ROCK & Prison Ministries
“Until I read One God One Message, I thought heaven was earned. This book gave me a sinner’s hope for salvation and drove me to learn all I can about Jesus Christ.”
– Inmate in a US maximum-security prison, in the (high risk) Administrative Segregation section

Another prisoner in that same section commented: “Up to this point and time I’ve viewed the Bible as hypocritical but after reading One God One Message, I’m a firm believer that it’s God’s Word.”

The ministry that sent this feedback works primarily in three max prisons, training inmates to work as instructors for Emmaus Bible Correspondence Courses. A few weeks ago, the director wrote: “One God One Message and its testimony to our Lord’s great plan of redemption is touching many lives….” Earlier this year,
he wrote, “We have had 30 offenders graduate from our special program in Admin. Seg. We are very excited to see God using the materials we are distributing to reach those who are broken and in need of help from Him.”

In another city, a chaplain (who, over 14 years, has personally planted more than 3000 OGOM books in a network of prisons) tells of two inmates who came to Christ. “Both these men refused my other Christian literature and asked for a Quran, saying they were Muslims. When men do this, I say something like, “I don’t have any Qurans, but I have a book written by a Christian for Muslims, called One God One Message” (about 8 of 10 accept it). One who believed is a juvenile; the other an adult, excitedly thanked me for ‘turning him back to the right path’, and asked me to send literature to his wife, saying he is going to witness to everyone!”

We thank God too for the decades-old prison ministry in Senegal, W. Africa, now being carried on by the son of Henri (called to heaven 1½ years ago) and by Malick’s eldest son. Both these guys are talented musicians, so are teaching the gospel and music to younger inmates. Women prisoners are also being served and reached.

ROCKids & ROCK Resources
As summer season gets underway and schedules change, pray for our worldwide partners in ministry. Political turmoil, war, poverty, persecution, and spiritual opposition are realities, but so is 1 John 4:4 (“Greater is HE…”)! Part of our ministry is not only to help national teams realize each project, but also to encourage the individual workers during the season God gives us to work together with them. Pray too for continued blessing and provision for the New Hope Secondary Boarding School for girls in Tanzania. Please pray too for more help in certain realms of ROCK International. We thank the Lord for you and for your participation with us.