In 2010 the following verses were in the Torah Portion the very week I became a part of a Prison Ministry here in Ky. Over time it has become very evident this is a door the Father has opened for me to walk through.

Isaiah 42:6-7
I the LORD have called thee in righteousness, and will hold thine hand, and will keep thee, and give thee for a covenant of the people, for a light of the Gentiles; To open the blind eyes, to bring out the prisoners from the prison, and them that sit in darkness out of the prison house.

Matthew 25:39-40 Or when saw we thee sick, or in prison, and came unto thee? And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me.

I trust as you read the testimonies below you will witness the Power of the Living Word of God.

Sept 5 2011 (Letter from the Prison Chaplain)

Hello Haley, I hope everything is well. It's that time of year for your program to be just about over and I know that you don't look forward to that. You have done a great job with the inmates letting them know what they can and can't do. And I know that it can't be easy when you are almost full. You ran into a situation last year that you thought you could not handle but with help you did and went right on with your program. And I know it had to be scary and you knew how to proceed because of your training. And I was pleased with that even though I was not there. And when I returned I saw some new faces at K.C.I.W. and that was good because we look forward of having new faces to work in the Chapel. You have brought a Pastor in that has done a great job. In the past few weeks the word has got around and about to where when it comes time for your service, people that can't make it want to come to the program because of what is being taught and how it has changed and is changing inmates lives that was so bitter towards themselves and others and when I look at them in my classes, I see people that is no longer bitter but filled with love and joy. And that can only come through the Word and of God Himself. And I just want to say thank you for bringing a Pastor into this prison that is willing to sacrifice his time to help every lady that walks through those Chapel doors to tell them about the Lord. You all blessed my heart when you said that you want to go to other prisons to share the Word of God. There is not to many people that would sacrifice their time from their family to come to a prison and preach the Word of God unless you have a hunger in your life to do that. And that has happened in the past few weeks and I am sure the ladies will not forget these services because he is leaving a word that was and is so powerful that the guards were even talking about it. So don't give up what you have here at K.C.I.W for we need good and faithful people to come into the prison and teach and preach the Word. So when I look back on what you told me about your vision, it had to be from God. So maybe next year we can work a little more time in. May God bless you and your Pastor and family. And wherever God opens doors for you all, do what God has called you to do and do your best and I feel in my heart that we will see you next year. 

Chaplain Kenny

Testimonies from inmates at Prison

8/19/2011 -- Letter from Hallie (Ministry Director) to me

I want to say thank you for the love that you showed the girls last night by praying for them and for listening to them and showing them that you care and bring the word to them they need to hear. You have touched their hearts and brought them hope and made them feel good about themselves. You have let them know that there is some good in them no matter what. And I thank you for that. It blessed my heart when they all stood and said we love you Brother Troy. And when they said they need you as well as Terri and I, there is one girl that came to me as they were leaving with tears in her eyes. She told me I just want to say bye and that she had written me a letter to say how she had learned so much from the Bible from what time you had been there and how you had blessed her with the word. And she said Hallie, you have shown me how to love when there was so much hurt in my life that I didn't want to love back because it hurt too much. But you came in here and you would tell all of us how you loved us, but now I can love even more. And then Troy came in tonight and talked about how to forgive people that have hurt you. But now I know I can go home and tell my mom and dad that I love them no matter what has happened or what they did to me because I have learned how hate can turn into love when you let Jesus take control. And when he said that someone needs to let go, that someone was me. I meant to tell him but he was praying with someone and I didn't want to interrupt so that's why I came to you so you could tell him for me. I am leaving Monday to go home but please all you keep coming back because you make a difference in the lives here in this prison and there is alot of laldies here that need you to show them that you care and show them your love. But most of all, show them Jesus that is in you all for it is not easy to live behind these walls. I will be praying for you and Troy, I love you both. 

Aug 26 2011, No matter how big my circumstances may be. God is showing me through talking to my Sister in Christ that God is for me, just let go and let God have His way in your life, let him take the wheel. And during this time, I read in Phil 4:7 that the Peace of God which passeth all understanding shall keep your heart and mind through Christ Jesus. With that I need to take my own words that I say to others, "Doris letting God have His way because you are not alone in this situation. And I know I'm not alone and quit using this word "I got it" because it is all my mind. And no matter how big my situation or circumstances may be, God has me in His hands. Psa 119:105: Thy Word is a lamp unto my feet and a light unto my path. D.E.

Sept 1 2011, Every week before I shared the Word (Series titled, David's Mighty Army - Misfits in a Cave) I always give a testimony from what I learned in my gardening experiences for that week. I was amazed at how some took these simple life lessons I learned and have adapted them into their personal lives. Following is one such special individual...

