by Ministry Team | Mar 13, 2026
My name is Christopher Spargo and I’m 44 years old. For most of my life I’ve suffered from very severe depression. To deal with the depression and things life throws at us I chose to drink alcohol. I drank regularly every day and one day, after drinking, I...
by Ministry Team | Mar 13, 2026
Hello dearly beloved! A caterpillar changes into a beautiful butterfly. Rain turns into snow, or a tadpole turns into a frog. Who would have ever thought it’s possible? God often uses creation to teach us lessons about His power in nature. This power is also...
by Ministry Team | Feb 7, 2026
Out of all the years of being in active addiction in and out of the Polk County Jail there were always two specific people I could count on – Chaplain Jerry and Rich Thomson. Everyone serving in the Polk County Jail Ministry always had their way of making me...
by Ministry Team | Jan 11, 2026
First off I want to thank God for Chaplain Jerry and the Polk County Jail Ministry. The number of times I’ve been in the jail is embarrassing, but that’s neither here nor there. What is important is that each time that I’ve been in from the first...
by Ministry Team | Jan 8, 2026
Merry Christmas to each of you as we ponder the miracle of the incarnation of the Son of God who came to earth as a man. He came to deal with the sin problem that had overtaken humanity from the fall (Gen. 3:1-7). Mankind could not fix it, thus the importance of the...
