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Loving Hearts Ministry, is dedicated to helping incarcerated men, women, and their families, ex-offenders, and those battling with addictions and survival obstacles, to attain victory over their past…through the love of God through Jesus Christ.
“Loving Hearts visits and preaches in prisons around the United States at least once a month; we touch 500 to 1,000 prisoners monthly through letters, books, and services. Postage is our biggest cost each month!” says LHM co-founder Dove Morgan-Osborne. “LHM reaches nearly every state in the union, and eight different countries, including Canada, Egypt, England, Mexico, and the Philippines.”
“At our main office (in Bristow, OK), the services we offer include a weekly, loving support group for ex-offenders, and those that have loved ones still incarcerated — we feed them, offer them a visit to our clothing bank and food bank…[assist them] in finding local employment, housing, and ex-offender friendly churches to plug into; we teach them the Word of God at every meeting. At Christmas we give all the families a big turkey dinner to take home!”
Additionally, Loving Hearts sponsors a weekly Christian 12-Step Program called “Choose Life” for those challenged with addictions, depression, or who “just need a listening ear.” Other LHM outreaches touch prisoners throughout the world, through a network of support. “We help them find jobs, housing, placement for parole plans; we write parole board letters for those that have been in contact with LHM for a year or more…[and assist in] writing or calling their family members for encouragement.”
Loving Hearts has published one of its most important evangelizing tools— the new book, A Bear and A Dove: A Journey of Faith, a true story detailing the life of Richard “Bear” Morgan, Dove’s now-deceased first husband.
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Bear spent twenty-two years behind bars, but was radically transformed after giving his life to Jesus while incarcerated. After his release, he and Dove started Loving Hearts Ministry with the mission of “bringing victory to prisoners and their families.”
Their journey tells a powerful story of restoration, provision, and faith, and through its publication has enabled prisoners who read it to be freed of bonds of hatred, racism, violence, and abuse through their own relationship with Christ.“My greatest joy in the ministry is seeing the thousands of lives transformed — and the salvations as men and women that are incarcerated read A Bear and A Dove and take the Bear Challenge: that they will never do another drug or drink, and they will serve God with all of their hearts for the rest of their lives.” LHM also publishes the magazine Prison Victory.
We appreciate all those who financially help us to get the books and magazines into the hands of prisoners all over the world, and to answer the mail of inmates that come in by the piles…helping us with postage, printing.
“One of the things I’m proudest of is bringing the races of people together in a very racist community here in Oklahoma…we have a great mix at our meetings! I believe God has called us to reach the community (our Jerusalem), then Judea, Samaria, and the uttermost parts of the earth. God loves the prisoner…Psalm 102:20!”
Thanks to the partners and friends of Loving Hearts Ministry — making the difference through efforts like these…and touching God’s precious souls in prisons around the world!
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