On this episode of Canterbury Cast, host Haley Smith sits down with Shannon Wadlington and Celia Smyly to share the inspiring story of Books to Prisons. Starting in August of 2021 and finding a permanent home at Canterbury in 2022, this outreach has been sending books to incarcerated individuals across Texas and Alabama, and currently sends between 1,000 and 1,200 books each month. Their mission is simple yet profound: to affirm each inmate’s enduring worth and promise through books that enlighten, engage, and comfort. In this conversation, Shannon and Celia reflect on the letters they’ve received, the lives that have been touched, and how this ministry continues to transform both those behind bars and the volunteers who serve. It’s a powerful glimpse of “Real Grace and Real Love, in the midst of Real Life.” How can something as simple as a book remind someone that their mind and spirit are not bound by prison walls?