Deuteronomy 15:8 The bible says "but you shall freely open your hand to him, and shall generously lend him sufficient for his need in whatever he lacks".
THE ACHIEVEMENTS
Light of the Soul Ministries started the first juvenile prison computer education vocational training in Nigeria in April 2004. We started the shoe cobbling, tailoring and photography vocational training programs later.
We have sponsored, and are sponsoring, those who got admission to institutions of higher learning in Nigeria. One of such is now a Pastor and also an engineer. Others have graduated as engineers and in other sciences and liberal arts and are still in Christ.
We have conducted many workshops dealing with cultism and use of illicit drugs.
Those who are not academically inclined are sponsored to technical or trade schools.
In some cases, we have been able to reconcile parents and their children. Most of the children ran away from home usually when the parents remarry after a broken marriage.
We follow up with the children when they become married men, to see that they are still in Christ. Many of them still call the ministry for counseling and prayers.
YEAR 2023!!!
In 2023 the ministry was blessed to purchase a property in Abeokuta to be used as an Aftercare Housing and Training facilities ;as a transition center for some of the youths released from custody but have no place to live. It is a facility that incorporates vocational trainings in bakery, tailoring & embroidering and graphic design with sublimation & heat transfer techniques for gift items and branding.
From left to right: Mr Akinremi employed by the ministry to teach in the photography editing training program, Mrs Oluloye(Pastor Oluloye's wife),Pastor Taiwo Itiola who is one of our co-labourers in the ministry ,engr Olabode who came to set up the computer systems in the juvenile prison.
The electric generator bought by Light of the Soul Ministries for Borstal Remand Ctr, Abkta, to power the photography editing training program sponsored by the ministry. Left to right: Pastor Musa ministry team member, Pastor Oluloye's wife on a visit to Nig, Mrs Ogbebo the Principal of Borstal and Pastor Itiola ministry team member in Abeokuta
We have Lawyers who have and are represnting the juvenile inmates in Legal matters free of charge.
The lawyers represent both christians and non-Christians in court.
Some of the juvenile inmates represented by our Legal team have won their freedom (by law we are not permitted to display their faces or identities).
Some finished products from the shoe cobbling classes at the prison.
Library donated to the prison by Light of the Soul Ministry.