Joe Garmin's story of how he was led to start a prison ministry in the United States, after an initial reluctance, and how it has grown to help millions of people, including the conversion of a former dictator and a prisoner who used a Bible as toilet paper. [... more]

A former dictator, known for his brutal regime, undergoes a remarkable transformation after being exposed to Christianity. A beauty shop operator's simple act of witnessing leads to a chain of events that ultimately change the life of the dictator and his family. [... more]

On this episode of Our American Stories Joe Garman wanted to minister to people - on his own terms and certainly not in the prison setting As he tells it God had other plans He would end up forming ARM one of the largest prison ministries in the world Support the show https www ouramericanstories com donate See omnystudio com listener for privacy information [... more]

Joe Garman, founder of American Rehabilitation Ministries, shares his story of how he was called to start a prison ministry in South Korea and later in the United States, where he has helped thousands of people find faith and be baptized, including the former dictator of Panama. [... more]

Joe Garman's life was forever changed after witnessing an astounding moment in a South Korean prison, where he saw the hunger in the eyes of the prisoners and the opportunity to share the gospel. This experience led him to start a prison ministry, which eventually trickled down from the federal level to state and county prisons, and even overseas. Today, his ministry has helped countless people find faith and start anew. [... more]