Dismas International
Dismas International is a death row ministry initiative named after St. Dismas, who was the penitent thief crucified next to Jesus, and is the patron saint of condemned criminals. We provide spiritual support and penfriends for men and women on death row.
35 for I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me something
to drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me, 36 I was naked and you gave
me clothing, I was sick and you took care of me, I was in prison and you visited
me. (Matthew 25:35-36)
We also distribute death penalty news and information, facilitate penfriends for death row inmates, and engage in some advocacy on death penalty issues. But our primary focus is prayer and spiritual support.
And before
anybody asks, yes of course we care about the victims of crime, and we support
anything that can be done to support them. But we feel strongly about extending
compassion to the most unloved and most outcast in society. And there are
few in society that are more unloved and more outcast than those who are in
prison. Especially those who are on death row.
Dismas
International is a completely separate organisation to
Dismas
Project Inc, which is a USA-based prison ministry that has
been operating since 1964. But we fully support their work, and we
encourage you to support them as well.
Dismas International was founded in 2014.