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Grace and Peace from our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, Friend

VISION

A community spiritually freed from the effects of imprisonment reaching all impacted by incarceration, through the love, hope and faith found in Jesus Christ.

MISSION

The mission of Kairos Prison Ministry is to share the transforming love and forgiveness of Jesus Christ to impact the hearts and lives of incarcerated men, women and youth, as well as their families, to become loving and productive citizens of their communities.

As we meditate in this season of lent on the events of the passion of our Lord, I would like to use Paul's message to the church in Corinth as recorded in 1Corinthians 1:18-25.

Christ Crucified Is God's Power and Wisdom

For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God. For it is written:

"I will destroy the wisdom of the wise; the intelligence of the intelligent I will frustrate."

Where is the wise person? Where is the teacher of the law? Where is the philosopher of this age? Has not God made foolish the wisdom of the world? For since in the wisdom of God the world through its wisdom did not know him, God was pleased through the foolishness of what was preached to save those who believe.

Jews demand signs and Greeks look for wisdom, but we preach Christ crucified: a stumbling block to Jews and foolishness to Gentiles, but to those whom God has called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God. For the foolishness of God is wiser than human wisdom, and the weakness of God is stronger than human strength.

The church in Corinth in the first century AD (in Greece) was among a flourishing and vibrant society. There were many alternate ideologies that were alive and well in this city, from belief in the Greek pantheon of gods in charge of every dimension of life, to those who espoused other forms of Greek thinking emanating from the Greek philosophers: Socrates, Plato and Aristotle to name the most well-known three. Plato was the student of Socrates, and Aristotle the student of Plato.

While it is not necessary to delve into the central teachings of these early philosophers, they did have a commonality of thought based on logic, reason and critical thinking. Critical thinking was the reason Socrates was executed with hemlock. He was said to be "corrupting the youth".

Paul's message to the church there now begins to make sense. The academics of the day could not come to believe that Jesus could possibly rise from death. This premise goes against all logic and reason. So, the experts of the day concluded that Christians were "foolish", to use Paul's words.

Yet, this lone truth (Christ rose from death) is the very Power of God. Everything else Paul knew in his extensive learning he puts aside and regards this truth to be above all else (1Cor 2:2).

We have a plethora of "experts" on any given matter in society today. Nothing much has changed with humanity. As an ecumenical Christian ministry, we stand on common ground with the simple but profound message. Christ crucified and RISEN and because of this, God's Grace is offered to all; salvation for a new life now and with the hope of eternal life with Him in heaven.

Now read our Mission Statement above and know that this parallels Paul's mission strategy. We do not need to be experts, academics grounded in logic, reason and critical thinking, just witnesses to what Jesus has done in our life.

God bless you all over this Easter period and beyond.

Governance

The KPMA Board continues to meet by zoom every two months and has been focussed on developing our existing policies and procedures in connection with good governance.  The Board strives to mitigate risks and keeps watch on compliance with Government authorities. 

This time last year, I had announced the work we were doing to help our Regions better manage their volunteer reporting. There have been delays as our database developer had a shortage of staff.  I can say now that we are on the cusp of completing this phase which will help our volunteers across Australia. 

More will be communicated to our volunteers via the dedicated "Volunteer News" sent by email that will outline the procedures with support from the Kairos Support Office.

Kairos in the Media

KMPA have undertaken an ambitious media campaign over 2025 through Media Releases to the wider community and churches, pamphlets/brochures, prison newspaper outreach and radio. The strategy has been to target general awareness of Kairos Prison Ministry and recruit volunteers and guests for Kairos Outside.

Our media outreach has achieved significant success, prompting us to maintain this approach throughout 2026. We will persist with the established strategies, ensuring ongoing engagement with the wider community and churches.  Your support has enabled us to do this and we are seeing the fruit with more enquires from people new to Kairos who want to get involved! You can read our recent articles on our News page and listen to some of the radio interviews in the article below.

As part of our ongoing efforts, we plan to share impact stories, highlighting the experiences and outcomes from our ministry. In addition, we aim to feature videos that capture and communicate these stories, further illustrating the positive influence of Kairos Prison Ministry. I encourage volunteers and guests alike to "tell their story" as a way to encourage others in the ministry and with permission, to be able to share stories with the wider community. Our Projects Officer would be happy to receive them via email: projects@kairos.org.au

Technology

KPMA are beginning to incorporate "online forms" to make processes easier for volunteers and leaders. Watch this space. We are also starting to make headway with E-Learning modules to assist a variety of people involved in the ministry. It is early days yet but we are hopeful this may be achieved by the end of the year. Another way we are supporting our hard working volunteers and how your support will help us reach more people.

