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A Publication of Prison Fellowship Australia - Queensland
My
Issue 1
May 2015
Inside This Issue
Page 3
Amobi’s
Story
Page 4-5
God And
The Bird
Feeder
Page 6
Jason
Ledbury
Page 7
Story
...Part 4
R
ight at this moment, as I am writing
this to you, I am going through
deep waters in my own Christian
walk. Some close family, whom I love
dearly, seemingly have abandoned me,
and I’m hurting because of it. It doesn’t
seem fair. Often times, life throws us a
curve ball that we swing at and miss.
It’s like strike three and we’re out! Life
simply is not fair. But I’m not alone in this
life, and you don’t have to be either.
My mom and dad passed away years ago so I
can’t run to them for comfort and wisdom. My
daughter and her family have their own struggles
to deal with and so they’re not in the picture. My
wonderful wife, who is always there for me, is a
blessing from God....but she can’t heal a broken
heart or a crushed spirit....only my Heavenly
Father can do that. And the door to His presence
is always open to His children, no matter who we
are or what we are going through. He said, “I will
never leave you or forsake you”.
You may think that because people haven’t
received Jesus as their Saviour that they are
without hope in the mess they find themselves in.
Well, you might be right, but it doesn’t have to
remain that way. After all, everyone who came to
Jesus was once on the outside looking in. Listen
to these wonderful words of hope from Ephesians
2:12-13 “Once upon a time you were living apart
from Christ
J e s u s .
You
were
excluded from
God’s people,
and you did
not know the
Michael Poole
promises that
Ex-Prisoner
God made to
them. You lived
in this world without God and without hope. But
now you belong to Christ Jesus. Though you
once were far away from God, now you have
been brought near to Him because of the blood
of Christ.” (NLT).
You may say to me, “Well, I got myself into
this mess by my own stupidity, so why would
God have anything to do with me? It’s my own
fault....I’m on my own.”
While it’s good to realise our mistakes, deliberate
or otherwise, we are all created in the image
of God. We are all His creations. He loves His
creation and we’re all a part of that. God’s desire
is for the broken hearted and the crushed in
spirit, as well as those whose closest family have
seemingly abandoned them, to come to Him
(Matthew 11:28-30) for rest. You don’t have to be
on your own.
It’s important also to know that God is not a
‘convenience’ who’s there to bail us out whenever we get in deep poop. God wants us to
confess our sins to Him, asking Him to forgive
...Continued on page 2
From the State Manager...
Dear Friends of PFA Queensland
Welcome to the NEW newsletter and new name
of SET FREE!
Prison Fellowship Australia is undergoing
some structural changes and with that comes
a nationally produced newsletter with great
local content. In this edition you’ll read about
what’s happening around the State, the latest
developments with our core ministries and
you’ll get to meet one of our regional chaplains.
David Way
State Manager
Angel Tree last Christmas was a testament to
God and His people working together to make
Christmas a blessing to hundreds of families.
This year we’ll run two camps for prisoner’s
children, the only camps of their kind in the
State. The 2015 ‘Art from Inside’ Exhibition
and Competition will be held in June with the
opening night on Friday June 19th at ACU. Last
year’s works were stunning and we expect the
same this year.
across the State every week, some visiting the
watch houses in Cairns and Southport, and
others serving with court support in Charters
Towers and Atherton. We’ve been running the
STP - Sycamore Tree Project in Queensland
since 2011, starting at Woodford, then Borallon
and now regularly since 2012 at Southern
Queensland Correctional Centre near Gatton.
We’re also piloting a new STP at Logan
Probation and Parole that started last week.
There’s a lot happening and we are grateful
to our chaplains, volunteers and supporters
who serve and give faithfully to make all this
possible.
Read on and enjoy this new edition of SET
FREE.
We have over 35 prison chaplains visiting prisons
David Way State Manager
...Continued from page 1
MyStory
us and give us the free gift of His salvation, found only through
believing in His Son Jesus Christ. That is the place where we lay
our heavy burden of sin down, and enter into the resting place
of His salvation. That’s the place where a whole new life begins.
That’s the place of God’s refreshing and renewal of the hope we
thought was gone.
No matter what our circumstances are, the God of Hope can restore
hope into our lives. My prayer is from Romans 15:13....”Now may
the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that
you may abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit”
So now you have an overview of my life inside and outside of
prison.
The Lord God has given me a new life, a new future filled with
hope and a wonderful wife to share it with. In 2007 the Lord
opened a door for me to return to prison, this time as a volunteer
worker with Prison Fellowship Canada, sharing The Good News
of salvation through Christ Jesus alone, in the nation’s capital city
of Ottawa.
