Greetings All,
We finished the 6-week study “Lead Like Jesus” and will start another 6 week study “God’s Grand Vision for the Home on April 8th. This Friday April 1 the men will take a spiritual gifts test and told how they can use their spiritual gifts for God’s glory.
John – I would like the spirit to come into me, lead me and guide me in its way please pray that the Lord me and covers me in the blood of Jesus Christ. I also need special prayer that the Lord leads me in the right path of whether I shall leave my girlfriend or stay connected because I’m not sure if she is what the Lord wants for me at this time I really need to communicate with my daughters and its starting to weigh heavy on me so please to pray this becomes reality. Humbly yours.
Robert M – God bless you. I could use a prayer for me to gain God’s strength and help others see your glory and your grace also my mother, son and daughters all need prayers for the struggles they have. My sister, her two boys and girl that is due in June, struggle and need prayer as well.
Antoine – Please pray for me to stay strong in the Word and for my sister Latoya to stay away from pills and become more faithful in the Lord. Please pray for my son Antoine Jr. to read his Bible and to do well in school and, that I will be able to be in my 11-years old life. I pray that he and his family are doing well.
Charles W. – My name is Charles W., I would like prayer for my walk with the Lord, to grow closer to the Lord and have a closer relationship for strength and courage and faith in the Lord and in myself to stay sober, to remove my fear and doubt for going forward one day at a time. Thank you
? – Lord, shape me and mold me into what you would have me to be. In Jesus name, Amen .
Robert F – I would like prayer for my family and my kids keep them safe and give them the mind and heart to God, to submit to His obedience and to keep His spirit and presence over Sheridan C.C. touch the men’s hearts and minds. Thank you and God bless you.
John B. – Prayer for reconciliation with those who turned away from me in my fear of love because of my new prison sentence.
Miguel – I ask that you pray for me that I not only continue with my studies but continue practicing patience and tolerance with the guys that I come in contact with on a daily basis. I also ask that you pray for my daughter that she finds her way back to the Lord and stops indulging in worldly things and starts to work for her riches heaven. Thank you and God bless.
Adam – Grace, peace and mercy to you all in our Lord Jesus Christ. Thank you all for your time and prayers. Please pray for my father’s (Anthony) health & addiction to alcohol. He is very sick and is not able to stop on his own & needs Jesus. Like always I ask for prayer for the sick and suffering brothers and sisters in Chris, Amen. God bless.
Jacob – I would like you to pray for my family. I would like for you to pray for me that God continue to bless my family that is church family. I ask you to pray for me financially that God bless me with some money soon on my books. I would like you to pray that God bless my little brother that has been adopted and put in a foster home.
Levi – I would like to pray for Scott that he continue to minister God’s Word and not become discouraged but continue to push forward and trust God for guidance. Pray for Brian that he transition into his new job and trust God to continue to lead his path. Pray for the guys who have fallen from this study, pray that they continue to study God’s Word some shape and form if not here. Finally pray for the brothers who are continuing with this study that we continue to learn and grow in God’s Word together and pray for our families and loved ones that they may remain strong and guarded in Christ
Grace, mercy and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord;
Scott Kalas scott@socpm.org
Cell: 630-863-4260
Soldiers of Christ Prison Ministries™ www.soldiers-of-Christ.org
To bring the gospel to the prisons, disciple Christian prisoners and connect them with resources that will provide them with holistic discipleship during and after incarceration.
U.S. Mail Soldiers Of Christ Prison Ministries
P.O. Box 671
Cortland, IL 60112-0671
March 28, 2011
March 21, 2011
Sheridan Correctional Malachi Dads Prayer Request - Friday March 11 2011
Greetings Prayer Warriors;
I’m thankful I had no pressing tasks before me this evening, allowing me to get to the prayer request early in the week, thank you Lord.
I do have a couple of quick request I’m seeking to get approval for a couple of guests to come to Sheridan on May 20, one guest a formerly incarcerated individual as a motivational speaker to offer encouragement for the men and another individual to share information and answer questions about their post ministry after care program. Please pray for approval for these guests by Sheridan Correctional.
Adam – Grace, love and peace to you all in Christ Jesus our Lord Amen. I’m always asking prayer for the persecuted & persecutors. My prayer is the Lord will give them peace and strength in all trials and tribulations. Another is all followers of Christ and their walk. Let’s pray that God will send forth laborers into His field to harvest and work for Him. I pray for all the lost souls and everyone’s salvation. Please keep my court situation in your prayer also thank you. I will be careful to give Jesus all the praise, honor and glory, Amen. Peace and love
Antoine – That I can be more humble and teachable to be more patient and tolerant to the people around m, to be more acceptable to feedback or opinions of others about me and to have my son more involved in church. Pray for my mom to stay smoke free and for me and my friend Leticia and I to become more together in the Word and to have overall more compassion for others.
