During the past years, volunteers from different churches and organizations have been meeting with the inmates at the Brandon Correctional Center in Brandon, Manitoba. In recent months, we also have been having one on one meetings with some of the inmates. Since last month, on the first Friday of the month, a group of volunteers and myself are having group sessions with inmates from three sub-units of Section A. A prayer sheet will be enclosed with each newsletter. Prayer groups in several churches are already praying for this ministry. Will you also join in praying for the many needs of this ministry?

Volunteers are needed (men and women). If you feel led of the Lord to be involved in this ministry, please contact me at 725-2733, or by e-mail: [email protected] for more information. Chaplain Bernie Mullins will come to your church or set up a community meeting to discuss any concerns involving prison ministry. I=m sure that volunteers would be most happy to discuss with you their involvement in this ministry also. Community contacts are very important in assisting inmates in adjusting or making the transition to the outside.

Christian materials are needed for the inmates. Tracts, Christian magazines (like Guideposts or Decision), any books that you may have sitting on your bookshelf not being used which would be of benefit to this ministry, Bibles (we are getting Bibles from the Gideons), tapes and videos. Some materials can be secured free of charge, but other material has to be purchased. Items at this time that we could use are TouchPoints Books, Indian Life Ministries materials, and Promise Keepers New Testaments with devotionals included. The Chaplain has indicated that there really isn't a set budget for materials of this nature.

If you would like to make a donation, the following churches have prison ministry accounts (taxable receipts available): St. George's Anglican Church and Bethel Christian Assembly. If your church would like to be a part of this, please let me know and we will add your church to the next newsletter.

A prison ministry website can be accessed through the following address on the Internet: http://home.westman.wave.ca/~newton7/ .