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Our Prison Ministry

Christmas Posada

Manos de Dios and Amor Rico Ministries have joined to provide spiritual, physical and emotional support to the men and women in the prison in Puerto Peñasco, Sonora Mexico.
This prison is over-crowded and under-funded. The prison was built to house 125 prisoners and currently has approximately 400 prisoners. Some cells hold as many as 60 men at a time. Cells made for six, hold twelve men. Some of the prison offers running water, but half of the inmates live in an area without running water for drinking and washing. The food provided by the prison is of low quality and not nutritionally balanced. If a prisoner has family or friends that visit they can receive food from outside the prison. If not, they eat only what is provided and become very thin. There is concern about infectious diseases being spread in this over-crowded cárcel.

Manos de Dios has been able to provide the prisoners with much-needed personal hygiene items, clothing, shoes, blankets and drinking cups. With permission and encouragement from the prison Commandant we have started holding a medical clinic on a quarterly basis for the men and women prisoners. We bring in volunteer doctors, nurses and translators, along with prescription and non-prescription medicine and assist the prison doctor in treating the sick and injured. For more details about the medical clinics see our September 2007 and May 2007 newsletters on the Newsletter page of this website.

Currently we are in the process of attempting to obtain the medical test kits (and participate in the testing) for the testing of TB and AIDS on all the prisoners and people that work in the prison.

Other programs instituted include a prison library, yearly Christmas Posada (praise, worship, a message and a meal each December), and soccer matches with teams from the outside.

Our men’s ministry includes a weekly Bible Study program with fresh bread and lemonade provided, donations of clothing, shoes, blankets, personal hygiene supplies and drinking cups, as needed. We encourage the men to grow in their spiritual walk, build better relationships with fellow prisoners and guards, and to follow the rules and guidelines set down by the authorities. Most of all they are encouraged, to learn and follow the principals taught to us by our savior, Jesus Christ.

When it was originally built this prison was not designed to include women prisoners. But there are nine to twelve women imprisoned here. They live in very crowded cells and have very little time outdoors. Our women’s ministry includes a time of fellowship, praise and worship, Bible Study and prayer. We also occasionally include communion and a meal. We provide personal items for the prisoners including feminine hygiene items, soap, shampoo, make-up, cups, and snacks. Bibles in Spanish or English are provided for all prisoners who need them.

We were also given permission to bring in a portable baptismal (a stock tank) to baptize the men and women who accept Jesus. Baptisms are planned to begin in November of 2007.

Our assistance and prayers are offered to all the men and women in the prison regardless of their faith status.

Please join us in praying for those incarcerated in this prison in Puerto Peñasco.

 

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But I trust in you, O LORD; I say, "You are my God." My times are in your hands; deliver me from my enemies and from those who pursue me. Let your face shine on your servant; save me in your unfailing love.

Psalm 31:14-16 (NIV)

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Manos de Dios, Christian Missionary Work in Mexico
Dennis and Lucy Smith • Tucson Arizona • (520) 975-7356