Charles W – My name is Charles I would like prayer for my relationship with my daughter and my mother. I would like prayer for courage and strength to go out and be responsible to get a j0b and make it on my own. Thank you
John B – Request for prayer for the Holy Spirit to soften the hearts of prison officials and lift the suspension of the good time policy and grant me good time that I would have been entitled too. Thank you
Raamon – I would like to thank God for all the things went through in life, thank Him for my family and kids. God please help all the counselors here at Sheridan C.C make it through their days. God bless.
Jacob – I would like you to pray for my grandmother and her husband. I’d like for you to pray for my two sisters have left and have it their way. I would like for you to pray for me and my cellmate to get along more better then we do. I ask that you pray for my little brother who I have not seen in a long, long time. I’d like for you to pray for me that I’ll have inter peace within myself, pray for me to have love for myself.
Lidell – Please pray for all the men down here at Sheridan C. C. and my family
Clarence – Pray that I would become more like Christ in my everyday life. In Jesus name Amen.
John P – I am praying for all Christians everyday throughout the day. I am more focused on the tsunami in Japan. I can feel all the pain of all those families who are missing their loved ones because on a smaller scale I am away from my family but I am alive and well and they are as well. Humbly yours
Rodney – Please pray for the disaster victims in Japan
Robert M – My mother Carrie and my son Robert came to visit me today, but because of paperwork and detail issues they drove 2-1/2 hours and didn’t get in to visit me. It has been December 6th 2009 that I saw my four year old son. They both were hurt so please pray for both of them. They cried when they had to leave. They still have many other struggles. My sister is still struggling as well with her children. Please also pray for the guys in building C13 at Sheridan Correctional Center. We need help so much and I pray that other brothers come to Christ and may glorify God.
As always thank you from me and from the Malachi Dads of Sheridan
Grace, mercy and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord;
Scott Kalas
Soldiers of Christ Prison Ministries™
www.soldiers-of-Christ.org
To bring the gospel to the prisons, disciple Christian prisoners and connect them with resources that will provide them with holistic discipleship during and after incarceration.
U.S. Mail
Soldiers Of Christ Prison Ministries
P.O. Box 671
Cortland, IL 60112-0671
I’m thankful I had no pressing tasks before me this evening, allowing me to get to the prayer request early in the week, thank you Lord.
I do have a couple of quick request I’m seeking to get approval for a couple of guests to come to Sheridan on May 20, one guest a formerly incarcerated individual as a motivational speaker to offer encouragement for the men and another individual to share information and answer questions about their post ministry after care program. Please pray for approval for these guests by Sheridan Correctional.
Adam – Grace, love and peace to you all in Christ Jesus our Lord Amen. I’m always asking prayer for the persecuted & persecutors. My prayer is the Lord will give them peace and strength in all trials and tribulations. Another is all followers of Christ and their walk. Let’s pray that God will send forth laborers into His field to harvest and work for Him. I pray for all the lost souls and everyone’s salvation. Please keep my court situation in your prayer also thank you. I will be careful to give Jesus all the praise, honor and glory, Amen. Peace and love
Antoine – That I can be more humble and teachable to be more patient and tolerant to the people around m, to be more acceptable to feedback or opinions of others about me and to have my son more involved in church. Pray for my mom to stay smoke free and for me and my friend Leticia and I to become more together in the Word and to have overall more compassion for others.
Charles W – My name is Charles I would like prayer for my relationship with my daughter and my mother. I would like prayer for courage and strength to go out and be responsible to get a j0b and make it on my own. Thank you
John B – Request for prayer for the Holy Spirit to soften the hearts of prison officials and lift the suspension of the good time policy and grant me good time that I would have been entitled too. Thank you
Raamon – I would like to thank God for all the things went through in life, thank Him for my family and kids. God please help all the counselors here at Sheridan C.C make it through their days. God bless.
Jacob – I would like you to pray for my grandmother and her husband. I’d like for you to pray for my two sisters have left and have it their way. I would like for you to pray for me and my cellmate to get along more better then we do. I ask that you pray for my little brother who I have not seen in a long, long time. I’d like for you to pray for me that I’ll have inter peace within myself, pray for me to have love for myself.
