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God’s Special Time Summer 2015 News from Kairos Prison Ministry International, Inc. Vol. 41 No. 2 Kairos Gears Up for the 2015 Annual Conference Excitement is building for the that this theme along with Mr. Bell chairs the Health Care 2015 Kairos Prison Ministry corresponding Bible verses, will Committee and is a member of the International Annual Conference. be incorporated throughout the Audit and Review and Business & The conference will be held at the entire conference, including Financial Operations committees. American Airline Training and meetings, workshops, general He is the Chairman/CEO and Conference Center in Fort Worth, sessions, etc. founder of Oliver J. Texas July 28 through August 1st. Bell, Inc., and the We are excited to Chairman/founder of This year Kairos moved from a announce that Oliver J. the Texas Labor & Winter and Summer conference Bell, Chairman or the Employee Relations to just one annual conference to Texas Board of Criminal Consortium. be held during the summer Justice, will be our keynote months. Hopefully, this will speaker for the Friday This year we have encourage states and countries to evening general session put together a new provide for more of their following the banquet. set of Workshops for volunteers to attend. So far, our volunteers to registrations are up over previous Oliver Bell was appointed to the attend. We feel honored with the years, with many states having Texas Board of Criminal Justice assemblage of presenters and the already registered their state and in February 2004 and was outstanding workshop content that Advisory Council members. reappointed in 2009. He was they will be offering. You can elected as vice-chairman in find this listing along with the The theme for the conference is: January 2008 and was appointed conference agenda and registration Reflections of Light. Our hope is as the chairman in April 2008. form on the mykairos.org website. The local Texas Conference Committee, chaired by Steve Newton, is working diligently to ensure that all of our Kairos brothers and sisters have a wonderful experience while learning new information, sharing ideas and enjoying Kairos camaraderie. ….Behold, how good and pleasant it is when brothers dwell Pictured above is the American Airline Training and Conference Center in Fort in unity! Worth, Texas, where the 2015 Annual Conference will be held. Psalm 133:1 FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR God’s Special Time God Continues to Bless Kairos is published quarterly for Kairos Prison Ministry International, Inc. It is always exciting to hear of to take place. And the Kairos the wonderful impacts of the team was outstanding as they Kairos International Staff: spring Weekends throughout the worked through the distraction of Evelyn Lemly world. Kairos Prison the filming at various CEO/Executive Director Ministry is certainly in a times throughout the Ken Rocks wonderful place and the Weekend. Men’s Ministry Coordinator stories that change lives Gina Brockmeyer are what keep us all The result is a 7 minute Women’s Ministry Coordinator motivated to continue television piece that has Kevin Resnover serving. Due to our been playing across the Youth Ministry Coordinator recent growth in 2014 U.S. on PBS television Julie Collins and continued growth in stations successfully Controller 2015, we have more showing the program of Ann Kreller volunteers serving in Kairos ministry and the Evelyn Lemly more correctional positive impact on Executive Administrative Assistant Executive Director Janet Santiago facilities through Kairos inmates. This is playing Administrative Assistant Inside and Kairos Torch, and to an audience of one million Cathy Flinchum more serving in Kairos Outside. viewers weekly, having the Administrative Assistant/Bookkeeper We have correctional facility chance to at least hear about Phaedra Mills leaders asking Kairos to please Kairos and see the positive work Programs Administrative Assistant come into their facility. We have of the thousands of volunteers Terri Wheeler new partners and promotions across the country. We have Bookkeeper taking place to help with the churches linking the story to their recruitment and recognition of websites and showing during Jim Hankins the ministry impact. Sunday morning services, Board Chair volunteers using it as a David Garmus Over the past several months, I recruitment tool for groups and Vice Chair for Planning have been working with a PBS churches, families of the Greg Moser correspondent to create a story volunteers that are gaining Vice Chair for Operations on Kairos. After working understanding of what Kairos is Vicki Spurgeon Terry Crockett through the logistics of what all about, and on and on. Who Secretary Treasurer were we willing to allow