Kairos Prison Ministry
Kairos is an international interdenominational program whose purpose is to build Christian
communities behind prison walls by telling the residents about Jesus, helping them form
prayer and share groups, and letting them know we care about them. Many no longer hear
from their families and feel abandoned and hopeless.
As a tangible expression that the Christian community has not forgotten them, we give each
resident and staff member a dozen homemade chocolate chip cookies. They are amazed
that someone would do that without expecting something in return. Most people in the
prison system are takers-not givers. Another dozen is given after a day of emphasis on forgiveness
of self and others; these cookies are to be given to the person on the compound
they have the most difficulty with. This is part of the healing process toward forgiveness and
peace with God at the helm.
The Kairos Prison Ministry will be distributing cookies to the ECI at Maury on April 10-13 and NC Correctional Institute for Women in Raleigh, April 17-20, and we need your
help with prayers and homemade chocolate chip cookies for both prisons. Donations are
also welcome since it costs about $5,000 to present this short course in Christianity. Thanks
so much for your support.
Important Specifications for Cookies (to insure that each gets the same):
1. Bake only Chocolate chip or Peanut Butter cookies with NO addition of nuts, decorations, etc.
2. Size 2 to 2-1/2 inches in diameter (rounded teaspoonful of cookie dough)
3. Cool completely and put 12 unbroken cookies in a zip lock bag.
4. Pack in sturdy box if possible with the number of bags written on the box
5. Sam’s has tubs of Pillsbury Chocolate chip cookie dough for about $7—makes about 11
dozen cookies or use your own recipe.
Please bring cookies to the lobby of the CLMC on Wednesday, April 9.
If you have any questions, please call Al or Barbara Tenpenny at 353-3993
or see the Kairos Ministry web site at www.kairosprisonministry.org.
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