Your words can carry hope into a hard place.
A letter can remind someone who is incarcerated that they are seen, valued, prayed for, and not forgotten.
Encouragement matters. Your letter may reach someone at the moment they need to know that God has not forgotten them and neither has the church.
A simple letter can strengthen someone’s faith and courage.
People who are incarcerated often face isolation, shame, discouragement, and uncertainty. A thoughtful letter can bring encouragement, prayer, scripture, and hope into a place where hope can feel far away.
Remind them they are seen
Your words can remind someone that their life still matters and their future is not finished.
Share faith and encouragement
A scripture, prayer, or testimony can help someone hold on to God’s promises in a difficult season.
Support restoration
Encouragement inside can help prepare a person for wise decisions, healing, responsibility, and life beyond release.
Write with wisdom, compassion, and care.
Letters should be encouraging, respectful, faith-filled, and appropriate. The goal is to offer hope without creating confusion, dependency, or unsafe personal connections.
- Include encouragement, prayer, scripture, or testimony.
- Keep the tone respectful, hopeful, and appropriate.
- Do not include private contact information.
- Do not make financial promises or personal commitments.
- Do not offer legal advice.
- Do not include sensitive personal details.
Before letters are used
Remember My Chains may review, edit, or decline letters to make sure they are safe, appropriate, encouraging, and aligned with ministry guidelines.
This protects the person receiving the letter, the person writing the letter, and the integrity of the ministry.
Send encouragement to someone inside.
Use this form to submit a letter of encouragement for someone who is incarcerated. Your words can remind someone that they are seen, valued, prayed for, and not forgotten.
Letters may be reviewed, edited, or declined to make sure they are appropriate, safe, encouraging, and aligned with ministry guidelines.
Please remember
Do not include private contact information, financial promises, legal advice, or sensitive personal details in your letter.
A letter can carry hope.
Your words may reach someone at the very moment they need to know they are not forgotten.