as knows how God will use this Kairos and what the Department news clip to positively impact His Lee Turner International Council President of Corrections would allow, we ministry! Ken Perduyn Tom McCarty were successful in securing a Vice President Secretary time and place. The Indiana As you will see on page 8 of this Department of Corrections not newsletter, we also have released To submit stories and photos or to only partnered with us but information on a collaborative contact Kairos leadership and staff: waived all fees to film in prison effort with Walk to Emmaus. The Kairos Prison Ministry International and a representative was present purpose is to encourage stronger to be interviewed and to support relations at the local community 100 DeBary Plantation Boulevard DeBary, FL 32713 the filming effort. The levels to work together to 407-629-4948 Fax: 407-629-2668 Superintendent (Warden) was positively impact both ministries. E-mail: [email protected] extremely supportive and This news release was sent to all www.kairosprisonministry.org enabled the film and interviews Continued on following page Page 2/ Summer 2015 God’s Special Time A MESSAGE FROM THE BOARD CHAIR This is my last article for the The Board has admiration and thanks I have Kairos Newsletter as Chair of successfully made for the Board members I have the Board of Directors. As I this transformation served beside. God chose look back, this has been a very due to the efforts of these women and men and fast two years. I feel very many. It’s no they have been worthy of the fortunate to be a part of this coincidence that this call. They have been willing board at this special time in the change began to take to “die to self” that they might history of Kairos. place two years ago be responsive to God’s when Evelyn Lemly guidance concerning His It was just seven years ago, at was hired as our Ministry. the Summer Conference in Oak- Executive Director. Jim Hankins, land California that the Kairos She has inspired us, Board Chair I am forever grateful that I was Board wisely decided that a through her striving for called into this ministry and am restructuring of the ministry’s excellence, as she carries out her humbled to have served as governing body was necessary duties and we have sought to Chair of the Board of Directors. for Kairos to survive. When I carry out excellence as we pursue I do look forward to one more served on the ad hoc Structure our role as your Board. year as a member on this Committee I had no idea that I wonderful body as we are led would eventually be on the new My two predecessors, George by the next Chair. But as 15 member Board. The new Brown and Ed Keefer, led our always, my greatest joy comes governance of Kairos has gone Board through some rough times in serving my Lord, sitting through 5 years of evolving to as we stretched and grew into the beside those who are lost, and become what we are today. In body we are now. Their sharing His hope. just the past two years we have leadership showed their passion changed from a working board and dedication for Kairos. And, I to a governing board. cannot adequately express the God Continues to Bless Kairos cont. from page 2 Emmaus communities and new volunteers interested in of Kairos on the local and through their newsletter network Kairos. national levels, the more we can across the world, everywhere recruit volunteers to fulfil the Emmaus works. I hope this is In addition, they now have seven need for Kairos programs to only the beginning of better new prisons (five adult and two function with excellence and to partnerships with all of the 4th youth) that are interested in grow into new locations. day communities and pray to Kairos programs starting in their work out arrangements with facilities. And they have a group We are blessed that our more of the national 4th day of women who want to start reputation is very positive and groups we are associated with in Kairos Outside. God is at work with a ministry that works. the future. growing Kairos in the U.K, Let’s ensure we give God all the where we currently have three glory for this wonderful On another note, United prisons we work in and a new ministry, each volunteer, and Kingdom Kairos volunteers potential of 10. every opportunity we have to recently completed a 28 day serve Him daily. And most of walk “Bearing the Cross” across Kairos is a wonderful ministry all, to praise our Lord for all southern England. This brought that is doing very positive work those impacted by incarceration name recognition, people asking to serve the incarcerated. The that are being touched with His about Jesus, news stories, and better we positively tell the story hope, truth and love. Summer 2015 God’s Special Time/Page 3 KAIROS MEN’S MINISTRIES Prayer and Share, are you a “Visitor”? Kairos Graduates.