Garland County Jail Ministry

09/04/2026

🙏 PRAYING PETE 🙏

This week, Garland County Jail Ministry has the honor of recognizing a man who has faithfully served the Lord and this ministry for over 20 years ! “Praying Pete.”

For more than two decades, Pete has been an absolute prayer warrior inside the Garland County Detention Center. He has also faithfully served as a Bible teacher, sharing the Word of God and encouraging countless detainees over the years.

Pete is a great guy who is willing to serve the Lord in whatever capacity is placed before him. Nearly every Saturday, Pete comes into the detention center to pray with the detainees, talk with them, encourage them, and remind them that Jesus loves them.

Pete also serves as one of our Assistant Chaplains on the weekends.

After knowing Pete and his heart for all these years, I didn’t need to ask. I already knew the answer. When there is an opportunity to serve the Lord, Pete is going to serve.

That is the kind of servant Pete is.

He doesn’t need recognition. He doesn’t need attention. He simply shows up, prays, loves people, shares Jesus, and faithfully serves the Lord.

I cannot say enough good things about Praying Pete.

Pete, thank you for your decades of faithfulness to the Lord and His ministry. Thank you for every prayer you have prayed, every detainee you have encouraged, every Bible lesson you have taught, and every Saturday you have faithfully shown up to serve.

You, my friend, are very much appreciated!

Thank you,

—Chaplain Green

08/30/2026

There is no other county like Garland County!
We want to say a huge THANK YOU to the Hot Springs Village lady who donated the bed to a former detainee. She absolutely loves it and is incredibly grateful! ❤️🙏 Thank you!

It amazes us every time we post a need for someone who is trying to restart their life with Jesus at the center, the need is often filled within minutes.

Washers, dryers, beds, kitchen tables, chairs you name it. People in our community continue to step up and help. Thank you!!! 👏🙌 This county is VERY generous towards people who need a hand up. This is where we have an opportunity to be the hands and feet of Jesus.

We never knew we would end up in the furniture delivery business. 😂 But the Lord opened that door, and we believe He opened it for a reason.

The Lord has brought these people into our lives, and we can’t turn our backs on them because they walked out the doors of the detention center. Some need a little help. We have spent years of our lives with some of them. We’ve watched them struggle and overcome with the Lord!

A bed may just look like a bed to us. A washer may just look like a washer. But to someone trying to rebuild their life, these things can represent a new beginning, hope, dignity, and a reminder that somebody cares and the Lord provides. ♥️ 🙏 🤲

Thank you so much!!!
-Chaplain Green

08/28/2026

FAITHFUL SERVANTS : CHRIS & PATIENCE BRAKEBILL - POTTER’S CLAY

This week, Garland County Jail Ministry has the honor of recognizing Chris and Patience Brakebill of Potter's Clay Ministries.

I have known this couple for nearly six years, and I love them both!! They are faithful servants of the Lord who are truly on the front lines of ministry. Every time I talk with them, we have a lot of laughs. I think so highly of these two, and I thank God for the work He is doing through them. They do a great job!!! 👏🙌

Over the past number of years, Chris and Patience have proven to be a vital part of assisting Garland County Detention Center and Garland County Jail Ministry. They provide faith based transitional living for women leaving the detention center. We call them every week for screenings. During this time, they have accepted approximately 90% of the female detainees looking to get their life back on track through Jesus.

There have been times when we have caught a female detainee walking out the door and asked, “Where are you going? What’s your plan?” Sometimes the answer is, “I don’t know.”

When that happens, we offer Potter’s Clay. If she wants to go, we call Chris or Patience, and they send a van to pick her up immediately. They understand how time sensitive and critical that moment is. A woman walking out of jail with nowhere to go can quickly find herself right back in the same environment she came from. Once they are on the streets it’s harder for us to help them.
Through Christ, Chris and Patience step into that critical moment and offer her a Christ centered direction. A place of hope, recovery, and most importantly, Jesus Christ.

At times, Potter’s Clay has 30 to 40 women in the facility at once, possibly more. But this ministry does much more than provide a place to live. They point women to Jesus so they can begin seeking Him instead of seeking drugs or alcohol. That is Kingdom work, and we are grateful that God planted Potter’s Clay in our community. They have been serving women and children in the Hot Springs community since 1984.

