How do you even begin to describe a day that thrilled and broke your heart, which brought laughter one moment and tears the next? That is exactly what happened today at the Returning Hearts Celebration at Louisiana State Penitentiary in Angola. The numbers themselves are overwhelming: over 1000 children, more than 400 dad’s and around … [Read more…]
(An update from Friday at Angola Prison, by guest blogger Marcy Comstock, Awana Missionary Appointee to Eastern Virginia) Our morning began early today with a tour of the prison. As we toured some of the 18,000 acres we saw a working farm (with more squash plants than this city girl has ever seen), horse breeding … [Read more…]
(Over the next few days, guest blogger Marcy Comstock will be sharing her experiences as she enters the Louisiana State Penitentiary with Awana to participate in the Returning Hearts Celebration this weekend. For more information on this event, visit http://awanalifeline.org) Tonight we sat in a chapel with about 300 inmates, all part of … [Read more…]