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AriseandShine.org

March 2010

Always Giving

3/14/2010

 
It is more blessed to give
than to receive. 
Acts 20:35


Not everyone cares that prison inmates are repenting of their sins and are placing their faith in Jesus Christ. Most probably do not believe convicted felons can really change for the better...
These disparagers can be found in all walks of life and at all levels of society. Well, let each one believe as he or she may. This one thing I know from my own observation: prisoners love to give. And in spite of the little they may have, when the desire is present, they give generously.

Today, for instance, my chaplain informed the fifty or so inmates who had gathered in the chapel that within a week's time, $107 was collected for a special Haiti earthquake relief fund. Such an amount might not seem like much money to many people, but when you consider that lots of the prisoners have only a few dollars to their names, this can be classified as "sacrificial" giving.

Thus a check for $107 was sent to Hope for the World, which is affiliated with the Beth Israel messianic church where Jonathan Cahn is the Senior Pastor. Beth Israel's membership consists of both Jews and Gentiles who believe that Jesus is the Messiah. Pastor Cahn sent my chaplain a thank you letter from his congregation to ours expressing thanks for our offering. Hope for the world has been doing relief work in Haiti for many years prior to the recent devastating earthquake. Therefore our donation will be able to go right to work in Haiti to help where needed the most.

Furthermore, my church recently received a letter of thanks from the pastor who's in charge of Hope Ministries, Inc. His church funds and operates an orphanage in Zambia, Africa. Every year the congregation here at Sullivan Correctional Facility will send a check for $200 to help those kids. Hope Ministries feeds, clothes, houses, and provides an education for these children. They also teach them about God and the Bible.

For more information about these two ministries, or to obtain verification that what I am reporting in my journal is true, please contact:

Pastor Jonathan Cahn
Hope for the World/Beth Israel
PO Box 1111
Lodi, NJ O7644

Hope Ministries, Inc
PO Box 75
Kenoza Lake, NY 12750-0075

As far as I'm concerned, the evidence is in. Prisoners care. We love to give, and give generously, because the Lord has touched our hearts.

D.B.

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