Matthew 25:23, “‘Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Come and share your master’s happiness!’"
I met Bob Carman many years ago at Central Presbyterian’s Men’s Goup. I speak at church groups often to share the story of the incarcerated and attract new volunteers. Volunteering inside the jails is not glamorous, it is difficult to find men and women who love Jesus, understand the Bible, and are willing to commit themselves to dedicated service. At unCUFFED, showing up consistently is a major factor in the success of our Kingdom service. Bob epitomizes all of those attributes. That evening, at Central, our ministry hit a home run in engaging Bob. He has blessed so many boys at both the Charles Hickey School in the County and the Youth Detention Center in the City.
Bob is retiring and moving to Pennsylvania. This is a huge loss for unCUFFED but a blessing to his new church family in Pennsylvania. Bob has attended the Church of the Resurrection here in Maryland where he is unCUFFED’s liaison to their Missions Council. In addition to loving and serving the boys, Bob has also been a long-term financial supporter and a huge part of developing our strong relationship with his church. His pastor, Brad Boucher said, “Bob is a quiet, patient, selfless guy who demonstrates the humility of Christ in his ability to honor the dignity of those that are often overlooked.”
When Bob began serving, he worked closely with Kim Turner and then Tim Schriver. He was very shy in the beginning, always taking a secondary role and not the lead. Over the last several years Bob has flourished. He has boldly stepped up to share the gospel with the boys and kept our ministry work alive when we were short staffed and struggling. Bob began a series at Hickey for the boys to watch The Chosen where he interrupts the videos often to lead the boys to the relevant Scripture and explain the context of what they are watching.
Together, we befriended a young man named Zach on Hickey’s medical tier several years ago. When Zach was released, Bob stayed in contact with him and took him hiking and kayaking. This contact was key to Zach not returning to jail. I’m still in touch with Zach; he works in the housing trade with a friend of the ministry and is on a good track to never return to incarceration. Bob has the respect of the boys and his fellow volunteers. I am grateful for all that he has done.
I will miss the cold winter walks with Bob across the Hickey compound to see the boys in the Mandela building. It is such a blessing to have a partner in this work like Bob. We are not allowing him to walk away completely; he is just too important. We are calling him our Lead Volunteer Emeritus. He will be back in August to see the boys at YDC. I am hopeful that he will continue his Kingdom service in Pennsylvania, using his unique gifts to serve the incarcerated in his new town!
Matthew 25:23, “‘Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Come and share your master’s happiness!’"
I met Bob Carman many years ago at Central Presbyterian’s Men’s Goup. I speak at church groups often to share the story of the incarcerated and attract new volunteers. Volunteering inside the jails is not glamorous, it is difficult to find men and women who love Jesus, understand the Bible, and are willing to commit themselves to dedicated service. At unCUFFED, showing up consistently is a major factor in the success of our Kingdom service. Bob epitomizes all of those attributes. That evening, at Central, our ministry hit a home run in engaging Bob. He has blessed so many boys at both the Charles Hickey School in the County and the Youth Detention Center in the City.
Bob is retiring and moving to Pennsylvania. This is a huge loss for unCUFFED but a blessing to his new church family in Pennsylvania. Bob has attended the Church of the Resurrection here in Maryland where he is unCUFFED’s liaison to their Missions Council. In addition to loving and serving the boys, Bob has also been a long-term financial supporter and a huge part of developing our strong relationship with his church. His pastor, Brad Boucher said, “Bob is a quiet, patient, selfless guy who demonstrates the humility of Christ in his ability to honor the dignity of those that are often overlooked.”
When Bob began serving, he worked closely with Kim Turner and then Tim Schriver. He was very shy in the beginning, always taking a secondary role and not the lead. Over the last several years Bob has flourished. He has boldly stepped up to share the gospel with the boys and kept our ministry work alive when we were short staffed and struggling. Bob began a series at Hickey for the boys to watch The Chosen where he interrupts the videos often to lead the boys to the relevant Scripture and explain the context of what they are watching.
Together, we befriended a young man named Zach on Hickey’s medical tier several years ago. When Zach was released, Bob stayed in contact with him and took him hiking and kayaking. This contact was key to Zach not returning to jail. I’m still in touch with Zach; he works in the housing trade with a friend of the ministry and is on a good track to never return to incarceration. Bob has the respect of the boys and his fellow volunteers. I am grateful for all that he has done.
I will miss the cold winter walks with Bob across the Hickey compound to see the boys in the Mandela building. It is such a blessing to have a partner in this work like Bob. We are not allowing him to walk away completely; he is just too important. We are calling him our Lead Volunteer Emeritus. He will be back in August to see the boys at YDC. I am hopeful that he will continue his Kingdom service in Pennsylvania, using his unique gifts to serve the incarcerated in his new town!
I met Bob Carman many years ago at Central Presbyterian’s Men’s Goup. I speak at church groups often to share the story of the incarcerated and attract new volunteers. Volunteering inside the jails is not glamorous, it is difficult to find men and women who love Jesus, understand the Bible, and are willing to commit themselves to dedicated service. At unCUFFED, showing up consistently is a major factor in the success of our Kingdom service. Bob epitomizes all of those attributes. That evening, at Central, our ministry hit a home run in engaging Bob. He has blessed so many boys at both the Charles Hickey School in the County and the Youth Detention Center in the City.
Bob is retiring and moving to Pennsylvania. This is a huge loss for unCUFFED but a blessing to his new church family in Pennsylvania. Bob has attended the Church of the Resurrection here in Maryland where he is unCUFFED’s liaison to their Missions Council. In addition to loving and serving the boys, Bob has also been a long-term financial supporter and a huge part of developing our strong relationship with his church. His pastor, Brad Boucher said, “Bob is a quiet, patient, selfless guy who demonstrates the humility of Christ in his ability to honor the dignity of those that are often overlooked.”
When Bob began serving, he worked closely with Kim Turner and then Tim Schriver. He was very shy in the beginning, always taking a secondary role and not the lead. Over the last several years Bob has flourished. He has boldly stepped up to share the gospel with the boys and kept our ministry work alive when we were short staffed and struggling. Bob began a series at Hickey for the boys to watch The Chosen where he interrupts the videos often to lead the boys to the relevant Scripture and explain the context of what they are watching.
Together, we befriended a young man named Zach on Hickey’s medical tier several years ago. When Zach was released, Bob stayed in contact with him and took him hiking and kayaking. This contact was key to Zach not returning to jail. I’m still in touch with Zach; he works in the housing trade with a friend of the ministry and is on a good track to never return to incarceration. Bob has the respect of the boys and his fellow volunteers. I am grateful for all that he has done.
I will miss the cold winter walks with Bob across the Hickey compound to see the boys in the Mandela building. It is such a blessing to have a partner in this work like Bob. We are not allowing him to walk away completely; he is just too important. We are calling him our Lead Volunteer Emeritus. He will be back in August to see the boys at YDC. I am hopeful that he will continue his Kingdom service in Pennsylvania, using his unique gifts to serve the incarcerated in his new town!