“his” inmate. This truly was a special moment as the inmate fell to his knees in thanks to God.
From the prison we headed back to the conference venue and presented our Leadership Conference to the local leaders, and as was typical we had more in attendance than scheduled, but it’s all good! This was our last formal conference, and the 3-hour leadership conference was a great hit! We are running on fumes, due to the heat, lack of sleep, irregular eating, long daily driving sessions, and then front- line ministry. But we’d have it no other way. This is what we prepare for, and the prayers of the saints around the world undergird us. We kept healthy and put one foot in front of the other every day and followed the leading of the Spirit of God!
Again, our assignments were as follows for the Leadership Conference:
Welcome/Introductions
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Intl. Chaplaincy Training School Don Preparing a Sermon for a Prison Setting Bob Biblical Leadership Principles Don Lessons from Good Biblical Leaders Dee Lessons from Bad Biblical Leaders Chase Delegation Ron Closing and Diplomas Bob
Today was the second of what turned out to be four 12-hour days, starting at 7am and then back to the hotel after dark at 7pm. We enjoyed supper together then off to bed, a very satisfying day!
Wednesday, March 20
Today is our only prison “double header” of the trip. We started at Uyo Prison, in the Ikot district of Ekpene State, and is the largest of the prisons we visited, with 1,614 inmates in a facility built for capacity of 613 inmates. The OIC here is a seasoned Corrections Officer, Christian, and has a large staff working to keep all their inmates on a track to “graduate” into productive society when their sentences are up. One of the small gift items we give the OIC, during our meet-and-greet/presentation, is a soccer ball and pump/needles, and this Officer is 1.5 years away from retirement, but with Grandkids that will play soccer. Nonetheless, he not only joined us on the platform for the campaign/service, but gifted his soccer ball back to us for the inmates. This Prison also hosts a PFC International Bible Institute of about 38 students in advanced, intermediate and basic units.
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