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“We all make mistakes, and we all need a second chance. We've all fallen short of God's glory; needed to be forgiven, and needed a chance to make right those wrongs that we have committed.”
“We all make mistakes, and we all need a second chance. We've all fallen short of God's glory; needed to be forgiven, and needed a chance to make right those wrongs that we have committed.”
“If we could help people heal from their underlying issues that even got them incarcerated in the first place, they could get out and be helpful to the community.”
“If we could help people heal from their underlying issues that even got them incarcerated in the first place, they could get out and be helpful to the community.”
“That is what a second chance to me is: showing the world that we are all so much more than our worst moment.”
“That is what a second chance to me is: showing the world that we are all so much more than our worst moment.”
“He is working with the chaplain and the administration [at the prison] to start a father’s program, helping guys build relationships with their kids while [incarcerated] and how to maintain that...
“He is working with the chaplain and the administration [at the prison] to start a father’s program, helping guys build relationships with their kids while [incarcerated] and how to maintain that...
“In that journey of going inside, in meeting these men, I realized what redemption and forgiveness look like, and because of them, I was able to get past the trauma I experienced.”
“In that journey of going inside, in meeting these men, I realized what redemption and forgiveness look like, and because of them, I was able to get past the trauma I experienced.”
