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Our mission grows, how you can help sustain these blessings
Discover more from Dr. Ruder about the blessings we’ve received and how you can help further our efforts to reach more incarcerated fathers and mothers.
Answer God’s call to share our ministry
Hello friends,
I was recently participating in
Answer God’s call to become a program partner
“For we are God’s fellow workers.
We need you to support restoration
Hello Friends,
Summer typically is a time
A Board Member Restored
I believe in the work of LGM because it impacted
Why you should support the less fortunate
Hello Friends,
Some of the biggest joys
How You Can Help Your Neighbors Achieve Restoration
Friends,
Just like the lawyer from Luke 10, I
Reflect the Work of Christ in Your Daily Lives
Friends,
I was sitting with the CEO of a large manufacturing
Change Families, Give Today
Friends,
During advent, I love the imagery
Returning Hearts Celebration Success in Mississippi
Friends,
I give praise and thanksgiving to Christ for the opportunity
Returning Hearts at Parchman Prison
A Second Chance
Friends,
It never fails. At the closing
Transform and Restore Lives through Hannah’s Gift
Friends,
My attention was caught recently by
Increasing ministry opportunity
Parental training context and studies
Friends,
We make it no secret that our programs at Lifeline
Lifeline Global Ministries: Opportunities after COVID
In the next few weeks, Lifeline will be re-engaging
Mid-Year Check-In on 22K in 2022 Goal
Dear Friends,
After coming off of a
California Hannah’s Gift Update
After more than two years of having the L.A. County Women's facility closed to outside programming, we have finally been able to restart the Hannah's Gift Bible study.
Returning Hearts Celebration – Walker State Prison in Georgia
Although we had to postpone our large Returning Hearts Celebration
Malachi Dad Graduation LIVE at High Desert Prison
Today we had the opportunity to conduct a graduation ceremony for Malachi Dads at High Desert Prison.
Wall of Fame
Wall of Fame
Darwin “Hutch” Hutchinson, Angola Malachi Dad
Returning Hearts 2022 Update
Mar 23. Many of you have been reaching out to
Living into the Kingdom Story
What storyline are we a part of? This Lent, I have benefited significantly from the writings and teachings of others.
Mark St. Julien
Mark St. Julien
“Uncle Mark, can I pray for us?”
Staying Ahead Through Wise Decisions
Technology continues to impact all our lives. Some for the better, like advances in medicine or enhanced safety. Some for the not so better, like phone chimes during church service or mindless games that waste our time. Lifeline Global’s ministry to the incarcerated and their families is not immune to these advances.
22,000 in 2022
At Lifeline Global Ministries, we serve a God that there are no goals that are too big for. That’s why I wanted to make public our organizational goal for 2022: TO REACH 22,000 INCARCERATED STUDENTS!
Liberty in the Light
“For every thousand people hacking at the leaves of evil, there is one striking at the roots” H.D Thoreau.
Project Mañana RHC
Lifeline Global Ministries partners with like-minded ministries
Cuba: Staying on Task
They cannot get into the prisons, so some chaplains are supervising the inmate leaders by phone who have had Malachi Dads. In turn, they are then teaching within the prisons where chaplains cannot get in.
International Influence via Online Training
We praised God for the insight to bring the training to the trainer and we thought it was revolutionary. Yet God had bigger plans in store when we used a different modem to train leaders.
Cross-Cultural Ministry
I used to have a boss who started a large, nationwide ministry to urban communities. He argued that the Christian church could be most effective in global evangelism and discipleship if it focused on the large, urban areas of the United States.
“I’ve never been a Christian outside of prison…”
The Lord Jesus saved me during the darkest time of my life in prison, and He really gave me hope and freedom even in prison. I was released seven months ago. I knew how to be a Christian in prison but I’ve never been a Christian outside of prison!
God Loves the Incarcerated
How does God feel about the incarcerated...The Message goes even farther in its statement. It says that “God leads the prisoners to freedom”.
Life Together-Remembering the Inmate
This summer, I spent some time with members of our church doing a book study on Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s Life Together. If you have not had a chance to read it, I highly recommend it; especially during these times of isolation due to COVID-19. The piece spells out the importance of Christian community and that we belong to one another through and in Jesus Christ.
We Strive Without Reciprocation
Two weeks ago, I had the opportunity to participate in the live-streamed event of the Global Leadership Summit with about 150 men serving sentences at the Hutchinson Correctional Facility in Hutchinson, KS. After not being allowed into prisons or jails around much of the country, it was great to finally get an opportunity to have some fellowship; even if only for a few days/
Find a Good Coach
In all aspects of life, if you want to be successful it is going to take hard work, dedication, commitment, and perseverance.
41 New Countries?
Two things have caused Lifeline to adapt the
Trauma Healing
By Dr. Romney Ruder, Lifeline President
Well Done, Bruce Abbott
About three years ago, Bruce Abbott, Dave Costa
Save the Date(s)
The Returning Hearts Celebration at Angola has always
Ministry Update, Spring 2021
According to the Prison Policy Initiative, there were an estimated 2.3 million males behind bars in the U.S. in 2020.
Beyond our Borders
When Lifeline first began reaching beyond our U.S.
Mississippi Update
Recently I traveled to Mississippi to train 80
Governor’s Award
In Texas, Lifeline Global’s Malachi Dads received the
Platinum Seal
Lifeline recently earned the 2021 Platinum Seal of
“Hurting People, Hurt People”
by Reginald Watts, Returning Citizen
Incarceration and Easter
Easter has always been my favorite time of year. The 40 days leading up to Easter offer time to praise and worship the Lord.
Inmate Challenge
By Jennifer Smith
What do
A Great Way to Restart
By Jeff Steele
John Reed
Sing A New Song
By Dee Peterson
There is
Pray for a Parole Hearing
Hi Praying Friends,
This week, November 8, two Malachi Dads in