Chris and Patience are truly a blessing to serve alongside. We cannot say enough good things about them. They both love the Lord, and it shows in the way they serve people every day. Through Christ, they are a tremendous gift to this community and to the Kingdom of God.

Chris and Patience, thank y’all for everything you do and for the Christ centered friendship we share. Y’all are great!!! We love and appreciate you both!

Thank you both for faithfully serving His Kingdom!

— Chaplain Kevin Green
Garland County Jail Ministry, Inc.

08/25/2026

Thank you, Kathy Curry for stepping in and helping while I am recovering. Your willingness to serve and help keep the ministry moving forward is truly appreciated. 🙂🙏

And a big congratulations on celebrating 3 years with Garland County Jail Ministry today! For three years, you have faithfully served the Lord and His ministry, helping bring the Gospel of Jesus Christ to the detainees.

We are blessed to have you as part of the jail ministry!

Happy 3-Year Anniversary, Kathy! 🎉🙏

-Chaplain Green

08/22/2026

Join His Mission:
Garland County Jail Ministry has been bringing the Gospel of Jesus Christ into the Garland County Detention Center since 1991.

Today, this ministry operates seven days and five nights a week, ministering to hundreds of detainees each week. Through the power of the Gospel, we see approximately 600 - 700 salvations and rededications each year.

Garland County Jail Ministry does not accept any government funding or government grants. Trusting Jesus will meet all our needs, we depend on the blessings of churches, businesses, organizations, and individuals who believe in our mission and want to help us carry the Gospel behind the walls.

Your support helps us place Bibles and Christian study materials into the hands of detainees while also helping cover administrative supplies, insurance, ministry resources, and other needs necessary to keep this ministry operating throughout the year.

Most importantly, your support helps us carry the Gospel message of hope, forgiveness, restoration, and a new life through Jesus Christ to men and women who desperately need it.

Our three year in house study has shown something remarkable: detainees who accept Jesus Christ into their lives have approximately a 6% return rate, compared with approximately 68% overall.*

That is more than a statistic. It represents lives changed, families restored, and men and women given hope for a different future.

Jesus is clearly the answer.

When you support Garland County Jail Ministry, you are not simply supporting a program you are investing in changed lives and helping take the Gospel of Jesus Christ to men and women who need hope and a new beginning.

Please prayerfully consider supporting Garland County Jail Ministry and becoming a part of what God is doing inside the Garland County Detention Center.

*Recidivism figures are based on Garland County Jail Ministry’s internal three year study.

In His name,
Chaplain Green

If the Lord places it on your heart to support Garland County Jail Ministry financially, please know that every gift, regardless of the amount, is greatly appreciated. When making your donation, please click the down arrow and enter $0.00 for the additional contribution so you will not be charged an extra fee. Thank you for partnering with us as we continue sharing the Gospel of Jesus Christ behind the walls. 🙏

A faith-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit established in 1991, bringing the Gospel of Jesus Christ to the Garland County Detention Center in Hot Springs, AR through preaching, discipleship, and personal ministry.

08/21/2026

This week, Garland County Jail Ministry has the great pleasure of honoring Joey Clampit, owner of Clampit’s Country Kitchen & Meat Market.

About three or four years ago, Garland County Jail Ministry and Samaritan Ministries in Hot Springs came together to serve the homeless and hungry in our community.

A few weeks before the event, I was driving home when the Lord told me, “Call Clampit’s.” At the time, I did not know Joey very well, so I was a little hesitant. But being obedient to the Lord, I made the call. I will admit, I was shaking in my shoes a little! 🙂 I am not the person who calls someone I barely know and asks them for something, but God was definitely involved. This was His plan. I still remember the exact spot on Glazeypeau road from when I called him from. I was stressed as I barley knew him but excited by his response.

He said, “I would love to be involved.”

When the day of the event arrived, I pulled up to Clampit’s to pick up the food. Joey had prepared more food than I could fit into the truck! I was shocked! It was truly a blessing where our cup was running over. Only God!!

During the event, Joey even called and said, “If y’all run out, I can bring you more.” Through Christ, he provided enough to feed the entire Hot Springs area! I will never forget that call. I thought, "What an honorable man."

If I remember correctly, the Lord fed around 200 people that day through the generosity of Clampit's Country Kitchen & Meat Market. The Lord placed a need before Joey, and he answered to it.

