Thank you for your interest in lending your support to Gods work through Jon A by RDMA. Below you’ll find some FAQ’s regarding supporting RDMA.
Q: How can I help?
A. There are at least 6 different ways that one may assist RDMA’s endeavors. A brief description follows.
1. Personal assistance – Everyone has time, talents, and ability’s that can be utilized for Gods work. Whether you can type, help with web related stuff, or have access to educational opportunities, we can all do something. “Contact” us if you have any ideas and/or would like to volunteer.
2. Outreach – Almost every prison yard in the country can use volunteers to come in and teach Gods Word and help equip the men here for reentry into society. If you have a group who would like to reach out to men here, “contact” us and we’ll get the process started.
3. Encouragement – There are many men here who have no one to encourage and/ or support them. If you’d like to volunteer to be someone’s mail-friend to offer positive and Godly encouragement let us know. We’ll be glad to set it up!
4. Resource – We need Bibles, wholesome books, concordances, dictionaries, etc. Unfortunately the prison system has a ton of regulation. So please “Contact” us prior to randomly sending arbitrary items.
5. Educational – Would you like to sponsor and inmates education? Education has proved to be a very effective way to reduce recidivism. But, education costs money. Pray about how you may help in this area
6. Monetary – Although the least interactive, monetary support is probably the easiest and most effective way for most people to support the ministry of RDMA. Monetary support will be used for a variety of purposes, including but not limited to those listed above. RDMA will gladly provide any monetary donor with a detailed report of how their funds were used.
Q: Can I send supplies directly to the prison?
A. Yes, the DOC will receive donations, however, there is no way to dictate where donations go after they are received. (eg. The prison will get them, but not necessarily a needy inmate.)
Q: Can I send materials that I already have?
A. No, the DOC stipulates that all materials that come into the prisons must be sent from an authorized distributer.
There are probably many other ways which RDMA may be supported. We just desire to honor God. Would you like to join us? Any and all support is greatly appreciated and will be used strictly for the rehabilitation and the edification of the saints through RDMA. Thank you in advance for all of you generosity.