As a young man, Mervin was on a constant search for more stuff. He accumulated as many possessions as he could, believing that it would bring him happiness. But no matter how hard Mervin tried to find satisfaction in the things he bought, nothing seemed to work. “I...
Josiah wanted revenge. After multiple stints in prison earlier in his life, he had found himself behind bars again because his fiancée had called the police to report the crime. “I hated her,” Josiah says. “I asked my brother to post bail so I could seek vengeance...
Dear Friends, Francisco is a former Crossroads student I met recently. He spent several years in prison and is now released. As we talked, he vividly described to me the anticipation he felt every day during mail call when prison guards delivered the mail to...
Every day, at dining room tables, couches and porches all over the country, men and women are slowing down. They are taking a break from the hustle and bustle of their daily lives. They are prayerfully putting pen to paper, writing to people they have never met and...
E.T. Lim grew up in a Buddhist and Taoist family in Malaysia and Singapore as the youngest of eight children. He struggled in school academically and socially. He was bullied relentlessly by older schoolmates until one day he challenged the bullies to a fight and...
As soon as Bruce was released from prison, he forgot everything. Distracted by the outside world and his newfound freedom, he forgot about all of the suffering he went through while he was in that Singapore prison. He forgot about the pain his family endured because...
