TRC is an independent ministry involving volunteers and support from many churches and denominations.  We thank the North Roanoke Baptist Association for providing office space, web space and other resources.  

TRC Prayer Requests for February 2012

1] Kairos Short Course March 21^st.

2] The Shiloh Worship Center.

3] That Churches commit to a time of praise.

4] Need for a church to provide Bibles for TRC.

5] Health concerns for TRC volunteers and their families.

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"To offer light to the blind and life to the dead by sharing the Gospel with our words and our actions.  We believe effectual fervent prayer, strong faith, sacrificial service and continuing discipleship will bless the incarcerated and related persons."

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“The criminal is the product of spiritual starvation. Someone failed miserably to bring him to know God, love Him and serve Him.”  -Legendary FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover

 

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Recently, at the Wilson County Jail in downtown Wilson, my partner and I hit a snag on a Saturday afternoon. The staff could not find their list of approved ministers, and those working did not know us. Considerately, they assigned a deputy to escort us through the jail and stay with us as we ministered. The obstacle was that we could not split up and cover both floors.

I had suggested to my partner in the past that we should listen to each other preach sometime in the jail in order to learn from one another and to help one another. The Lord apparently thought this to be a good idea. We were able to preach to two blocks of prisoners—he took one, and I the other.

Hearing my friend preach was a blessing. One of the young men was in tears over his situation before man and God, while all the others listened somberly. My friend came from a different background from me; he had been on the other side of the bars many times before the Lord got hold of him. He confessed much of his very rough past and proclaimed the glory of his Savior Jesus Christ who changed his heart at the cost of the cross.

Over the years, I have made a particular point to those entering jail ministry and when appropriate, to the inmates: We are all drawn to particular sins—some get you locked up, but some don't. Are those that don't get arrested or whose sins are not found out better off? Not necessarily. God has used earthly authorities to check the behavior of the incarcerated. Even if they have not done what they are accused of at present, they have still been forced to conclude that they do not have all the answers.

On the other hand, those that seem to be getting away with their sin are not. God sees all and will see that all sins are punished, either paid for by the perpetrator or laid on His precious Son. In the mean time, however, those who don't get caught can fool themselves and ignore the consequences of their sins—often until it is too late. For each person and for the world, the time for repentance will come to an end (Revelation 22:11).

In the midst of our difficulty or suffering, we should not miss the grace made available by the One who works out all things for those who believe. I was blessed this day to hear my friend preach and I trust the Lord to take care of those we did not get to visit.

Wretched yet redeemed,

A TRC Servant