Clampit’s has done a great job supporting our community. They provide employment, have helped feed the homeless on other occasions and have supported events honoring our police officers and firefighters. True patriots!

I am sure this is only a small part of what Joey and his wife do for others. They do not seek attention or make anything they do public. They have a servant's heart. As Jesus teaches us in Matthew 6, our Father sees what is done in secret and rewards it. They will receive their eternal rewards.

Clampit’s has also placed many Study Bibles in the hands of detainees. They believe people deserve a second chance. Through their generosity, detainees are receiving the Word of God and being given the opportunity to discover the eternal hope, forgiveness, and salvation found in Jesus Christ.

They love the Lord, love people, and love their community. We are thankful for them and for everything they do; the things we see and the many things we will probably never know or hear about.

We thank you for your generous heart and your willingness to serve others. We appreciate you and pray that the Lord continues to bless you, your family, your employees, and your business.

This year, the Jail Ministry Teacher and Deputy Appreciation Day will be catered by Clampit’s Country Kitchen & Meat Market. Our board members would not have it any other way. It is our opportunity to give back, in a small way, to Joey and his business for all they have done for this ministry and our community. Joey and his wife are good, honorable, and faithful servants of our Lord.

If you are in the area, stop by Clampit’s Country Kitchen & Meat Market for lunch or dinner. The food is great and the plates are not skimpy that's for sure! They are running over! 🙂

Clampit's meat market and country kitchen is located:

5398 North Hwy 7

Hot Springs Village

You won't regret the visit!

Blessings,

-Chaplain Green

08/17/2026

Prayer Warriors,

Recently, a former detainee who has been thriving for the past few years endured something horrific; something no one should ever have to experience in their lifetime. It is a heartbreaking and an tearful situation. Just painful!

Due to this situation, many difficult and immediate challenges have come forward. During this time, I ask that we come together in prayer and lift this person before the Lord.

Please pray for God’s provision, continued sobriety, peace, strength, protection, and for clear direction in Jesus name. Pray that this person will hold tightly to Christ and that the Holy Spirit will bring comfort, peace, and strength during this difficult season.

May God take what the enemy intends for harm and use it to strengthen this person’s faith, restore what has been shaken, and guide this person forward.

You can’t help but to love this person.

Thank you! 🙏

-Chaplain Green

08/15/2026

FAITHFUL SERVANT - RETIRED HOT SPRINGS FIREFIGHTER - BROTHER KENNY TALBERT

This week, Garland County Jail Ministry has the great honor of recognizing Brother Kenny Talbert from Glazypeau Missionary Baptist Church in Hot Springs Village.

Kenny has faithfully served with the jail ministry for approximately four to five years now. During that time, he has proven himself to be a solid Bible teacher and a very dependable servant of the Lord. He rarely misses a day and always comes prepared to share God's Word with the men inside the detention center.

Over the years, Kenny has built strong relationships with many of the detainees. They respect him, trust him, and many look up to him as a spiritual mentor. Kenny doesn't just teach the Bible he shows the love of Christ through his faithfulness, encouragement, and the way he treats each person. Through Christ, he has also had the privilege of leading a number of detainees to the Lord. There is no greater blessing than seeing someone surrender their life to Jesus!

Kenny recently retired from the Hot Springs Fire Department after a career of serving others, he is now attending seminary. Praise the Lord!!! Even in retirement, Kenny continues to prepare himself for greater service in God's Kingdom. I am excited to see where the Lord leads him in this next chapter of his life. (As long as he remains with the jail ministry. 🙂)

Kenny is also the song leader at his church and plays the guitar, using his gifts to worship and serve the Lord. Whether he is teaching God's Word, leading worship, or simply encouraging someone who is struggling, Kenny has a true servant's heart.

Kenny's wife, Rebecca Talbert, who serves as the Garland County Tax Collector recently joined the ministry as well. We are blessed and thankful to have her.

I ask that you please pray for this wonderful family.

Thank you both for serving the men and women in Garland County Detention Center. Y’all do a great job!

-Chaplain Green

08/15/2026

Friday night crew is ready to bring the Gospel! 🙌🔥

Praying for the Lord to move mightily tonight, for hearts to be opened, lives to be changed, and souls to be saved!

Appreciate them more than they know! The Lord assembled a great crew!

08/11/2026

Start your morning with Jesus, and let Him lead the rest of your day!