Amazing Facts Expands Prison Ministry Through Edovo Partnership

Amazing Facts International is expanding our outreach to incarcerated individuals through a new partnership with Edovo, a leading online educational platform available in correctional facilities across the United States.

Currently serving more than 1,500 facilities and approximately 60 percent of the incarcerated population, Edovo provides potential access to more than 1.2 million individuals. Amazing Facts content went live on the platform on May 18, which significantly expanded our ability to share biblical resources with inmates nationwide, especially in facilities that heavily restrict physical mail.

Incarcerated individuals can now access a variety of faith-building resources, including Bible Answers Live programs, the Kingdoms in Time documentary, and Pastor Doug’s “Cold Confession” and “Five Steps to Eternity” sermons. Each resource includes contact information for our correspondence team and encourages viewers to reach out with questions or requests for additional resources.

Grateful inmates are already reporting spiritual blessings from the materials on Edovo. An inmate in Tennessee said this after viewing our Cosmic Conflict documentary: “This kind of content is EXACTLY what’s been missing and needed on Edovo. We need way more documentary-type courses such as this to stay engaged and continue on a path of growth.”

Accredited Bible Lessons

Edovo has a rigorous screening process before programs can receive accreditation on its platform. We are thrilled that our Introductory Bible Course, the first 14 lessons of the Amazing Facts Study Guides, has been accredited.

“The approval of Amazing Facts Bible courses as accredited educational content provides inmates with documented evidence of their learning and achievement,” explains Cathy Bauer, Amazing Facts Bible School director.

Inmates who complete our lessons will earn an Edovo-issued certificate of completion. Available to attorneys, judges, correctional personnel, family members, and friends, these records may serve as valuable resources during parole hearings and other rehabilitative evaluations.

An Important Move for Access

Due to recent nationwide correctional regulations on physical mail, it is increasingly important to make Amazing Facts’ materials available to inmates online.

“There are currently about 465 facilities where we are not allowed to send physical copies of our Bible lessons,” explains Daniel Raullerson, Amazing Facts Prison Ministry coordinator. “Getting approval to send materials is a lengthy process. Though we have received permission to send materials to prisoners in several states in the past couple of years, it is obvious that we need to make our materials available online to reach as many inmates as possible. This is a big reason we have been working so hard to get our materials on Edovo.”

Amazing Facts plans to grow its presence on Edovo by providing additional Bible lessons and video content. Future resources will also include digital books, magazines, and booklets, as well as standalone content such as weekly sermons, documentaries, and personal testimonies.

“Our goal is to give inmates access to rich, well-balanced biblical content produced by Amazing Facts, especially those who cannot receive physical mail,” explains Daniel.

Rescuing Inmates with Truth

Amazing Facts has been actively sharing truth with prisoners for decades. Ever since the Bible School began in 1969, there has been a significant percentage of students who were incarcerated. Today, about 24 percent of our students are inmates.

In 2000, Amazing Facts’ prison ministry began offering inmates four free items per month. Many took advantage of this offer while completing the Amazing Facts Study Guides. In 2022, Amazing Facts further expanded its prison ministry by partnering with Pando TV, a non-profit ministry that reaches over 600,000 inmates in the United States. That ministry has been fruitful; over 15,500 prisoners have expressed their desire to become Christians!

If you would like to learn more about Amazing Facts’ prison ministry or get involved with reaching inmates in your area, please visit: amazingfacts.org/prison-ministry or contact us at prisonministry@amazingfacts.org.