Helping homeless and formerly incarcerated men is challenging. Wayne & Janel Wager (USA) offers life coaching, pastoral care, vocational training, etc. But they can only do so much… C is a child sex offender serving time for armed robbery. He derailed his life with alcohol and illegal drugs and has almost completely alienated his parents. He will be released this year. Wayne talks weekly with him. They discuss employment possibilities. But many doors are closed because of his criminal record. The Wagers write, “C is full of jailhouse religion. Lots of journaling about repentance, obedience, the meaning of Scripture, and his hope of being only in God. He might get on the right track in life if he can maintain even 50% of his jailhouse Christian conviction.” Discouraging. Yet C is someone for whom Christ died. 

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