Joe Avila has served Prison Fellowship® for over two decades in a wide variety of roles. In honor of his retirement, we sat down to talk about the history and highlights of his ministry.
Prison Fellowship: How did you come to work for Prison Fellowship?
JOE AVILA: I was exposed to Prison Fellowship [while incarcerated in California] through Inside Journal®. It was maybe a month before Christmas 1993. It had something about Prison Fellowship Angel Tree™. And then ...