Visit
Show up faithfully, week after week.
- Prison fellowship
- JESUS film screenings
- Counselling
To bring the Gospel, discipleship, and rehabilitation support to inmates.
To bring the Gospel, discipleship, and rehabilitation support to inmates.
At a glance
Zambia’s prisons are crowded, and many inmates feel forgotten. Purpose Life teams visit faithfully — sharing the gospel, teaching the Bible, counselling and baptising those who believe.
We don’t stop at the prison gate. After release we follow men and women home, help them reconnect with family and community, and train those God calls to lead. Fourteen former inmates now pastor churches in their own villages.
What this includes
Why it matters
Zambia’s correctional facilities hold more than two and a half times the number of people they were built for. Overcrowding, separation from family and the stigma that follows release leave many inmates without hope — and at risk of returning.
A faithful visitor, a Bible and a church waiting at home can change that story.
How we do it
Show up faithfully, week after week.
Teach the Word and walk with new believers.
Get ready for life after release.
Make sure no one walks out alone.
Train those God calls to lead.
Impact
2025
Stories
“When I was released, Purpose Life International continued to follow up with me, encourage me, and disciple me. Today, by God’s grace, I serve as the pastor of that church.”
Where we serve
Lusaka correctional facilities
Weekly fellowship, Bible study and counselling.
Surrounding prisons
Visits, JESUS film screenings and baptisms.
Home villages
Follow-up and church planting where former inmates return.
Team
Ministry Prayer Director
Leads the ministry in prayer and intercession across every programme.
Ways to give
Gifts are pooled across the programme. These examples show what they make possible.
Bibles and study guides for inmates in a Bible study group.
Transport and materials for weekly visits.
Follow-up visits and reintegration support after release.
Leadership training and mentoring for a released believer.
Pray with us
For inmates who feel forgotten — that they would know God sees them.
For prison officers and staff carrying heavy responsibility.
For men and women preparing for release.
For families welcoming a loved one home.
For the former inmates now pastoring village churches.
Questions
Our teams visit regularly for fellowship meetings, Bible study and counselling. How often depends on each facility and the access granted by the Zambia Correctional Service.
Yes. Every visit is arranged with facility management, and we serve officers and staff as well as inmates.
We follow them home. Our team helps them reconnect with family, find a local church and keep growing as a disciple — and trains those who are called to lead.
They already have. Fourteen men who came to faith and were baptised in prison now pastor churches planted in their home villages.
Pray, give towards Bibles and follow-up visits, or get in touch about volunteering. Volunteers are screened and trained before visiting a facility.
Support this work
“I was in prison and you came to visit Me.” — Matthew 25:36
Support this work
Your gift puts Bibles in cells, keeps visits going and walks former inmates home into a church family.
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