“The Judge said 'since you're doing life on the installment plan, here's your next installment of 50 to 60 months'. Hopelessness man, hopelessness. I got another felony in prison while I was waiting to go to prison. I was fighting over somebody’s shampoo. I had to serve another year. I was in a 23hr lockdown for 13 straight months. I had no contact with the outside world. I had no family, no friends that were talking to me. I was scared to death. That was 15 years ago. The Lord met me in a maximum-security prison. When he revealed himself to me, I stayed awake for 3 days reading the bible. I went from being a pissed off 23-year-old kid, to having the love of God poured on me; crazy! I was like, 'what in the world happened?' God just completely wrecked my world. I felt the love and an acceptance in a way that I never in my life had ever seen before. My eyes were completely opened and then I just started seeking Him with all I had. My name is Chad and I surrender.”
(Chad, St. George, Kansas)