[Reasons why Kent Hovind thinks he was sent to prison, except the obvious one of course]

God may have sent me to prison:
*To reach people here that need the gospel (Acts 8:26, Phillipians 4:22).
*To be salt and light (Matthew 5:13-14).
*To prepare me for greater future use in the creation science ministry.
*To help prepare someone else for future use (Genesis 50:20).
*To give me a taste of the coming New World Order to enhance my preaching.
*To help motivate others to Christian service.
*To better understand the multitude of people in jail. Since over two million Americans are currently incarcerated (the highest per capita in the world!) God may have wanted to open my eyes to the great injustices being done and to let me, like Ezekiel, see the plight of these people in order that I might more effectively minister to them.
*To be an advocate of returning to more Biblical forms of punishment. When the judge ordered punishment in the Bible, the judge himself had to witness the punishment. Few judges today ever actually see the consequences of the sentences that they hand down to the offender and his family. Maybe all judges should be required to visit both the ones that they incarcerate and his family several times each year?
*To understand the trial of faith that comes from taking a stand for righteous issues as Daniel did concerning eating meats.
*To understand the consequences of taking a stand on issues that were right, but could cause a weaker brother to stumble.

Above all, God is still in charge. I willingly submit to this chapter of my life in order that I may become a more profitable servant for HIS glory.