Tuesday night jail ministry team lead by Marissa Lykins and Shaun Yun. Inmates and students encourage each other through jail ministry By Esther Fultz For many Christians, the incarcerated population is difficult or intimidating to minister to because the majority of those in prison have different life experiences from the average person . Many of them lack access to resources and opportunities Cedarville students take for granted . In Matthew 25:36, Jesus told his disciples, "I was in prison and you came to see me." When his disciples asked when they did this for him, he responded, "Truly I say to you, as you did it to one of the least of my brothers, you did it to me." Cedarville University's Jail Ministry Org gives students the opportunity to share Christ with incarcerated people. Students in the Jail Ministry 12 CED.RS Org can join one of multiple teams that visit local jails on different days of the week . Every Sunday morning, a jail ministry team attends the Greene County Jail where they walk between cell blocks, distributing Bibles and facilitating Bible studies and Gospel conversations. In the past, jail ministry teams would go to the Clark County Jail on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday evenings where they ministered to inmates through conversations over telephone . However, they have not gone this year because Cedarville no longer has a connection to the jail. The teams still meet on their respective days to pray for those in jail and are working to reestablish a connection with the jail and resume last semester's ministry in the future. Sophomore Biblical Studies major Marissa Lykins got connected with the Jail Ministry Org through the Involvement Fair during her freshman year at Cedarville. 'The Lord, in high school, laid ministry to inmates on my heart," Lykins said. "There weren't any opportunities at that time to get involved with something like that, so when I got to Cedarville, I was super excited about it." Lykins now leads the Tuesday night jail ministry team with her co-leader and fellow sophomore Biblical Studies major Shaun Yun. Another sophomore Biblical Studies major Spring 2023
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