SOC Prison Ministry: The School of Christ in the Beaumont, Texas prisons

Volunteers for the SOC prison Ministry in Beaumont, Texas are from left to right,
Steve McMillan, Kenny Morgan, Jack LeDoux, Mike LeDoux, Larry Hoke,
Bob Fontaine, Gerardo Espinoza, and Charles Turnage (not pictured).

The School of Christ has been a great tool teaching the native missionary to reach out into his own country with a message of life and hope through the Lord Jesus Christ. But there is a mission field that few think of, that few want to think of, that is the men and women in our nations prison system.

The School of Christ has heard the compassionate cry of our Lord when He said, "...I was a stranger, and ye took me not in: naked, and ye clothed me not: sick, and in prison, and ye visited me not.." (Matthew 25:43) It is a matter near to the heart of God, and we would do well to make it a matter of our own heart.

The scripture says, "Then saith he to his servants, The wedding is ready, but they which were bidden were not worthy. Go ye therefore into the highways, and as many as ye shall find, bid to the marriage. So those servants went out into the highways, and gathered together all as many as they found, both bad and good: and the wedding was furnished with guests." (Matthew 22:8-10)

The School of Christ, under the direction of Jack LeDoux, has gone forth into the highways of Beaumont to reach, "both the bad and good." We are currently in the Federal Corrections Complex which consists of four branches, the U.S. Penitentiary, the Medium Security Unit, the Low Security Unit, and the Camp Unit. We are also in the State LaBlanc Unit. Each unit runs the school year round, this being our sixth year.

Brother LeDoux said, "We have a great team of godly men who give of their own time every month to reach out and share the message of love, hope and eternal life through the forgiveness of sins. The field of prison ministry is ripe for the harvest."

Here is a letter of thanks from one of our students. "We just wanted to say thank you for sending us the School of Christ series. We love you all and we ask you all to continue to pray for us that God will use us for His glory in Jesus name Amen!"

This is a prayer request from one of our students, "Oh, that Apostolic results will explode to Biblical degrees! That prison doors will open, both in the hearts of men and the prisoners of hope. That God's men (and women) be strengthened in the ministry. That boldness be given to all of His anointed. Amen."

God has a harvest field ready on your highways... and in your prisons. "So those servants went out into the highways, and gathered together all as many as they found, both bad and good."