High Desert Ministries of California

The material on this page is the expanded information we wrote about in the news letter. The link you clicked on brought you here for these News Updates. We appreciate your click through to this information. We invite you to invite your godly friends to sign up for these updates. We need prayer warriors. We need faithful partners and can use others here to help with this ministry, too. We are looking for a full time assistant director. This person will be a major part of this effort for Christ and for the need of the souls of sinful men. Christ receives sinful men! Their debt is paid. Help us! Pray with us. God has given opportunity to be bearers of Good News. It’s fun to serve the Lord.

1. Justice: That true justice be given to inmates who challenge the first court proceedings. Many inmates believe they did not receive a good rap.It may be true and may not be as it is.

2. Persecution: There is a claim that an inmate is being persecuted in the Federal Facility #2 in Victorville, CA. Pray that peace may be in his heart in spite of the hate from wicked men. Pray that godly sorrow would come over them and that they would be saved.

3. Families: Pray that we would become better fathers. Pray that we may obey God’s plan for fathers. Pray that we would gain a better walk with the Lord. Pray that we may trust the Lord more and know God’s Word effectively. (no name attached to this prayer request but it is a good one and a general need.)

Prayer Requests from this Ministry

Prison Facilities: Here in the Desert there are three Bible classes in three facilities. There are three other facilities that we do not have any Bible classes. Pray that there would be a desire by some who can communicate the Word to come forward to take a Bible class. It is a most rewarding experience. There are facilities being built here now to house about 7000 more prisoners. We will have other opportunities to have Bible classes in these facilities as well before long. Pray that the Lord of the harvest would have some willing soul to send to this harvest. How great it is to see a sinner being burdened by the Spirit to turn from his sin and put trust in the Lord for new life in Him.

Bible Correspondence studies for Inmates: We use Emmaus Correspondence Studies for prisoners and possibly will add a few from another source eventually. Born to Win has been a winner for us. Many have seen the need of Christ through this evangelistic study. We sent out nearly 600 of these in 2010. One inmate, Daniel has done over 70 studies. We are beginning to give a High Desert Ministries Associate Degree (non accredited) for completing 70 units of study. Jeanne and I are working on a visit to Daniel’s facility to give him this certificate. If you click on the link above you will get a wealth of information about prison ministry in general.

2011 Bible Study Materials: Beginning January of this year our Bible classes in prisons will present the 48 lesson study Firm Foundations. New Tribes Missions uses these materials and the studies are effective to build a spiritual foundation for people without Christ. Study through the Bible from Genesis to the cross of Christ will be the journey to build that foundation. Incarcerated men like most people in our world today lack a foundation for life and living. By clicking on the link above you can find more information regarding this material. We would love to hear how you are praying for us as we present Bible truth to men right in their facility.

Personal Bible Study for Prisoners: The prayer requests from inmates comes directly from them. Many of these guys are studying the Word right in their cells. We give the men free offer cards that they can fill out and mail in for a study. Once they get started they can continue for a long time. We are adding some advanced studies to our curriculum that will immerse the student even deeper into the Word of God. We like Hebrews 4:12 and 13, special verses about the Scripture and about how God sees us. 

Our envisioned Bible School. General information can be found on this site at the Desert Escape Info link. We had a great offer on 40 acres with two buildings, wells and power to the property for 15,000 dollars. We never had enough money to cut a deal with the owner. Now the deal is off and perhaps of the Lord as it looks like the area will be used for a solar electric generating plant. That would not be good to be near. Again this month I am looking for property. There is a lot of it right now and it is rather cheap. Pray with us regarding this need. Right now the moneys in savings for this project is some over 8,500 dollars.

Interest: There has been a lot of interest in this Bible School project. We believe that a one year time with guys in the Word and living together will help them come to maturity in Christ. At the link above you can read what we plan to do with the Bible School, Desert Escape. If you have ideas or thoughts about this we are open to receive your ideas. Email us or call. At this link you can find about anything you need about this ministry. Donate below using PayPal or Google. Checks need to be made out to High Desert Ministries of California. Earmark your check for the Bible School project or it will go to the Bible correspondence effort.

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