Hi, my name is K.P., the parable of the tomato platn and the weeds helped me tell my testimony. I thank my Lord Jesus Christ for saving me, sending His Son to deliver me out of darkness. I am a misfit in the cave that was saved by grace. I was raised in a dysfunctional family. I lived in a cycle of abuse. I went through all this before I was 18. I was molested at 8 years old. I was raped, I was sexually abused by relatives, I was a prostitute, I was mentally abused, verbally abused, physically abused, I was a alcoholic, a drug addict, a thief, a liar but worst of all I was self abused. My life started out in pain and suffering. I was just a child. The weeds had smothered my life. I was in the same cycle of abuse over and over again. I had many weeds around my tomato plant, I never had any guidance in my life at all. I raised myself. It was to do whatever you could to survive in poverty. I had to do for myself by myself. I did these things from the time I was 14 and all through my life. My behaviour for 33 years was out of control. I had in my heart hurt, anger, outrage, jealously, resentment, strife, bitterness, hatred, envy. Looking back over all the things that I went through as a child and in my actual life, and all the people I blamed for letting this horrible event occur in my life. I realize that the person that caused the most damage and most of my pain was me. I was a full blown alcoholic at 18. One day I came to understand that I was abusing myself more than anyone. I did all kinds of bad things to myself, I even tried to commit suicide. I said all kinds of bad things about myself. I thought drugs and alcohol was the only thing that would fill my emptiness. I didn't want to quit because it hid my pain so good. I was repeating the same cycle of generations of alcohol and drug abuse. The weeds of life had taken over my garden. I was looking for something, I didn't know what it was that I was looking for. I had been a prison of abuse all my life. Satan had worked hard to destroy the Lord's plans for my life. He had a very high rate of success. I was the devils playground for years. I never would have thought that I would make it. I thought I would be the same old loud mouth, drunken dope fiene people did not want to have anything to do with. I thought I would be a nobody that would never succeed with low self-esteem for life. I was so tired of my lifestyle. In faith one more time I prayed to the Lord with all I had, I asked God to please help me begin this process of changing. I went to prison for assault 3rd degree. God said to me, the day you went to prison, I saved you. I had to move you out of the world so you can pay attention to me. I truly found God. I found God in Pee Wee Valley Prison. My outlook on life changed right before my eyes. I realize I needed to change things about myself. The first thing that went was cussing because blessing and cussing don't come out of the same mouth. That's what I've been doing all my life, cussing myself. God pulled me to the side and talked to me. Jeremiah 29:11 says, "For I know the plans I have for you declares the Lord, plans to prosper you and not harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. The principles of the tomato plants and weeds Brother Troy taught on has taught me how to move the weeds that was smothering my beautiful tomato plant out for 33 years. The weeds that were smothering my life had no more control of me. My past is past. As far as my sins are concerned, that is dead. God is faithful and fair. I know today what I used to be is nailed to the cross with Jesus. For the first time in my life, I forgive myself for all I did to myself. Then I ask God my heavenly Father to forgive all the people who has ever wronged me or hurt me, or cursed me, or lied to me, or prayed witchcraft prayers over me. I bless them in the name of Jesus. God, I ask you to forgive me for any unforgiveness, bitterness, anger, animosity and any resentment that I have in my heart towards anyone at all. I knew God ever since I was a little, I didn't take him seriously. I seek God with my whole heart, soul and mind today. I have respect for my Lord God today. Without God I could not change anything about me. In agreement with God, all things are possible. I never used my time right with God. You are never so high until you are on your knees. I have learned in trying times, don't quit trying. There is great power and authority in words. One of satan's biggest lies is that God is not watching you. God has a purpose for everything that happens in my life. God will supply but I must apply to the fruit of the Spirit which is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, temperance and most of all... self control. God said, you are already clean because of the Word I have spoken to you. Remain joined to me and I will remain joined to you. No branch can bear fruit by itself, it must remain joined to the vine. As of right now in my life, my vine is still growing and attached to the vine of nourishment from God. One day at a time I will be ready for picking. Through God's grace and understanding, I will be beautiful for His purpose. God create a pure heart in me. Give me a new spirit that is faithful to you. Don't send me away from you. Don't take your Holy Spirit away from me. Give me back the joy that comes from being saved by you. Give me a spirit that obeys you. That will keep me going. In Jesus Name... Amen.   

