Wednesday June 24

After waking up late again, I was on my way out this morning with the team to head to Cedar Creek. Cedar Creek is a prison that inmates stay at when they have four or less years left of their sentance. We got lost on the way, so we were about 45 minutes late, but it was fine.

We first talked with a panel people who worked there. I honestly can't remember very much that was said because I was trying to stay awake the whole time. Next we talked with three offenders. The were all pretty close to re-entry. One guy in particular talked about God had used his wife to change his life around. He is now a follower of Christ and focusing all of his time on Him. After that panel, we were out for another tour.

Cedar Creek was very much different than MICC because of all of the freedoms they had. Based on how close to re-entry they were, each of their living areas were different. There was a dorm-style room and a hallway with two-person bedrooms. Six months before they're released, they can get jobs in the public as long as they weren't a sex offender or had committed a highly violent crime.

Our next destination was the mental hospital. From what I had heard, it was the largest one on the west side of the Mississippi River. There we ate lunch and talked with some of the staff. Unfortunately, we weren't able to go on a tour of the area, but I don't think some of the patients would have handled it very well.

We then came back and finally had a little bit of time to relax. After we were done with our groups, most of us met downstairs for worship. It was so powerful and awesome to see all of us on fire for God. We ended with prayer for the big day ahead of us.