Once a year we host a Marriage Retreat For the correctional staff of the Texas prisons.
The divorce rate of a correctional officer is 95%. Prison is a stressful place for everyone.
This is an inexpensive short term mission trip.
We would love for you to join us.
It will change your life and the life of the couples that your serve.
We will be at the Lakeview Camp & Conference Center at the Assembly of God
5128 FM 66, Waxahachie, Texas 75167
December 15-17, 2017
If you want to join us, please request an invitation by filling out the form below:
We had two great services Saturday at the Hutchins Unit near Dallas.
Betty and I went to minister for Al and Tammy Schaefer, a great team of prison ministers from Greenville, TX.
Betty sang in the second service and I preached in both services.
Between 50 and 60 inmates made decisions for Christ in the two services.
Praise God!!! He really does love prisoners.
Tomorrow we meet up with a wonderful team of volunteers in Gatesville, Texas, to prepare for a “Marriage Seminar” for 33 very special inmate couples.
The Hughes Unit is a very large prison with almost 3,000 prisoners. Many of these men have long sentences. One of the wives coming has not seen her husband in eight years. Two of the wives are coming from Europe. We need your prayers.
Pray for the wives to have traveling mercies, no child care problems, no financial issues, and no health concerns. Pray the same for the volunteers. Pray the prison will be receptive to us and that peace will reign during the seminar. Pray for favor with the officers and staff of the prison.
The Hughes Unit in Gatesville, Tx is where Worldwide Voice In the Wilderness held our very first “Marriage Seminar” in Texas in 1995. Since then we have held about 100 seminars in the prisons of Texas, with close to 2,500 marriages touched.
Worldwide Voice In the Wilderness has received two Texas State Governor's Awards for Marriage Seminar ministry in prisons. They are the primary outreach of WVIW.
Thank you for praying and for giving.
Johnny Moffitt
“We strive to make every one of our Marriage Seminars the most blessed and life changing events you will ever attend.”
On October 4 and 5, WVIW is hosting a crusade with motorcycles in the Jester III Unit (many disabled men) in Richland, Texas. Richland is SE of Houston. If you wish to join us, please fill out the enclosed form and email or fax it to our office.
We will gather at the La Quinta Inn, 12727 Southwest Freeway (US 59) in Stafford on Friday at 3:00 p.m. for instructions and ride to the prison.
Hotel phone number is 281-240-2300.
If you only come on Saturday, meet at the La Quinta at 8:00 a.m. for instructions and motorcycle ride to the prison.
***If you are staying Friday night, please make your own reservations at the La Quinta; be sure to mention “Worldwide Voice in the Wilderness” to get our rate.
Please send this information by September 23rd.
We are very proud of the work our friend Tony Loeffler and The Solid Rock Shooting Stars Prison Tour.
Please view and share his new video and click on their website to see how you can get involved in powerful, life changing work like this.
Let no one Separate
Matthew 19:6 NIV
It is almost Celebration Banquet time.
Please be our guest at:
“HOPE TO BECOME”
35TH ANNIVERSARY FUND RAISING BANQUET
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2013
HOLIDAY INN, RICHARDSON
1655 North Central Expressway
Richardson, Texas 75080
Our Guest Speaker, Ashanti Witherspoon, served 27 ½ years in prison. During the course of that time he rose from being a criminal, militant and a person who only believed in himself, to an educator, leader, teacher, minister, journalist, paralegal, CPR instructor-trainer, life coach, mentor, magazine editor, film maker, motivational speaker and finally, after being featured in the Academy Award nominated documentary, “The Farm - Life Inside Angola Prison”, was set free. Today, Ashanti is Associate Pastor of Miracle Place Church in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. You don’t want to miss hearing him.
September 20, will be here before we know it. I hope and pray you are making plans to be with us. Information can be found on our web site, www.wviw.com.
Again this year the Celebration Banquet is complimentary. But, there is limited seating, and you must pre-register. So order your tickets soon.
Please consider sponsoring one or more tables at $500.00 each. Or, perhaps you could sponsor one or more couples for $150.00 each. God may impress on you to be a “CONQUERORS” sponsor for a gift of $1,000 or more. Whatever the size of your gift, please help us with a sponsorship today.
We look forward to seeing you at “The WVIW-HOPE TO BECOME” Fundraising Banquet.” Please confirm your attendance by filling out the ONLINE response form by September 16, 2013. You may also register by email .
Again, there is no cost to attend; however, we will be asking you to prayerfully consider becoming a partner with us in taking the Gospel to prisoners and the forgotten and neglected peoples around the world. For more information go to our web site, www.wviw.com, or call 972-234-6009.
Please find attached a Sponsorship Form. Please download, fill it out, and return it to the address below.
Your Servant,
Johnny Moffitt
Founder and President
Worldwide Voice in the Wilderness
PO BOX 740273
Dallas, TX 75374
TDCJ requires anyone wishing to volunteer in the prisons to attend a training session every 2 years. The first time you must attend a live session; two years later it can be done online. Then 2 years later it must be live again.
There will be a TDCJ volunteer training Saturday, April 27, from 8:00 am – 12:00 pm, at Gateway Church in Southlake. The training will be in the Guest Central Room. Guest Central is located near the center of the main lobby of the church.
You do not need to have an approval letter from the state, and you don’t have to have applied before attending. You may fill out an application while you are here.
