The Millers

Wally and Marilyn Miller serve as missionaries with Prisoners For Christ Missions, an independent Baptist ministry. They minister in the jails and prisons in northwestern Illinois and eastern Iowa.

JUNE 2006 Newsletter

Dear Friends and Partners in this ministry to Prisoners:

Please come along with us for a nostalgic look at PFC from 2000 to the present.

In 2000 we focused on establishing and organizing

	Wally quit full-time job
	Wally and Marilyn, full-time missionaries with PFC
	Had 18.5% of our support
	Had one supporting church, gained another
	PFC in IL & IA was in 6 jails and 1 prison
	Only 7 of us volunteers
	Some of these institutions were visited more than one time per week and several times per month
	Established a Board of Directors for IL consisting of 7 godly men

In 2001 we focused on obtaining prayer and financial support

	Called and visited many churches
	God raised up support from individuals
	Support level of 20+%

In 2002 we focused on getting more volunteers and better organization

	Several volunteers were added in various institutions
	Also lost some
	We were asked by Scott County Staff to start a worship service for the females
	Began a second weekly worship service for the females

In 2003 we focused on a combination of organizing and raising support

	Joe and Alice Rossi helped with our First Annual Supporters Banquet
	Joe helped us organize via computer
	He created letterheads, brochures, forms, flow charts, etc.
	He did research on Fresh Start House
	Alice became secretary (much of what they did is still benefiting PFC)
	IL Youth Center was added
	Had approximately 20 volunteers
	Ministered to 50+ inmates per week

In 2004 we focused on Programs in the institutions

	Celebrate Recovery was initiated in Scott County Annex
	Started a second night for CR
	Ministered to 4,344 inmates

In 2005 we focused on training for us and for our volunteers

	We went to Aftercare training, CR training and Prayer Ministry training
	PFC training, Discipleship training, In-house (in jail/prison) training and CR training were all provided for our Volunteers
	Started several new CR programs in IYC
	A new work was started in Sheridan Correctional Center
	Marilyn was asked to become the ladies' Chaplain at Whiteside County jail
	Ministered to 5,578 inmates

Presently (2006) we are focusing on Aftercare

	We have over 40% of our support
	Approximately 30 volunteers
	18 separate bible studies/worship services/Celebrate Recover programs/cell-to-cell visits weekly in 7 jails and 3 prisons

God has brought some key people into our lives to give help in the form of guidance and ideas. Our Board Members have all contributed immensely; we are very grateful to each of them. The Board has had great secretaries as well. Our volunteers continue to bless us greatly with ideas; they give this ministry heart. God truly does place people were He can best use them.

This ministry is not for our glory, but for God's alone. We do not seek praise or any earthly rewards. We pray that we will always keep this perspective. Pray that inmates will be impacted with the message of the Gospel of Jesus Christ and that God will continue to do that in spite of us.

PRAYER REQUESTS:

Please pray for Wally's mom. She had a two-way bypass, her second open heart surgery, on April 29. Previously she had a 4-way bypass eight years ago. She got out of the hospital on May 6. We have been helping with that care a lot. She has had set backs but is doing much better now.

Marilyn's mom took a fall and has not felt well ever since. Please pray for her as well.

Pray that God will raise up more volunteers; there are other institutions open to PFC if we had the volunteers.

Thank you to each of you who have had a part in making his ministry happen! You are vital to our work!

If you would like to be a part of our PFC Prayer Chain ministry, please e-mail us here and let us know if you want to be on the phone list or the e-mail list.