Day 16 - Prisoners and Our Prison System

The prison is supposed to be a correctional facility to make prisoners better upon their release. But the reverse is the case in our nation as criminals become more hardened even while serving out their sentences.

• Pray God to raise a godly company of Nigeria Prisons Service staff who will see their work as a ministry and, thus, reach out to these inmates in love with the gospel of Jesus Christ.

• Ask the Lord to touch our comptrollers and other top officials of the Internal Affairs ministry to implement policies and reforms for improved prison conditions. Pray for more prisons to be built and properly maintained. Also pray against embezzlement of funds by prisons officials.

• Pray God to move in our judicial system to speed up trials to decongest our prisons.

• Ask the Lord to burden churches, ministries and believers to get involved in prisons visitation. Pray that the hearts of Christians be filled with love and compassion for prison inmates. Pray God to give prison inmates repentant hearts. Ask God to give the Church a definite strategy to witness and disciple those who come to the knowledge of the LORD.

• Pray that our prisons truly become places of correction and reforms.