Lidell – Please pray for all the men down here at Sheridan C. C. and my family
Clarence – Pray that I would become more like Christ in my everyday life. In Jesus name Amen.
John P – I am praying for all Christians everyday throughout the day. I am more focused on the tsunami in Japan. I can feel all the pain of all those families who are missing their loved ones because on a smaller scale I am away from my family but I am alive and well and they are as well. Humbly yours
Rodney – Please pray for the disaster victims in Japan
Robert M – My mother Carrie and my son Robert came to visit me today, but because of paperwork and detail issues they drove 2-1/2 hours and didn’t get in to visit me. It has been December 6th 2009 that I saw my four year old son. They both were hurt so please pray for both of them. They cried when they had to leave. They still have many other struggles. My sister is still struggling as well with her children. Please also pray for the guys in building C13 at Sheridan Correctional Center. We need help so much and I pray that other brothers come to Christ and may glorify God.
As always thank you from me and from the Malachi Dads of Sheridan
Grace, mercy and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord;
Scott Kalas
Soldiers of Christ Prison Ministries™
www.soldiers-of-Christ.org
To bring the gospel to the prisons, disciple Christian prisoners and connect them with resources that will provide them with holistic discipleship during and after incarceration.
U.S. Mail
Soldiers Of Christ Prison Ministries
P.O. Box 671
Cortland, IL 60112-0671
March 17, 2011
Sheridan Correctional Malachi Dads Prayer Request - Friday March 11, 2011
Greetings prayer warriors;
Prayer request.
Miguel – I ask that you continue to keep me in prayer, foe me to continue in my faith and studies. Thank you.
Antoine – I want to ask to pray for us all. To pray for me to become stronger in the Lord and for my family, especially my son Antoine Jr. to be closer to the Lord and to pray for prison ministry that helps us all get intimate with God. May God continue to bless you!
John B. – Request for prayer for God to reveal to me His purpose. Thank you!
Rafael – I pray for all those killed and injured in Japan, for Scott, for all on earth. Amen
Robert M. – Please pray for my son Robert and my mother, who watches and cares for him, my sister Misty and her two boys and all the guys in C13 here at Sheridan Correctional Center.
John P. – Thanks for letting me see another birthday. I made it 30 years with the help of Jesus Christ. Pray for me to get in contact with my daughters. Pray that my daughter’s mom will help them respond back to me. Pray that the Governor and the State Legislators will figure out what to do with the good time situation.
Raamon – Pray for me to find my daughter Nianna and for my family. God bless.
Robert F. – Asking for prayer for my family and me to be in full obedience with God and also keep His presence and Spirit over Sheridan CC. That God bless you and your families. Amen
Clarence – Spiritual growth, obedience.
Adam – Grave, peace and mercy to you all! Can we pray for the laborers going out to this harvest because it’s needed so much. Please pray for the sick and suffering and Japan’s devastation. The Lord give and He takes away. The Lord is calling praise Jesus!!
Lidell – Pray for my family and my children that God may do something for them and the families in Japan.
James – To pray for my father, my family and my children and all who come in contact with me.
Levi – I would like to ask you to continue to pray for the growth and spiritual development of all who attend this study group.
DeAngelo – I just want to ask God for patience, wisdom and understanding. I know all my prayers have been answered and want to thank GOD.
I particularly got a conviction from DeAngelo’s prayer, he knows his prayers are answered and wants to thank God before you lift them up. This is an individual that has FAITH, I could use a dose of that faith in my prayer life.
Grace, mercy and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord;
Scott Kalas
Soldiers of Christ Prison Ministries™
www.soldiers-of-Christ.org
To bring the gospel to the prisons, disciple Christian prisoners and connect them with resources that will provide them with holistic discipleship during and after incarceration.
U.S. Mail
Soldiers Of Christ Prison Ministries
P.O. Box 671
Cortland, IL 60112-0671
Prayer request.
Miguel – I ask that you continue to keep me in prayer, foe me to continue in my faith and studies. Thank you.
Antoine – I want to ask to pray for us all. To pray for me to become stronger in the Lord and for my family, especially my son Antoine Jr. to be closer to the Lord and to pray for prison ministry that helps us all get intimate with God. May God continue to bless you!
John B. – Request for prayer for God to reveal to me His purpose. Thank you!
Rafael – I pray for all those killed and injured in Japan, for Scott, for all on earth. Amen
Robert M. – Please pray for my son Robert and my mother, who watches and cares for him, my sister Misty and her two boys and all the guys in C13 here at Sheridan Correctional Center.