Contact Aubrey Wells at 817-552-3704, or e-mail her at outreach@gatewaypeople.com.
The church is located at 700 Blessed Way, Southlake, TX 76092. Get a map at www.gatewaypeople.com.
If you are an approved TDCJ Volunteer, and you have not been back through training since April of 2011, you can renew at this training. Please call Aubrey and tell her you are coming if you need to attend a live training.
Thank You,
Johnny & Betty Moffitt
“This weekend was the epitomy of True Fellowship, True Discipleship, and True, Pure, Love!!!”
We strive to make every one of our Marriage Seminars the most blessed and life changing events you will ever attend. From the 3 days of uninterrupted time with your spouse, to the incredible true life stories, every second of the weekend is filled with a huge measure of grace and life change. View a VIDEO about WVIW Marriage Seminars
We are very excited to announce a Marriage Seminar at Mill Valley Fellowship Church. It will be held on April 27th through the 29th in the Farmers Branch area of DFW and we want you there.
There are no restrictions based on faith, or how many years you have been married. Betty always says, you dont even have to be happy at all, and that is what we mean! You can have the greatest marriage or feel like you have the worst marriage on the earth and you will still come away with a renewed hope and vigor for your relationship.
It is FREE to attend, and you will be glad you did. Sign Up by emailing me or calling the office at 972 234 6009.
Thank You very much
Johnny Moffitt
We are very excited to announce a Marriage Seminar at Mill Valley Fellowship Church. It will be held on April 27th through the 29th in the Farmers Branch area of DFW and we want you there.
There are no restrictions based on faith, or how many years you have been married. Betty always says, you dont even have to be happy at all, and that is what we mean! You can have the greatest marriage or feel like you have the worst marriage on the earth and you will still come away with a renewed hope and vigor for your relationship.
It is FREE to attend, and you will be glad you did. Sign Up by emailing me or calling the office at 972 234 6009.
Johnny Moffitt
Worldwide Voice In the Wilderness is preparing for three in prison services. Please email me for more information.
We have had a great time Friday and Saturday.
We have already heard so many inspiring stories of marriages being strengthened and reinforced. Forgiveness and recommitment are at the forefront of our seminar this weekend.
“We are getting healthy for ourselves, our spouses, and our children!”
Several men shared last night how excited they were to see their wives dedicate or recommit their lives to God.
Please keep us in your prayers today as we finish our last day of this seminar. We are so glad to be here and Sunday always means a lot to all of the couples as well as our volunteers.
We have had a great time Friday and Saturday.
We have already heard so many inspiring stories of marriages being strengthened and reinforced. Forgiveness and recommitment are at the forefront of our seminar this weekend.
“We are getting healthy for ourselves, our spouses, and our children!”
Several men shared last night how excited they were to see their wives dedicate or recommit their lives to God.
Please keep us in your prayers today as we finish our last day of this seminar. We are so glad to be here and Sunday always means a lot to all of the couples as well as our volunteers.
WVIW hosts between 4 and 5 Marriage Seminars in prisons and for prison staff every year. Each marriage seminar is planned very similarly, however, each one turns out very uniquely.
This uniqueness comes for a variety of reasons one of the main being our volunteers.
Each volunteer comes to Worldwide Voice In the Wilderness from a different background and for several different reasons. I think it is safe to say that one attribute that is shared by ALL of our volunteers is that GOD has shown Himself to each volunteer in a HUGE way in their lives.
A comment by a dear friend to our ministry this week made a huge impact in summing up what it means to be a volunteer for @wviw
There are those whose lives affect all others around them. Quietly touching one heart, who in turn, touches another. Reaching out to ends further than they would ever know.
Below are a few comments from several Marriage Seminar Volunteers which may explain why they keep coming back to help us host these highly impactful seminars.
“I told God you Gotta show me how to change and boy did He show me." B.G.
"My self esteem was down below my toes. I was a very broken person who didn’t think God could love me but He gave my life meaning and purpose. When everything was falling apart God didn’t leave me.” B.C.G.
“I love Jesus cause he let’s me be me. I found out I could be a Christian and be myself.” C.N.
“I love the Lord for delivering me and for saving me. He revealed himself to me over the years time, after time, after time. I didn’t want to go the right direction but He boxed me in and didnt let me go.” N.N.
“[When I grew Up] God was never spoken of unless it was in a curseword. I was in jail and I began to learn that God loved me and He wanted me. I was so bad and He still wanted me. So I will spend every day of my life loving him back.” N.A.
Thank you for your support and prayers for this ministry.
We need volunteers for this event and would love for you to join us!
Please read this info below and then make sure to REGISTER online so that we can have you cleared through security!
The unit is located at 3 Jester Rd, Richmond, TX 77469.
There will be a Friday night service and two Saturday services. Bikes will ride in at 9:00 am Saturday and out at 3:00 pm.
We are staying at the Holiday Inn Express at 1444 Southwest Freeway, in Sugarland, TX. Everyone makes their own hotel reservations. Be sure to mention “Worldwide Voice in the Wilderness Prison Crusade” in order to get the rate of $73.14/room, including taxes.
Everyone will need WVIW t-shirts. We will wear green, tan, or blue on Friday, and black on Saturday. They are $20.00 each if you do not have one. There also is a $10.00 registration fee.
