Where Freedom Begins

Prison Ministry & Redemption Stories

Before this ministry ever began, it began with heartbreak.

My brother passed away in prison. During his final years, I walked beside him through letters, phone calls, prayer, and Scripture. I watched God do something remarkable in a place that seemed completely hopeless. I saw firsthand that true freedom does not begin when someone walks out of prison — it begins when God walks into the heart.

After my brother passed, I prayed a simple prayer:

“Lord, if there is someone else in there who needs to know You, send them to me.”

In 2015, God answered that prayer through a man named Diego Morales.

A Friendship God Wrote

Diego and I became pen pals through a prison ministry program. What began as letters quickly became Bible studies, spiritual conversations, prayers, and discipleship from a distance. Over the years, I had the privilege of watching God transform Diego’s heart from the inside out.

He was baptized as a disciple of Jesus while incarcerated.

Not because his circumstances changed.
But because his heart did.

What Diego Wrote About My Book

Before this manuscript was ever compiled, I would send Diego portions of my writings through letters. After reading them, he became relentless in one request:

“You have to publish your writtings.”

I resisted. I doubted. I hesitated.

But Diego wouldn’t let me say no.

He saw the value in these writings before I did. He believed God wanted this message shared long before I was willing to believe it myself.

In many ways, this book exists because a man behind prison walls refused to let me hide what God had placed in my heart

Diego later read my manuscript for Unmasking the Enemy and wrote a letter sharing how deeply it impacted him and reflected his own journey with God.