I wrote extensively about Jeffrey (pseudonym), in my journal entries for April 21 through 25...
Jeff has spent many years in bondage to alcohol. He has been in and out of prison for much of his adult life. And when he drinks, he often gets violent. This is what got him his last prison sentence. He repeatedly cut and stabbed a man with a knife during a drunken brawl. He has also been diagnosed with schizophrenia.
I was able to share my faith in Christ with Jeffrey, especially in the days just before his release from prison in April. I had encouraged him to go to a Christian mission he had mentioned having visited in the past. And I have been praying for him, too.
Then, today, I got a surprise. Another inmate, with whom he was friendly, told me that he just got a letter from Jeff. I couldn't believe it. Amazingly, Jeffrey is doing well. He did try to live in a local park for a while. Yet somehow, he managed to work things out with his parole officer. He got Jeff into a boarding home, and this is where he's now living.
In his letter, Jeffrey says that in this Christian boarding house, all fifteen residents are required to attend daily prayer meetings and listen to whatever Scriptures are being read.
God is watching over Jeffrey. I honestly thought his chances of making it on the outside were slim. He told me before he left that he was planning to get some alcohol as soon as he got out. Yet somehow the Lord seems to have gotten hold of him.
Thus far he is doing good.
D.B.
I was able to share my faith in Christ with Jeffrey, especially in the days just before his release from prison in April. I had encouraged him to go to a Christian mission he had mentioned having visited in the past. And I have been praying for him, too.
Then, today, I got a surprise. Another inmate, with whom he was friendly, told me that he just got a letter from Jeff. I couldn't believe it. Amazingly, Jeffrey is doing well. He did try to live in a local park for a while. Yet somehow, he managed to work things out with his parole officer. He got Jeff into a boarding home, and this is where he's now living.
In his letter, Jeffrey says that in this Christian boarding house, all fifteen residents are required to attend daily prayer meetings and listen to whatever Scriptures are being read.
God is watching over Jeffrey. I honestly thought his chances of making it on the outside were slim. He told me before he left that he was planning to get some alcohol as soon as he got out. Yet somehow the Lord seems to have gotten hold of him.
Thus far he is doing good.
D.B.
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