In the Spring of 2008, Brother Ralph Stevens of Victory for Troubled Youth Ministry came by Gospel Baptist Church. He asked if I was interested in starting a Detention Center Ministry for the teens at the Collier County Detention Center. At first I was a bit hesitant because I wasn’t sure we would be allowed into the Center and I questioned how much freedom we would have to share the Gospel.

The first night that Brother Stevens and I went to the Center, I had the opportunity to lead seven young men to Christ. I was hooked! We had total freedom to preach the Word of God as we were led by the Holy Spirit. The superintendents and guards of the facility are behind what we doing there and two of them have visited our church.

God has certainly blessed this ministry. Each week a team of ladies visit the teen girls and a team of men visit the teen boys. Pray that this effectual door to teens lost in sin will stay open for many years.

Pastor Marty Moon

Read a testimony from a youth detention ministry worker.