October 23, 2008
Dear Folks,
Thank you so very much for your support of our prison Chaplaincy! This week we received from you a shipment of 100 New American Bibles. I am humbled by your generosity, and thank God we have a resource to call upon for such a needed tool.
I am very careful to tell each inmate when he receives the Bible from my hands that this is a gift from the Massachusetts Bible Society. I tell him that it is now his property, and should be taken home with him when he leaves our custody. Some of the men tell me that they've never owned a Bible before! Hopefully, this is the first step toward making it the most important book in their possession!
Thank you again and thank you to your many benefactors for making this very important gift to us!
Sincerely yours,
Deacon Gary E. Miller
Worcester County House of Correction
5 Paul X. Tivnan Drive
West Boylston, MA 01583