Visions of Hope has taken multiple teams to Uganda (Otino Waa Children’s Village) over the years, and on the 25th we will lead one more. We have prayed for, and thought long about, the possibility of including parolees on a team. Yep, you read that correctly. Former prisoners to Uganda. […]
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By AIC Artist Y. Tesfay This piece is from a childhood memory of wild African dogs, which used to terrify me whenever I had to go to the market in Sudan early in the morning. My older brother at that time was coming into his teenage years and wanted to
By an Anonymous AIC Used to take what was yours and call it mine, All for the love of a little white line, Couldn’t drive too fast in a stolen car, Or spend enough of your money at the corner bar. I never listened to the sound of a Liberty
By AIC B. Hessel PRAYER: What steps can I take to lift myself and my fellow incarcerated brothers up as we seek to better ourselves in prison? JESUS: My dear friend, I understand that you and your fellow incarcerated brothers are seeking to better yourselves, and I commend you for
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By AIC Brian J. I have shared with you a few of the entries into my God Talking Journal, which is my daily writings where I listen for God’s voice and write what I hear. I hope you have enjoyed them. I picked two more and hope you find value
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by AIC Brooklyn S Almost everyone you could talk to behind bars is impatient to get out of prison, and I’m no exception. If I hadn’t become incarcerated, I think I’d be dead by now. Certainly dead in spirit. Too long had my focus been chasing the next buzz or
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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 An inmate artist is someone who uses bravery, insight, creativity, and then boldly takes it to the rest of the world. Artists are resilient in a prison, even if they had to paint pictures on the dusty floor of a cell. AIC artists care when the world
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by AIC Artist Jeremy Burgert “I felt inspired to create this piece after a dream. I saw this image and was told to draw it for Visions of Hope. It is my prayer that all who look upon it will feel God’s love and believe that Jesus Christ died for
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The JLAD program is a perfect example of how the power of rehabilitation and second chances extends not only to the individuals incarcerated but also to the service dogs and the lives they touch. It’s a journey of transformation, healing, and the bonds that form between humans and their four-legged
When I need a hand, I find a paw. Read More »