As Philippians 1:12 so beautifully states, “Everything that has
happened to me (my past and time spent in prison), has been used
by God to further the work of The Gospel today.” (My paraphrase).
All too often, in my volunteer work behind prison walls, I meet
with Christians, true born again children of God, who have been
sentenced for breaking the law, and are about to embark on a
few years behind bars as a result. What went wrong with their
Christianity? Why did a man or woman, with the Holy Spirit living
inside of them, go off the rails and end up looking like all the
people in the world around them? Did Jesus fail in their lives? Can
the Son of God not keep His people out of trouble with the law?
Prison Fellowship Australia Set Free May 2015 Pg. 2
...Part 4
Has He not got more power than the world system, our fleshly
desires, or satan? These are valid questions....why do Christians
get caught up in sins serious enough to warrant imprisonment?
The good news in all of this is that there are answers, and
everyone can learn from them and so avoid repeated offences
that create a revolving door of in and out, in and out of prison over
several years. One of these answers is watch out who you choose
as friends. The bible says that “Evil company corrupts good
habits” (1 Corinthians 15:33), and Proverbs 13:20b tells us that
“a companion of fools suffers harm”. How about this eye opening
statement from Proverbs 13:21, “Evil pursues sinners, but to the
righteous, good shall be repaid.”
Now it seems to me that if you hang around with the ‘trouble
crowd’, if fools are your constant companions, and those who you
call your ‘friends’ are doing drugs, drinking heavily, and are well
known to the police....you are going to suffer harm, be corrupted,
and always find trouble every time you look over your shoulder
because it’s chasing and catching you. God’s Word doesn’t lie.
Remember, that you reap a harvest of the seeds you sow with
your lifestyle.
Another thing to remember here is that a Christian has lifestyle
choices to make just like everyone else. You can choose to follow
the ways that got you into trouble in the first place, or you can
sit down with your bible and find out by reading it what the right
lifestyle choices are, and how to live by them.
To be continued...
Previous parts of Michael’s story can be found on the PFAQ
website at www.prisonfellowship.org.au/qld
Prison Fellowship
Presents
An Exhibition
of Prisoner’s Artwork
NATIONAL & NEW SOUTH WALES EXHIBITION
Exhibition Dates: Friday 7th to Sunday 23rd August
Time: 10am - 4pm daily
Official Opening: Friday 7th August, 2pm - 4pm
Venue: Parklea Correctional Centre, 66 Sentry Drive Parklea – Visitors’ Cafe
RSVP before Friday 31st July as this is a catered event.
We will hear from Vance Reaburn, an ex-inmate who served an eight year prison sentence, and
during this time entered each year’s Art from Inside exhibition. He has recently been released
and has his own website http://www.vancereaburn.com.au/
STATE EXHIBITIONS
QUEENSLAND
TASMANIA
Exhibition Dates: Thursday 18th to
Thursday 25th June - Closed on Weekend
Exhibition Dates: 25th June to 1st July
Venue: Australian Catholic University, 1100
Nudgee Road Banyo, Brisbane.
Official Opening:
Friday 19th June, 7pm
A beautiful supper will be provided by the
wonderful ladies from the Helena Jones
Centre. This is a free event but there will be
an opportunity to make a donation. Register
your attendance for catering by calling 07
3399 3190 or email
qld.office@prisonfellowship.org.au
Venue: Salamanca Arts Centre Sidespace gallery
Time: 10am – 4pm
VICTORIA
Exhibition Dates: 16th June - 5th July
Official Opening:
Thursday 18th June, 7.30 - 9.30pm
Light refreshments will be served.
Venue: Walk of Art. MC Square
Manningham City Square
687 Doncaster Road, Doncaster 3108
Prison Fellowship Australia Set Free May 2015 Pg. 3
AMOBI’S
Story
L
ittle did we think when we first met Amobi
Maduagwu six years ago that he would have
such a profound impact on our lives.
Therese and I are volunteers with Prison Fellowship,
visiting prison weekly to support the chaplains. One tday
the chaplain asked us if we would consider mentoring a
Nigerian inmate, whom he believed warranted support
and encouragement. We visited Amobi, and were quite
distressed to hear his story. Nigeria is a very tribal
society, with primary loyalty going to the family and the
tribe. Amobi was a promising boxer and the tribal chief
took him under his wing, offering training facilities, visas,
access to contacts which led to him becoming Nigerian
welterweight boxing champion and on his way to the AllAfrica championship. Everything seemed to be going well.
Then came the payoff.
“Here is an airline ticket to Australia in two days’ time.