Sept 1 2011, God does not waste grace. Hello my Sisters and Brothers in Christ. I'm a proud mother, blessed and highly favoured. I have three children, three grandchildren and we are all vessels for the Lord. I would like to start my testimony by praising God for all He has given me and has done for me. I'm a new creature in Christ and I thank Him for this journey. God is the one and only best choice I have made in all my existence. Being a woman of God, a child of God is really the most wonderful blessing to my heart because even though I'm in prison in the flesh, I'm free in the Spirit and I'm confident in the Lord. He has everything under control and I'm going to trust His Word and thank you Lord for your Son Jesus and all He endured so I could be free, healed and whole. I thank you Lord for Brother Troy. I'm in the cave to share with Brother Troy. I come covered with bitterness, homosexuality, resentment, drug abuse, doubt, confusion, unloved, lies. I chose this misfit life because I was so lonely and hurt when my mother passed away 8 years ago. Filling that hole with drugs, negative things that were destroying the family and myself. I built this wall up around me and the only way that I would let you climb that wall was you had to pretend you loved me, drugs, money. There's no one that can replace your mother, what was I thinking? I needed my family and I know they needed me especially my grandchildren and children. My family were crying out for me in so many ways. God had sent me angels to protect me and tell me I was going down the wrong path headed for destruction. My mother did everything for me. She was my everything. I was stripped of everything I loved, I cherished by the lies satan was telling me. I let things go on that could have stopped and corrected if I would have really known who God was and how big He is and how Powerful. I ask God right now to forgive me for not coming to Him sooner. Thank you for sending the messenger Brother Troy (David), for inviting me (misfit) into the cave, accepting this misfit to come and get a blessing, to go down and let God bring me up as He did the tomato plants. I;m moving the weeds of doubt, lies, homosexual, rejection, rebellion, bitterness, revenge. There's something in behind those weeds and it wants out. I know who I am and who I belong to now. Romans 12:11 tells me I am an overcomer by the Blood of the Lamb and the word of my testimony. Now the weeds are being pruned, cut away and the most beautiful vines I've ever seen. Didn't even realize these precious branches could grow so beautiful with all these fruits... love, peace, forgiveness, unity. I know that my children and grandchildren love me and I know God has control of their minds. I ask you God to forgive me for not coming to you sooner. You sent to me Brother Troy (David) whom had weeds covering him. But God you gave him the tomato plant to show me that there's something behind those weeds that's waiting to be seen, a new creature. I am redeemed from the hand of the enemy. I am forgiven. I am delivered from the power of darkness. This tomato plant needs salt and pepper. I'm getting all my needs met by Jesus. This watermelon (Brother Troy also taught on) is being transformed by a renewed mind. Everyday I get riper and riper. I'm blessed coming in and going out. God's Word tells me I'm significant and so are my children and grandchildren. When the enemy tried to tell us lies and destroy our family, separating us; God said John 15:16, I have been chosen and appointed to bear fruit. Matt 5:13-14, I am the salt and the light of the earth. In my absence they are taught of God. The words God has put into my mouth can be imparted into them so they wont depart out of the mouth of my children and grandchildren. For God is merciful. Isa 59:21, I thank you for the deliverance, salvation, healing and wholness of my children and grandchildren as God wants no one to perish but all to come to Him (2 Pet 3:9, Jn 3:16-17). The Father has beared fruit for us to eat and spriritual fruit for us to share and encourage others. I yield myself to you Holy Spirit to bear fruit in my life. I thank Him for working love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self control in my life. I accept your promise in truth and in spirit (Jn 14:14). To God be the Glory forever... Amen  P.H.   

Sept 1 2011, In the Cave: I'm blessed in spite of my adversity. Though I'm in such a dark place, God's light shines from within me and I'm walking by faith. A few months ago I finally surrendered my all to God, my mind, my heart and most of all my will are being conformed to His. As He began to removed the weeds from my life, He placed in me good ground for His Holy Spirit who taught me to sow good seed and now I can see and feel the spiritual harvest in my life. And although he prunes and cuts me back every once in a whilke, He only does it that I may produce more fruit. To God be the Glory forever. Q.F.

Sept 1 2011
Brother Troy, I want you to know how much you have helped me in the Lord and how you have taught me to look at myself as somebody for I have always been told I was a nobody and have always been told I would never be a somebody. My parents were never there for me. At the age of 14 I was raped by my uncle and my life has never been the same. I was on drugs and doing everything I knew to get by, but at 18 I was on drugs real bad sleeping on the streets or just anywhere I could go to get by and at the age of 20 I ended up in this place. And when you told your story about how you had been on drugs and doing other things and how you found Jesus, I knew if He could do that for you surely He could do that for me. So I ask God into my heart and my life has been different ever since. So I just want to say thank you and I love you in Christ and for coming into this prison and bringing us the True Word of God. May God bless you all for giving to us what no one else ever gave us and that's your love and by showing us you care and praying.  Love P.H. 

Sept 1 2011
Brother Troy, Your service last Thursday was basically my life and story being spoken through you. You don't even know me or what I've been through but you spoke my life story of the past few years. Yes, there are people who have hurt me and caused me to be put here, but also I have forgave them. Two people I forgave after they passed away, the other two I forgave before they passed away, there is one more still. Yes, I have forgave her, my family is still working with her about the truth, she is my daughter. She has a lying spirit and I don't know how to pray for her so that the spirit will leave her. She is 17 now and has been going through this for quiet some years. I can pray for her to speak the truth all day long, problem is... the lying spirit. You have helped me to realize that God does indeed know each and everything that has happened to me and who it is that hurt me, that He has not forgot me and still cares regardless of my circumstances and experiences I have been through and faced. For those that think that God don't care what you've been through, yes He does. God knows every tear you've cried over everyone who has hurt you, and still He pleaced, "You must Forgive." You may be innocent while your in prison, but you are here because you have done something wrong in your past that you never got caught doing, that is what you're being punished for my friend. You may not see it now but one day you will. God is begging and pleading with you still, "Please come back to Me", I love you and I care for you. I know how you've been hurt, but I can only help you heal if you forgive those who have hurt you and done you wrong. Lord, I pray that you give each and every one of us strength to forgive and courage to face the new day with love for others. Amen. E.I.

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