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On Sunday 28, August, female offenders incarcerated at Kokstad Medium Correctional Centre had an opportunity of being uplifted spiritually by Women’s Manyano from Methodist Church of Southern Africa Brooksnek Circuit Clarkebarry District from Emaxesibeni.
This crusade was in line with women’s day month that is to come to an end. Chaplain Lokwe from Kokstad Management Area said this is done to ensure that offenders are rendered moral renewal in the offender rehabilitation journey.
[perfectpullquote align=”full” bordertop=”false” cite=”” link=”” color=”” class=”” size=””]”Interventions from congregations ensure that offenders are liberated from mindset that reduced them as passive beings. We need more services this nature from local churches because when offenders see congregations where they are incarcerated they feel welcomed and this plays pivotal role in reintegration of offenders back to the society” said chaplain Lokwe.[/perfectpullquote]
The theme of the sermon was unity in diversity, it does not matter where you come from and where you are right now we serve one God. This scripture was inline department’s care policy, it enables positive human values are restored, developed and adopted towards a humanitarian culture of reconciliation, forgiveness and healing.
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