Fall Ball!- Saints Visit Centralia CC and Vandalia CC Tomorrow!

Editor’s Note - My son Joe is currently at 50% of his support goal for the Arizona trip. If you would like to contribute either financially or if you would like to pray for the trip, please click here.


Dear Friends and Family,

School is back in full swing. In our house that means marching band competitions and Friday night football games. The NFL has started up again and for us that means Chicago Bears football and lots and lots of low expectations! The summer is almost over and that means our 2024 Saints Prison Ministry season is winding down quickly.

We are down to our final two Saints Saturdays on our Illinois schedule. Tomorrow we hit the road again for Centralia CC and Vandalia CC. This will be our 6th time visiting each facility.

Hunter Stewart will be sharing his testimony and Josh Frederick will be sharing the Gospel during our morning time at Centralia. Brent Gerber will be sharing his testimony and Robert Cook will be sharing the Gospel during the afternoon session at Vandalia.

Please pray that we are bold with sharing the Gospel in both of the prisons we go to. Please pray that God works in the hearts of the men that we see and that they see a need to repent and follow the Lord!


My son, Joe Gibson, is going on his first Saints trip next month! Here is a link to my blog on how you can support him and pray for him.

PRAISES

• We are down to our last two visits of our season. We have made visits to Southwestern IL CC, PIttsfield WC, Jacksonville CC, Taylorville CC, and FCI Pekin, Danville CC, and IL River CC. So far this year we have handed out 772 Gospels and had 113 men make a profession of faith.
• Our Colorado Crusade went really well.  We handed out 888 Gospels and had 53 men make professions of faith!
• So far no dates have been missed due to staffing issues.
• My Achilles tendon recovery is complete and I am back on the field with no restrictions! I’m a little sore after some games but I’m really close to being back to full strength.
• I leave for Arizona on 10/1 for a five day trip to visit several prisons across the state.
• My son, Joe, is joining me on this trip. I’m really excited to get to play softball and minister with him!
• I was recently voted in as an elder at my church. My church family has been very supportive and I’m looking forward to serving them in this role!

PRAYER REQUESTS:

• Pray for the men who made decisions to follow the Lord so far this year.
• Pray for the men who already know the Lord in prison and that He would send people to encourage these men.
• Pray for the hearts of the inmates we will see this summer. Pray that God draws their hearts to Himself.
• Pray for the Arizona trip. Pray for the men we will see and that the administration of each prison allows us to still visit.
• Please continue to pray that we are still able to get into each facility despite staffing issues at the prisons.
• Pray for the hearts of our own missionary athletes and that we are bold in our prayer lives and bold sharing the Gospel this summer.