Kites were literally flying inside the social centre of the Cedar Bridge Academy and Cup Match came early at the unique dinner of the Prison Ministry Team of the Cornerstone Bible Fellowship Church of Church Street, Hamilton.Theme of the dinner was “Unveiling the Mask”, and the main feature was the heartrending keynote speech of Mrs. Lillian Ramphele, a South African-born mother of two.Lumps welled up in the throats of diners, and at times there were few dry eyes as she testified about how she was “robbed of her sexual innocence” at age seven by a respected elder man in her family and the resultant life of alcoholism, drug addiction and trafficking, all of which culminated in her dramatic conversion to Christ while serving a 12-year sentence in prison in Bermuda.Mrs. Ramphele said she was raised by her Christian grandmother when her mother and father went their separate ways, literally abandoning her. Shedding her addiction, she became happily married at age 18, to a loving man who fathered her daughter and son and had his own business.Years later he went into a rut when the business collapsed and so did the marriage. Being penniless and unable to buy even a loaf of bread for her children, in desperation she turned to a woman, enquiring how who seemed to be prospering. She confided it was through trafficking drugs to Bermuda, and arranged for Mrs.Ramphele to do likewise.Her first trip to Bermuda as a drug courier was successful earning just enough money to give her family a lift. Despite her strong intuition to the contrary, she embarked on a second journey to Bermuda by way of New York, where she almost yielded to her instincts to call off the trip. She was easily detected upon landing in the Island, arrested and jailed for 12 years for drug trafficking.Mrs. Ramphele was unrestrained in her praise of the Almighty for her conversion, and to the Cornerstone’s Prison Ministry in helping keep her in good communication with her family in South Africa. She was given an emotional introduction to the audience by Sis Sandra Woolridge. Church Pastor Gary Simons thanking the speaker cited her as an example of how extraordinary things happen through the Grace of God.The dinner is an annual fellowship and fund raising effort of the Prison Ministry. Each year members are designated one of the 12 calendar months to portray through their individual creativity a feature of that month in setting up their respective tables.August was the month for Donella Romaine. She had a summertime theme. Another sister had a Somerset Cup Match set-up for her month of July. Another Summertime theme was featured at a table of ten African ladies and one gentleman from Southern Africa, who work in insurance companies in Bermuda and have become friends and supporters of Mrs Ramphele.Sis Nelda Richards had an elaborate April display depicting ‘Good Friday in Bermuda.’ Full-size kites were pinned to the back of the chairs; and the centerpiece with miniature figures realistically flying their kites. Easter eggs, hot cross buns and codfish balls were given to Nelda’s guests along with pamphlets explaining how kite flying depicted aspects of Christ’s crucifixion.