Greetings,
In the Discipleship classes, we continued our course ‘The Basics of Christian Life’ with a teaching on ‘Knowing God’s Will.’
In Dixon’s Malachi Dads class on Wednesday from ‘The Heart of a Man,’ A lesson on “A Respectable Heart” Attendance is still low there. Please pray for some new students. In the two Sheridan Malachi Dad classes, the teaching was from ‘Family Restoration,’ a chapter on ‘Grieving Mothers.’
No major updates on my mom’s health, please, continue in prayer that she handles the soft foods well, the doctors can remove the feeding tube and that she returns home to Prestige.
Please, pray for my son Cameron who has relapsed and is in a psychiatric hospital. Please pray for his salvation, sobriety and that he gets the long-term help that he needs.
I met with the new Sheridan Chaplain, Leon. We had a friendly conversation, and I feel confident he will be an excellent chaplain to the inmates and volunteers.
As always, thank you for your prayer support.
To Him be the glory!
Scott Kalas
Soldiers of Christ Prison Ministries
Discipleship
Dixon Correctional Center
Wesley - Pray for my cellie that they can take him out soon and do his shunt in his eye to help take down the pressure in his eye, and it can help with his site so he can see better. And praise my mom has been praying for a ramp that she thought she was not getting until next year. But she got a surprise and was told she was getting one Monday and it would be metal and she was told Monday that they were going to do it yesterday so dad can get in and out easier. Thank you.
A. C. - Thank you for this day. Please continue to bless us and fill us with Your grace and mercy. Please be with Scott's mother and help her heal in her health. Thank you for your work and for bringing my wife, I Anika and daughter, Jenna closer. May they grow in Your strength and love. Please be with me and help fight my stress on finding places I can parole to. I pray all this in Jesus' name, amen!
Thomas - Respectfully, please pray for all of us here at Dixon Correctional Center and bless ”Footsteps,” which is a new veterans organization in the process of assembling on and/or about this first of the year. That it may create and cultivate an environment commanded by God through Christ Jesus to lift us all up out of the darkness. God bless Scott and his family for this class. Thanks!
Randy - Scott's mom healing of her esophagus and removal of the feeding tube, Cameron addiction, and salvation, my family for salvation, guidance from the Holy Spirit daily, family reconciliation to all inmates here, wisdom, and discernment for God's will.
Sheridan Correctional Center Afternoon
Zahn - I would like to be in contact with someone from the Tazewell or Peoria County area.
Sheridan Correctional Center Evening
Kevin B. - Pray for my transition back home to Florida and for a 26-year-old young man dying from stage four cancer.
No name - Pray for the man of Sheridan that will allow the Holy Spirit to do His work in us. Also, pray a special prayer for David’s mind to continue to be molded in God’s Word and for his children and ex-wife. Pray for reconciliation in guidance in his relationship.
No name - I would ask that prayer for Angie would be prayed, that she may come to Jesus and stop her suffering from addiction. Thank you, and God bless.
Brother Robert - Please pray for the peace of Jerusalem. Thank you.
Raymond - Please pray for me, I have not been very Christian like lately. There has been a lot of negativity, complaining, foul language, and thoughts and overall sinful nature. I know I am disappointing the Lord.
Demond - Prayer for my wife and kids. Bring them closer and allow them to love each other. Prayer for myself need strength and patient. Prayer for Scott and his family. Prayer for me to be able to speak out and not be shy.
Alex - Pray for Mary and Cameron, who is our spiritual guidance through this tough road of growing closer to our Lord and Savior. Pray for their good health and safekeeping, and for my mother and brother as well, thanks be to God.
Ronald - Pray for the world, make it a better place!
Justin - Please keep all seven kids in prayer. My mother, sister, and brother, and best friend, Elizabeth. And each and every inmate here at Sheridan and staff.
Juan - Prayer for Pastor Scott and his family may his mother get her health back to come home to her family, especially for the holidays, please Lord hear our prayers as well as for my family. May my mom and family stay healthy and strong, and thank you for caring for me. Lord, hear this prayer.
Jose - Prayer for my wife Stephanie, just to get her life together before I get home. She recently lost our apartment and needs another one. We have six children together, and I just need them to be OK. Love and miss them! Thank you for your prayers.
David - Scott's mom's health, peace for his family, for Jason's mom's health. For Irwin peace
Everett - Pray that I, Everett, will receive some of this good time and be able to go home to my family soon.
Jason - Keep my family in your prayers.
Aaron - I would like prayers for guidance in my path. Leaving here, going to a halfway house in a new area. Pray for me to find a good church, good fellowship, and make lasting friendships within the church. Pray for me to be of use to God wherever I end up. Thank you to the wonderful prayer team!!!
No name - Pray for my sister Cindy, going through a rough spot in her marriage. Her phone has been shut off. I'm not sure what is going on. Pray for Marc, who is facing persecution because he is a recovering addict and formally incarcerated.
Jason - Prayers for my mother Pam, she had a stroke and hasn't woke up yet. Prayers for my ex-wife that Jesus finds her in the wilderness and brings her home. She's lost and putting my daughter in a bad place. Prayers that the Lord sends his angels to my daughters and comfort them and let them know I love and miss them.
