(From Mission Network News, mnnonline.org). Radicalized terrorists in developing nations are some of the hardest people to reach for Christ. It’s a dangerous ministry when terror groups have vast, embedded networks. They can intimidate or even kill believers — especially new converts — before they ever get to the Good News of Jesus.
But in prisons, the dynamic changes. An incarcerated extremist becomes, quite literally, a captive audience for the Gospel.
Greg Von Tobel, President of Prisoners for Christ (PFC), says, “When we talk about third-world prisons, there are a lot of terrorist groups that have found themselves in prison.
“What better opportunity to share the love of Christ with some of the hardest of hearts that are bent on evil and having them come to know Lord, getting released, going back to their communities and sharing the love of Christ?”
PFC helps believers behind bars start churches in prisons across the developing world. For terrorists, these church gatherings are often the first place they hear about Jesus.
Don Szolomayer, PFC’s Director of International Affairs, explains that many inmates enter prison churches simply out of curiosity. “And it says, ‘This is a safe place. This is a place you can come, you can ask questions, you can learn, you can grow.’”
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