InZone feels like Home
Meredith Osterhaus and her husband, Joshua, moved to the Chattanooga area in the summer of 2021. She is a 4th grade teacher at Middle...
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Prison Prevention
- Feb 28
- 2 min
Timm's Story
At Prison Prevention Ministries, our prevention speakers are invaluable. One of these speakers is a man named Timm Szostek. Timm came...
Prison Prevention
- Jan 28
- 2 min
Ayden's Story: InZone Opened the Door
When Ayden first arrived at InZone this fall, he was struggling with his grades and getting into trouble at school-like most of the...
Prison Prevention
- Nov 30, 2021
- 2 min
A Light in a Dark Place
“Raised without a father, a mother who was a drug addict, in a neighborhood that had a lot of gangs,” is Dustin Hayes' explanation for...
Prison Prevention
- Oct 12, 2021
- 2 min
Being the hands and feet of Jesus to those incarcerated
Katherine Cauley is the creator of Free is Free Indeed, a Christian blog and apparel company seeking to show people how God invites them...
Prison Prevention
- Sep 21, 2021
- 1 min
Our Story Matters
Shelby Kilgore found her way to Prison Prevention through a coworker who had heard one of PPM’s presentations at her school. She already...
Prison Prevention
- Sep 15, 2021
- 1 min
"I’m a part of the family"
Bashaar Alhussieni was introduced to Prison Prevention Ministries through his mother, who met one of our PPM staff members, Gretrell...
Prison Prevention
- Aug 3, 2021
- 2 min
Prison Freed Him
Darrin was a married man with two beautiful children and a successful business of his own. Today he has been incarcerated 18 years for...
Prison Prevention
- Jun 15, 2021
- 2 min
One Bad Decision
Fred Boeninger has been teaching a PPM Bible study at Walker State Prison for many years, but he’d never been on a tour. Recently he...
Prison Prevention
- May 1, 2021
- 2 min
Cold as Ice, Warm in Christ!
“You could see the difference in the inmates who participate in our prison ministry and those who don’t,” says Seth Faler, member of the...
Prison Prevention
- Mar 12, 2021
- 2 min
Keeping Kids Prison Free
Mark has five grown daughters and seven granddaughters. As a resident of Walker Faith and Character Based Prison, he was invited to speak...
Prison Prevention
- Feb 19, 2021
- 2 min
For the Glory of God
Jeremy was raised in a single parent household with a mother who loved and provided for him, but they lived in the projects where drugs...
Prison Prevention
- Jan 6, 2021
- 2 min
Found His Gift in Prison
James came to know Jesus as the promised Messiah in 2003 at Hays State Prison (Trion, GA). Attending chapel there he met Joseph Nathan...
Prison Prevention
- Dec 1, 2020
- 2 min
38 Miles to the Cross of Calvary
Mickey grew up in the inner city of Chattanooga, TN surrounded by a family destroyed and devastated by alcohol and drug addictions....
Prison Prevention
- Oct 1, 2020
- 2 min
Just Listen
How do you keep a kid out of prison? Start by creating relationships. As Joe Smith often says, “Just love on them!” Carolyn Drew holds...
Prison Prevention
- Oct 10, 2018
- 1 min
Provision through Pizza
Don Mitchell began ministering in Hamilton County Jail in the early 90s. Through the years, he has served under different chaplains and...
Prison Prevention
- Sep 14, 2018
- 1 min
Battle Strategies
It was another great evening! As part of tonight's study, we talked about creating "battle" strategies to defend against the enemies...