Brother Jeffery - Lord, I come to you, and thanks for your grace and mercy upon my life. I am very blessed in our relationship that is first and foremost in my life to serve Your will in reference to Your Son Jesus, our Savior. Lord, comfort with your healing love Scott's mother and son while they endure this time of confusion and suffering. Touch their hearts and souls with joy, peace, faith, hope, and much love. Lord, Your will be done for us all as we serve Your will in our lives. In Jesus' name. Amen.
David - For my kids, peace here, for good-time, work release, staff loving respectful humble. Volunteers provisions, safety, health. D. Carbs, his family peace, and love. Discernment here love, peace, provisions. My tooth pain relief. My back/neck/shoulder/knee pain to be relieved.
David - To keep me in God’s Word when I get out. To have a good Christian woman as my new life partner. To you have good friends/authentic friends. To be a good friend/authentic, to be a good dad/brother/man.
Brandon - Prayers for Scott and his mom. Prayers for all the guys in this class to be filled and led by the Holy Spirit. Prayers for all addicts suffering still. All people behind the fences to receive the truth about God. Please pray for the Gregory family, wife, and kids and business to prosper. Thank you.
Kevin S. - Please pray for my son and daughter. My son, Tanner, (4) believes "jail takes forever." He needs Jesus’ unique comfort while I am gone. My daughter, Rachel, (13) is treading her teens. Please pray she makes good decisions. Please pray for Mary made her esophagus be healed completely, and morale be boosted to abundant joy! Thank you, Jesus! My nephew is being bullied in grade school. He's battling with weight and grief from losing my Nana. Please pray for Jasper. Pray for Jason and John.
Christian Living
Dixon Correctional Center
No prayer requests submitted.
Sheridan Correctional Center Early
Ray - Please pray for my children and family. Pray that we get to go home soon. Extra good time. Pray that I will continue to stay on the right track. Pray that we can leave one another that we can be humble patient and kind with one another world peace. I pray, I need help praying that I can go home in at least another year and then I can stay out and do the right, to be the best that I can be, to teach my children better, to pray with them, show them how to pray, take them to church to be a child of God to be a good son to my mother. Pray that I can find peace to stay loving, humble, as well as kind and gentle.
Damareo - Please pray for my dad that his marriage is going good and that he keeps faith and patience and also pray for my children to keep my love and concern on their hearts and also pray for my faith to get stronger and discipline to change for good.
Damareo - Please pray for Scott's son to get a full recovery and turn his life around. Also, for his mother's esophagus to heal and please bring peace and comfort to his family.
Damareo - Please pray for my mother. She is having trouble with her eyes, and she is not able to work. Also, please help me with stress and emotions please also pray for my fiancé as she goes to court next week. Please pray that God shows mercy and for some breakthrough will take place.
Alex - Pray for Mr. Adelphia’s sister, him, his family, and her family as well for their loss. Pray for Kay-Bee and Momma and Sarabi Bear’s happiness and safety. Please, God, bring back some more good-time for us who deserve it ASAP. We all need a miracle.
James - if you could pray for my mom Betty and my sister Angela they both are fighting cancer. Thanks.
Demond - Need prayer for my wife Diane, she had surgery, and she needs a fast recovery and that the kids will step up and help. Pray for my whole family, and I need strength to stand strong and be patient.
Damareo - Please pray for my daughter and child's mother’s relationship. Please, to get more concern and understanding and for my daughter to continue to excel in school and have faith in God.
Sheridan Correctional Center Late
Everett - Pray for God to get me ready to be released and start a new life.
Aaron - Please pray for Frank, a newer brother in Christ who is here at the medical unit with pneumonia right now. Also, please pray for the healing of a relationship between me and my Christian brother David as we are butting heads and having issues. Thanks, love.
SOCPM Alumni
Samuel
Soldiers of Christ
Sheridan: 01/2018 thru 03/2018
Transferred Sheridan 11/19/2019
Dustin
Soldiers of Christ
Sheridan: 01/2018 thru 05/2018
Discharged11/20/2019
James
Soldiers of Christ
Dixon: 09/2017 thru 05/2018
Transferred Sheridan 11/20/2019
George
Soldiers of Christ
Sheridan: 10/2017 thru 03/2016
Paroled 11/20/2019
Pablo
Soldiers of Christ
Sheridan: 05/2018 thru 07/2018
Transferred Pinckneyville 11/20/2019
Wallace
Soldiers of Christ
Sheridan: 11/2017 thru 04/2018
Transferred Stateville NRC 11/20/2019
Derrick
Soldiers of Christ
Sheridan: 08/2018 thru 03/2019
Paroled 11/21/2019
Saul
Soldiers of Christ
Sheridan: 02/2018 thru 03/2018
Admitted Stateville NRC 11/22/2019
Christopher
New Life Corrections
South Western Illinois: 10/2012
Paroled 11/22/2019
Michael
Soldiers of Christ
Sheridan: 02/2017 thru 12/2017
Discharged 11/22/2019
Wesley Ministries
Illinois River Correctional Center
No prayer requests received from the ministry partner.