:48:12.62
>> I WOULD LIKE TO THANK
EVERYBODY WHO HAS DONATED AND
00:48:12.62\00:48:16.22
HELPED WITH THE PROJECT. I
THANK YOU FOR DOING EVERYTHING
00:48:16.22\00:48:20.43
POSSIBLE THAT YOU
CAN. ¤ [ MUSIC ] ¤
00:48:20.43\00:49:53.05
>> I CAN'T CONVEYOR COMMUNICATE
WHAT THIS MEANS TO THE INMATES.
00:49:53.05\00:49:57.86
EVERY SINCE I'VE BEEN
LOCKED UP THIS MAKES AN IMPACT
00:49:57.86\00:50:03.13
ON-EVERYBODY. THEY ANTICIPATE
THIS MINISTRY. THE FOOD AND
00:50:03.13\00:50:16.31
PREACHING AND MESSAGE. WE
DONATED 1500 DOLLARS TO MR.
00:50:16.31\00:50:22.58
VEGA. WE WERE GLAD
THAT WAS ABLE TO GO
00:50:22.58\00:50:25.15
TO WOMEN'S PRISON. WE
AR LUCKY AND FORTUNATE.
00:50:25.15\00:50:29.46
WE THANK YOU GUYS
IN EVERY POSSIBLE WAY.
00:50:29.46\00:50:36.63
WE ARE GRATEFUL
WHEN THIS COMES TO US.
00:50:36.63\00:50:39.73
>> YOU ARE ABLE TO SEE THE
VALUE OF HOW GOD IS WORKING.
00:50:39.73\00:50:46.51
WE ARE BRINGING HOPE TO ANOTHER
PRISON IN A FAR AWAY PLACE.
00:50:46.51\00:50:50.18
WE ARE ASKING YOU TO CONTINUE TO
SPONSOR THIS MINISTRY CHRISTMAS
00:50:50.18\00:50:54.52
BEHIND BARS WITH YOUR FINAL
SPONSORSHIP, LOVE, AND PRAYERS.
00:50:54.52\00:51:01.16
WE WISH YOU GODS BLESSING.
00:51:01.16\00:51:04.19
¤ [ MUSIC ] ¤ [ APPLAUSE ]
00:51:10.57\00:51:28.82
>> IF THAT DIDN'T
MOVE YOU CHECK YOUR POLICY.
00:51:28.82\00:51:32.09
I'M FIGHTING BACK THE TEARS
TO SEE HOW GOD REACHES INTO
00:51:32.09\00:51:36.93
EVERYWHERE TO GIVE PEOPLE HOPE.
THAT'S WHAT CHRISTMAS BEHIND
00:51:36.93\00:51:40.36
BARS IS DOING. IT'S
SHOWING THE LOVE OF JESUS
00:51:40.36\00:51:47.40
TO PEOPLE WHO ARE NOT
ARE FORGOTTEN. ONE INMATE WAS
00:51:47.40\00:51:55.74
SENTENCE TO OVER 100 YEARS.
NOW HE HAS A BIBLE AND SITS AND
00:51:55.74\00:51:59.31
STUDIES THE WORD OF GOD.
WHICH HAVE TO GET BEHIND THIS
00:51:59.31\00:52:03.62
MINISTRY. >>
ABSOLUTELY, DID YOU SEE HOW
00:52:03.62\00:52:08.36
THE LOVE OF CHRIST
WAS SHINING ON HIS FACE.
00:52:08.36\00:52:11.63
>> YES. >> DID
YOU SEE HOW THEY WERE
00:52:11.63\00:52:15.16
PARTICIPATING IN
PRACTICAL CHRISTIANITY.
00:52:15.16\00:52:19.63
YOU HAVE A PRISON AND THESE
HUMAN BEINGS ARE PACKING GIFTS.
00:52:19.63\00:52:25.21
NOT FOR
THEMSELVES, THAT'S RIGHT.
00:52:25.21\00:52:32.55
>> FOR ANOTHER PRISON.
BEING AN BLESSING FOR SOMEONE
00:52:32.55\00:52:36.92
ELSE. >> THE RAY
OF LIGHT MADE IT GO
00:52:36.92\00:52:47.86
SO MUCH LONGER. A
SPARK, A RAY OF LIGHT.
00:52:47.86\00:52:54.57
A BECKON OF HOPE. IN
PRISON YOU HAVE SUICIDE
00:52:54.57\00:53:04.61
WATCHES. THEY
JUST WANT TO COMMIT
00:53:04.61\00:53:08.78
SUICIDE. THIS PRISON
KNEWCHRISTMAS-BEHIND BARS WAS
00:53:08.78\00:53:11.89
COMING. FROM THE TIME IT WAS
ANNOUNCED UNTIL WE CAME THERE
00:53:11.89\00:53:18.16
WASN'T ONE SUICIDE WATCH
INITIATED OR THERE WAS ONLY ONE
00:53:18.16\00:53:23.13
DURING THE WHOLE TIME PERIOD
BECAUSE IT BROUGHT THEM HOPE.
00:53:23.13\00:53:25.73
>> BECAUSE SOMEONE CARED. I
HAD THE PRIVILEGE TO GO WITH
00:53:25.73\00:53:29.20
YOU TO ONE OF THE FACILITIES
AND SINGING AND TALKING TO THE
00:53:29.20\00:53:36.21
INMATES. THE JOY
THEY SHOWED THAT SOMEONE
00:53:36.21\00:53:41.52
CARED ENOUGH TO
BRING THEM FOOD AND SNACKS.
