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Reaching Prisoners with the Gospel of Christ

Reaching Prisoners with the Gospel of Christ. What is the ratio of U.S. residents presently incarcerated?. One of every 2,000? One of every 1,000? One of every 500?. ONE IN EVERY 131 U.S. CITIZENS IS INCARCERATED!. Includes all Federal, State, and local jails

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Reaching Prisoners with the Gospel of Christ

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  1. Reaching Prisoners with the Gospel of Christ

  2. What is the ratio of U.S. residents presently incarcerated? • One of every 2,000? • One of every 1,000? • One of every 500?

  3. ONE IN EVERY 131 U.S. CITIZENS IS INCARCERATED! • Includes all Federal, State, and local jails • Over 2.3 Million Nationwide! • From 1976 to 2012 the number of those in prison has grown by almost 900%

  4. What is ARM doing to evangelize in the prisons? • Joe Garman’s in-prison Bible Seminars • Donated 109,000+ Bibles in 2012 to jails • Donated over 28,000 Bible correspondence courses to prisoners in 2012 • Donated over 1,520 baptistries to prisons across the nation • Donates 4-5 million Christian greeting cards to prisons each year!

  5. Joe Garman’s In-Prison Seminars

  6. The Word of God Behind the Walls • In 2012, ARM sent 109,000+ Bibles to prisons -- 300 a day! • ARM is the exclusive distribution center for all American Bible Society prison Bibles

  7. Bible Study Courses Behind the Walls • What is an ARM American Bible Academy Course? • 120 page bound Bible Study book • Written by a Bible College professor • Each has 3 tests that ARM grades • Completion certificates awarded • Free at www.abarc.org

  8. What does an ARM American Bible Academy Course book look like? Back Front

  9. ARM Donates Baptistries to Prisons and Jails Over 1,520 ARM baptistries are serving the needs of prisoners in correctional facilities across the nation.

  10. Communion Table Baptistries 55 Prisoners baptized on one day in Houston, TX

  11. More than 450 baptized into Christ in one year in one Abilene, Texas prison!

  12. Portable Baptistries • 28 lbs.-- not big, BUT BIG ENOUGH! Folded

  13. Portable Baptistries • 594 baptized in Fayetteville, ARK in 2 years

  14. A Missionary’sAnswer to Prayer!

  15. 4-5 Million Christian Greeting Cards Per Year! • Donated by DaySpring • 4-5 million cards sorted by ARM volunteers yearly • Labor Value: About $100,000 per year!

  16. ARM Branch Ministries Overseas • Arm Supports effective Christian ministries in Mexico, Russia, S. Korea, the Philippines, and Cambodia

  17. YOU Can make a Difference! • 34 "Then the King will say to those on his right, 'Come, you who are blessed by my Father; take your inheritance, the kingdom prepared for you since the creation of the world. • 35 For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in, • 36 I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you came to visit me.'

  18. If God Leads, Will You Help? • “I was in prison and you visited me.” • Sponsor a Correspondence Course • One student for one course - $8 • 12 students for one course each - $96 • Sponsor a Baptistry • Communion Table Style @ $975 • Portable Baptistry @ $795 • “I was hungry and you gave me food.” • $30 per month to support one girl

  19. ARM Prison Outreach • Serving Prisoners and Chaplains since 1973 3605 N. Main, Joplin, MO 64801 Mailing Address: PO Box 1490, Joplin, MO 64802 Phone 417-781-9100 Fax 417-781-9532 www.arm.org www.abarc.org info@arm.org

  20. We thank God for your prayers and your support!

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