The Elderly in Prison
Prison ministry has always been something that has been dear to my heart. I did not get to do a lot of it, but when I did, it was a meaningful ministry. It is certainly a niche ministry that a lot of people cannot begin to understand. You often get questions like, "How could you possibly minister to someone who committed <insert horrible crime here>? I could never do that." And, I get it. Particularly if you are in a SuperMax or Death Row type prison, you will certainly run into the Hannibal Lecter's of the world. The people that society would refer to as the scum of the earth. Those that "deserve to rot" in prison or "should be dead," or words to that effect. Again, I get it. I honestly don't know if I could minister to someone who had killed a close friend or family member. I would like to think by the grace of God, if put into that position, I could operate in Christian charity and see the face of Christ even in such of those, but I cannot