Brussels Prison Ministry

Purpose:

As a prison chaplain, I am bound to "confidence" sharing of what is going on in the prison. This means that I must be careful not to reveal names of the people that I work with. What I often do is to only use the first name of the person that I write about to hide their identity and to respect their life experience. They themselves wish (I never share a story of someone who does not wish to have others informed even of their story, let alone their name.) to have others share the joy of their new life of faith in Jesus Christ as their Lord and Saviour. Also, I will never share about the "inner concerns" of the prison itself... Mostly I want to share what good things the Lord has done in prisoners' lives, and sometimes about the ones whose lives turn against the Good News of Christ, just to show the contrast. All of this in an atmosphere of Hope, Hope in the one Who gave His life so that all may believe and receive forgiveness of sins, new life, and the promise of eternal life. Ken Barickman