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Stories from Latin America
Up one levelChanging Direction
Former members of a Colombian leftist guerrilla group vow to "never hold a gun ever again." Read how the PFI programme they participated in made such a difference in their lives.
Generous Sacrifices
The prisoners in Peru’s Santa Monica Women’s Prison come from very poor areas and most have very little to their name. But when they heard about the devastation left in the wake of the earthquake that hit the coast of Peru, they volunteered to donate what little they had, including their own meals, to help those who were now homeless
From Drug Kingpin to Preacher
After he was convicted of drug-smuggling, Norwin Meneses plotted to assassinate the chief prison warder, but then something changed. Click below to read of his dramatic transformation and learn about PFI's newest DVD that features his story.
Hope for a New Life
When Hugo Gurrionero was given a life-sentence to a maximum security prison he thought all hope for his life was lost. Read how Hugo discovered a new hope that helped him get through the next 11 years in prison.
Bringing Medical Aid to Prisoners
Sick prisoners in many countries must go without medical treatment due to lack of resources. Click below to read how PF ministries in Guyana and Colombia came to their aid.
Unity amidst Diversity
Judges shared the stage with former prisoners. Politicians participated in workshops with prison officials. People from all over the world with differing backgrounds came to the PFI World Convocation, but all had a shared mission and common passion...
Unlikely Prisoners
Twelve year old Cristiana's home is a dark and crowded cell that she shares with her mother and several other women and children in a prison in Bolivia. To read her story, click "more."
Preparing Inmates for Freedom
Many released prisoners say they returned to crime, and prison, because they had no choice. Learn how PFI worldwide is helping released prisoners stay away from crime and out of prison.
"The Important Thing is To Forgive"
"Your son has been shot... four bullets... taken to the hospital... come right away." The words sounded distant, like they were happening in someone else's life, to someone else‘s son.
Freed from Prison
The right to a speedy trial is a right that many prisoners are denied. Edgar waited two years in a Panama prison for his case to be tried. Click here to read his story.
The Measure of a Gift
After helping prisoners for many years, a young PF Staff member became too ill to visit. That's when the prisoners began caring for her, by visiting and donating their limited income.
Prisoners See "Passion" Movie
Prison Fellowship is bringing "The Passion of the Christ" to the prisons.
Volunteer Wrongly Imprisoned
A committed volunteer in Panama was wrongly accused and jailed for a crime she didn't commit. See how she became an inspiration to her fellow prisoners and to those who fought to get her released.
A Computer Connection
Prisoners in Argentina are learning a skill that will help them become useful members of the community and will help needy-kids too.
Reconnecting Parental Bonds
PF Peru is working to reunite young children living with their mothers in Santa Monica Women's Prison with their incarerated fathers.
APAC - Offering Hope for the Burdened
Serving a 25-year prison sentence and rejected by even those he onced loved, Roberto felt; bitterness and hopelessness. Learn what changed his attitude, and his life, after he was transferred to an APAC faith-based prison unit.
Out of this World
Kim Workman was once an athiest who shunned the idea of a faith-based prison when he was a top ranking official of the New Zealand Prison Service. But now, as PF New Zealand's Executive Director, Kim has succeeded in implementing New Zealand's first faith-based prison unit.
Child Refuge Needed
Children in Peru often have no where to go but prison when their mothers visit their relatives there.
Ministering Through Art
Canadian artist James Tughan has a calling. In a unique ministry, James uses his art as a tool to bring people closer to God's love as expressed through human emotion, imagination, and creativity. The vehicle is a series of seminars that James calls The Dreaming of Lions project.
Seeds of Love and Life
In early 2000, the food situation was desperate in the overcrowded women's prison in Tegucigalpa, Honduras. Although many of the women inmates were living with their babies and toddlers, the supply of food was barely sufficient to keep the adults prisoners healthy.
