Journey to Freedom
10 November 2017 @ 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
| FreeA women and men’s event.
Come along to an evening with Jessi and Wayne as our guest speakers. If you plan to come, contact Glenn Maas on 0457 833 373 so we know how many to cater for.
RSVP by 7 November 2017
Contact Glenn Maas 0457 833 373
Program
6:30PM ARRIVE
6:45PM DINNER
7:15PM JESSI’S STORY
7:45PM DESSERT
8:00PM WAYNE’S STORY
About the speakers
Jessi Merwyn-Jones
Having had her ‘voice’ taken during childhood and her will broken by the abusive relationship of her early adulthood, Jessi found her life’s road leading – through irreversible tragedy – to one of the ‘ends of the earth’. But on this road she was also ‘found’ by the God of compassion, restoring her connection with Spirit, life, and a will to be an instrument of compassion for others who’ve been downtrodden. Now she is using her voice (and presence) to be a messenger of God’s grace to those behind bars, particularly through Kairos Prison Ministry and training for Prison Chaplaincy, and to bring their stories to light.
Wayne Curran
Enduring a youth of dysfunction, crime became a lifestyle choice, followed by numerous periods of incarceration, Wayne found acceptance in the criminal gang brotherhood. A decision to attend a Kairos program, enabled seeds to be sown which, at the beginning of his last gaol term, drew him to a prison Chaplain who became his mentor and guide to an understanding of the redeeming new life to found in Christ. Now, with a job he recommenced in gaol – working once more with horses, his great passion – Wayne is keen to share his journey, and to show young men, and women, that a life focussed on Jesus is the best decision anyone can make.