Celebrating Dr. Craig Long!
Some good, but bittersweet news: this month Dr. Craig Long and his wife, Angie, are moving to Indiana to pursue wonderful new…
Exciting News From WIEA!
Spring is the air, and our newest freshman class is wrapping up its first term in the program. To date, the students have all done well…
Upcoming Graduation and a NEW Prayer Initiative
A WORD FROM OUR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR We have sought for a long time to expand and grow our partnerships with the local church. We serve a…
Celebrating Graduation
June 13, 2024 will be a day eight men and their families will remember forever…graduation day! After four challenging years (the first…
WIEA 2024 Video update with Andrew Murphy
As the year comes to a close, our Executive Director wanted to share a brief update regarding how God is using your…
2025 is off to a strong start! Check it out…
Application packets for the 2025 cohort were sent to all institutions around the state just before Christmas. About 45 completed…
A visit to Kettle Moraine
One of the graduates shared that he continues to be involved with a program called R.Y.T.E. (Reaching Youth Through Education), aimed at “at risk” youth who come to the prison to spend some time with incarcerated men to hear why they ought to change their lifestyles. He shared that recently, he worked with a young […]
A Visit at Oregon in Fall 2024
One of the graduates Is working towards release in a few years. He has a job in the community working at a plant that makes blow-molded barrels, containers, etc. he said that the goal is to introduce men that have been incarcerated for a long time back into the community so they get use to […]
November Visit at Oakhill
It was really exciting to connect with one of the graduates today. He was thrilled to share that his “lady friend” is now his fiancé (she is also the mother of his children, and they have decided to get married now given his faith!!!). She is involved with a Bible study at her church, and […]
Chippewa Valley Correctional Touchpoint
During Pastor Knoll’s visit with a 2022 graduate, we learned that one of the graduates’ status has changed and he was transferred to a minimum-security facility. In fact, he was excited to share that as of now, he will most likely be going home in early May 2025! Since arriving, he has been working as […]