Chaplain Will

Guest Speaker: Chaplain Will Olsen
http://rachelbarnhart.blogspot.com/

"The harvest is ripe but the workers are few"...especially when you are in the prison ministry. I am finding that it is extremely hard to help those who don't want help. I believe that is why the prison ministry is so ripe. Most who are in there are completely broken, hungry for answers, and want help. They have tried everything within their own strength to get somewhere and have failed. I feel Will has done an amazing job of reaching and connecting with these people. One thing he didn't mention though was leadership opportunities for them. I mean, we hear stories of those who give their life to Christ, get straightened up, and then get out of prison and start amazing ministries. But what about those who have been sentenced for life in jail? What do they get to do? There needs to be some kind of way they can grow and step up to lead others as well! And get this...they can reach people in ways Will can't. Will is limited in many areas: what he can say, how he approaches people, and what he can give to them. But for those who are in prison, they are able to speak freely to inmates and reach in ways Will won't ever be able to!!!!!