In Australia, there are currently more than 40,000 prisoners in custody. While these people are incarcerated, there is a unique opportunity to reach them with the Good News of the Bible and God’s Word.
This week 1WAY FM is partnering with Bible League’s Bringing Hope Behind Bars Campaign along with 14 Christian radio stations across Australia. With this partnership, we aim to support Bible League in meeting an initial goal of 4,000 Bibles. Each year the total need in Australian prisons is for between 6,000 and 8,500 Bibles to be placed into Australian prisons.
Bible League CEO, Hilton Edwards, expressed his excitement at being able to partner with the radio stations and share God’s Word with so many.
“I love it when Christian organisations partner for Kingdom Purpose and we are really excited to have 14 stations as part of the on-air radio campaign next year. We are looking forward to seeing how together we will make a real and lasting difference in thousands of prisoners lives,” Hilton said. “This ongoing work over the past nine years has seen amazing fruit, all praise to God!”
The Prison Bible is translated into a prisoner’s language, helping them to see that there is a loving God who cares about them and loves them.
One of our partners in the ministry to prisoners shared a story of one of the inmates they are working with:
“I visit Rachel every week in one of our women’s prisons. She was having some suicidal thoughts. Rachel wanted no visitors except me. She wanted to see me because I was the only one who could uplift her, encourage her and make her feel special. She can just offload to someone she trusts. We don’t judge and are an open ear and love them unconditionally. She wouldn’t have lasted. She said to me, ‘If it wasn’t for you, I would’ve gone on a hunger strike and starved myself to death.’ I was there for Rachel at her crossroads in life.” – a Prison Fellowship Volunteer
You can partner with us today as we continue to Bring Hope Behind Bars. Every $15 donated will provide an inmate with their own Bible.
Our goal is to place 4,000 Prison Bibles nationally this year.
1WAY FM’s goal is to place 800 of those Bibles.
Partner with us today and Bring Hope Behind Bars. Every $15 donated will provide an inmate with their own Bible.