We’re so grateful to partner with friends like you who want to see Jesus glorified as we seek justice, love mercy, and restore hope. As you may know, our advocacy team works tirelessly to help bring about a more transformative justice system. We link arms with justice-minded men and women like you, from all walks of life, to champion fairer laws and expose the barriers faced by people with a criminal record.
One of these advocates is a woman named Kacie Starr. Before she partnered with us, she became one of the youngest-ever elected officials in St. Louis, Missouri, at age 26. But after misusing campaign funds, she resigned from office and chose not to pursue her dream of running for Congress.
“The theft lasted a couple of years, and nobody knew. But Jesus did,” said Kacie. With her mom’s help, she rediscovered the faith of her childhood. Kacie later came clean about her crimes.
Though she never went to prison, Kacie paid restitution. She struggled to find a new job due to her criminal past and turned to sewing, a skill she had picked up from her grandmother. In 2022, she opened the Sew Hope Community Sewing Room and later began leading a prison ministry in St. Louis with her husband.
Just a few weeks ago she joined us in Washington, D.C., to share her story and urge lawmakers to pass the Federal Prison Oversight Act. This landmark bill, which has now passed both the House and the Senate, will pave the way to make prison conditions safer and more humane for the incarcerated and for staff.
“We get to do the work that God has called us to do and make lasting change within the public square,” says Kacie.
Also, if you’re a church leader who wants to deepen your ministry, we’d love to see you this fall at Restore, our conference in Birmingham, Alabama. Join us Sept. 9–10 and dive into ministry best practices, discover how to embrace your God-inspired vision, and learn what it means to mobilize those you’ve been entrusted to lead. Please share this with your church leadership or register here today.
As always, if there is any way we can pray for you, please share your requests with our prayer team. Thank you for joining us to share hope with those incarcerated!
Serving Him with you,
HEATHER RICE-MINUS President and CEO
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