The Kairos team at the Polunsky Unit in Texas had the issue many places are having, trying to minister to inmates without being able to hold a Kairos Weekend due to volunteer access limitations. The Kairos team thought of what could be done and approached the chaplain (who is a former Kairos volunteer) and the… Continue reading »
It had rained all week, it was raining the morning of, then just hours before, the rain stopped, the sky opened up, and the sun came out to allow the Kairos team at Craggy Prison in North Carolina to hold an outside the fence retreat. With North Carolina correctional facilities still not allowing volunteers to… Continue reading »
Every Kairos Advisory Council has had to face many obstacles in the past year and a half, one of which is engaging volunteers when there may not be much that can be done in-person and with no Kairos Weekend on the horizon. Another important part of the ministry that has been very difficult to achieve… Continue reading »
Mona has been incredibly involved with Kairos and close to God, but it hasn’t always been that way. The bumpy road began in around 1999, when her twin brother was incarcerated. The two were incredibly close and this roadblock was a driving factor in Mona losing her faith altogether. A few years later, after having… Continue reading »
On Monday, October 7, 2019 representatives from Kairos Prison Ministry along with staff from Swannanoa Correctional Center for Women in North Carolina including Warden Denise Jackson met with a very special young man named Oliver Lytle, in order to accept a sizable donation to the Kairos program. Kairos volunteers had just completed their third Kairos… Continue reading »
Published by Gateway Church Authored by Naquanna Comeaux The inmates at the Michael Unit maximum-security prison prayed for a miracle. To many of the inmates at the Mark W. Michael Unit maximum-security prison, Wayne Edson is known as the man with the miracle story. A certified volunteer chaplain, Wayne has been serving four years with… Continue reading »
Third of a three-part series written by Glenda Meekins for the Florida Catholic “When someone goes to jail, most people don’t tell anybody. They don’t really talk about it,” says Gina Brockmeyer, program coordinator of Women’s Ministries at Kairos Prison Ministry International, Inc., DeBary. Laura Roll was one of those people. Working in law enforcement… Continue reading »
“Kairos Outside Delmarva” program will help women who have been impacted by incarceration to heal Debary, Fla., September 11, 2018 – Kairos Prison Ministry International, Inc. (“Kairos”), a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, announces the start of a Kairos Outside Program located in Lewes, Delaware beginning Friday, October 19th. The Weekend event will be the first Kairos… Continue reading »
Thursday, May 3rd, 2018 is the National Day of Prayer and for 24 hours, people will come together to pray regardless of denomination, race, culture, etc. This is a wonderful time to ask for God’s blessings on this nation and for this ministry. The theme this year is from Ephesians 4:3, “Pray for America – Unity.”… Continue reading »
As we look to 2018, we find there are so many opportunities in front of us, that we feel blessed to be called to this ministry. We have a total of 71 scheduled Weekends for the first quarter alone, 5 of which are #1 Weekends which means that it will be the very first time… Continue reading »