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On Thursday, Brandon Scott Lavergne and I will both be at Angola. You know why Lavergne will be there. I will be present as a guest of the warden and the chaplain co-ordinator for Kairos Prison Ministry. Many of you have supported the ministry with […]

These are 234 dozen cookies baked by members and friends of Amana Christian Fellowship in Maurice, Louisiana.  Tomorrow they will head to Angola, once the bloodiest prison in America, no longer so.  They were baked in kitchens throughout the area by boys and girls and […]

The first night of Kairos 55 was a success. It rained heavily but it stopped during the period we went into the tent and again when we emerged. Seven of the selected residents decided not to participate, but we were able to quickly fill their […]

Kairos Angola Number 55 begins today. It seems like I have been waiting for this day forever. It’s not just that we are going into Camp J where we have never ministered before. It’s not just that we have a great and large team serving […]

10 I appeal to you, brothers (and sisters), by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that all of you agree, and that there be no in the same mind and the same judgment. 1 Corinthians 1:10. It is impossible to be involved in the preparation for a Kairos […]

The inmates at Angola laughingly refer to their environment as Louisiana’s most exotic vacation spot. It is exotic. Exotic may mean “not native to the place where found.” What many found at Angola was was not native to Louisiana or, in fact, to this planet: […]

It’s the first day of Kairos #53 at Angola. This isn’t my first dance. Been there. Done that. But here I am up at three in the morning, too excited to sleep. It reminds me of trips I used to take as a child. Couldn’t […]