Jack and Carol Lavallee
Jack and Carol Lavallee are Canadians called to serve in the United States and Mexico. They have a jail and prison ministry based in San Antonio Texas, directing two Faith Base Initiative Programs (God Pods) reaching incarcerated men and women with the gospel bringing freedom within their captivity.
The heart of Jack and Carols ministry is their consuming passion for the lost. As Directors of two Faith Base Initiative Programs within the prisons their emphasis is on discipleship, love and the forgiveness of God. Their objectives are to reconstruct broken lives, society’s castaways who were once bent on destruction into godly vessels to be use for the Kingdom of God.
Over the years, countless numbers have come to Christ through their teaching and counseling ministry, which extends beyond the wire to their families and friends in the free world, with many of them coming to Christ. The ministry of reconciliation has led many into full time ministry inside and outside of prison, all to the glory of God. The need and importance for this vital ministry is based directly from the heart and lips of Jesus (Matthew 25:40) “as you did it to one of the least of these My brethren, you did it to Me”. Over the last 20 years this ministry has taken them into prisons around the world.
Home Church: Jubilee Outreach, San Antonio, Texas
In October 2016 the Lord lead us to open a resident home for those who are being released from prison. Many in our prison system have been paroled but cannot leave until they have an address to go to. We thought it was necessary to supply a place for those who have been through our Faith Base Program, those we have worked with for years. Discipleship doesn’t end when people leave your programs, in fact it’s just the beginning. The most critical time when someone is released is the first 90 days or so. Whatever happens within those days will determine if they will return to prison or not. We offer spiritual guidance as well as the tools that they will need to make it in the free world. The success of any ministry rest solely on commitment and love for the Great Commission.