by Eliezer Yeong | Feb 24, 2016 | Latest News, Uncategorized
In a world of text messaging, emoji and social media, the art of letter writing is slowly dying. But for many of those locked in prison, handwritten letters are the primary way of having contact with the outside. At Crossroad Bible Institute, we have a network of more...
by Eliezer Yeong | Feb 16, 2016 | Latest News, Uncategorized
When he was sentenced to life in prison for drug trafficking, it may have appeared that his life was over. But Arnel Lupingay says incarceration is when his life truly began. It was in prison that he enrolled in a Bible school and encountered God in his cell. Arnel...
by Eliezer Yeong | Feb 11, 2016 | Latest News, Uncategorized
Behind each set of bars is a story. Every man and woman in prison has a unique, complex, often painful account of how they landed in a cell. Humans of New York, a popular blog that attempts to capture the stories behind random faces in the nation’s largest city, is...
by Eliezer Yeong | Feb 9, 2016 | Latest News, Uncategorized
As an atheist for most of his life, Richard had a “prove it” mentality. In order for him to believe something, he needed evidence that he could see. For Richard, that left faith in God out of the question. That is until he landed in prison. After serving fifteen...
by Eliezer Yeong | Feb 3, 2016 | Latest News, Uncategorized
Jason was raised by his grandfather and his aunt on a small farm in Missouri. His aunt was the family breadwinner, so he grew very close to his grandfather. But his grandpa passed away when Jason was just thirteen, and his life was thrown into a tailspin. “Not...
by Eliezer Yeong | Jan 29, 2016 | Latest News, Uncategorized
There are more than 65 million people in the United States with a criminal background. More than 2 million are currently in prison, 95 percent of whom will ultimately be released. Two out of three of them will be rearrested within three years. These are some of the...
