The Prison Ministry is a fulfilment of the scripture in James whereby it is written to 'be doers of the Word, and not hearers only, deceiving your very selves... Pure 'religion' and undefiled before God is to visit the fatherless… in their distress, and to keep himself unspotted from the world.'

In a ministry like the prison ministry, it is very necessary 1) to have a pure burden for the lost and 2) remain close to Jesus, for in this most intense of ministries those being ministered to can spot insincere testimonies and ridicule them very quickly!

Thankfully those going to minister to the (mainly) youths in prison all are fuelled by Jesus' desire to reach those for whom he died on the cross, and it is received as such by those who are keen to listen to our message of hope in Christ wherever we go to minister.

Recent visits have been to Chelmsford Young Offenders Institution whereby the format was to do a 'mini-concert' followed by preaching and an altar call for salvation.

The prison chaplain is always excited by our visits, as they are very pertinent and relevant to the youngsters behind bars who always show a positive response towards Christ during our time there. We are also seeking to go into other prisons so please pray for God's favour to enable us to minister to those who are held captive by the consequence of sin.

Please pray 1) for those ministering 2) for the atmosphere and anointing in these prisons to permit the message of Jesus to pierce hearts 3) for the souls already won to Christ through this ministry, that they will be able to follow through on their commitments to Christ.