A door into prison

Such permission had been granted for the community in question – but only verbally, after consultation with the local authorities.

However, a complaint was filed against this church service by an unknown party. And when the police arrived, the organizers had no written permission to show. The pastor in charge and our partner were arrested.

Our partner spent four weeks in prison without knowing how long he would be detained. Although he was not exactly thrilled about his new surroundings, he very quickly developed a remarkable attitude: more or less from day one, he was able to accept his situation as an opportunity and share the gospel with his fellow prisoners. Many of them subsequently turned to Christ.

Of course, our partner's wife was very worried during his imprisonment – especially since no one knew when he would be released. In retrospect, however, both of them see the good in it. »We had been trying to start a ministry in the prison for a long time, but we weren't allowed in. So God opened a door for me through his imprisonment.«

Today, many months after his release, our partner is still in contact with the prisoners and visits them regularly in prison.

In a rather unusual way, such valuable evangelistic work has come about in this prison.