Dear Friends, Your generosity has enabled Crossroads to exceed our giving goal for the 2017 ministry year, propelling us forward with confidence into the coming ministry year. Inspired by a generous group of donors who offered to match gifts in June dollar for dollar,...

By Lisa Blystra Executive Director of Crossroads Crossroads has almost 5,000 volunteers who are mentoring prisoners all around the world. These men and women have stepped out of their comfort zones and responded to God’s call to “remember those in prison as if you...

Locked in a tiny concrete box in northern Michigan, Joseph was struggling to maintain hope. It had been several months since he was put in solitary confinement and depression was setting in. But in the midst of hopelessness, Joseph received encouragement in the form...

Doug Cupery is the newest staff member at Crossroads Prison Ministries. As church mobilization director, his job will be to engage and equip churches and volunteers to care for prisoners around the world. Get to know him in this interview: Tell us about your career...

Stephanie grew up going to church and learning about God. But a traumatic experience at a young age sent her on a different path. “When I was fifteen years old, my mom died with me trying to call an ambulance,” she says. “I was guilt-stricken that my inability to get...

Harkey spent his teenage and young adult years in a life of crime. “Since 11 years old, I have been in trouble. I’ve done my share of bad, living a life of crime, alcohol, girls and drugs. I’ve hurt myself, my family, my friends,” he said. His criminal activity caught...

Prisoners in Africa are experiencing the love of God, as local churches are being trained to care for those incarcerated. Cynthia Williams, director of international ministries for Crossroads Prison Ministries, recently traveled to South Africa and Tanzania to train...

A few months ago, we received one of the most stunning pieces of art we have ever gotten from a prisoner. Even more incredible is the fact that Mike never picked up a paint brush until he was sentenced to prison in 2012. Here is his story in his own words: I came to...

Honoring Tom de Vries (1945–2017) Tom de Vries, the founder of Crossroad Bible Institute (now Crossroads Prison Ministries), passed away suddenly on April 16. While we at Crossroads are saddened by this tragic loss, his legacy lives on, as faithful Crossroads mentors...

Crossroads has begun holding a monthly chapel service at the home office in Grand Rapids. Pastor Art Van Wolde, senior pastor at Haven Church in Zeeland, MI, joined us to speak at our first chapel. Check out the video below to hear Art’s message on the...

Bruce received his first Bible when he was 13. He remembers attending church with his parents every Sunday morning, Sunday evening and Wednesday evening. “I was so proud to bring my Bible to church each week, sit in the pews and read along with the pastor,” Bruce...

Gary remembers going to church every Sunday with his mother, who was a deacon, and his father, who was a colonel in the Army. “I went to all my Sunday school classes and learned all the stories, but never really thought about them after Sunday school,” he recalls. To...

arl admits that when he was growing up, he pretty much only thought about himself. When he was seventeen, he started selling drugs and discovered the excitement of having his own money and buying whatever he wanted. But his selfish tendencies...

Carlos’s earliest memories include enduring abuse from his PTSD-burdened father, moving from state to state every few years with his mother and three siblings and struggling to succeed or fit in at school. “The world was a different place in the 1970s and 1980s, and...

Shawn grew up looking for acceptance from his family. Unfortunately, no matter how hard he tried, he could never find it. “I was physically and emotionally abused, always told I was a mistake and no one wanted me around,” he said. “I lived with hand-me-downs and the...

On Feb. 10, students from Calvin Christian High School partnered with Crossroads Prison Ministries in a "Birthday Cards for Prisoners" project. More than 160 students created over 300 birthday cards that will be sent to Crossroads students all over the country with...