ARM Prison Outreach International. Reaching Prisoners wit

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• Reaching Prisoners with the Gospel of Christ

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What is the ratio of U.S. residents presently
incarcerated?

• One of every 2,000?
• One of every 1,000?
• One of every 500?

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ONE IN EVERY 131 U.S. CITIZENS IS INCARCERATED!

• Includes all Federal, State, and local jails
• Over 2.3 Million Nationwide!
• From 1976 to 2012 the number of those in prison
  has grown by almost 900

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What is ARM doing to evangelize in the prisons?

• Joe Garmans in-prison Bible Seminars
• Donated 109,000 Bibles in 2012 to jails
• Donated over 28,000 Bible correspondence courses
  to prisoners in 2012
• Donated over 1,520 baptistries to prisons across
  the nation
• Donates 4-5 million Christian greeting cards to
  prisons each year!

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Joe Garmans In-Prison Seminars
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The Word of God Behind the Walls

• In 2012, ARM sent 109,000 Bibles to prisons --
  300 a day!
• ARM is the exclusive distribution center for all
  American Bible Society prison Bibles

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Bible Study Courses Behind the Walls

• What is an ARM American Bible Academy Course?
• 120 page bound Bible Study book
• Written by a Bible College professor
• Each has 3 tests that ARM grades
• Completion certificates awarded
• Free at www.abarc.org

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What does an ARM American Bible Academy Course
book look like?
Back Front
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ARM Donates Baptistries to Prisons and Jails
Over 1,520 ARM baptistries are serving the needs
of prisoners in correctional facilities across
the nation.
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Communion Table Baptistries
55 Prisoners baptized on one day in Houston, TX
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More than 450 baptized into Christ in one year in
one Abilene, Texas prison!
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Portable Baptistries

• 28 lbs.-- not big, BUT BIG ENOUGH!

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Portable Baptistries

• 594 baptized in Fayetteville, ARK in 2 years

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A MissionarysAnswer to Prayer!
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4-5 Million Christian Greeting Cards Per Year!

• Donated by DaySpring
• 4-5 million cards sorted by ARM volunteers yearly
• Labor Value About 100,000 per year!

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ARM Branch Ministries Overseas

• Arm Supports effective Christian ministries in
  Mexico, Russia, S. Korea, the Philippines, and
  Cambodia

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YOU Can make a Difference!

• 34 "Then the King will say to those on his right,
  'Come, you who are blessed by my Father take
  your inheritance, the kingdom prepared for you
  since the creation of the world.
• 35 For I was hungry and you gave me something to
  eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to
  drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in,
• 36 I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was
  sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and
  you came to visit me.'

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If God Leads, Will You Help?

• I was in prison and you visited me.
• Sponsor a Correspondence Course
• One student for one course - 8
• 12 students for one course each - 96
• Sponsor a Baptistry
• Communion Table Style _at_ 975
• Portable Baptistry _at_ 795
• I was hungry and you gave me food.
• 30 per month to support one girl

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ARM Prison Outreach

• Serving Prisoners and Chaplains since 1973
• 3605 N. Main, Joplin, MO 64801
• Mailing Address PO Box 1490, Joplin, MO 64802
• Phone [phone] Fax [phone]
• www.arm.org www.abarc.org
• info_at_arm.org

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• We thank God for your prayers and your support!