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Contact: Tom Strub
689-2760
e-mail Tom The Kairos prison ministry is a lay led Christian ministry that conducts a highly structured program in male and female penitentiaries. It is an outgrowth of the Catholic Cursillo movement.
The program starts with a weekend retreat on which prisoners have an opportunity to experience religious renewal. After the weekend, participants establish ongoing Christian small groups within their prison for support and spiritual growth. Parishioners are invited to participate by joining the volunteers who visit the prisons. Also, for retreat weekends, by writing notes of encouragement to the inmates, preparing posters with promises to pray for the success of the retreat, and providing cookies for the weekend.
May 2008 Prisoners' Retreat at Allendale Correctional Institute Forty inmates were introduced to the love and forgiveness of Jesus Christ during a four day retreat in the institution. Teaching, prayer, song and fellowship were on the agenda for each day. The transformation among the inmates as well as the fifty volunteers is amazing both to experience as well as to watch. There were many changed hearts that we were privileged to witness as the Holy Spirit worked to claim souls for Christ. Part of the retreat includes expressions of Agape love in the form of prayer, personal letters, and cookies. Each night of the retreat, all 1300 inmates received a bag of home-made cookies each with a scripture verse. This raises awareness of Kairos beyond those who participate in the retreat. Thank you to all who prayed for us, donated money, wrote personal letters and place mats and contributed to the Cookie Ministry.
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