Why Write

To Prisoners?

Because you could make the difference in their lives. Studies show that an incarcerated person with connections to the outside world, such as a pen pals or a church family, are 6 times less likely to offend within the first year after release. Writing to prisoners can make a significant impact  in their daily life, sense of determination, feelings of hope and the rehabilitation process. Your help in prison correspondence also means reducing recidivism.

Writing to prisoners can lead to positive changes in the lives of both pen pals. Discover the rewarding experience of touching the lives of misguided people in need of care.

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Why Write Prison Pen Pals?
  • For the Lord hears the needy and does not despise his own people who are prisoners.
    Psalms 69:33
  • Then the King will say to those on his right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world. For I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me, I was naked and you clothed me, I was sick and you visited me, I was in prison and you came to me.’
    Matthew 25:34-36
  • And when Jesus heard it, he said to them, “Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick. I came not to call the righteous, but sinners.”
    Mark 2:17
  • There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. For the law of the Spirit of life has set you free in Christ Jesus from the law of sin and death.
    Romans 8:1-2
  • Let brotherly love continue. Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers, for thereby wsome have entertained angels unawares. 3 Remember those who are in prison, as though in prison with them, and those who are mistreated, since you also are in the body.
    Hebrews 13:1-3
  • The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me, because the Lord has anointed me to bring good news to the poor; he has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to those who are bound;
    Isaiah 61:1-2

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    Hi, we are Mark & Sharna. We have a passion for prison ministry and healthy living. We founded Empowered Pen Ministries to provide support for anyone interested in healthy living and ministering to prisoners in need.
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