“I was sick, and ye visited me: I was in prison, and ye came unto me.”
Matthew 25:36In Matthew 25, Jesus describes the day when all nations are gathered before Him. Among the things He remembers are these: "I was sick, and ye visited me: I was in prison, and ye came unto me."
The righteous are surprised. When did we do that? And Jesus answers: "Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me."
Why prisons and hospitals
Prisons and hospitals are places of deep loneliness. Many patients have no visitors. Many prisoners have been abandoned by their families. Fear, guilt and despair fill the long hours.
A visitor who sits, listens, reads a Psalm and prays can change the whole shape of someone's day — and sometimes their eternity.
How we serve
We support trained volunteers and chaplains who visit with full permission from each institution and in keeping with its rules. They:
- pray with patients, prisoners and their families,
- bring Bibles and Christian books where allowed,
- and offer the simple, holy gift of companionship.
When you support this ministry, you are visiting Jesus Himself.
Prison & Hospital Ministry
Permitted visits, prayer and spiritual companionship for those in prisons and hospitals.
