You’re invited to watch this roundtable video originally produced for moms behind bars through Prison Fellowship’s in-prison streaming service, Floodlight.
Launched in 2020 in response to COVID shutdowns in facilities across the country, Floodlight continues to be a relied-upon resource, providing hundreds of correctional facilities with easy-to-download content that can be viewed on prison televisions and devices.
In this video, a group of formerly incarcerated moms share frankly about:
- The pain of being separated from their children.
- Keeping in touch with their children from prison.
- The experience of giving birth while in prison.
- How God helped them heal from shame, guilt, and grief.
- The impact Prison Fellowship had on their lives and families.
Now released and reconnected with their families, these women share stories and emotions that transcend the bars, locks, and yards of prison. These are stories of love, hope, vulnerability, and ultimately of finding purpose and peace in a surrendered life to God.
00:00 Introduction
01:07 Joy’s Story
03:05 Teresa’s Story
03:59 Chanda’s Story
05:56 Emotions experienced when going to prison
12:18 Dealing with family visits
14:33 Dealing with the loss of a child in prison
18:15 Dealing with being pregnant in prison
20:31 What was your turning point?
22:00 Advice to pregnant moms in prison
23:18 God’s transformational power
25:04 The moment I decided to turn my life around
30:14 How to be a parent with a life sentence
33:50 Reuniting with children upon release
40:53 Rebuilding relationships after prison
44:13 Earning trust with family after prison
47:08 Serving with Prison Fellowship
50:09 Closing words of advice for moms in prison
54:10 Outro
Insightful Parenting Tips From Moms Who Overcame The Odds In Prison
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