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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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