Crossroads Prison Ministries Table

Location: Hallway outside the Venue
Start Time: Sun 19, April 2026, 10 a.m.
End Time: Sun 19, April 2026, noon

Stop by the table outside the Venue on Sunday morning, April 19, to find out more about our partnership with Crossroads Prison Ministries, talk with ministry volunteers, and learn how you can get involved.

God Welcomed Me Back: Raynard's Story

by Paige Deur  |  March 9, 2026

For Raynard, one truth defines his life: “God is good all the time, and all the time God is good.”

Life once looked very different for him. “God saved me when I was living in a very dark place filled with pain, anger, confusion, hate, guilt, and resentment,” he shared. “There were so many times I called out to God for help. I wanted to be delivered from the world I was living in and could not escape.”

In time, Raynard came to see that his desperate prayers had not gone unheard. “Today, I believe all the crying and calling out to God was heard,” he said. “As a backslidden Christian, God heard my cry and welcomed me back into His family.”

Through Crossroads Prison Ministries, Raynard began taking Bible study lessons that helped him grow in understanding and faith. “Crossroads has been a vital and pivotal point in my Christian walk,” he explained. “The lessons I have taken over the years have taught me so much about God and His holy Word. Through what I have learned with Crossroads, I have been able to share it with other fellow Christians.”

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Peace That Cannot Be Taken Away

by Paige Deur  |  February 23, 2026

Dana’s first memories of faith go back to childhood. “My journey begins with my grandfather, my mom’s dad, taking me to a Sunday service,” he recalled. “I was very young and remember watching him kneel next to the pew, interlocking his fingers, pressing them to his lips, and whispering. That was my first understanding of prayer. He told me he was talking to God, who lives in a place called Heaven and always listens.”

That lesson stayed with him. At six years old, after losing a toy outside a military commander’s house, Dana remembered his grandfather’s words. “I prayed, crying in fear, and something told me to look under a bush nearby,” he said. “There it was, after I had looked everywhere. That was when I knew there was a God.”

Later, while serving in the Navy, Dana faced a terrifying typhoon off the coast of Japan. Believing they might be lost at sea, he read the entire Bible for the first time. But after years of turmoil and betrayal, he found himself in prison. “I fasted for over 10 days, pleading with God to just take me home,” he said. “When I woke up, I was angry that I didn’t die. [But] God had other plans in store for me.”

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How Mentoring Changes Lives on Both Sides of the Letter

by Paige Deur  |  Jan. 26, 2026

When Tamber signed up to become a Crossroads mentor, she expected to help women in prison grow in their faith. What she didn’t expect was how much she would grow too.

“Crossroads is an extraordinary example of being a living epistle by building connections and relationships with women in prison through Bible studies and letter writing,” Tamber shared. “The relationships that I have built through the Crossroads mentorship program have been life-changing for me. As a mentor, the lessons have helped me to maintain consistency in meditating and studying God’s Word.”

Tamber’s compassion for the women she mentors comes from a deeply personal place.

“I did not go to prison,” she said. “However, I went to jail the night before Easter in 1998 and repented of my sins and confessed Jesus as my Savior that night. I spent my teen and young adult years using drugs, alcohol, and running away from God. That night I surrendered to Jesus, even though I had spent years mocking and talking badly about those who were believers.”

That moment of surrender changed everything. Today, Tamber says she can relate to her students’ struggles because she knows what it’s like to be broken and redeemed by God’s grace.

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Crossroads Prison Ministries Table

Location: Hallway outside the Venue
Start Time: Sun 18, Jan. 2026, 10 a.m.
End Time: Sun 18, Jan. 2026, noon

Stop by the table outside the Venue on Sunday morning, January 18, to find out more about our partnership with Crossroads Prison Ministries, talk with ministry volunteers, and learn how you can get involved.

Crossroads Prison Ministries Table

Location: Outside the Venue
Start Time: Sun 19, Oct. 2025, 10 a.m.
End Time: Sun 19, Oct. 2025, noon

Stop by the table outside the Venue on Sunday morning, October 19, to find out more about our partnership with Crossroads Prison Ministries, talk with ministry volunteers, and learn how you can get involved.

"A Game Changer": Why this Chaplain Believes in Crossroads

John, a regional chaplain overseeing 110 chaplains across 40 prisons in Kenya, has witnessed the impact of the Crossroads program firsthand as people in the prisons he oversees give their lives to Christ and grow in their faith.

“Some even become leaders, discipling others inside and outside the prison walls,” he shared.

One story that stands out to him is that of Charles, a man convicted of murder. Charles embraced the Crossroads program, took on leadership responsibilities, and assisted John with coordinating the distribution of lessons for six years. Upon his release, he reunited with his wife and now serves as a church elder.

“Hearing how the church trusts him today is very encouraging,” John said.

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Crossroads Prison Ministries Table

Location: Hallway outside the Venue
Start Time: Sun 20, July 2025, 9 a.m.
End Time: Sun 20, July 2025, 7 p.m.

Stop by the table outside the Venue on Sunday morning, July 20, to find out more about our partnership with Crossroads Prison Ministries, talk with ministry volunteers, and learn how you can get involved.

Crossroads Prison Ministries Table

Location: Hallway outside the Venue
Start Time: Sun 27, April 2025, 9 a.m.
End Time: Sun 27, April 2025, 7 p.m.

Stop by the table outside the Venue on Sunday morning, April 27, to find out more about our partnership with Crossroads Prison Ministries, talk with ministry volunteers, and learn how you can get involved.

Crossroads Prison Ministries Table

Location: Hallway outside the Venue
Start Time: Sun 19, Jan. 2025, 9 a.m.
End Time: Sun 19, Jan. 2025, 7 p.m.

Stop by the table outside the Venue on Sunday morning, January 19, to find out more about our partnership with Crossroads Prison Ministries, talk with ministry volunteers, and learn how you can get involved.