John P. – Thanks for letting me see another birthday. I made it 30 years with the help of Jesus Christ. Pray for me to get in contact with my daughters. Pray that my daughter’s mom will help them respond back to me. Pray that the Governor and the State Legislators will figure out what to do with the good time situation.
Raamon – Pray for me to find my daughter Nianna and for my family. God bless.
Robert F. – Asking for prayer for my family and me to be in full obedience with God and also keep His presence and Spirit over Sheridan CC. That God bless you and your families. Amen
Clarence – Spiritual growth, obedience.
Adam – Grave, peace and mercy to you all! Can we pray for the laborers going out to this harvest because it’s needed so much. Please pray for the sick and suffering and Japan’s devastation. The Lord give and He takes away. The Lord is calling praise Jesus!!
Lidell – Pray for my family and my children that God may do something for them and the families in Japan.
James – To pray for my father, my family and my children and all who come in contact with me.
Levi – I would like to ask you to continue to pray for the growth and spiritual development of all who attend this study group.
DeAngelo – I just want to ask God for patience, wisdom and understanding. I know all my prayers have been answered and want to thank GOD.
I particularly got a conviction from DeAngelo’s prayer, he knows his prayers are answered and wants to thank God before you lift them up. This is an individual that has FAITH, I could use a dose of that faith in my prayer life.
Grace, mercy and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord;
Scott Kalas
Soldiers of Christ Prison Ministries™
www.soldiers-of-Christ.org
To bring the gospel to the prisons, disciple Christian prisoners and connect them with resources that will provide them with holistic discipleship during and after incarceration.
U.S. Mail
Soldiers Of Christ Prison Ministries
P.O. Box 671
Cortland, IL 60112-0671
March 16, 2011
JAIL-MAIL from Chaplain Tom, NEW LIFE CORRECTIONS MINISTRY at WAYSIDE CROSS MINISTRIES, AURORA IL, March 16, 2011
JAIL-MAIL from Chaplain Tom, NEW LIFE CORRECTIONS MINISTRY at WAYSIDE CROSS MINISTRIES, AURORA IL, March 16, 2011
The Spirit of the Lord is on Me, because he has anointed Me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent Me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners and recovery of sight for the blind, to set the oppressed free, to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor.
- Luke 4:18-19
When He saw the crowds, He had compassion on them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd. Then He said to His disciples, “The harvest is plentiful but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into His harvest field.”
- Matthew 9:36-38
LAST CALL FOR KENDALL COUNTY JAIL VOLUNTEERS!
Application Deadline: March 31, 2011
All who's applications are approved will be contacted for security training in April.
WEEKLY WORSHIP SERVICES
The plan is to have enough inter-denominational services on Saturdays & Sundays to offer every inmate the opportunity for weekly church.
CHAPLAINCY SERVICES
The plan is to have enough volunteer Chaplains to take a Book Cart with Bibles, other literature & pastoral counseling to every inmate every week.
DADS' CLASSES
The plan is to have teams of volunteers using the same "Malachi Dads" classes used in many of our neighboring counties' jails.
MOMS' CLASSES
The plan is to have a team of volunteers using "Heart's Song, a Bible-based curriculum also used in the Kane County Jail.
For Volunteer Applications, please email Chaplain Tom.
tbeatty@waysidecross.org. in time to have your application submitted before March 31st.
The Spirit of the Lord is on Me, because he has anointed Me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent Me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners and recovery of sight for the blind, to set the oppressed free, to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor.
- Luke 4:18-19
When He saw the crowds, He had compassion on them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd. Then He said to His disciples, “The harvest is plentiful but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into His harvest field.”
- Matthew 9:36-38
LAST CALL FOR KENDALL COUNTY JAIL VOLUNTEERS!
Application Deadline: March 31, 2011
All who's applications are approved will be contacted for security training in April.
WEEKLY WORSHIP SERVICES
The plan is to have enough inter-denominational services on Saturdays & Sundays to offer every inmate the opportunity for weekly church.
CHAPLAINCY SERVICES
The plan is to have enough volunteer Chaplains to take a Book Cart with Bibles, other literature & pastoral counseling to every inmate every week.
DADS' CLASSES
The plan is to have teams of volunteers using the same "Malachi Dads" classes used in many of our neighboring counties' jails.
MOMS' CLASSES
The plan is to have a team of volunteers using "Heart's Song, a Bible-based curriculum also used in the Kane County Jail.
For Volunteer Applications, please email Chaplain Tom.
tbeatty@waysidecross.org. in time to have your application submitted before March 31st.
