<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Good News Global]]></title><description><![CDATA[Good News Global]]></description><link>https://www.gnglobal.org/impact-stories</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 10:27:32 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.gnglobal.org/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Megan’s Story: Does God ever feel lonely or discouraged?]]></title><description><![CDATA[By Chaplain Jimmy Hildebrandt Written in Blood Cold to the touch was the steel, the scent of blood in the air. My chin rested on the narrow, waist-high meal tray door, my only access to her. Back curved and neck straining, I peered low through the slot for a better view of Megan. She was […]]]></description><link>https://www.gnglobal.org/post/megan-s-story-does-god-ever-feel-lonely-or-discouraged</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6991149b9f4f0b75dfff2d0e</guid><pubDate>Wed, 06 Aug 2025 20:06:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/75201e_a4bce054f20045e38cb30081628eb474~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>martinorcurto</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Preordained Appointment]]></title><description><![CDATA[By Michael Pivirotto, Good News Global Volunteer Sullivan County Detention Center – Blountville, TN My wife, Judy, and I have been leading Bible studies at the Sullivan County Detention Center in Blountville, TN, for the past two years. During this time, we have witnessed our Lord work in ways that only He can, calling men […]]]></description><link>https://www.gnglobal.org/post/a-preordained-appointment</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6991149b9f4f0b75dfff2d10</guid><pubDate>Mon, 07 Jul 2025 14:56:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/75201e_0573d01db74f49d2b6430f761fccb4d6~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>martinorcurto</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[I Feel at Peace]]></title><description><![CDATA[By Chaplain Chris Greaves Have you ever experienced the loneliness of being away from family during special times of the year? Or have you ever felt discouraged by the events happening in your life? Inmates share their experiences with us, expressing feelings of loneliness, discouragement, shame, and the overwhelming sense of being trapped in a […]]]></description><link>https://www.gnglobal.org/post/i-feel-at-peace</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6991149b9f4f0b75dfff2d0d</guid><pubDate>Thu, 06 Mar 2025 16:44:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/75201e_d7ccd69270ee45adb8bc35bafa8a935e~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>martinorcurto</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[I’m a fighter: Marie’s Story]]></title><description><![CDATA[By Chaplain Katie Lacey “Marie” was not impressed during the Sunday service at the jail, and she angrily questioned everything Chaplain Kati said. A few days later, Chaplain Kati was surprised to learn that Marie had signed up for a one-on-one session. During their one-on-one meeting, Marie was a different person. She eagerly asked questions […]]]></description><link>https://www.gnglobal.org/post/i-m-a-fighter-marie-s-story</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6991149b9f4f0b75dfff2d13</guid><pubDate>Tue, 04 Feb 2025 18:41:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/75201e_a69704f5afac48eb9f64d9b66e0a74cf~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_254,h_300,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>martinorcurto</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Touch More Hearts with Your Donation to Hope Packs]]></title><description><![CDATA[By B.W. I want to say thank you so much for your Christmas bag and prayers. I have been a strong believer in God my entire life, but just last night, I was actually cussing the Lord. I almost had given up. I told him to show me a sign today or I feel like […]]]></description><link>https://www.gnglobal.org/post/touch-more-hearts-with-your-donation-to-hope-packs</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6991149b9f4f0b75dfff2d0a</guid><pubDate>Wed, 30 Oct 2024 01:25:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/75201e_f83055910cad4729ba6edaacbc22c810~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>martinorcurto</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Behind Bars, Routines Bring True Redemption Within Reach]]></title><description><![CDATA[By Chaplain Paul Beliasov | York County Prison, York, PA Routine – Devotionals While each day in prison can bring about different situations and different conversations, there are a few weekly routines. The first routine is delivering a devotional paper every Tuesday and Friday morning to inmates who sign up for it all around the […]]]></description><link>https://www.gnglobal.org/post/behind-bars-routines-bring-true-redemption-within-reach</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6991149b9f4f0b75dfff2d0b</guid><pubDate>Thu, 29 Aug 2024 15:30:26 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/75201e_7d16d922fe6e4c2fad9f0ca255682e8f~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>martinorcurto</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[How Patrick Found True Freedom in Christ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Patrick Stansbury grew up in a good Catholic family in the Crafton Heights neighborhood of Pittsburgh. Both parents were solid citizens – blue-collar workers who divorced when Patrick was an infant. His mother worked at a hospital, balancing life as a single mom until she remarried six years after the divorce. Patrick’s dad was a […]]]></description><link>https://www.gnglobal.org/post/how-patrick-found-true-freedom-in-christ</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6991149b9f4f0b75dfff2d0c</guid><pubDate>Wed, 14 Aug 2024 23:20:08 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/75201e_5a3e047eaa8543418d7f27b0967fe0ec~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>martinorcurto</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chaplains: Supporting Our Wardens and the Incarcerated Everyday]]></title><description><![CDATA[By Adam Ogle, York County