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Wednesday, March 25, 2020

Overcoming the BS

What Would Jesus Do? He Would Raise Up Lazarus - and Us  This is a post from Father Gordon MacRae's prison cell.  He tells the story of  Kewei Chen, who didn't speak English very well when he was sent to the US for college.  A cruel trick landed him in prison for sexual assault.  Being only 18 he would have been easy prey in prison until Father Gordon took him under his wing.

That story I know and have seen myself, too often.  But what I always find hard to believe are the obstacles the system and people put up in our justice system to frustrate the inmates and their families.  Thankfully, there are people working tirelessly to overcome this. Please read the story.  Click on the highlighted link.


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