USA (MNN) — New resources for prison inmates around the world are on the way as Crossroads Prison Ministries translates part of its Bible study curriculum into new languages.
As a Christ-centered, student-focused program, Crossroads connects people in prison with mentors who study the Bible with them via letters.
“We have a presence in about 29 countries around the world,” says Joe Pryor, president and CEO of Crossroads. “The reality is, we are in some countries where we have not effectively accomplished translating all of our lessons into their language.”
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The ministry has made staffing changes and hired a Translation Manager in 2023 to accomplish their strategic goal of translating 27 Bible study lessons into 10 languages.
“When we go into a country, we’re treating it like a franchise. When a person opens a franchise, they have to have a lot of infrastructure in place before they ever open the doors, so that they can be successful when they do open the doors,” says Pryor.
“In the future, we’re not going to go into a country until we have all that infrastructure in place so that we can get everyone there, including the leaders and the students, every chance they need to succeed.”
Pray for Crossroads students around the world to be transformed as they study God’s Word and for God’s blessing on the ministry’s translation process.
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“How exciting it will be to be able to go into a country and to be able to say, ‘We not only have all these lessons, we have them in your language,'” says Pryor.
“Please pray for us as we accomplish this goal, because it’s so important to reach so many people around the world.”
To learn more about how you might get involved as a mentor with Crossroads, click here.
Header image courtesy of Crossroads Prison Ministries.
