Stamp Out Loneliness



To you it is a 42 cent stamp.  So tiny that it is easily misplaced or overlooked.

To her it is a lifeline to her children, family, and friends.

To her, working inside the prison for 23 cents an hour, it is worth almost two hours of paid labor. 







Patmos Ministries
is currently collecting stamps and funds to purchase 400,000 stamps for 133,000 currently incarcerated women. 

The stamps will be distributed by the facilities so that women can maintain or resume communication with their loved ones including their children who may live too far away to visit.  While paper and glue cannot replace a human touch the stamp may help to carry messages of love and hope.   

Please send your stamps or contributions to:

Patmos Ministries 8201 Blairton Road, Springfield, VA 22152
Happy to report:  As of July 5, 2008
22,419 stamps have been contributed!
   
 

Thank you, Thank you, Thank  you!
Christmas 2007
 

Thank you so much for touching the lives of the ladies at Fluvanna Correctional Center for Women in Troy Virginia by providing postage stamps so they can stay in touch with their families and loved ones.  I have spent many hours listening to ladies as they plan their transition home after incarceration and many have shred with me about the importance of letter writing.  Once again I am convinced that the glue on the stamp creates strong bonds which can change lives. 

 

Some of the women have spoken of the importance of writing to secure vital documents and records, others have written to apply for transitional housing and other services.  Many women have written to family members to sustain or restore relationships so they can more effectively transition home and not repeat the mistakes that led to their incarceration. Without the stamps you provided, these communications would not have taken place.

 

I am pleased to report that to date I have collected enough stamps for each woman in the facility to receive three stamps. The outpouring of love has been a great reminder to me about God’s provision, abundance, desire and ability to meet our every need.

 

The ladies and I are most grateful for the stamps, your compassion, and opportunity to experience God’s love.

 

Remember God is smiling about you,