I no longer looked at myself as a prisoner, but as a missionary in a land where a lot of people can’t go.
—Kris
Kris covered his cell window with a sheet of cardboard, desperate to be alone. He didn’t want anybody to see his next move. He fell to his knees on the cement floor and cried out.
A posture of surrender didn’t come naturally to Kris. He had been running from God his whole life, all the way to North Dakota State Penitentiary.
There, Kris heard about Prison Fellowship® Academy, a yearlong program built on biblical values and open to people of any or no faith, and he enrolled.
By 18 Years Old, I Knew I Would End Up Dead or in Prison
Pastor Robbie’s testimony is powerful: “Praise God I ended up in prison, because it saved my life.” Robbie reflects on being in prison and not being able to rely on his old ways of dealing with trauma. Hear him share how Prison Fellowship Academy gave him hope.
