April 23, 2009

Catalyst: West Coast (Catherine Rohr)

SIN Math:

  • 3 sins a day .. . 365 days a hear .. . 80,000 sins in a life time
  • I have far more than 80,000 sins.
  • When I embrace my sinful nature . . .i can embrace others.

Try to ReDefine their Identity
Build their Character
Reunite them with their family.

Glimpse of Success:

  • 450 graduates
  • 58 guys have started their own companies
  • 98% employment rate within 4 weeks
  • Return to prison rate- 10%

2 Graduates from PEP on stage to share their stories:

1. Dora the Explora (Juan vansquezz)

  • prison at age 17
  • PEP found me!
  • They changed my life and my destiny . . .and gave me a new life. (prison was my life)
  • General contractor in Houston – 3 employees – owns his own townhouse.

2. ButterCup (scott wesley)

  • 2004 – meth cook in Texas – hadn't seen family for 6 years – on the run.
  • Prison and PEP redirected my focus.
  • He had to learn how to "ADD" (seriously)
  • He is a development associate for a faith based company. (helps people get jobs)

Prison is my most favorite place in the world. "Catherine Rohr"

Check her ministry out at:  http://www.prisonentrepreneurship.org/

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