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Our Stories
At Along Side Ministries, we’re privileged to watch God move every day in the lives of the men and women we serve. Below are a few stories of transformation and redemption made possible through God’s grace and the support of our friends:
Breaking Chains Newsletter
A front-row seat to what God is doing through Along Side Ministries—stories of redemption, discipleship, and real-life transformation inside prison and beyond. Get updates, testimonies, and ways you can pray, give, and come alongside.
Along Side Ministries December 2025 Newsletter
Breaking Chains • December 2025 • Newsletter Call 602-995-9484 for details or go online www.asmaz.com A Transformed Life points everyone’s attention to God!
Along Side Ministries November 2025 Newsletter
Breaking Chains • November2025 • Newsletter Call 602-995-9484 for details or go onlinewww.asmaz.com A Transformed Life points everyone’s attention to God!
Along Side Ministries September 2024 Newsletter
Breaking Chains • September 2024 • Newsletter From Abuse and Neglect to Redemption and Restoration Matthew’s Story By the age of 14, Matthew’s parents, both alcoholics in a physically abusive marriage, divorced, leaving Matthew caught in a web of loneliness while moving between his dad’s, mom’s, and sister’s houses. It was years of no actual structure of family life. This led to an angry and confused Matthew, who took on the values of the world and away from his Catholic upbr
Freedom Stories: Alumni Testimonies
Meet the men and women whose lives have been changed through the Discipleship Training Program—testimonies of freedom, faith, and new beginnings. These are graduate and alumni stories of what happens when hope becomes a life rebuilt.
Graduation September 17, 2023
November 2023 • Newsletter Thank you for honoring our most recent graduates; Charlette Susie Chartier, Gregory Kouma, Henry Fischbacher, and Evan Weeks. “I see graduation not as an end of something but rather as a continuation of my transition into society and my walk with the Lord. It’s an obligation to give back to others who are released from prison and joining the Along Side program, to be a help and support to them as they start their transition on the outside.” — Henry
June Graduates – What Graduation Means to Me!
July 2023 • Newsletter ASM June Graduates (L-R) Verrone White, Jacob Welsch and Craig Chapman Along Side Ministries quarterly graduation ceremonies are always an event. Program residents, Board members, staff, volunteers, and donors all come together to celebrate the Discipleship Training Program and become Alumni. Verrone White – June Graduate — I see graduation as a time to pause and reflect on all the Lord has done for me and how much I’ve learned over the past nine month
Rising from the Ashes of a broken Life – Orion Everson’s Story
God not only transformed Orion’s life, He’s blessing him with a beautiful relationship with his daughter, Addison.
Faith In Action: Volunteer Stories
Real stories from real people serving in reentry, jail, and prison ministry—faith made visible through mentorship and presence.
Beyond the Bars: Prison Ministry Stories of Hope
A visit to Beyond the Bars at Along Side Ministries became more than I expected, encountering real stories of transformation, deep community, and the hope found in Jesus.
Inside Arizona Prison Volunteer Stories: Dan Norcott
"Because of you, hope walks into prison" - ASM Volunteer Dan Norcott What would it feel like to walk into a prison and see a church? Not a building with stained glass and pews — but a visitation room filled with orange uniforms and open Bibles. The inmates and volunteers call it “Orange Church.” And every week, because of faithful supporters like you, church happens in one of the darkest places imaginable. Serving these men is one of the most powerful experiences of my life.
Setting Captives Free
September 2020 • Newsletter “ Along Side is fantastic. They’re doing so many things right. I volunteer with other ministries and not many have this much recovery programming. The regular sessions each week, the one-on-one mentorship is all very good, plus they’ve got some very smart, extremely biblically sound, and caring leadership.” Ruth has a passion for pouring into the lives of women and helping them experience freedom from the lies and regret that holds them hostage. W
Hope & Help Resources
Tools, guidance, and support for families, donors, and anyone seeking help—clear next steps to connect, give, and find encouragement.
Four Ways of Helping Without Enabling: How to Walk With a Loved One in Crisis
Imagine this... You’re dealing with your day to day affairs and you get a phone call from someone close to you. They’re frantic and desperate. They need something from you and it’s no small ask. You oblige because you love them, but you know deep down you shouldn’t because it’s reinforcing a bad behavior. You’ve been down this road before and it’s frustrating. In fact, you pull back a little when you see their name come up on the phone and you hesitate to answer, hoping they’
Beyond the Bars: Prison Ministry Stories of Hope
A visit to Beyond the Bars at Along Side Ministries became more than I expected, encountering real stories of transformation, deep community, and the hope found in Jesus.
Help Change A Life And Take The Credit
November 2023 • Newsletter You can make a difference in the lives of the men and women in our Discipleship Training Program as they make a successful transition to independent living and the local church. Please consider donating to Along Side Ministries and receive an ARIZONA TAX CREDIT. The State of Arizona Charitable Tax Credit is available to singles up to $421 and couples filing a joint return up to $841. Please consult your tax advisor for how this credit may apply to
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Can Transformation Be Real?
March 2022 • Newsletter You might remember Chris from the cover of our September 2020 newsletter ; a giant of a man who fell in with the wrong crowd, who was involved in an armed robbery that ended with three people dead; the man who found Jesus on death row – and lived to tell about it. Back then, he claimed to be a new man. But was it genuine? Was the transformation he said he found, with Along Side’s help after 27 years behind bars, real? Spending just five minutes with Ch
From Wayward Father to Loving Dad
March 2022 • Newsletter From the start, it seemed like Daniel was set up to fail. At the tender age of twelve he was already abusing alcohol and marijuana. By thirteen, he was experimenting with methamphetamine. Addiction was a constant companion all the way into his late twenties. “I was doing the weekend warrior thing for years – partying and doing drugs where I could get them.” Even becoming a father in 2004 wasn’t enough to slow Daniel down. “ I was just lost in my addict
He killed. He ran. But this Christmas, Andre is saving lives...
December 2021 He killed a man, and he ran. Just 28 years old, he knew he was going to get life in prison. For three weeks, André evaded the police. But it couldn’t last. He spent more than 2 years in Pima County André wanted to live for God, but it was hard. The day he finally walked into court for his sentencing, he prepared for the worst. But he was stunned by what happened. It would be second-degree, not first-degree, murder. And his sentence would be “only” 12 years. You
A Shattered Life... But this Thanksgiving he's counting his blessings!
A Shattered Life... But this Thanksgiving he's counting his blessings!
JASON COULDN’T ESCAPE THE PRISON CYCLE. Then you offered a way out...
October 2021 Some of what happened to Jason, I don’t even want to tell you. To hear his whole story is heartbreaking. Born to heroin and meth addicts, his own father taught him to drink alcohol — starting when Jason was still in grade school. When Jason was staying with Grandma and his father came to visit, the little guy pleaded to come home. His father produced a six-pack and offered a cruel dare: Drink that, and I’ll take you home. Jason did it. But the trip home never las
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