Mission of the Month

Extended Hand Prison Ministries

Connecting incarcerated individuals to Jesus. 

Stop by the Cafe any time this month to read up and learn more about the June mission of the month spotlight - Extended Hand Prison Ministries! We're specifically highlighting the ways The Creek supports longtime member and prison minister Lee Ladd.

Throughout the month of June, learn more about the opportunity to provide God's word to prisoners around Indiana. A simple $1 donation puts a Bible in the hands of one prisoner. Our goal is to raise enough money to purchase a pallet of Bibles to be distributed throughout the seven institutions Lee works with! 

Join Lee and the Outreach team in South Room 3 on Sunday, June 23 at 11am to learn more about the work God is doing through EHPM in seven different correctional institutions in Indiana. 

Whenever you give financially to The Creek, your generosity supports impactful stories like the ones compiled below: 

Stories

Psalm 142:4, 7

“Look and see, there is no one at my right hand; no one is concerned for me. I have no refuge; no one cares for my life.

Set me free from my prison, that I may praise your name.”

Recently I was asked to see an inmate who is at the Marion County Jail. I quickly noticed he was handcuffed because he is in the suicide ward. He expressed such pain that it didn’t take long for him to open up. He showed such remorse about making such a bad decision to go to a bar, get drunk, become unruly and end up in jail. However, with tears coming down his face he expressed that he has custody of his four year old and one year old who he deeply misses! His tears were just flowing at this point! I felt his pain to such a degree I didn’t realize he couldn’t even wipe his own eyes because of him being handcuffed so I got up and wiped his eyes for him. I did that at least twice with tears coming to my eyes! He was so open to hear the love of Jesus and the Lord’s wonderful plan for Him!


Philippians 1:3

“I thank my God every time I remember you. In all my prayers for all of you, I always pray with joy because of your partnership in the gospel from the first day until now.”


One day, when I at the Marion County Juvenile Center, the power had gone off twice. When I went to minister, instead of going to the Chapel or to the group area in the units, I had to speak to the youth through the small crack of their closed doors. It touched my heart seeing so many sad looking faces looking through a little window of their door. It must be a hurting and lonely time, however, what a joy to share the hope and love of Jesus to them! I looked in the window of one boy who was sitting on the edge of his bed reading his Bible. I will never forget that beautiful picture in my mind! Another boy saw me looking in through his window hurried and got one of my tracts and his Bible to let me know he loves Jesus and is reading his Bible. He had the biggest smile. This thrilled my heart! My friends, this is why I thank God for you! The Juvenile Center can’t afford a Chaplain, but thanks to you, I can be there week after week and be on call 24/7!


1 Corinthians 3:6

“I planted the seed, Apollos watered it, but God has been making it grow.”

What a joy witnessing the power of the Gospel changing so many lives! In this ministry, there are so many opportunities for evangelism! For example, I get almost every boy and girl in my five Bible studies at the Juvenile Center here in Indy. One boy wrote,

“It was real nice talking to you the other day. It has been so long since I have been in touch with the Bible. I hardly know where to start. If you have time, I would like to talk with you again. There are so many things I question, and I thought you could help me out. I know in here the only person I have got is God and I would like to seek him out.”

Ephesians 3:17-18

“And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, may have power, together with all the Lord’s holy people, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ,”

I received a letter from a friend who became a Christian at the jail and was getting out soon….

“Hi Lee, I am doing fine. I just recently turned 18. I am glad I got to see my 18th birthday, because the life I was living when I was out was preparing me for an early grave. God has been so good to me! I pray a lot when I am alone in my cell. Sometimes I feel an angel is with me because even though I’m in prison, when I pray, afterwards, I never worry about what I prayed about I just get a rush of happiness! I always know it’s a good sign! Thanks for the card. It’s one of the only pieces of mail I got since I have been here. Take care, your friend”


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