[Best_Wordpress_Gallery id="17" gal_title="Crossroad in the Dominican Republic"]   For the past two years, Dr. Luz Rojas and her husband Enmanuel Soriano have been ministering in jails and prisons in the Dominican Republic. Luz and Enmanuel, who is a pastor,...

Locked away in a segregation unit in a Massachusetts prison, Patrick’s thoughts are thousands of miles away in Kenya where his nephew was shot and killed a month ago. When he first heard the news of his nephew’s death, a close friend came to visit him and brought some...

When Jose looks back on his life, he can clearly see two major turning points: the biggest mistake he ever made and the best decision he ever made. After his abusive father abandoned Jose, his mother and his five siblings, Jose watched as his mother struggled to keep...

Phil Griffin has been to prison twice. But programs and ministries, like Crossroad Bible Institute Australia, helped him turn his life around. During his time in prison and even after he was released, he was involved in Crossroad Bible study lessons, completing every...

An important message from CBI director Lisa Blystra A former prisoner recently shared with me that the highest or lowest point of each day in prison comes during “mail call.” Correction officials show up with bins of mail from the outside, and prisoners await the...

Last week, police officers and prison staff came together at a facility in Guatemala to celebrate their completion of a Crossroad Bible study. They received diplomas for finishing the [Best_Wordpress_Gallery id="13" gal_title="Prisoners, guards celebrate completing...

Matthew has called himself a Christian for more than thirty years, although he is quick to admit that most of that time he wasn’t truly following Jesus. “I have been a Christian for thirty or forty years but a contract faith,” he said. But after being sentenced to a...

Earlier this year, author and prison chaplain Chris Hoke visited Crossroad Bible Institute to read from his recently released book and share about his ministry to prisoners and gang members in the state of Washington. But what began as a guest speaking and book...

Hometown: Wayland, MI What you do at Crossroad: Operations coordinator Favorite Bible verse: Habakkuk 3:17-19 Hobbies: Working on my house with my husband, walking my dogs and hanging out with my family Why I like working at Crossroad: I love working alongside the...

“If you want to make the world a better place, take a look at yourself and then make a change.” These lyrics from Michael Jackson’s song “Man in the Mirror” resound with CBI student Troy as he reflects on his past. “As I look back on the last fifty-some years of my...

When you write a letter to a man or woman in prison, it is more than just words written on a piece of paper. Those words have the power to breathe life and hope into their hearts. Crossroads Prison Ministries has a team of more than 5,000 volunteers across the world...

Hometown: Hudsonville, MI What you do at Crossroad: Operations Assistant Favorite Bible verse: Romans 8:37-39 Hobbies: Swing dancing, drawing, reading, traveling Why I like working at Crossroad: I love building relationships with the volunteers who come in faithfully...

Crossroad Bible Institute's Australia location is continuing to make a major impact inside Papua New Guinea prisons. Since receiving an open invitation from the Papua New Guinea government to introduce CBI lessons into all the nation’s prisons, the ministry has been...

Prison saved my life. It’s a paradoxical statement that we at Crossroad hear quite often. Most people would describe prison as destructive rather than redemptive. But many Crossroad students tell us exactly the opposite. Fernando has been a CBI student for seven...

Calling all Michigan Crossroad Bible Institute Instructors! Crossroad Conventions are coming to a city near you. During these meetings, you will hear from CBI executive director Lisa Blystra and other ministry leaders. They will bring updates from the ministry, share...

Hometown: Bayamon, Puerto Rico What you do at Crossroad: Spanish Coordinator Favorite Bible verse: Joshua 1:9 Hobbies: Crafts, Bible study, learning new things. Why I like working at Crossroad: I feel part of the Great Commission, serving as a liaison between...

Joshua knows what it feels like to be truly alone. He knows the pain and bruises that come from hitting rock bottom. He also knows the joy of being rescued. When Joshua was sent to prison, he was in a unit without a telephone, and he didn’t have the resources to...

Hometown: Hamilton, Michigan What you do at Crossroad: International coordinator Favorite Bible verse: Genesis 35:1 — “Then God said to Jacob, ‘Go up to Bethel and settle there, and build an altar there to God.’” (I went to Bethel College. And from my house I had to...

Cynthia Williams, international director for Crossroad Bible Institute, is visiting CBI locations in Singapore and Malaysia this week. She will meet with CBI leadership, volunteers and prison officials during her trip. She will also lead trainings with volunteer...

Crossroad Bible Institute has a team of more than 5,500 volunteer Instructors who review prisoners' Bible lessons and write them letters of encouragement. Meet one of our faithful volunteers, Erin, and find out why she does prison ministry. Name: Erin Age: 28...