"For I was . . . in prison and you visited me." - Matthew 25:36
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Through a systematic, structured program, the residents of correctional institutions are given the opportunity to experience a religious renewal and to accept God's call to a life of Christian witness and service to one another during their stay in the institution and beyond.
The Keryx strategy is to identify leaders from the key environments of the institution, leaders who have the greatest potential to impact their environments with the message of Christ's love. These leaders are then invited to attend a 3-Day Short Course in Christianity where they are introduced to the Keryx community.
The Keryx program:
- Introduces the resident to the joy of Christian community through the introductory 3-day weekend.
- Gives the resident a sense of his or her responsibility for positive relationships and influence in the institution, and inserts each resident into a peer prayer support group.
- Uses the attraction of free-world visitors to bring the resident to accountability at weekly reunions of the Keryx community.
