Church Behind Bars Movement Update- July
CBB movement is gaining speed, momentum and exploding with fruit! This past month w e taught through the lens of corporate oneness: worship, prayer, the foundations of faith and how to minister healing and deliverance at the altar.
The harvest has been astounding as high level gang leaders continue to come into the Kingdom at the men's unit. Leaders are emerging in both facilities to become mentors to those who need make-up classes in order to graduate. It has been amazing to watch the transformation in the lives of so many.
Answered Prayer:
- Robin prayed for A.J last month regarding contact and restoration with her family. She had not heard from them in a long time. That night she returned to her dorm and found a letter that had been delivered to her from her family. She was beaming because God had answered their prayer!
- J.E. asked for prayer for her daughter who had suddenly left her drug rehab, and was nowhere to be found. This month she reported that her daughter was not only found, but clean and sober!
Breakthrough in Prison- from one of the CBB leaders:
"The horizontal effect of corporate prayer creates a ripple effect that breaks through the dorms, compounds, neighborhoods, communities, cities and nations. It affects everyone in its path. We have seen this happening here in prison. Ladies are getting off death row and moving on to a life sentence. Ladies with a life sentence are now being given dates and back to earning "gain time" according to when they were sentenced. Ladies are having their custody and housing levels drop, even when told it would never happen. Laws are being passed in legislation that will be sending people home because their time is down."
"This is just some of the breakthrough that corporate prayer instructed by Church Behind Bars has made in the lives of us here."
More Comments From Our Inmate Leaders:
- I was in the chow hall tonight and sitting; a lady sat with me seeing my CBB name tag and said, "I know you're very knowledgeable of the Bible." She told me her situation and asked me for advice on how to handle it. I gave her tips and prayed with her. Thank you Lord!
- I'm really excited about discipling others and reaching out to those ladies and sisters on the compound to help them in any way I can to serve them.
- My heart yearns for true unity...we all need to function together. I want to be grouped with those true leaders who view the Body as one. We are equipped to do great things for God's Kingdom if we could only come together and stand in our purpose for Him.
- I am learning more of my heavenly language. I have been praying in the Spirit more. God has shown me people in dreams to pray for them. Sometimes I wake up and I'm still praying like my spirit was praying all night. Beautiful!
More From Our Interns...
- I AM LEARNING TO BE FEARLESS! I was part of the prayer room on Friday night & I prayed for the women and was able to relate to them and help them... I would never have volunteered to pray for anyone out of fear and very low self-esteem. God has changed me. I am being transformed in front of my own eyes more and more. It's amazing how I could ever be who I am becoming! I have seen a vision of who God wants me to be but before, I was like..."Yeah right! No way...I'll never be like Joyce Meyer." Now I say, "I will be like Joyce Meyer."
- I have now learned to stop looking back at my past and know that God has forgiven me...
- I thank God for sending you all to be with us. Without you all and the program, I don't know where would be. The more you all teach me, the better I become close to the Lord.
- I'm so pleased that CBB came to this prison and opened up my heart and mind to learn about the Lord and teaching me how to love myself and others.
- I've finally seen my spiritual identity that Debbie has talked about so much! It's a miracle-I didn't think it was going to happen.
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