March 14, 2011
March 11, 2011
JAIL-MAIL from Chaplain Tom, NEW LIFE CORRECTIONS MINISTRY at WAYSIDE CROSS MINISTRIES, AURORA IL, March 10, 2011
JAIL-MAIL from Chaplain Tom, NEW LIFE CORRECTIONS MINISTRY at WAYSIDE CROSS MINISTRIES, AURORA IL, March 10, 2011
KENDALL COUNTY JAIL volunteers needed!
VOLUNTEER CHAPLAINS
(to fit your schedule)
WORSHIP SERVICE LEADERS
(Saturdays & Sundays)
PARENTING CLASSES
CO-LEADERS
Dads on Wed., 2-4 PM
Moms on Fri., 9 - 11 AM
Email Chaplain Tom
more information!
tbeatty@waysidecross.org
Spanish books needed
In the Kane County Jail we have a "Book Cart" ministry, supplying Christian books, literature, Bibles, Bible Lessons, and one-on-one counseling. Many of the inmates speak & read only Spanish, yet we have very few Spanish books.
Please email Chaplain Tom to donate books.tbeatty@waysidecross.org
Illinois Youth Center
(Saint Charles)
MOVIE NIGHT
1st Thursdays, begins
April 7th, 5 PM with FACING THE GIANTS.
This is an answer to prayer! Please pray God open the hearts of the kids to the Gospel!
http://chaplainhelp.org/
One-Day Jail & Prison Ministry Training Seminar
April 2, 2011
9 AM - 3:30 PM
215 East New York Street, Aurora IL 60505
CORRECTIONAL CHAPLAINCY FROM A BIBLICAL POINT OF VIEW
NEW LIFE CORRECTIONS MINISTRY,
please use this link
http://www.waysidecross.org
- then, click on the Red Heart.
THANK YOU &
GOD BLESS YOU!
CHRISTIANS HAVE THE ANSWER!
The WHOLE answer! We MUST tell 'em!
We observe that over 90% of local jail inmates are involved with drugs and alcohol, with sex-related crimes and crimes of violence. A study of the Scriptures reveals that these are spiritual problems. Unfortunately, too many dealing with these problems rarely use the Scriptures. They don’t know that the Scriptures are living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing as far as the division of soul and spirit and able to judge the thoughts and intentions of the heart. The power of the Creator is present in the words of Scripture. This power is desperately needed to break the bondage of sin.
Our experience is that changing behaviors is not the answer. We believe that the “heart” of a person has to be changed, and when the heart is changed, the result is changed behavior. Education and behavior modification do not solve the problem. (If they did, I don’t think we would have a any problems today with teen sexual activity, drug- or alcohol-abuse, racial prejudice, domestic violence, or any of the other problems on which our government has spent billions of dollars.) We must combat these moral and spiritual problems by assaulting “the gates of hell” with the glorious,life-changing gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ If we Christians don't take them the answer, who will?
The Feb. 19th team into Stateville NRC visited about 1000 inmates, holding out their candles as the light of the world.
There is a candle in every soul;
Some brightly burning, some dark and cold.
There is a Spirit who brings fire
Ignites a candle and makes His home.
Carry your candle, run to the darkness,
Seek out the hopeless, confused and torn.
Hold out your candle for all to see it.
Take your candle, and go light your world!
Take your candle, and go light your world!
- Kathy Trocoli
J & P Ministry Training Seminar on April 2nd,
on delivering the WHOLE answer.
The Seminar is FREE! Reservations are required!
Email your Seminar Registration
before the March 26 deadline -
tbeatty@waysidecross.org
"DADS CLASSES"
in a 2-Day Seminar!
Sometimes, it's tough to fit another weekly class into the Jail's or Prison's schedule. With this in mind, on April 4th & 5th, we are presenting our first 2-Day Seminar. We'll present the Dads' Classes at Robinson Correctional Center in Robinson, IL. Please pray for us in this new format. We'll provide you with a report after the seminar.
PRAYER REQUESTS
For volunteers at the Kendall County Jail.
For a minivan for Chaplain Tom (many miles between jails has his old one requiring frequent & expensive repair).
For the One-Day Seminar to be well-attended & for us attendees to be equipped.
For Spanish books - clean, moral novels, mysteries, biographies, Bibles, etc.
For the 2-Day Seminar to be well-received & the Gospel well-communicated.
For the "Movie Night" to be well-received by the teenagers & the Gospel to be communicated & lives to be changed!
KENDALL COUNTY JAIL volunteers needed!