Pennsylvania Warden I have had the pleasure of working with Good News Global for over 23 years. During my days as a correctional officer, I bore witness to many traumatic events, and I have fond memories of our chaplains taking the time to talk with me and offer support. As […]]]></description><link>https://www.gnglobal.org/post/chaplains-supporting-our-wardens-and-the-incarcerated-everyday</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6991149b9f4f0b75dfff2d0f</guid><pubDate>Wed, 19 Jun 2024 17:23:44 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/75201e_b72a790fc38548949dfb65779c7e8fa5~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>martinorcurto</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[What a Privilege We Have to See God Work]]></title><description><![CDATA[By Gary Franz, Vice President of International Ministry I love traveling to see our leaders and teams in the field. God is at work in powerful ways – He is redeeming lives and demonstrating His power to save people in the world of incarceration. Let me share with you what I recently experienced as I […]]]></description><link>https://www.gnglobal.org/post/what-a-privilege-we-have-to-see-god-work</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6991149b9f4f0b75dfff2d12</guid><pubDate>Tue, 07 May 2024 18:55:58 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/75201e_5d1d1bf2c81c4c748d2fdded3457c5bc~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>martinorcurto</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Take a look inside prison ministry]]></title><description><![CDATA[Prison Life (Shoes) Our society prides itself on individualism and being unique. Young people, in particular, look for ways to dress that set them apart from others. Not so in jail.  When someone enters our prison, they are given “whites,” which are underwear, an undershirt, socks, and, of course, an orange jumpsuit. Everyone wears orange, […]]]></description><link>https://www.gnglobal.org/post/take-a-look-inside-prison-ministry</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6991149b9f4f0b75dfff2d11</guid><pubDate>Mon, 15 Apr 2024 21:14:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/75201e_276ea74d81864643acf37d384ae5e32d~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>martinorcurto</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Our Name Changed. Our Passion and Vision Remain.]]></title><description><![CDATA[I was eating dinner with Chaplain Charity from Zambia. She told me about the impact of Hope Packs upon previously unreached women and children. Then she started sharing about a particular woman in the prison who was being held separately from the rest of the population. Clearly, the woman was ill, but there was no […]]]></description><link>https://www.gnglobal.org/post/our-name-changed-our-passion-and-vision-remain</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6991149df0131a3b550ba8dd</guid><pubDate>Sat, 16 Mar 2024 00:48:19 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/75201e_2792786ff44e499f9f4d0e38f89d03c6~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>martinorcurto</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Call on Him and You Shall be Saved]]></title><description><![CDATA[By Chaplain Rick Cawthon As I sit to write this article, the calendar shows that we are approximately three weeks from the official beginning of Spring. Looking out the window, it seems spring might be just around the corner. This is quite different from the near-freezing temperatures we typically see this time of the year. […]]]></description><link>https://www.gnglobal.org/post/call-on-him-and-you-shall-be-saved</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6991149df0131a3b550ba8df</guid><pubDate>Sat, 16 Mar 2024 00:43:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/75201e_f0afb0de8b414551874979da914431b7~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_909,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>martinorcurto</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Transforming Power of the Gospel]]></title><description><![CDATA[By Chaplain Ryan Dyer A.W. Tozer once said, “The new Christian is like a man who has learned to drive in a country where the traffic moves on the left side of the highway and suddenly finds himself in another country and is forced to drive on the right. He must unlearn his old habit, […]]]></description><link>https://www.gnglobal.org/post/the-transforming-power-of-the-gospel</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6991149df0131a3b550ba8de</guid><pubDate>Thu, 14 Mar 2024 23:51:10 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/75201e_274a071ec2014f949f13616b67b1f2f5~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>martinorcurto</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mike’s Story]]></title><link>https://www.gnglobal.org/post/mike-s-story</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6991149df0131a3b550ba8db</guid><pubDate>Thu, 14 Mar 2024 00:29:22 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/75201e_5e3fd6c9405647c892a739c60c0179e6~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_913,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>martinorcurto</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Christy’s Trauma Healing Story]]></title><link>https://www.gnglobal.org/post/christy-s-trauma-healing-story</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6991149df0131a3b550ba8da</guid><pubDate>Thu, 14 Mar 2024 00:23:55 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/75201e_af0dbe49a9964019a6f58a9ebc4c779a~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_900,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>martinorcurto</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ashley Douglas’ Story]]></title><link>https://www.gnglobal.org/post/ashley-douglas-story</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6991149df0131a3b550ba8dc</guid><pubDate>Thu, 14 Mar 2024 00:08:55 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/75201e_e8719b2abb864c7bb1d9b30c74db6977~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_901,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>martinorcurto</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>