b'Criminals are not our enemies. They are hostages. The best part is getting to witness Gods handto jail, serve and disciple in the community, and at work behind bars. There is hunger for the Lord.connect with the Church. We invite inmates Light shines brightest in dark places, and the powerand community members into Christs presence of His Spirit breaks out when pride gets strippedthrough personal prayer, corporate prayer, Bible away. Lives surrender to the King. Demons leave.reading, Bible study, fellowship, discipleship, and Bodies heal in Jesuss name. Families find restora- small groupsintroducing our participants to tion. The lost find their Heavenly Father.the fire and power of the Holy Spirit. Four full-time staff and 150 trained volunteers An obedient heart opens doorsdo this work. And our lead chaplain, Rev. Mike for a new ministrySonju, fulfills all ministry requests in the Cass T his ministry began more than 40 years ago,County jail. This includes individual inmate visits, when Pastor Curt Frankhauser accepteda ministry of presence with the sheriffs office and a volunteer chaplain role with the Cassjail staff, Bible distribution, in-jail ministry volun-County, North Dakota, Sheriffs Office. Today, Jailteer coordination, and on-call availability. Mike is Chaplains is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that continueshighly valued among all the people he serves. this core mission: Bring the good news of salvationWe have ongoing access into county jails Photos courtesy of Jail Chaplains 28 WWW.CITYGATENETWORK.ORG NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2025'