Who is The Wilderness
We are a team of mixed company with lived experience and professionals alike sharing the common goal of assisting incarcerated and formally incarcerated individuals in becoming productive members of society. We recognize the areas of improvement needed with in the recovery ecosystems. We are currently working diligently with the community to find solutions to help assist in completing the circle of recovery.
As men and women with lived experience, we recognize how hard it can be to start over or even want to. The incarcerated person is more desperate than any for change. While in Egypt, the people of Israel cried out for help and God heard their cry. He delivered them from the hands of the Egyptians by great miracles, but still they groaned. They considered choosing for themselves a leader to go back. It’s hard for us as humans to understand how great the Promised Land is if all we know is Egypt. Although very few make it to the Promised Land, the ones that do make it have an amazing impact on their community, building on the foundations God teaches in The Wilderness. As an organization, we would like to connect the individual with the appropriate resources to help them become the productive member of the community we know they can be. We want to see them thrive while incarcerated and carry this spiritual practice into the community, reducing recidivism while living the abundant lives God intended.