Robert is Our First Graduate of the Bible Institute

Greetings my name is Robert and I’m an inmate at the Lancaster State Prison. This is a picture of me holding my diploma in which I graduated from a two-year study of the Holy Scriptures delivered by Dr. Timothy Emerick of the Harvest Evangelistic Association Bible Institute.

My studies covered two years of intense homework. I had to study and complete a variety of topic ranging from the entire New Testament, Systemic Theology, Gifts of the Spirit, to our Authority in Christ Jesus, Divine Healing both physical and emotional and many other topics.

I am now graduated and have been promoted to one of three inmate pastors. I am currently discipling other inmates and I am responsible for conducting the Spanish Speaking services.

Before I came to the Lord Jesus Christ, I was a gang member and criminal. I was angry, resentful, and a miserable person. I allowed my circumstances to change the course of my life. At the age of 16 I was sentenced to die in prison for murder. I take responsibility for my actions and I didn’t care at that time the harm that I caused to my victims and their families. While in prison I was a very violent person and in 2016 I was sentenced to the Security Housing Unit for two years of Pelican Bay for attacking and stabbing another inmate. This is called Solitary Confinement and it is a prison within a prison.

I now assist Dr. Emerick and his wife Claudia with the Christian Protestant Services every Sunday.

Claudia and Timothy

I met Johnny some 40 years ago under the outreach of the Solid Rock Ministry through Rev. Ma Bean. It was under the Solid Rock Ministry I gave my heart to Jesus in 1972 where I found Jesus as my Lord and Savior. I was working as a custody officer where I first heard the gospel under her ministry and went forward with the inmates giving my life to God as well. I have been walking with the lord Jesus for 50 years now and it is amazing to see how God can change lives.
Johnny is presently serving a life sentence in State Prison in California. He is a young man who has tremendous faith. Johnny also took several classes in Psychology and Sociology from me back in 2020 and 2021. He did an excellent job receiving a letter grade of A in all of his classes. While his stay at Lancaster State Prison he attended all of the Sunday Christian services without fail. He has been recently transferred to a level 2 prison at Avenal State Prison. I am in the process of writing a support letter for him to the Parole Board. Please keep him in your prayers.
Johnny stated that he praises the Lord and Savior Jesus Christ for saving him and filling him with His Holy Spirit. He stated that his sins have been washed away by the blood of Jesus on the cross of Calvary.
1 John 1:9
Johnny stated that though he is in prison physically he is at peace spiritually and emotionally. The love of Jesus fills him daily and sustains him continually. He further stated that we are not consumed because of the compassion and mercy of God.

Let freedom Ring!!!