A Million God Stories
A Ministry by Pam Stein
I was recently contacted by (and was blessed to meet) a lovely woman by the name of Pam Stein, the Founder and Writer of an online Christian ministry called A Million God Stories. The ministry is based in Lexington, Kentucky and first took root in 2016. (See video explaining Pam’s inspiration for starting the ministry on her About page.)
Then in 2018, Ring & Robe prison magazine was born (the title is based on the prodigal son story in Luke 15:11-32). The magazine is published and distributed twice a year – one in the fall, one in the spring. Approximately 4,000 of the magazines are sent to over 100 correctional facilities.
Here is a short video to learn more about the Ring & Robe magazine:
The video was recorded several years ago, and since then, there have been several changes, including having created additional magazine editions. They now have magazines from Kentucky, Texas, Louisiana, Tennessee, Wisconsin, Ohio, Indiana, Mississippi, New Mexico, Arkansas, and Pennsylvania. Their aim is to collect stories from every state in the U.S. to create state-specific editions of the magazines with their ultimate goal of going global with it. In Pam’s words, “Our hope is to take this worldwide so that people in every nation will get to hear about God and how good He is and how loving He is and that He will be brought glory all over the world. We believe that God can multiply our efforts, and we’ve already seen Him do that.”
Their ministry volunteers write stories and obtain photos (with permission) by working with churches and prison/reentry ministries which help them to connect with men and women who have previously been incarcerated but are now out living lives restored by God. These stories bring hope and encouragement to those who are currently incarcerated. The stories tell of God’s love, grace, and transformative power.
Through all of life’s changes over the years, Pam remains as committed as ever to glorifying God with her ministry and believes that the Lord has called her for this purpose and that He is working through the stories to bring people to Him. All of the stories are a magnificent way to honor our loving, precious Lord while offering hope and encouragement to so many people in an incredibly inspiring way!
With the help of her steadfast team, Pam has published a stunning coffee table book called GLORIFY containing 31 uplifting and life-transforming stories selected from their website. The book “was created to glorify God by telling stories about the amazing things He has done. The stories are inspiring, hope-filled, and faith-building… the photography and art by Lily Wilder are simply beautiful.” (All profits from this book fund the creation and distribution of Ring & Robe magazine.)
Please join me in praying for Pam’s ministry in the following ways. Please pray:
- that God would work through the stories that will give God the glory while touching hearts, bringing hope to many who are incarcerated, introducing them to Jesus, and growing their faith;
- that God would guide and empower their team with the wisdom and diligence necessary to locate and partner with churches, prison ministries, and/or reentry ministries to find storytellers for their next edition in Florida; and
- that God will lead their team to the correct state for each future edition and consistently bring a church or ministry to partner with them to find storytellers.
If you know someone now living a life that has been transformed by God’s amazing love and grace who would be willing to share their story, please reach out to Pam at pa*@****************es.com.
I cannot praise or thank God enough for leading Pam to me in such an extraordinary way! Because of the Lord’s Divine providence, Pam has decided that Florida will be the next edition of the Ring & Robe magazine! Praise the Lord!
Thank you, and may God bless each and every one of you!
Angela ❤️
