Honduras (MNN) — Catch the contrast of the scene. At a prison in Honduras, where violence and hopelessness reign, a Mission Cry shipment of over 1,000 Bibles arrived.
“The prisoners gathered in the courtyard, and they were able to get a copy of a Bible, and they were able to do worship songs,” says Reverend Jason Woolford with Mission Cry.
Mission Cry missionary partner and prison director of a prison in Honduras (Photo courtesy of Mission Cry)
“Our missionaries were able to share the salvation message with them and witness them reading their very own Bible. It was so beautiful. [As] the team was leaving, many inmates shook their hand[s] and thanked them for coming.”
This moment happened because Mission Cry missionary partners had favor with prison officials, which Woolford says is happening not only in South America.
“We’re seeing it in Africa. We’re seeing it in the Philippines. You name it — we’re seeing where doors of these prisons are starting to open. Wardens who are not even believers [are] allowing us to come in and preach the gospel by giving them the Word of God.”
If you know Christ, think of how the gospel has transformed your life. God can do the same work in a prisoner’s life and community.
“When these men or women get out of prison and they come back and their families are able to see that God touched them and did something in their lives, how that will impact generations to come,” Woolford says.
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More Bibles await sponsorship at Mission Cry.
“The Bible that we give, it’s very strategic. It’s the Mission Cry Bible in Spanish. It’s the New Testament, and it has a discipleship program in the back, and [other study helps]. We produce this Bible and get it in the hands of people around the world absolutely free for $2 a Bible.”
Visit missioncry.com to partner with their team on their upcoming shipments. Please pray as well!
“You’re making a difference in the lives of people around the world with the Word that is the only thing that doesn’t return void,” Woolford says.
“Pray for protection over our leadership, our Mission Cry missionaries on the ground and [for] favor — that God would continue to prompt and prick the right hearts at the right time so that we can continue to do what we do by people that partner with us in giving.”
Header photo courtesy of Mission Cry.
