A church inside the Louisiana State Penitentiary in Angola, one of many in the sprawling prison, draws about 200 inmates for biweekly services. Daryl Walters, 45, is serving life without parole. He is one of 241 graduates of the Bible college run by the New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary. This man is a great example of faith. He could decided to end his life as a bitter person but instead he choosed the Lords way. He wanted to give this inmates a second chance for eternal salvation and so that they could repent from their past sins. 1 Corinthians 1:17 For Christ did not send me to baptize but to preach the gospel, and not with words of eloquent wisdom, lest the cross of Christ be emptied of its power.
“God is merciful,” intoned Mr. Walters to fellow inmates, most facing life sentences. “God gives us so many benefits.” The seminary teaches counseling skills as well as Bible study. Mr. Walters lives in a dorm with men who face lesser sentences. Once infamous for being brutal and bloody, Angola is now relatively peaceful. Warden Burl Cain says the Bible college helped change the culture. A great example that people can change and expirience true repentence is Peter Laxey, 36, serving life without parole for murder, is a current student at the Baptist seminary and mentors men in the re-entry program.
Mr, Walters is helping many lives daily . He said: “If I can help other people while I’m marching to the grave here, I’ll have lived a good life.”
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