VOLUNTEER CHAPLAINS
(to fit your schedule)
WORSHIP SERVICE LEADERS
(Saturdays & Sundays)
PARENTING CLASSES
CO-LEADERS
Dads on Wed., 2-4 PM
Moms on Fri., 9 - 11 AM
Email Chaplain Tom
more information!
tbeatty@waysidecross.org
Spanish books needed
In the Kane County Jail we have a "Book Cart" ministry, supplying Christian books, literature, Bibles, Bible Lessons, and one-on-one counseling. Many of the inmates speak & read only Spanish, yet we have very few Spanish books.
Please email Chaplain Tom to donate books.tbeatty@waysidecross.org
Illinois Youth Center
(Saint Charles)
MOVIE NIGHT
1st Thursdays, begins
April 7th, 5 PM with FACING THE GIANTS.
This is an answer to prayer! Please pray God open the hearts of the kids to the Gospel!
http://chaplainhelp.org/
One-Day Jail & Prison Ministry Training Seminar
April 2, 2011
9 AM - 3:30 PM
215 East New York Street, Aurora IL 60505
CORRECTIONAL CHAPLAINCY FROM A BIBLICAL POINT OF VIEW
NEW LIFE CORRECTIONS MINISTRY,
please use this link
http://www.waysidecross.org
- then, click on the Red Heart.
THANK YOU &
GOD BLESS YOU!
CHRISTIANS HAVE THE ANSWER!
The WHOLE answer! We MUST tell 'em!
We observe that over 90% of local jail inmates are involved with drugs and alcohol, with sex-related crimes and crimes of violence. A study of the Scriptures reveals that these are spiritual problems. Unfortunately, too many dealing with these problems rarely use the Scriptures. They don’t know that the Scriptures are living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing as far as the division of soul and spirit and able to judge the thoughts and intentions of the heart. The power of the Creator is present in the words of Scripture. This power is desperately needed to break the bondage of sin.
Our experience is that changing behaviors is not the answer. We believe that the “heart” of a person has to be changed, and when the heart is changed, the result is changed behavior. Education and behavior modification do not solve the problem. (If they did, I don’t think we would have a any problems today with teen sexual activity, drug- or alcohol-abuse, racial prejudice, domestic violence, or any of the other problems on which our government has spent billions of dollars.) We must combat these moral and spiritual problems by assaulting “the gates of hell” with the glorious,life-changing gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ If we Christians don't take them the answer, who will?
The Feb. 19th team into Stateville NRC visited about 1000 inmates, holding out their candles as the light of the world.
There is a candle in every soul;
Some brightly burning, some dark and cold.
There is a Spirit who brings fire
Ignites a candle and makes His home.
Carry your candle, run to the darkness,
Seek out the hopeless, confused and torn.
Hold out your candle for all to see it.
Take your candle, and go light your world!
Take your candle, and go light your world!
- Kathy Trocoli
J & P Ministry Training Seminar on April 2nd,
on delivering the WHOLE answer.
The Seminar is FREE! Reservations are required!
Email your Seminar Registration
before the March 26 deadline -
tbeatty@waysidecross.org
"DADS CLASSES"
in a 2-Day Seminar!
Sometimes, it's tough to fit another weekly class into the Jail's or Prison's schedule. With this in mind, on April 4th & 5th, we are presenting our first 2-Day Seminar. We'll present the Dads' Classes at Robinson Correctional Center in Robinson, IL. Please pray for us in this new format. We'll provide you with a report after the seminar.
PRAYER REQUESTS
For volunteers at the Kendall County Jail.
For a minivan for Chaplain Tom (many miles between jails has his old one requiring frequent & expensive repair).
For the One-Day Seminar to be well-attended & for us attendees to be equipped.
For Spanish books - clean, moral novels, mysteries, biographies, Bibles, etc.
For the 2-Day Seminar to be well-received & the Gospel well-communicated.
For the "Movie Night" to be well-received by the teenagers & the Gospel to be communicated & lives to be changed!
March 7, 2011
Sheridan Correctional Malachi Dads Prayer Request - Friday March 4 2011
Greeting Prayer Warriors;
It is hard to believe SOCPM and the men of Sheridan are approaching the mid-point of the Malachi Dads program. The class has lost several men and though that is disappointing God has told me not to focus on those who chose to drop as defeat but to focus on those who are persevering, focus on their hunger to be Malachi Dads, they are the ones who are worthy of my persevering.
Rodney – Please pray that God will strengthen my relationship with my children
Charles – My name is Charles I would like you to pray for my struggle to lose weight. Also pray for me to live one day at a time and not worry about the future.
