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| The Refuge |
“The
Refuge”
Quitman,
Georgia
Andy
& Bonnie ministered in prisons in a five-hundred mile radius for
many years. Then at one point they started “The Refuge” on a
forty-five acre piece of property.
They
offer a pre-release program for prisoners who obtain paroles
contingent on them completing this nine-month faith-based program.
These men spend the first three months living and working on the
property, attending daily bible classes among other types of
training.
They
then get jobs in the area including rides to and from, for the
remaining six months. They receive an allowance from their earnings
for incidentals, the rest going into an escrow account which they
receive upon completion of the program , giving them a financial
nest-egg to get started.
Part
of their parole condition is that if they walk away from this
program, they go back to prison. A strong incentive to stick it out.
So much so that The Refuge has the best record in the State of
Georgia for men Not going back into prison, long-term.
For
over a decade I've been given a place to park on the property as I
minister in the nursing home and churches in the area.
Andy
passed on a couple of years ago. Bonnie has kept things going with
lots of help. They now have two buildings housing seventeen men each,
a few mobile homes for families who have stayed on to help in
administration and several other buildings including a large
structure with offices, classrooms and a Sanctuary.
May
God Bless You!
Yours
in Christ,
Larry
Eugene Stevens
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