The VOH Team of seven returned from Otino Waa Children’s Village, Uganda after 22 days of wonderful interactions with the children, churches and various communities. The hard part is retelling so many stories in a short fashion. The easy part is reliving those stories in our minds with laughter and […]
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“Christ wants not nibblers of the possible, but grabbers of the impossible.” — C.T. Studd It’s been a while. The last time to take a team to Uganda was 2019 and then COVD put all other plans on hold. Now it’s time to make up for that lost time and get
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“The essence of all beautiful art, all great art, is gratitude.” Friedrich Nietzsche by Dale Russell Over the years the inmate art that finds its way to us is digitized to create a permanent record and be able to reproduce it as needed. You need a skilled person to take
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Isn’t it nice to know that no matter how hard the past is, you can always begin again? You get the opportunity to start a new day with no mistakes in it yet. Your personal history has held you back, maybe for a lot of years, but you are ready
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By AIC Brooklyn Shepard I try as often as possible to convince others here in prison how important sponsorship is. My relationship with my Otino Waa kids is very important to me and I want to share that passion with any ear willing to listen. Some here are only concentrating
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As we gather art from our dedicated AIC artists, it is always a treat to know the inspiration behind the art. Sometimes we get great stories that add so much depth and open doors that might never be known. What inspires? What chapter of the artist’s life were they in
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by AIC Brooklyn Shepard Intro by Dale Russell As we share with our AIC contacts there is always an open invitation to help with communications to you. It is always a treat to hear stories of success, humor, or insights into prison culture we may not be aware of. There
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by AIC Timothy Espinoza I’d say it’s a safe bet that if you randomly approach someone on the street and inquired of them, “Are you doing life?”, they’d probably conclude that you meant something akin to, “Are they really living? Are they doing life to its fullest?”. Now, from a
By AIC Timothy Espinoza For a long, long time here at SRCI, every Saturday morning breakfast had consisted of a cinnamon roll or coffee cake as the main item. It was one of those quirks of prison, something that did not, and we suppose, could not change. As sure as
By AIC Artist Jeremy Bergert Intro by Dale Russell It is always our privilege to witness the lives of AIC artists. There is much to be appreciated as we observe years of dedication, discovery of purpose and the love and concerns for the children of Otino Waa. Jeremy continues to
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