By J. LaFontain After spending 20 years in the Snake River Correctional Facility and fourteen of those years donating art to Visions of Hope, this is my first donation since my release from prison. It took three months to get in a place of life where I could start drawing […]
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byDale Russell *“I had been shouting so much that I’d lost my breath, and just then the jailers rushed in and started trying to release the chaplain from my grip. One of them moved as if to strike me. The chaplain quietened them down, then gazed at me for a
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by Dale Russell Any glimpse into the life of an animal quickens our own and makes it so much the larger and better in every way. John Muir We are so blessed to see glimpses of lives on two, far sides of the world. Our AIC (Adults in Custody) and
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by Pricila (an Otino Waa student) Forward by Dale Russell We have published multiple essays, poems and comments from our AIC (Adults In Custody) contacts. The glimpses into these lives are important windows of understanding, especially if your impressions of prison have been formed by media. It is important to
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A true artist is almost always inspired, but takes it one step further to inspire others HOW TO BE INCLUDED IN THE STORY
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Passion will move men beyond themselves, beyond their shortcomings, beyond their failures. Joe Campbell EXAMPLES OF AIC Actions and Purposes Bruce S. – became the first inmate to sponsor an OTW child in 2009 and continues today with additional funds for medical needs. Timothy E. (just paroled) sponsored Juliet since
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It was supposed to be a normal event – display inmate art, talk to folks, and hope it doesn’t get too hot. Hermiston (OR) isn’t a big place, and our expectations might have been a bit short, but we should have known God loves to create stories in very creative
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“To know the will of God, we need an open Bible and open map.” William Carey Our Visions of Hope Team has now been back for about a month. We are still laboring through an abundance of video files, trying hard to explain our experiences (abbreviated versions) to all those
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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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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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