One Parish One Prisoner @ FLC

Hi friends. I’m Meg, the “Bard” for FLC’s One Parish One Prisoner ministry team, which means I’m tasked with getting the word out about our work. I’ll be writing updates throughout the team’s journey, sharing insights and stories as we learn, reflect, and pray together. This first post, albeit a bit late, will cover last month’s kickoff orientation. On December 10th, we convened for the very first time via Zoom, joined by OPOP founder Chris and staff members Dexter and Candice. Normally at the kickoff meeting, OPOP teams find out who their incarcerated friend will be. Unexpectedly, we found out that we don’t have one yet. How appropriate it was, during Advent, to learn that we were in another season of waiting. While disappointing on some level, this is actually good news. Incarcerated applicants often have to be turned away due to a lack of ministry teams in the places they are preparing to re-enter. But there is such a strong interest in OPOP in Bellingham that there are currently no...