CHILL OUT Prison Inmate Re Establishment Program

Who has ever seen a COMEDY SHOW… behind prison walls?! 👀

Not a skit. Not a script.

🎤 A real comedian. A real gift. A real moment.

One of our Kinmates told us,
“My gift is comedy… I used to do gigs on the outside.”

So we said… prove it.

And BABY… she didn’t just prove it…
She owned the room. She captivated the audience. She had the entire place laughing, locked in, and lifted. 🙌🏽

Right there… behind the walls.

💥 THIS is CHILL OUT

Where:

* Gifts are recognized
* Talents are activated
* Purpose is revived

INCARCERATION DOES NOT CANCEL CALLING!!

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Sometimes we carry assumptions about who inmates are. And yes, about who correctional officers are too.

But moments like this remind us of something deeper.

Behind the uniform…there’s a heart. A person.
Someone capable of compassion, connection, and care.

During one of our CHILL OUT graduations, this officer didn’t just supervise…SHE SUPPORTED!!
She created space for rehearsal, encouraged the women, and then something unexpected happened…They invited her to dance with them,
and she said yes.

What you’re looking at is more than a moment.
It’s humanity. It’s unity. It’s walls coming down in a place where walls are expected to stay up.

📖 “Man looks at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart.” — 1 Samuel 16:7

We honor this beautiful officer for showing us that love can show up anywhere, even in places the world has already made up its mind about.

Ever judged someone’s story without hearing it?

This class made a decision… to share their stories.

So the audience, the staff, and even other inmates could hear it differently.

Because the truth is, we all have a story.

It’s easy to judge when it’s not you.
When you don’t understand the thought patterns…
the quick decisions…
the fear…
the deception…
the loneliness…that led up to it.

Not everyone had a grounded foundation.

And while there is no excuse for some of the decisions that were made,there was an opportunity to hear the why.

To hear the repentance.
To hear the “I wish I could go back.”
To hear, “I didn’t know then what I know now.”

What you don’t know can hurt you and cause you to hurt someone else.

But these women are learning the better way. God’s way.

We the many members of God’s church made a decision to obey God and go behind the walls and tell them.

Through the Word of God, CHILL OUT is challenging mindsets,teaching truth, and planting seeds that lead to real change.

We pray this encourages other churches to join us or at the very least, to be more sensitive
to the situations and circumstances of others.

📖 “Love covers a multitude of sins.” — 1 Peter 4:8
📖 “For ALL have sinned, and come short of the glory of God.” — Romans 3:23

Those blue uniforms they wear may tell part of their story…but “ALL” includes us too.

We have all made decisions we’re not proud of.

So let’s love each other through it, so our mistakes can become the testimonies
God intended them to be.