08/12/2026
A Story of Freedom
As told by a Good News Global Chaplain
When I went into the housing unit, one of the men who had been in custody for about a year came up to talk with me. During this time in custody, he began taking the Bible seriously for the first time in his life. He placed his faith in Christ and started faithfully studying the Scriptures. He had been in custody before, but had never truly pursued learning and applying the Bible.
Recently, he shared with me how he has been walking away from situations where he normally would have become angry and fought. For about three months now, he has avoided fights entirely. What especially encouraged him was that officers and others around him had noticed the change in his life as well.
For the first time in his life, he is living with self-control.
This deeply encouraged me because throughout much of this past year, as he was learning the Bible, he regularly shared with me how he had gotten into another fight. It seemed to be a constant struggle. So we spent a great deal of time talking through what the Bible says about anger, self-control, and how to respond to others. I cannot even remember half of the conversations we had on the subject, but I do remember how much time, patience, and focused one-on-one ministry went into it.
Now, seeing the fruit of that work is incredibly encouraging.
God truly transforms lives.
