G is for Guilt

Now comes the other part, redemption. Vin used to work among the general population. In that unit he had been able to bear witness to Christ to some of the prisoners. So he hesitated to transfer to the sex crimes unit, because some prisoners even had left the voluntary programs in that unit because they were prevented from practicing their Christian faith. So Vin prayed over his decision, prayed that God would use him. And then he transferred.

"Immediately I saw the pain there. And the anger." Even with Vin's respectful ways, gaining the trust of those inmates was much slower than it had been in the general population unit. Finally, after a couple of years, a chance came to talk to a prisoner who was in the voluntary rehabilitation program. Actually, he had been in the program for three years without graduating from it. Vin said, "Tell me what you've learned in the program." Answer: "Shame and guilt are good."