It may not seem like much to someone on the outside, but when you are incarcerated, letters are your lifeblood. They keep you going from day to day and bring the voices of those you love right into your head. Often times inmates can hardly wait to get that next […]
Forward by Dale Russell The past few months Visions of Hope has increased our communications with our AIC (Adult in Custody) contacts and partners. Within those notes and newsletters were requests for COVID related stories of life and discoveries in prison to share with you. I trust this gives us
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Written by one of our Adults in Custody. Thanks Angela!! By Angela K. In any crisis the only control we have is over our attitude. Sometimes I am forced to choose it moment by moment. When I watch the news, I am reminded how egocentric we are as humans. We
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As we continue to ask for material from our prisoner partners to add to this post, various forms are presented. Poetry is a popular submission. Thanks Todd! God’s Missing Flag I have been neatly tucked away, folded and forgotten. I am covered in a layer of dust and not pulled
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by Dale Russell dig·ni·ty – n. the state or quality of being worthy of honor or respect; A sense of pride in oneself; self-respect There is much to be said and heard about prison reform, but at least one aspect of the debate is unavoidable: Christians are called to care
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(Intro by Dale Russell) As we continue to provide opportunity to our AIC (Adult in Custody) contacts to give us glimpses into their lives, here is an example of how love and concern shows up with grace. This becomes a natural process when God redeems and transforms. Don’t you find
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(intro by Dale Russell) Having to produce a blog piece two to three times per month is much like waiting for inspiration to find you. I don’t think I’m that far away, but the moment of revelation seems to wait for lightening to strike. Recently we selected a few of
“Never deprive someone of hope —it may be all they have.” The Russian novelist Fyodor Dostoevsky once wrote that “the degree of civilization in a society can be judged by entering its prisons.” If our prisons speak poorly of the state of our civilization, it is largely because we care
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Introduction by Dale Russell We sometimes have the privilege of receiving notes from the AIC we have associated with. Recently, we sent an appeal to a select few asking that they write personal stories that would be blog-worthy. The response has been encouraging and today an example of poetry serves
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What should we call people with a criminal history—and why does it matter? (Intro by Dale Russell) There are great ministries all around us who approach prisoners in positive, Biblical and practical ways. I ran across this blog recently and was so impressed with the loving concern being expressed and
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