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Mission Statement
"Loneliness is the root cause of all bad behavior."
Now in context, it was used to define the reason children misbehave. But if we stop to think for a moment, we can easily see how this could apply to all of us. It hurts to feel no one cares. Even the best pretenders can try to say differently but some things are just true whether we believe them or not.
No one is born a bad person. Everyone sees the world from their own unique angle. Unfortunately some of these angles skew all traces of a healthy view, leaving with us; bent perceptions. Bouncing ideas and thoughts off others is how we can reflect upon our own thoughts, judge whether they are good for us and decide if we wish to keep or discard them. This is what makes us grow. Well if the only people to talk with are people with similar bent views, then it is highly likely that one will get further distorted. In this is where many are left feeling misunderstood or not accepted. This hurts and leaves us feeling anger, resentment, loneliness, fear, rejected and alone.
"Our job is to focus on cultivating the islands of competence rather than drifting upon the oceans of problems & doubt."
We provide men and women that are incarcerated compassion and understanding with an avenue to attain the vital link they need to the outside world through correspondence. We are not disputing whether people should be in prison or not. We do not deal with legal issues. Nor do we maintain any position on the innocence or guilt of our members in their crimes. We are here to support inmates, not to judge them. They have been convicted once and are paying for their crimes. We needn't continue to deprive them of the world in which we expect to release them into without a fighting chance. One cannot relate to something they are not a part of. You cannot learn to live amongst a society that does not exist to you. This is why we believe outside contact is absolutely vital to inmates. For some of members this is their only hope for that link.
"If you judge people, you have no time to love them."
-Mother Theresa
Prisoners of War
Ministries, Inc.
P.O. Box 704
Blue Island, IL 60406
641-715-3900 Ext: 44043 |
