A conversation over dinner changed the course of Dorothy's life. Dorothy Russell is a former chaplain at Shotts Prison in North Lanarkshire.
"A friend of mine was having a dinner party and there was someone there who had just come out of Barlinnie prison, having served a sentence there. Someone had shared the Bible with him and he became a Christian. I never heard the likes of his testimony before."
Inspired by the transformation he had experienced, she decided to become a prison chaplain.
"I would say they're by far the most fulfilling and most rewarding years of my working life. I did a lot of 1-to-1 counselling work with prisoners as well as providing a service of worship each week for anyone who may want to come along."
But working with some of Scotland's worst criminals caused her to re-examine her understanding of God's grace. "The Bible tells me that anyone who calls on the Lord will be saved. I had to sit down and say, Do I really believe that?"
Click the link below to go to the Scottish Bible Society website and Dorothy's story.
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