Hope Beyond the Bars Prison Ministry

I am constantly inspired by the inmates’ openness and eagerness to receive any correspondence from us. Their gratitude in knowing that we care enough to send an email about God’s love for them opens the door for deep, meaningful conversation that can lead to healing and hope. Reading emails about how they grew up, their families (or lack thereof), gangs, drugs, and prison life with its daily challenges as well as stories of transformation and rebirth gives me just as much strength and hope as I could ever offer them.

Most of the men and women in our program share the letters and devotional materials with others in their pod, thereby expanding our ministry farther than our financial means would allow us to do on our own. The inmates are a big part of our ministry and giving them the tools by which to be an extension of our ministry gives them purpose and fulfilment that only God can provide. What a blessing!

Covid helped us to learn how important fellowship and friendship are to our mental and spiritual health. When you live behind bars, much of that can only come in the form of written letters and emails. So, we have come to understand the true weight and value of those words.

Thank you for all that you have done to make this ministry the life changing program that it has become.

Donations can be mailed to:

Hope Beyond the Bars | PO Box 280 | Scottsville, VA 24590

If you have any questions about our ministry, please contact

Staci Hainsworth at Hopebeyondthebars@gmail.com.