Motivation
“A bruised reed he will not break, and a smouldering wick he will not snuff out. In faithfulness he will bring forth justice;
he will not falter or be discouraged till he establishes justice on earth. In his teaching the islands will put their hope.”
The motivation behind PF Scotland is compassion for those in Scottish prisons; men and women whose lives have
been torn apart by bad choices, often as a result of childhood trauma brought upon by neglect and abuse. There is a huge issue of prisoners repeatedly reoffending often with only short gaps between finishing one prison sentence and being caught in the next crime and finding themselves back in Prison. We call this “the revolving door”. Our desire is to intervene through compassion, prayer and support to assist men and woman to break this cycle.
At PF Scotland we believe that as we show the love of Christ to prisoners and help them discover their value in God’s eyes, and also through the delivery of our Sycamore Tree course help them come to terms with the crimes they have committed, that we reduce the likelihood of reoffending. This is evidenced by a significant amount of Prisoners and ex-prisoners who are now living transformed lives both in and outside of Prison, some of them volunteer with us today, others are gainfully employed with many working in the Charity and care sectors, we also have many former prisoners who are now in full-time ministry
