Kay Lee

The vision of MTWT came from a spiritual source. With the vision came the knowledge that this project would run on Gifts of Love - I should not apply for grants and I must not charge for anything. I have honored the vision. And the spirit has always moved the project forward.

So, this page is in no way a request for anything.  If you ask me what I need, I'll tell you,"Prayers!"  In fact, I used to turn down help, thinking this was between me and the spirit - until I understood the lesson that went like this: "How do you feel when you are able to help someone?" Why, I feel wonderful. "Then why would you deny others this feeling? Love is the fuel for the mission, and gifts received for MTWT represent that Love."

I no longer turn down any gifts for the project. If I don't let others know of my needs, I am cheating them out of an opportunity to enjoy the same good karma and promotion of Love that I so treasure. I was making the job of the spirit harder.

With that in mind, I have created this page. This project is God's and it is His Love that keeps it going. I have been limping along without funding and with a minimum of gifts, so if you see a value in what is happening here and feel moved to assist, I humbly accept anything that will further the work and understand the Love of God comes through you. Below is the dream list for MTWT.

Risk is high for people involved with this project and constant contact must be maintained with the inmates and the prisons. I should do an open letter at least every four months.  Each mailing consists of 2000 inmates (at this time), plus approximately 500 to 700 or so family members, groups, and ministries, and another approx. 200 answers to direct responses throughout the month.

However, due to the overwhelming snowball effect of this project, my dream budget over the next year would be for provisions for at least 3000 per mailing. The inmates are sending approximately 40 stamps per month, although I just received a gift of 100 stamps because of an inmate's friends.  My children give me stamps for Christmas, birthday etc, because that is what I need and ask for. Unexpected donations of stamps are approximately 50 to 100 per month.  Occasional, unexpected and wonderful gifts have allowed me to do the minimum of one mailing this year and last at Christmas.  Any additional help can only improve my output.

*I have no database. I do not see how anyone could help me with this need unless they lived close enough to come over and donate time. Therefore my prisoners are filed in folders with an index card made out to do the mailings from.

If I had a part time person to help me keep files up to date and make address changes and address postcards and envelopes for open mailings, it would be a great blessing indeed.


Paper and printing for mailings, flyers, and keeping copies of items I send often, such as the DOC Internet Response, introductory letter, list of resources, etc. make the work load and response time more ideal. Usually a minimum of 6 reams of paper per month is necessary.

*Replacements for equipment would include Toner Cartridge or ink cartridges, depending on equipment.

*Office Supplies include pens, index cards, folders, labels, and dividers for organizational purposes.
Copies of Flyer, open letters, and to cover individual prisoner requests.

Equipment Supplies needed include computer, scanner, printer, a FrontPage program disk, etc.

*Phone Calls include those to Wardens, prisoner family members, Tallahassee, legislators, etc. Right now my host's home line is absorbing the cost, so I am not making nor returning urgent and necessary calls. Phone cards would be a blessing.

I also share a computer and internet connection with three other people. I want to acknowledge the support of my family here.

For safety, I must carry a video camera when vigiling unfriendly prisons. At this time, I can occasionally borrow one, but most times it is not available. Officials are more cordial when I have a camera trained on them and they tend to follow the letter of the law knowing they are being recorded.  Also, a camcorder would be helpful in making a training tape for others who want to vigil.

At Starke, someone has allowed me to sleep occationally in their renovated bus. I know many around the state who will let me sleep overnight, but some of the prisons are very remote. I may need an occasional motel room in other parts of the state as part of a monthly budget. A discount or gift certificates would be helpful. But less expensive would be "*safe houses" to rest in.

I am not currently in Florida but would like to vigil in FLorida at least two times per year until my return. Cost would include travel and accomodations, but I'm 'cheap to keep". A gas card, frequent flyer miles or gift certificates would be helpful.

A mobile phone and laptop computer would keep me working as I travel. The phone is a safety item. A phone card would be helpful.

*Safehouses are kind people offering a couch to sleep on or a meal in their home. We are developing chains of them. More host homes near the prisons would be helpful.

Relief drivers for a vigil, a day or a weekend would be very helpful.

I get calls from DOC staff and ex-employees.  A tape recording of the calls would be a big help in transcribing correct notes later. Therefore, a tape recorder capable of picking up a phone conversation would be a wonderful asset.

A large banner reading MAKING THE WALLS TRANSPARENT with the MTWT website would allow the public to find me when they need me.