In this episode of Unexpected Turns, host Laura Wilcox welcomes Lettie Carr. Lettie shares how God led her to consider a low-paying job as a women's prison chaplain in spite of her initial resistance. Lettie had recently made partner as a lawyer, and she and her husband had recently bought a new home. As she looked around for an opportunity that might give her more time with her 2-year-old son, two jobs stood out to her, one paying very well in the law profession, and the other paying very low wages as a chaplain. Though she had the lucrative job in the bag, she couldn't forget the prison chaplaincy job. She applied, hoping God would choose someone else. When she was offered the job, she waited for God to overcome her husband's reluctancy before she finally surrendered to what appeared to be God's plan.
Over 20 years later, Lettie looked back over hundreds of women's lives changed and brought to Christ. The prison's recidivism rate---the number of released prisoners who end up back in prison---was one of the lowest in the nation as God transformed lives through a vibrant church meeting within the prison walls.
After she moved on from prison ministry, Lettie began a new ministry called Whosoever Believes, featuring a YouTube channel called the 3:16 prayer line, where those needing prayer can call in at 3:16 PM Monday to Friday.
Read Lettie's story, A Strategic New Job, on the Sacred Story website.
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