Here are 40 condoms filled with heroin. You swallow the
condoms an hour before you catch the flight. You will
be met in Sydney, taken to a hotel ‘till nature takes its
course. Then you will catch a return flight home to Nigeria
and we are all square. You won’t owe me anything for
your training and career support.”
“No, I won’t do it.”
“That’s OK. We just kill your wife and daughter.”
What would you do?
Amobi flew from Nigeria to Australia, where he was
promptly apprehended by Customs officials and
consigned to the Remand Centre where we met him. We
quickly recognised that here was a young man who did
not fit the usual characteristics of the a drug trafficker.
He had immediately confessed his crime and the reasons
for it. He showed clear evidence of contrition, spiritual
understanding and experience, so we were happy to
mentor him.
graces, and the respect with which other inmates treated
him, so as the prison population grew and the chaplaincy
load increased, Amobi was invited to lead weekly Bible
study and worship.
We also sponsored him to study for a Preliminary
Certificate in Theology. Because of Corrective Services’
security concerns, no inmate is allowed access to the
internet, so he was limited solely to the set text books
and a study bible. Remarkably, a month before he was
deported to Nigeria at the end of November 2014, he
had finished 12 of the 18 subjects, completing the
Preliminary and Intermediate levels of the PTC, with only
the Advanced level to go.
Because of his good behaviour at, he was transferred to
another low security facility. We continued to visit him
there monthly and help him with his studies. He was given
a C3 classification – the first deportee to my knowledge to
be given this privilege – which meant that he could live in
a special compound, within the gaol bounds, but outside
the razor wire, and eventually even allowed to work on a
building site in the town, riding to and from the gaol on a
donated push bike – again, the only deportee we know
of given this sort of privilege. This was a real boon, as he
was earning Australian wages, not the $30 a week for ingaol work, and was able to send money back to Nigeria
to support his wife and daughter.
The local chaplain is a Roman Catholic lay brother. He
speaks highly of Amobi, and said, “I wish he was one
of mine. We could use him in prison ministry.” Indeed,
a group of Prison Fellowship members who had grown
close to Amobi began efforts to help him remain in
Australia and train for church ministry here. However,
some six months ago his wife died from a sudden massive
heart attack, leaving his 10 year old daughter, Precious, in
the care of her grandmother.
Amobi then saw his main priority to return to Nigeria to
take care of Precious, despite any threats of retaliation
from the drug lords.
We supported him through his trial and conviction – nine
years with six years non-parole - and visited him weekly.
Following his conviction, he was sent to a low security
facility, some 200km away. We visited Amobi monthly
during his stay there. It was during this time that he
began to discern that God was calling him to the ministry
– specifically to minister to people like him who had been
caught up in criminal activity and could not find a way
out.
Late last year, a fortnight after writing his letter, he was
deported to Nigeria, and is struggling to re-establish his
life there. He hopes soon to get a computer with internet
access so that we can keep in touch by Skype and help
him with his ongoing studies.
The chaplain quickly recognised Amobi’s gifts and
Russell and Therese Davies Prison Fellowship Volunteers
Prison Fellowship Australia Set Free May 2015 Pg. 4
Prison Fellowship gives access to a most fulfilling ministry.
We both agree that whatever blessing we have brought
to others through Prison Fellowship, we have been even
more blessed ourselves.
Below is a letter of appreciation written by Amobi to Prison Fellowship. It is an amazing and
moving testimony and serves to remind us of how our volunteers can be used by God – an
encouragement for all.
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Prison Fellowship Australia Set Free May 2015 Pg. 5
GOD
And The
Bird
Like a bird on the wire
Like a drunk in a midnight choir
I have tried in my way to be free…
If I, if I have been unkind
I hope that you can just let it go by
If I, if I have been untrue
I hope you know it was never to you
But I swear by this song
And by all that I have done wrong
I will make it all up to thee…
I saw a beggar leaning on his wooden crutch
He said to me, “You must not ask for so much”
And a pretty woman leaning in her darkened door
She cried to me, “Hey, why not ask for more?”
Feeder
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few years ago a massive snowstorm brought
everything to a standstill. Hard pellets of
snow and freezing rain coated the streets
and grass and trees with several inches of hard
crystalline snow.
The morning after the storm a pair of forlorn looking birds –
Cardinals, showed up at our bird-feeder - unable to get at
the seeds frozen beneath the ice. I watched their pathetic
futile efforts. My heart went out to those helpless little birds.