Clarence – Just a closer walk with God, godly wisdom, In Jesus name Amen
Robert F – I’m asking for prayer on my life bring me into a more deeper intimate relationship and obedience with God, keep my spiritual eyes and ears open to hear his will and see where he is working so I can join him and just look over my family and Sheridan C. C. thank you and God bless you and your family.
Lidell- Could you pray for my mom and my children and my aunt all of my family. Also could you please pray for me to go home on work release.
Antoine - I would like you to pray for me and overcome my shortcomings, to be able to hold and live by the word, to continue my faith and belief in Jesus, to help me lead like Jesus and shine His light in my life. Pray for my family to be kept in His arms and Word. To pray for everyone in prison or jail and for prison ministries everywhere
Adam – Grace, peace and mercy to you and your ministry and from God our Father and our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, I’m asking for prayer for the saints and the family of God. Let’s pray for the persecuted and persecutors. Let’s pray for all the sick and suffering out in the world and ask that the Lord to send out workers in the harvest. Praise God in Jesus name. God bless, peace and love
Levi – I would like to ask you to pray for God’s trusted servants (Scott and Brian) that they may continue to minister the Word of God to others just like me and that they may have strength in their weakness. Also pray for us who are seeking to learn to live according to the teachings of Jesus Christ and conform to the precepts of the Father. Finally, pray for our families that God will touch their lives and reveal Himself to that, that they may develop faith and learn to trust and obey Him.
Miguel – I thank you for your prayers and your dedication to pray for others. I ask that you pray for my wife and children that the Lord keeps them strong in the Word and they continue to look for the Lord to guide their way. I ask the same for myself but also that the Lord helps me to forgive those that continue to speak down on me to others and that my faith to take over and doesn’t allow me to become bitter to those men. Thank you for everything and God bless.
Jon B – Request for prayer to soften the hearts of prison officials here to grant me good time credit off my sentence giving me an early release. There is talk among prison officials that they got the green light to lift the suspension of good time, allowing us to receive up to 180 days off our sentence.
John P – Dear prayer warriors. I would just like to thank you for praying for me. Secondly I would like to thank you for taking time to pray for my requests. Also I would like to have some mail sent just to let me know that someone thinks of me because I haven’t heard from anyone in awhile. Please keep me in your godly ways. Thanks, pray fully yours.
Robert – I pray and ask for your prayers to help my mother support son. Also they are suppose to come to visit me. It has been since Dec 6, 2009, the last I him. Please pray to reunite us soon. My sister hurt herself Wednesday night. Also she is pregnant and has two boys already. Please also pray my two daughters. I love you, His loving servant.
DeAngelo – I really just want to thank God for being so merciful on my life but I want a special prayer request for my mother, my daughter and my auntys, for them mentally spiritually, physically and emotionally. I pray that I and my child mother can be together so that we can both raise godly children and be a happy family.
I didn’t choose the last prayer to be intentionally the last prayer but it simply was the way they came out of thefolder, but how fitting that last sentence. I pray that I and my child mother can be together so that we can both raise godly children and be a happy family. May are hearts be truly surrendered to God as we lift all of these prayer requests in hopes all of the men will be godly dads, have godly wives, raising godly children in godly homes.
Imagine the impact if each of these men upon returning to their families and their communities indeed raise godly families and their families in return raise godly families and so on, generations of lost sheep not glorifying God and bring His love and mercy to those they encounter, how the gospel of Jesus Christ can spread like wildfire in the most broken areas of our cities and communities.
On a final note as I was transposing the prayer request in to an e-mail I received a call from Brian who has co-led Malachi Dads with me, sharing that in his new position as a counselor at Sheridan he was told he have to drop his role as a prison volunteer. This is a big heartfelt loss for Brian, I too will miss his assistance and love for the men, and of course so will the men. Please pray that God will use Brian in ways beyond his imagination in this new career.
Grace, mercy and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord;
Scott Kalas
Soldiers of Christ Prison Ministries™
www.soldiers-of-Christ.org
To bring the gospel to the prisons, disciple Christian prisoners and connect them with resources that will provide them with holistic discipleship during and after incarceration.
U.S. Mail
Soldiers Of Christ Prison Ministries
P.O. Box 671
Cortland, IL 60112-0671
It is hard to believe SOCPM and the men of Sheridan are approaching the mid-point of the Malachi Dads program. The class has lost several men and though that is disappointing God has told me not to focus on those who chose to drop as defeat but to focus on those who are persevering, focus on their hunger to be Malachi Dads, they are the ones who are worthy of my persevering.
