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 MARIUS A. BOADEN
Marius was born in Canada and adopted by South African parents. He was brought to South Africa at an early age and after completing school and 2 years of compulsory National Service in the Defence Force, spent 13 years working in Film & Television production. He also spent 4 years during that time as a sound engineer.
Having gone through some major trials in his own life, Marius had to learn that overcoming obstacles were crucial to being happy in life. An incredible encounter with the Lord led him to realize that true peace, joy, happiness, direction and the ability to forgive and be forgiven rested solely in a personal relationship with Jesus Christ.
Although he has never been an inmate, his first visit to a prison in 1997 made him realize that inmates were just normal human beings and that many of them were just hurting, broken individuals who needed assistance, direction and vision.
He committed himself to helping them and two years later was spending up to 4 days a week in prisons without any pay. Despite having no income and no supporters to speak of at that stage, he gave up his career, home, financial stability and eventually his vehicle as well.
In 1999 he started the radio station with another close friend, Emmanuel Danchimah, whom he had spent the previous two years ministering with in prisons.
With only a portable CD-player, a car tape deck and 20 CDs they embarked on an ambitious project which most people felt was ludicrous - to reach offenders utilising the internal prison intercom systems. Nine years later, PRISON BROADCASTING NETWORK is well-established inside Pollsmoor Prison with 3 offices in the juvenile and adult male prison sections housing a radio station, sound studio, television studio and video edit suite.
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