Where else would they find food under the hard layers of
ice? How long could they possibly survive in the cold without
food? How many birds would suffer and die as a result of
the storm? I watched the Cardinals for a few more minutes
and then I went outside into the freezing cold to break the
ice from the feeder and replenish it with a fresh supply of
bird seed. No sooner had I done that than the cardinals were
back. Soon they were joined by a dove, several sparrows,
and a couple of nuthatches. Seeing them at the feeder made
me happy.
The night before the storm Celeste and I had gone out to
dinner with some friends. In a back lane near the restaurant
a woman approached me pleading for help – saying she
desperately needed money for food and heat. Ignoring her,
I brushed by her outstretched hand and wondered – How
many people are there in this city who are able-bodied but not
working for a living? How many beggars use the money they
obtain for drugs and drink instead of real food? Why doesn’t
the government take care of its poor instead of squandering
billions of dollars every month on wars in distant places maiming, killing, and displacing tens of thousands of people?
Her pleading voice receded behind my back when I swear I
heard another voice – “Be on your way then, for I am hungry
and cold my need is of no concern or consequence to you.”
I stopped and turned around, the lady with the outstretched
Prison Fellowship Australia Set Free May 2015 Pg. 6
Oh, like a bird on the wire
Like a drunk in a midnight choir
I have tried in my way to be free
(From “Bird on a Wire” by Leonard Cohen)
hand was still looking at me. Her eyes met mine as my heart
and hand reached out toward hers. “God bless you sir,” she
whispered as I left. “God bless you!” she shouted after me
as I turned and walked away wondering if I’d done a good
thing or not.
A few steps later I swear I heard the other voice again, more
quiet but as real – “Thank you for coming back to me, I really
needed you – you’re like family to me, the only family I have.”
Sometimes it is easier, more convenient, less demanding
and even more satisfying – no strings attached - to care for
the birds and animals and trees than it is to care for needy
people. There is nothing wrong with feeding the birds, or
being concerned as whales die on the beaches, and polar
bears struggle to survive on the shrinking Arctic ice cap –
but it is very right to care for vagrants, beggars, orphans,
prisoners, and the people who suffer whether through their
own fault or not.
Jesus is hidden in the infirmities and needs of people all
around us, He is waiting for his family to care for Him among
the last, the least, and the lost people wherever they are - to
care for them as much as – no – much more than they care
for the birds and whales and trees.
And I pray …
Lord – open my eyes to see you in the poverty, disease,
and pain that is so often hidden in plain sight all around
me among family members, friends and neighbors, coworkers, clerks and servers, people near me and people
far away…
Melt away the hardness of my heart to embrace you in
their suffering as you embraced me with your love by
suffering on the cross.
Ron Nikkel President Emeritus of PFI
Meet Jason
Ledbury
P
rompting and searching! That’s how
it happened! Jason Ledbury has
been serving as a Prison Fellowship
Chaplain at Maryborough Correctional
Centre for just over 2 years now. He did
not get ‘recruited’ in a church deputation,
or by a friend. As Jason puts it: “I had
been praying to know the Lord’s will for
me in further service. One morning while in
prayer the words ‘prison chaplaincy’ came
to me very clearly. I knew immediately
that God had placed this on my heart.”
The Spirit had done the prompting and in
put their hope and trust in Jesus.”
response Jason got onto Google - a short
search revealed Prison Fellowship, and
In the ‘outside’ world Jason works for an
one email sealed his path!
energy company and leads a project team
seeking to introduce new ways of working and
This calling has been confirmed again and new technology to improve field operations
again in the last 2 years. “I clearly recall and customer service. For recreation he likes
one prison service where one of the men to combine cycling and good coffee – one
asked me if he could perform a song he had leading to the other when he rides with friends.
written. I had never met this man before and
found myself having to make an on-the-spot
He is married to Karyn and they have two
decision without knowing anything about the
teenage daughters. Jason is also an elder at
man, let alone what the lyrics of the song were
Hervey Bay Baptist church.
about. I clearly remember noting the tattoos of
anger and threats on his arms and hands that
held the guitar he was asking to play. I said He sums up his Prison Fellowship work thus:
something like: ‘Sure, that would be great’, “There are so many men seeking another
while inwardly hoping that I had not just made path as they reassess their life choices while
a very bad decision! Moments later he started in prison. It is a great privilege for me to be
to play his guitar and sing of his Lord’s great able to share the good news that Jesus came
love and mercy to him. It was a song which to free people from fear and bondage into
came from a heart that was being transformed freedom and new life. To see the power of
by the love of our Saviour. It was with a sense the Holy Spirit and God’s word open men’s
of awe that I listened and reflected afresh on eyes and hearts to truth and life is an amazing
the miracle of new life that comes to all who blessing.”
