What’s the history of The God of Hope Ministries?
A Robert Dorrough, Jr., the executive director of God of Hope Ministries, visited a prison for the first time with Bill Glass Ministries in 1988. After going in that first day, he was deeply moved by what he saw. Robert went back to his hotel room that night and couldn’t sleep. He says he kept seeing the images on the faces of those men and was reminded of the passage in Matt. 9 where it says “When Jesus saw the multitudes, He was moved with compassion, for they were distressed and downcast, like sheep without a shepherd.” Robert continued to make weekend trips over the next 12 years, all the while praying that God would allow him to do more. In 2000, Robert left his job as police chief, and some loving friends helped him get started in prison ministry full time. In praying about what to name the ministry, Robert says he heard so many inmates say, “There’s no hope for me.” When the Lord reminded Robert of Romans 15:13, “Now may the God of Hope fill you with all joy and peace as you bel
