Teaching Women

at NCCIW to be

Useful and Fruitful

for God

While reading Isaiah 58:10, it became clear that God said, “Divide the bread with the hungry.” I asked God, “Who are the hungry?”  Reflecting over God’s revelation in addition to past conversations with other Bible study leaders, I realized that our typical audience of church goers are often not hungry. God revealed, “The prisoners are hungry; FEED them.” While their hearts might be hurting, they are hungry for the truths of God’s word with uncluttered lives and few distractions. So, in obedience Dew4Him is feeding them.

God opened a window of incredible opportunity and we are offering discipleship training on the 2nd Friday of each month for the “long-timers” at NCCIW.  We have a 2-hour time slot to celebrate Jesus and train the prisoners to be useful and  fruitful tools in the hand of God. The Prison calls it TGIF.  This training is designed to

      Energize bodies to worship

          Encourage hearts with kindness

               Empower spirits to serve

                     Equip minds in the truth

Jesus said,  

'Come, you who are blessed by my Father; take your inheritance, the kingdom prepared for you since the creation of the world. For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in, I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you came to visit me.'

Matthew 25:34-36

Be a Sponsor

and

“Visit” a Prisoner

Each monthly session costs about $300-$500 and is attended by approximately 150 women.  Your church, your business, or your Sunday school class can sponsor a month of TGIF and cover the costs of food, Bibles, favors, and materials. 

Each Month we have a “PARTY”

in the prison and Celebrate Jesus!

P         A Time a Prayer and Praise

We gather in small groups and pray then have an energizing praise time with music.

A         A Time of Action

We teach that we can use our whole bodies to praise the Lord -  our hands, our feet, our eyes, our ears, and praise God with everything in us.

R         A Time of Reflection

We share how God is moving in our lives.

T         A Time of Teaching

We teach them how to hear and heed God’s word; as well as, teach the practicalities of walking the walk and talking the talk so they can be useful and fruitful in the prison and in the world.

Y         A Time of Yielding

Each month we challenge the prisoners to make a commitment to apply the teaching to their lives.