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The first voice in our new Stories of Redemption series belongs to a man who once called prison “heaven on earth.” Meet Kyle Hebert: 98 arrests, five felonies, a 40-year sentence—and a heart remade by grace. From a childhood house fire that left lasting scars to a sudden loss that detonated his teens, Kyle’s life spiraled into addiction, rage, and violence. The turning point arrived not with a plea deal, but with a prayer. Handcuffed in a squad car, he finally asked for a Bible.
We walk with Kyle through Angola’s gates and into a land of new beginnings: installing ductwork in prison chapels, maintaining the on-site Bible college, enrolling in seminary, and learning under mentors who saw potential where the world saw a lost cause. Kyle became a father inside those fences, meeting his son through Awana’s Returning Hearts and choosing to parent through apology, Scripture, and steady love. Years of discipleship reshaped his desires—no write-ups, no shortcuts, no hustle—just the slow, steady work of the Word. When a legal change opened an unexpected path, he stepped into parole after 22 years, greeted at the gate by the son he had raised from afar.
Today, Kyle serves as chaplain at the Livingston Parish Detention Center and teaches reentry and fatherhood while working in manufacturing, helping men learn to stand on their own. He speaks frankly to families about enabling, to those drowning in anger about godly sorrow, and to anyone who feels too far gone about a Savior who meets us at rock bottom. If you’re loving an addict, fighting shame, or yearning for a second chance, this conversation offers practical wisdom, biblical clarity, and living proof that transformation is real.
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