Prison Fellowship Australia Set Free May 2015 Pg. 7
FAREWELL BARBARINA
Last year, our dear friend and faithful bookkeeper at the PF Queensland
office, Barb MacKenzie, lost her battle with cancer. Best known at PFAQ
by our long term office manager Jan Davis, Barb and Jan had known
each other for decades. Barb suffered quietly and courageously giving
thanks for the life she had and trusting her life to God no matter what.
Prison Fellowship Queensland gives thanks for the life of Barb, and
thanks to her husband Colin, who graciously released her to serve, even
in the midst of the treatments.
Thank you Barb, you are not forgotten. May you rest in peace.
Barbarina Beryl
MacKenzie
1942 - 2014
INSIDE OUT CHAPLAINCY/PRISON FELLOWSHIP - TRAINING
In mid-October 2014, Inside Out Chaplaincy and Prison Fellowship Qld partnered for a
two days of Chaplaincy Training and Fellowship. The worship to God and unity expressed
between the two organisations was deeply moving, and a major highlight for the weekend
was a presentation about how to respect and connect with our Islamic brothers and sisters.
The two organisations are planning to meet again in October 2015 for the combined training.
FOUNDER’S MEMORIAL DINNER
In October 2014, Ron Nikkel, PF International President
Emeritus, visited Brisbane and spoke at a number of
special events. One in particular was the Founder’s
Memorial Dinner where PF Queensland honoured the
passing of three local leaders who helped to see Prison
Fellowship established in Australia – Jim Fisher, Tom
Scarlett and Cec Lockhart. The venue was the Royal
on the Park Hotel, formerly known as Park Royal Hotel,
where Tom Scarlett arranged a public meeting for Chuck
Colson to speak to a group of 100 people in 1981.
Chris Hampton, Peter
Lockhart, Ron Nikkel and
David Way
At the Founder’s Memorial Dinner
The dinner was a very moving time of reflection, with Ruth
Scarlett, wife of Tom, and the children of the founders in attendance. Ron Nikkel gave a very
moving speech and there was an opportunity to contribute to the PFA Founders Memorial
Trust.
You can watch the whole dinner program at the link below or you can order the $5.00 DVD
by calling 07 3399 3190 or email qld.office@prisonfellowship.org.au Every DVD ordered will
receive a special edition PFAQ pen. ($5.00 covers the DVD and postage)
http://pfqueensland.info/2014/11/21/video-of-the-founders-memorial-dinner
PFAQ CONFERENCE 2015
In early March over 60 chaplains, volunteers and supporters,
attended the 2015 PFAQ Conference. The highlights of the
day were the chaplain’s heart moving stories of the Spirit of
God working in the lives of chaplains and prisoners, and a
profound presentation by Dr Wendell Rosevear on the topic
of “Making Love Infectious”.
Alison Brooks
The video of Dr Wendell’s talks are now available in
and Suzette Baker
the Media & Videos section of our website at www.
At the 2015 PFAQ Conference
prisonfellowship.org.au/qld and the DVDs can be ordered for
$5.00 through the office on 07 3399 3190 or email qld.office@prisonfellowship.org.au
PFAQ VIDEOS
There is a new facility on the PFA Queensland website to watch a range of very encouraging
and informative video clips. Just go to www.prisonfellowship.org.au/qld and then click on the
Media & Videos tab.
SYCAMORE TREE PROJECT - STP
The STP brings victims of crime together with random
prisoners to discuss the effects of crime and explore
opportunities of justice and reconciliation, without
judgement or accusation.
The eight week program has a profound influence on everyone involved. If you have been a
victim of crime and would like more information on this innovative justice program, contact
the PFAQ office on 07 3399 3190, email qld.office@prisonfellowship.org.au or check out the
STP website at www.sycamorevoices.org
Help us
tell others
what we do
Prison Fellowship volunteers have
inspirational life changing stories
about how Jesus is changing lives and
bringing light to prisoners and their
families. You can help spread word of
our work. To invite a speaker to your
church or small group please ring our
office on 07 3399 3190.
Support the
Work of Prison
Fellowship
If you would like to support
Prison Fellowship in changing lives,
you can make a secure
donation via our website:
www.prisonfellowship.org.au/qld
Or you can give directly to the
Prison Fellowship bank account:
BSB: 084 044
Account number: 12372 9969
(please call or email our office to confirm your direct
deposit if you require a receipt.
All donations $2 and over are tax deductible)
Prison Fellowship Australia Queensland
P.O. BOX 3310 Norman Park, QLD 4170
Phone: 07 3399 3190, Fax: 07 3399 7193
Email: qld.office@prisonfellowship.org.au
Web: www.prisonfellowship.org.au
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