The day in 2001 when United Methodist Jim Cotterill broke his neck in a bicycle accident has improbably led to many Indiana inmates having a better chance for a successful life when they leave prison.
Support from the United Methodist Deaf and Hard of Hearing Ministries Committee and Global Ministries has enabled the church in Burundi to launch a new ministry for people who are Deaf or who have partial hearing loss.
The Oklahoma Conference ministry for prisoners reentering society started receiving residents in 1998, but it began two years earlier in the minds of two United Methodist pastors who wanted to do something about recidivism.
The Rev. Martha Orphe, a United Methodist clergywoman from the Louisiana Conference, shares with Rev. Dr. Tori Butler how prioritizing her ministry over her wellbeing led to a serious health condition.