00:53:41.52\00:53:46.22
HYGIENE PRODUCTS AND
THINGS WE TAKE FOR GRANTED.
00:53:46.22\00:53:48.96
>> YOUR TIME. >>
YOUR TIME AND LOVE.
00:53:48.96\00:53:52.83
THE FACT THAT YOU CARE
MEANS SOMEBODY CARES ABOUT THEM.
00:53:52.83\00:53:57.70
SOME OF THESE
PEOPLE NEVER HAVE A VISIT.
00:53:57.70\00:54:00.40
NO ONE WRITES THEM. WE
ARE ALL THE JESUS THEY WILL
00:54:00.40\00:54:05.81
SEE. WE HAVE TO DO SOMETHING.
00:54:05.81\00:54:08.01
>> I WANT TO SAY EVERY INMATE
IN THE WHOLE PRISON KNOW WHAT
00:54:08.01\00:54:13.18
CONTEXT THESE BAGS COME.
IT COMES IN THE NAME OF JESUS
00:54:13.18\00:54:16.58
CHRIST. IT DOESN'T
MATTER THEIR FAITH OR
00:54:16.58\00:54:19.82
DENOMINATION. THEY COME OUT TO
RECEIVE A GIFT-PACKAGE BUT THEY
00:54:19.82\00:54:24.89
KNOW THE FOUNDATION OF THIS
MESSAGE AND WHERE THE PACKAGES
00:54:24.89\00:54:29.23
COME FROM. >> YES, YES.
>> YOUR DEDICATION IS SO
00:54:29.23\00:54:35.10
EXAMPLARY. I
REMEMBER WHEN JAY WAS GOING TO
00:54:35.10\00:54:39.24
JULIET AND MET YOU
THERE. YOU HAD GOTTEN HURT.
00:54:39.24\00:54:42.34
>> I WAS SUPPOSE TO BE
THERE. >> TELL US WHAT HAPPENED?
00:54:42.34\00:54:46.48
>> I WAS SUPPOSE TO BE
AT YOUR JAIL ON SAAB BETH.
00:54:46.48\00:54:51.35
ON FRIDAY AT NOON WE WERE
GETTING READY TO LEAVE AND
00:54:51.35\00:54:55.72
SOMEONE LOANED US AN
SCISSOR LIFT AND TIPPED IT OVER.
00:54:55.72\00:55:03.26
I BROKE RIBS AND
HOSPITALIZED FOR A WHILE.
00:55:03.26\00:55:05.30
I WANT TO TELL YOU
THAT THE WORD GOT OUT.
00:55:05.30\00:55:12.74
WE WERE SUPPOSE
DELIVER TO KENTUCKY ON SUNDAY.
00:55:12.74\00:55:20.52
I JUST SAID GET WELL. >> OH.
00:55:20.52\00:55:29.29
>> WE ARE HAPPY
TO HELP. >> YEAH.
00:55:29.29\00:55:34.93
>> THERE WAS AN INMATE
TWO WEEKS AGO IN ARKANSAS.
00:55:34.93\00:55:39.07
THEY GOT TO SERVICE AND
WANTED TO SHARE TESTIMONY.
00:55:39.07\00:55:42.57
THEY WANTED TO
RECEIVE A PACKAGE.
00:55:42.57\00:55:45.11
IT WAS A
MAXIMUM SECURITY PRISON.
00:55:45.11\00:55:59.39
THEY TOLD HIM TO
KEEP YOUR FOCUS ON JESUS.
00:55:59.39\00:56:03.02
SO, HE RECEIVED THIS
PACKAGE A FEW YEARS BACK.
00:56:03.02\00:56:06.29
ONE DAY IN THE LAW LIE
BAR RAY AND HE SAID I'M READY.
00:56:06.29\00:56:15.64
HE SAID READY FOR WHAT?
READY TO GIVE MY HEART TO JESUS.
00:56:15.64\00:56:19.91
HE ENCOURAGED HIM TO
KEEP HIS FOCUS ON JESUS.
00:56:19.91\00:56:23.81
>> PRAISE THE LORD. >>
THIS SHOWS US WHAT GOD IS
00:56:23.81\00:56:29.22
DOING IN THESE
LAST DAYS. >> UH-HUH.
00:56:29.22\00:56:32.25
>> GETTING US READY
FOR THE RETURN OF HIS SON.
00:56:32.25\00:56:36.09
THAT'S WHAT IS HAPPENING.
>> WE ARE IN THE MIST OF THE
00:56:36.09\00:56:39.93
STORM. DON'T FOCUS
ON THE STORM BECAUSE
00:56:39.93\00:56:43.60
IT'S HERE. >> WE
ALL HAVE A PART TO PLAY.
00:56:43.60\00:56:49.84
>> THE VIEWERS AT
HOME CAN PLAY THE PART.
00:56:49.84\00:56:54.98
>> WE'LL TALK ABOUT
WHAT YOUR NEEDS ARE.
00:56:54.98\00:56:57.31
WHAT DO WE NEED TO HELP
YOU. WE'LL HAVE A SWITCH.
00:56:57.31\00:57:10.59
THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.
DONNA YOU HELD YOUR HUSBAND'S
00:57:10.59\00:57:20.80
HAND AND WAS A PART OF IT.
VICKI ALL YOU DO IS JULIET.
00:57:20.80\00:57:34.08
>> FREE INDEED.
THAT'S ALL OF THE PROGRAM.
00:57:34.08\00:57:48.10
>> STAY TUNE. WE
HAVE ANOTHER POWER HOUR
00:57:48.10\00:57:49.83
COMING UP. S
00:57:49.83\00:57:50.80