BE A PEN-PAL

Our prayer and Vision is that every Inmate will come to know the love of Jesus, and that they are not alone or forgotten.  By sharing God's love to the inmate, and encouraging them to build a strong relationship with Jesus, we give hope, through our letters, which can be read over and over during their incarceration.  Our goal is to encourage the Inmate to develop good Bible study habits, to reach out to Jesus with heart rendering prayers and realize how repenting of past sins can drastically change their lives and lead them to the liberty that is found in Christ alone, and that God will be with them in their "midnight hour."

Go to that one that is turned out, lest they become so bitter and discouraged that he won't be able to recover.  Therefore, I urge you to reaffirm your love for him.

                                          2 Corinthians 2:7-8

By the power of God, working through our letters, we know that we will see a decrease in repeat incarcerations, and an increase in their experiencing the life changing power of the grace of Jesus Christ as they learn to walk closer with Him.  Our hope is to infuse a desire to turn to God for the healing of their heart and life issues, through being at peace with God.  Our desire is to minister the hope and joy we have come to know in our own relationship with the Lord, through our letters of compassion "for the least of these my brothers."

For someone who is incarcerated, receiving a letter from anyone, even someone they have never met before, can be life-changing.  Many inmates get no visitations from family or friends, so the next best thing is receiving a letter.  A penpal may be the only contact an inmate has with the outside.

House of Hope/Unchained for Christ has a letter writing ministry to many inmates.  This is a non-threatening ministry.  This is a ministry where volunteers can try it and see if they like to do this very important ministry.  And this is a ministry that can be done without a large time commitment.

Please open or download and read the document listed below to find out how easy it is to be a pen pal.  For those of you who are a bit apprehensive about helping a jail/prison ministry in this way, the document will explain how safe it is.

To become a pen-pal through House of Hope Ministry, or for more information, please send an email to the address below:

Email:  penpal@houseofhopeministry.net