{"id":10044,"date":"2023-03-14T12:02:12","date_gmt":"2023-03-14T16:02:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/inspirationreport\/?p=10044"},"modified":"2023-03-15T11:59:16","modified_gmt":"2023-03-15T15:59:16","slug":"russell-wilson-and-ciara-minister-to-over-300-maximum-security-inmates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/inspirationreport\/2023\/03\/russell-wilson-and-ciara-minister-to-over-300-maximum-security-inmates.html","title":{"rendered":"Russell Wilson and Ciara Minister to Over 300 Maximum Security Inmates"},"content":{"rendered":"
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NFL quarterback Russell Wilson and his wife Ciara recently spent time inside a maximum security prison, dancing, singing, and reading Bible verses with over 300 inmates in hopes of spreading joy.<\/p>\n

According to a video shared on Instagram, the couple teamed up with the organization God Behind Bars to visit Everglades Correctional Institution in Florida to hold an event with the inmates. The Instagram post\u2019s caption read, \u201c27 incarcerated men gave their lives to Jesus inside of a maximum security prison. The 34-year-old quarterback also recited a Bible verse to the inmates that encouraged people to forgive past indiscretions and think positively about the future.<\/p>\n

Russell also posted a video clip<\/a> of the prison worship service to Instagram, writing, \u201cLord, there\u2019s nothing better than YOU!!! Over 300 Maximum Prison Inmates worshipping Jesus! His Grace and Spirit are overwhelming in the midst of mistakes. He still loves and forgives.\u201d Wilson added, \u201cFor God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world but to save the world through Him. John 3:17 NIV.\u201d<\/p>\n

After Wilson\u2019s reading, the organization said the prison chapel erupted with praise and worship. The caption continued, \u201cThe voices of the incarcerated were so loud, it felt like the entire prison could hear it. In a place so easily filled with so much division, there was a moment where Incarcerated men put their arms around each other and prayed for those struggling with anxiety and depression.\u201d<\/p>\n

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