Michael Biering’s church recently hosted a prison outreach event. He decided to volunteer after talking with his pastor. His pastor assured him that the interactions with the inmates would be inspirational and interesting. Michael Biering was curious about the rehabilitation process for the inmates. He truly believed that this kind of outreach was probably very important for them, and he decided that he wanted to be a part of it. Michael Biering’s volunteer duties were to be the drummer for the day’s music.
The prison outreach event was a luncheon that featured many motivational speakers. Inmates who were participating in writing classes shared their poetry and short stories. Some of them talked about how they had never written anything before being incarcerated. Michael Biering was moved by how thankful they were to their instructors. Learning to write had become a therapeutic, creative outlet for the inmates. He was also amazed at how comfortable they were to share their writing. It seemed they had a close-knit community amongst each other.
Michael Biering had the opportunity to play music with some of the talented inmates. After their performance, they talked about their life journeys and how they felt more in control now that they were in prison. Michael Biering was humbled by their perspective and hoped they were able to stay on track after they were released. Many of them talked about how hard it was to return to their former lives because all the temptations were waiting around the corner for them.
The prison outreach event was a luncheon that featured many motivational speakers. Inmates who were participating in writing classes shared their poetry and short stories. Some of them talked about how they had never written anything before being incarcerated. Michael Biering was moved by how thankful they were to their instructors. Learning to write had become a therapeutic, creative outlet for the inmates. He was also amazed at how comfortable they were to share their writing. It seemed they had a close-knit community amongst each other.
Michael Biering had the opportunity to play music with some of the talented inmates. After their performance, they talked about their life journeys and how they felt more in control now that they were in prison. Michael Biering was humbled by their perspective and hoped they were able to stay on track after they were released. Many of them talked about how hard it was to return to their former lives because all the temptations were waiting around the corner for them.
