Rejoice "Transforming" Ministries
Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again. Rejoice! Philippians 4:4
P.O.Box 10978 Jacksonville, Florida 32247-0978
What we Believe . . .
Inerrancy in completeness of scripture
"All Scripture is inspired by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for training in righteousness;"
- II Tim. 3:16 (NASB)
The Virgin Birth
"Now the birth of Jesus Christ was as follows: when His mother Mary had been betrothed to Joseph, before they came together she was found to be with child by the Holy Spirit."
The Trinity
"The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit, be with you all."
- II Corinthians 13:14 (NASB)
The Deity of Jesus
"And the Word became flesh, and dwelt among us, and we saw His glory, glory as of the only begotten from the Father, full of grace and truth."
- John 1:14 (NASB)
The Substitutional Death of Jesus
"...and He Himself bore our sins in His body on the cross, so that we might die to sin and live to righteousness; for by His wounds you were healed."
- I Peter 2:24 (NASB)
The Power of Jesus' Blood
"In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of His grace."
- Ephesians 1:7 (NASB)
The Bodily Resurrection from the Grave
"For I delivered to you as of first importance what I also received, that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, and that He was buried, and that He was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures,..."
- I Corinthians 15:3–4 (NASB)
Jesus' Work in Heaven: Intercession
"Therefore, since we have a great high priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast our confession. For we do not have a high priest who cannot sympathize with our weaknesses, but One who has been tempted in all things as we are, yet without sin. Therefore let us draw near with confidence to the throne of grace, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need."
- Hebrews 4:14–16 (NASB)
The Bodily Return of Christ to the Earth
"They also said, "Men of Galilee, why do you stand looking into the sky? This Jesus, who has been taken up from you into heaven, will come in just the same way as you have watched Him go into heaven."
- Acts 1:11 (NASB)
Man is Sinful
"...for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,..."
- Romans 3:23 (NASB)
Salvation is by Faith Alone
"For by grace you have been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God; not as a result of works, so that no one may boast."
- Ephesians 2:8–9 (NASB)
Eternal Security of Believers
"And the testimony is this, that God has given us eternal life, and this life is in His Son. He who has the Son has the life; he who does not have the Son of God does not have the life. This is written that you may know - these things I have written to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, so that you may know that you have eternal life."
- I John 5:11–13 (NASB)
Man Lives Once But is Judged
"And inasmuch as it is appointed for men to die once and after this comes judgment,..."
- Hebrews 9:27 (NASB)
Man that Rejects Jesus is Eternally Damned
"...dealing out retribution to those who do not know God and to those who do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus."
- II Thessalonians 1:8 (NASB)
"I testify to everyone who hears the words of the prophecy of this book: if anyone adds to them, God will add to him the plagues which are written in this book and if anyone takes away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God will take away his part from the tree of life and from the holy city, which are written in this book."
- Revelation 22:18–19 (NASB)
Rejoice Transforming Ministries cares about women in prison.
After a Christian Family Chapel missions’ presentation called “Prisoners for Christ”10 years ago, Ina Blume (she got married in 2009, now DeGram) was invited by Bill Wright to join him and his wife to share the message of hope in the confinement units at Lowell Correctional Institution. Bill at the time was a volunteer and has now become Senior Chaplain at Lawtey C.I., Lawtey, Florida.
That prison visit in April 2000 was an inspiration to Ina and she ended up establishing a women’s prison ministry 9 months later that would be totally dedicated to Lowell C.I./Annex.
RTM’s goal has been to saturate this prison, now approximately 2,800 inmates, with God’s Word in as many creative ways as possible:
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Monthly mailings include:
Monthly mailings include:□Mentoring through personal visitation
Mentoring through personal visitation□Monthly (more in depth discipleship) for new believers
Monthly (more in depth discipleship) for new believers□Weekly prayer group
Weekly prayer group□Email prayer group
Email prayer group We are also in the beginning stages of reaching out to our life sentenced women. Many are already strong believers who hunger to have a purpose
for living.
We are a non-profit (501C3) ministry completely dependent on donations.
The prison keeps growing larger which means we need more funds to
continue reaching the whole population.
How can you help?
□(If you live in Jacksonville, Florida) come to our
(If you live in Jacksonville, Florida) come to our Wednesday morning prayer group.
□Pray for our incarcerated ladies.
Pray for our incarcerated ladies. □Volunteer for our visitation team
Volunteer for our visitation team□Become a pen pal,
Become a pen pal, Please contact RTM ministry through our contact page.
RTM Mission Statement
RTM's purpose is to share the gospel message and to pray that all the inmates at Lowell Correctional institution/Annex would come to know Jesus as Lord and Savior. This would result in Lowell becoming an all-Christian prison.
And Jesus came up and spoke to them, saying, "All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth. "Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age." - Matthew 28:18-20
And He said to them, "Thus it is written, that the Christ would suffer and rise again from the dead the third day, and that repentance for forgiveness of sins would be proclaimed in His name to all the nations, beginning from Jerusalem. You are witnesses of these things. And behold, I am sending forth the promise of My Father upon you; but you are to stay in the city until you are clothed with power from on high". - Luke 24:46-49
But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be My witnesses both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and even to the remotest part of the earth." - Acts 1:8
By this we know that we abide in Him and He in us, because He has given us of His Spirit. We have seen and testify that the Father has sent the Son to be the Savior of the world. - I John 4:13-14
Some of our visitation team
Former inmate shares her testimony
RTM fundraising luncheon
