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THOMAS COUNTY, Ga. (WALB) - What started as one inmate wanting to be baptized soon turned into 45 inmates being baptized at the Thomas County Jail.

According to Chaplain Dr. Kevin Lamb and Thomas County Sheriff Tim Watkins, 109 inmates said a prayer of dedication to Jesus, with 45 of those inmates asking to be baptized.

“We’re doing them in sections and we’re allowing them to invite a couple of people per inmate to come and see that happen,” says Dr. Lamb.

Dr. Lamb says with the permission of the sheriff’s office, he and other pastors went door to door sharing the love of the Lord with inmates. That’s when the inmates decided to give their lives to Jesus.

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