Attention Volunteers - National Conference

By now, news is out about our Kairos National Conference from 28th to 30th August in Adelaide. This is an opportunity for our existing volunteers to gather and learn first hand what has been taking place, to learn and to network with volunteers from other Regions.  We ask that each Region send at least two (or more is okay too) delegates to the conference. It is always a special time of sharing, encouragement, learning and spiritual growth. Preparations are well underway and more details on cost and registration will be released soon. There will be an early bird discount offered if registration is made before the end of June.

Kairos Prison Ministry International

Kairos Prison Ministry International (KPMI) is celebrating 50 Years of operations in the world. Representatives from Australia will be present from 22nd to 25th July this year in Orlando, Florida. We are planning to have KPMI CEO, Evelyn Lemly speak to us again at National Conference and I am sure she will give an excellent account of the celebrations as part of her message to us in Australia.

God bless you Friend.  I hope you enjoy the stories and updates below.

We Are the Church! A New Volunteers Personal Impact Story

I recently completed my first Kairos Inside program on team at Wolston Correctional Centre in Queensland, Australia. I'm 48, I've been a Christian for years, married for 27 years, have grown children who are at different stages of leaving the nest, and I'm embarking on the midlife whatever you call it. 

So, what is Kairos Inside? On paper it's personal mentoring, 4 team building days over 8 weeks, 16 team members and 3 support team members all with a purpose and tasks to perform. We went inside with inmates for 5 consecutive days from 8.00am to 3.00pm each day. The program goes on a journey of discovery exploring who is the church, opening the door to Christ, forgiveness and much more. All pretty fundamental stuff for someone who's been a Christian for years…or so I thought. The program, despite the organisational challenges for the team leaders, (which I found out is normal and all part of the fun for the team leaders) went as expected. The 18 residents of the prison that attended each day all came from different situations and ages ranging from early 20's to 80 years old. Right from initial introductions, I was surprised to see some of the men had what appeared to be a genuine walk with Jesus. For sure, they were all on a journey.

A cohort of fellow prisoners who were graduates of the Kairos Inside program formed a dedicated serving team. They were called the Green Servants. Their dedication to the course program, along with a demonstrated commitment to see God move in the lives of the participants was astounding. Their prayers with the team at many points throughout the program and their self-less actions truly showed Christian brotherhood and unconditional love I've not seen commonly on the outside...Read the whole testimony on our News page here

Wolston #15 Volunteers

A Beautiful Transformation

The team hosted 18 participants at Dillwynia #24 in November 2025. God was present and blessed our short course abundantly. Most importantly women were changed by His Holy Spirit.

Some spoke of sensing light and hope ahead for the first time. Others spoke of feeling a new courage and strength to change. Still others said they felt respected and loved.

One precious guest prayed for the very first time in her life. Another said she'd learnt how vital it was to receive God's forgiveness and move forward not digging up the past again and again. Yet another said she felt 'seen' by us and God....Read the full report here

Dillwynia #24 Volunteers

Kairos Outside - You May Know Someone

There are women across Australia who, through no fault of their own, have experienced the heartache of having someone close to them in prison.  Kairos Outside exists to support those women in a safe and confidential environment where at a long weekend, they will be with other women who have been where they are and understand the struggle.

There is no cost to our guests to attend the weekend - we arrange transport, accommodation and meals.

Go to our website to find out more about Kairos Outside and make contact.

Watch our short film below to hear from a past guest and our COO Deborah Poulton.

Kairos On The Radio!

As you read in the Chairs letter, we have been blessed to be able to share the news about Kairos in the media and on the radio. Recently, Colin has been interviewed live on Loving Life FM Goulburn and Life FM Radio Adelaide on the breakfast show and the Sunday night talk show.

You can listen to the Life FM breakfast interview by clicking the link below.

Pray with us

Have you downloaded the latest Kairos Prayer Calendar? Running February - May, it will provide you with guided prayer points for Kairos.  Click the link below. 

Kairos only runs thanks to God at work through our volunteers and programs. We rely on people like you Friend to partner with us in prayer.  Remember, every Kairos Inside and Kairos Outside programs has a prayer roster that you can sign up to.  Every hour of the programs is covered in prayer.  You can sign up by going to the Prayer Page and following the links, go direct to our Sign Up page or follow us on Facebook to see when the next program is on.

This quarter please pray for:

• Participants and guests as they hear the Gospel.
• Our volunteers as they give their time and energy in service to God through Kairos.
• For new volunteers to come forward and get involved locally.
• The Chaplains for the work required to enable Kairos to operate within the Correctional Facility.
• For the team as they serve as 'one body in Christ' and exhibit humility and love to each other and the participants and guests.
• For our Board as they make decisions about Kairos.
• Our Kairos Support Office who supports the work of our front line.
• For our radio adverts to touch the hearts and lives of those who listen.

Financial Support

Thank you for being part of the Kairos family.  By reading this newsletter and showing your support for us, we know that this community is strong across Australia.  We know our supporters are generous and we value any amount you can donate to the work of Kairos in Australia.  Thank you for helping us to spread the love of Jesus in our community.

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