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Prison Baptism & Easter Greetings!
There is so often a palpable joy among our incarcerated brothers and sisters who have found new life and a new identity in the Risen Lord. On Easter, we are especially mindful that the power of sin and death has been overcome: “Who the son sets free, is free indeed.”
Nottoway Correctional Center Baptizes 36 + 9 in October 2024
Our seasoned Chaplain William Moore is one of GraceInside’s Regional Supervisors (Eastern and Central Regions), and also serves as Institutional Chaplain at Nottaway Correctional Center. Chaplain William always speaks kindly whenever you encounter him, and represents GraceInside with dignity, warmth and professionalism. On the amazing day of Wednesday, October 23, 2024, at Nottaway Correctional Center, the angels up above shouted for JOY because 36 prayer warriors joined the marching band of Jesus Christ. Chaplain William joyfully remarked: “It started with
GraceInside Hosts Fall Chaplains Training Retreat, October 9-11
What an amazing three-day Fall Chaplains Training Retreat! This year our theme was to relax, refresh, and renew your body, mind, and spirit. Our first devotional day and morning prayer was led by our WESTERN REGION God-fearing dynamic duo, Chaplain Cliff Cauthorne and Chaplain Daniel Theiben. Chaplain Cliff opened up with a powerful song by Homer and Gabriel: “ Pentecostal Power”: Lord as of old at Pentecost Thou didst Thy power display, with cleaning purifying flame descend on us today.
The Gift of a Food Tray Leads an Inmate to the Light of Christ
by Chaplain Darrell Hunley, Pocahontas State Correctional Center Today I was working in my office in the prison when my inmate clerk jumped up and excitedly ran into the hallway. He had just seen an old friend. The two men had huge smiles on their faces, and they hugged each other like they were long lost brothers. After they said a few quick words and waved goodbye, my inmate clerk came back into my office and sat back down in
An Inmate Becomes a Light for Jesus!
by “Larry,” an inmate at Green Rock Correctional Center I was raised in a Christian family and gave my life to Christ, asking Him to come into my life when I was 14 years old. However, by age 18 I had turned from Jesus, choosing to follow my own worldly desires and to “do my own thing.” This “freedom” eventually led me to hit rock bottom and to be arrested. I was sentenced to serve 10 YEARS in prison! After
The People That Walked in Darkness…
by Daniel Theiben, Restorative Housing Unit Chaplain (Red Onion State Prison & Wallen Ridge State Prison): Walking through maximum security pods, I noticed that R. B. was downcast. When I asked how he was doing, he shared that his heroin addiction had driven him to commit a “stupid crime.” He was worried that when he gets out of prison in less than a year his wife will leave him if he relapses. He wanted me to send him some materials
Sharing in the Light
by Jerusha Tiller, FCCW COVID hit institutions hard: schools, childcare programs, hospitals. retirement homes, nursing homes and prisons were affected. At Fluvanna Correctional Center for Women, we had additional challenges like staffing shortage of both officers and volunteers, and as a result, our religious programs were affected. Our program numbers dwindled as schedules shifted and older preachers refrained from entering the prison systems; inmates struggled to find the strength to beat these challenges. Life does not have to be perfect
Chaplain Ball Retires after 42 Years of Service
Chaplain Ball worked in Security for 25 years for the Virginia Department of Corrections (VADOC), and then he worked for 17 years as a Chaplain with GraceInside, totaling 42 years of distinguished service for the Commonwealth of Virginia and for our prison ministry!!! Always a dedicated servant of Christ, with a powerful witness and with experience as a Correctional Officer, Corrections Lieutenant, etc., Chaplain Ball has made a tremendous difference in hundreds, if not thousands, of inmate and staff lives. He has been a “rock” for GraceInside, and his legacy