Crossroads Prison Ministries Canada
Cultivating Christ-centred relationships between those inside and outside prison walls.
Jesus, I always knew You existed. I’m a sixty-one-year-old man doing life fifteen. I’m twenty-one years in. I wish, in my younger days, when mom asked me to go to church with her, I would have gone. I always said to her, “Maybe next week,” but it never happened... Read more.
When Andrew arrived in prison, he never expected the Bible to hold the answers to life's biggest problems. Now, he's considering becoming a chaplain. Read more.
Last December, Liana shared her story about how the Faith and Money course helped her successfully re-integrate into society after she was released on parole. We’re sharing part of that story here. When Liana was sent to prison, she realized she had nothing to lose by “trying” God. This is what happened next. Read more.
Mark's brief letter moved us so much that we have decided to share it verbatim. His transformation and gratitude are palpable, and we joyfully cry with him when we see this sort of change in people's hearts. Read more.
Mike's story is a testament to the power of God in prison, and the life-giving joy of the Gospel. Read more.
Chris went from Christianity to robbing banks. In prison, he reconnected with Jesus and was transformed. This is his story. Read more.
The first time God visited Darren*, he was fourteen years old and doing time in the Young Offenders Centre. As he sat alone in his cell preparing a noose out of a bed sheet, intent on ending his life, he heard a voice calling his name. “I got up and looked out the window expecting […] Read more.
I grew up feeling loved and cherished by my family. When I was about 8 or 9 my mom married my stepfather. He was an alcoholic and abusive. But, at least, he was there and my biological father was not. I was constantly disappointed while waiting for my dad to show up and spend time […] Read more.
I can look back over my life and see His hand there almost every step of the way. From my childhood into adulthood I can see, now from the present, how I have been protected and blessed by our heavenly Father. Then, at the time I could not see. I was blind. I didn’t know […] Read more.
I see the Lord working in all parts of my life today. He took a man full of hate and despair and with little hope. This man is me, just over three years ago. I was nothing. I lived in a homeless shelter, used crack on a daily basis, as well as needles. I did […] Read more.