Rodney – Please pray that God will strengthen my relationship with my children
Charles – My name is Charles I would like you to pray for my struggle to lose weight. Also pray for me to live one day at a time and not worry about the future.
Clarence – Just a closer walk with God, godly wisdom, In Jesus name Amen
Robert F – I’m asking for prayer on my life bring me into a more deeper intimate relationship and obedience with God, keep my spiritual eyes and ears open to hear his will and see where he is working so I can join him and just look over my family and Sheridan C. C. thank you and God bless you and your family.
Lidell- Could you pray for my mom and my children and my aunt all of my family. Also could you please pray for me to go home on work release.
Antoine - I would like you to pray for me and overcome my shortcomings, to be able to hold and live by the word, to continue my faith and belief in Jesus, to help me lead like Jesus and shine His light in my life. Pray for my family to be kept in His arms and Word. To pray for everyone in prison or jail and for prison ministries everywhere
Adam – Grace, peace and mercy to you and your ministry and from God our Father and our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, I’m asking for prayer for the saints and the family of God. Let’s pray for the persecuted and persecutors. Let’s pray for all the sick and suffering out in the world and ask that the Lord to send out workers in the harvest. Praise God in Jesus name. God bless, peace and love
Levi – I would like to ask you to pray for God’s trusted servants (Scott and Brian) that they may continue to minister the Word of God to others just like me and that they may have strength in their weakness. Also pray for us who are seeking to learn to live according to the teachings of Jesus Christ and conform to the precepts of the Father. Finally, pray for our families that God will touch their lives and reveal Himself to that, that they may develop faith and learn to trust and obey Him.
Miguel – I thank you for your prayers and your dedication to pray for others. I ask that you pray for my wife and children that the Lord keeps them strong in the Word and they continue to look for the Lord to guide their way. I ask the same for myself but also that the Lord helps me to forgive those that continue to speak down on me to others and that my faith to take over and doesn’t allow me to become bitter to those men. Thank you for everything and God bless.
Jon B – Request for prayer to soften the hearts of prison officials here to grant me good time credit off my sentence giving me an early release. There is talk among prison officials that they got the green light to lift the suspension of good time, allowing us to receive up to 180 days off our sentence.
John P – Dear prayer warriors. I would just like to thank you for praying for me. Secondly I would like to thank you for taking time to pray for my requests. Also I would like to have some mail sent just to let me know that someone thinks of me because I haven’t heard from anyone in awhile. Please keep me in your godly ways. Thanks, pray fully yours.
Robert – I pray and ask for your prayers to help my mother support son. Also they are suppose to come to visit me. It has been since Dec 6, 2009, the last I him. Please pray to reunite us soon. My sister hurt herself Wednesday night. Also she is pregnant and has two boys already. Please also pray my two daughters. I love you, His loving servant.
DeAngelo – I really just want to thank God for being so merciful on my life but I want a special prayer request for my mother, my daughter and my auntys, for them mentally spiritually, physically and emotionally. I pray that I and my child mother can be together so that we can both raise godly children and be a happy family.
I didn’t choose the last prayer to be intentionally the last prayer but it simply was the way they came out of thefolder, but how fitting that last sentence. I pray that I and my child mother can be together so that we can both raise godly children and be a happy family. May are hearts be truly surrendered to God as we lift all of these prayer requests in hopes all of the men will be godly dads, have godly wives, raising godly children in godly homes.
Imagine the impact if each of these men upon returning to their families and their communities indeed raise godly families and their families in return raise godly families and so on, generations of lost sheep not glorifying God and bring His love and mercy to those they encounter, how the gospel of Jesus Christ can spread like wildfire in the most broken areas of our cities and communities.
On a final note as I was transposing the prayer request in to an e-mail I received a call from Brian who has co-led Malachi Dads with me, sharing that in his new position as a counselor at Sheridan he was told he have to drop his role as a prison volunteer. This is a big heartfelt loss for Brian, I too will miss his assistance and love for the men, and of course so will the men. Please pray that God will use Brian in ways beyond his imagination in this new career.
Grace, mercy and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord;
Scott Kalas
Soldiers of Christ Prison Ministries™
www.soldiers-of-Christ.org
To bring the gospel to the prisons, disciple Christian prisoners and connect them with resources that will provide them with holistic discipleship during and after incarceration.
U.S. Mail
Soldiers Of Christ Prison Ministries
P.O. Box 671
Cortland, IL 60112-0671
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