#305 Women in Prison

Updates to This Project

Permalink Update from Doug Penner on February 16, 2010 at 10:26am

More info from Steve:

In the I country, if a woman is imprisoned, her children must go in as well. There are 3-400 women prisoners in Nakuru--at least half are in for not being able to pay small fines. About half of their children die in prison--poor food, little medicine etc. He said they have homes to go back to, so the only issue is getting them set free.

Permalink Update from Doug Penner on February 18, 2010 at 1:29pm

Email from Givemore....

Can we not work on empowering the women, so that they will not go back to prison again, if they are to be caught selling again in the streets without the lisence for a livilihood?
I was suggesting working on their lisencing, Mike could certainly assist with that as a counsillor. OR
Starting a legal market for them to do formal trading.
Let me hear your thoughts on this.
Givemore

Permalink Update from Doug Penner on February 18, 2010 at 1:30pm

Email from Swee Lip....

Just a thought: getting them out of prison won't solve matters. It's keeping them from going back in again and again. The women have to feed their kids so they will 're-offend' and the corrupt cops knowing they will be bailed may be more inclined to keep re-arresting them. How do we deal with this?

Permalink Update from Doug Penner on February 19, 2010 at 3:39pm

Answer from Mike via email... thank you so much for all you are doing ,Good once we pay for there fine to released we always get them papers to work for six month then they can move on with life,also we give some different ideas so that they do something different so to avoid trouble

Rev. Mike L. Brawan

Permalink Update from Doug Penner on February 26, 2010 at 11:34am

14 of 16 women are now sponsored!

Permalink Update from Doug Penner on March 2, 2010 at 10:45am

Email from Mike:

I am so happy to see many people coming to help our people out of prison.

Once again it is very important to help and free  our sisters and there babies out of prison i was so glad to receive the message that we can free all the 16 out of Nakuru prison.It is very important for the people who gave the money to know that this women in prison are not criminals but good citizen ready to work and keep there family.

I have made the arrangement with the Council of Nakuru that once we pay there fine they will be given four month to work on there business with out to paying the license which is very good. So once i receive the money i will do so immediately.

Permalink Update from Doug Penner on March 18, 2010 at 10:18am

Enouraging email from Mike: Hi man of God thank so much for your support we have arrange to get the prisoners out we have 16 women and 8 children there is cerebration in prison today joy and victory over the freedom of the women .I have already gotten permission of free linense for six mouth and also I have been given 200$ by the moyar of Nakuru to boost the business of the ladies from prison praise the Lord you will get the photo and the testimony form some of them. It is my prayer after this we do 16 again it is still painful to see those left crying and lots of thanks to all that gave there money towards this big project impacting the nation in Jesus name more informtion tomorrow God bless

Permalink Update from Doug Penner on March 19, 2010 at 8:02am

Pictures and stories from Mike of the women freed from prison:

Permalink Update from Doug Penner on April 8, 2010 at 3:24pm

Email from the Mayor of Nakuru....

Hi, I hope you are well in the Lord. I am writing to thank you so much for the help you have done through Pastor Mike who is also a Councilor in Nakuru Town.

When Mike spoke about how Impact Nations is helping women come out of prison, we decided to be giving them a six months Municipal License free of charge so that the catch up with their business, this is only for a span of six months of which the council will review this again.

For the few women who have been released by the help of Impact Mission, we have seen a big change in their life and they are able also to catch up with their business quickly. For good example is of one of the woman who lost his baby in the prisons and was just released through your help is now doing a big business in Town.

Thank you so much, we are helping also so that we partake the blessings when God will be blessing you.

Yours Faithfully

Councilor John Kitilit

His Worship the Mayor
Nakuru Town

Permalink Update from Doug Penner on April 8, 2010 at 3:25pm

Email from the Officer of the prison...

Hello Men of God, I am writing to thank you so much for helping to release the prisoners, the situation had worsen up that some died here for lack of any support. We appreciate your effort so much especially because of young children whom their mothers have been arrested for small mistakes.

There are so many who still need help here, most of them have committed minor crimes that have made them now suffer because of lack of support from their families who are not able to raise the charged fee for release.

Pastor Mike Brawan and Metro Church have been visiting us here to encourage the ones whoa are still here that God will take care of their situation. God bless you so much for the good work you are doing for his glory. It is our prayer that you don’t give up for many are in great need here.

Yours faithfully,


Margaret Chuma - Commandant
The Officer in Charge
Naivasha Women Prisons.


Kenya Prisons

Naivasha Maximum Prisons

P.O. Box 1976 - 20110

Naivasha

Permalink Update from Doug Penner on April 8, 2010 at 3:27pm

Email from one of the women freed from prison...

Hello, My name is Jane Ayuma, I am writing to thank the Impact Mission so much for the help of paying for me the charges at the Prison. I took your email address from Mike’s assistant Pastor and he dint know that I was going to write to you.

I was arrested with my two kids; one was one and half years old and the other one three years. The younger one passed away at the prison and was buried there; it has really been so painful there. I thank God for using Impact Nations to deliver me from the mouth of death. I was contemplating suicide for I had now hope any ware ells, the week I was planning to overdose myself with medicine is the week Pastor Mike came for our release.

Now my business is doing very well and my daughter is in School, God bless you so much, I don’t know even how to appreciate you people. Thank you once again Doug, Steve and the Impact Nations. The attached is my picture, just put me in your prayer list.

Yours

Jane Ayuma.

Permalink Update from Doug Penner on April 9, 2010 at 8:08am

Thank you email from a freed woman...

Hi Impact Nations, I am writing not knowing who you are and even where you are from. I borrowed your Email address from a lady I was with in the Prison whom we were released together.

It is with great pleasure that I want to that you so much for the effort you made that lead to our release. I was to serve a six months sentence for just fighting with one of my neighbor; I served two months when Pastor Mike came with a good news that our bills are being paid for.

 

In there many are suffering to the extend of dying for the environment there is not pleasing at all. I am praying so much for some of my friends who where not able to come out with us that our good Lord may open door to and help them come out. I was there with my five months year old baby. I am attaching my picture and my son whom I was with in the Prison for two months.

May God richly bless your Ministry.

Yours faithfully,

Dina

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