Stripped Away – The David Pot Story How a guy who had nothing—no family, no friends, no sobriety or even a place to lay his head at night—discovered the One who gave him everything. Now he just may be the richest man who ever lived. Lord help me Jesus, I’ve wasted it so Help me […]
Castaway: Marie’s Story
Her Mexican mother abandoned her at birth. Her American one was distant and cold. Little Marie grew up feeling emotionally shipwrecked and alone…with no land to call home in sight. Marie Vogt was raised in Juarez, Mexico…for all of three weeks. In January of 1967, just as she was reaching the cooing and lifting-her-head-up […]
The Carnie Kid: Rachel’s “Round and Round She Goes” Roller Coaster Life -Part 3
Read Part II here. Part III: Shoe Soles and Old Souls: In which Rachel Finds Her Mission in Life Because she was so impacted by chaplain Margaret, Rachel decided that she too, wanted to become a prison chaplain. So, she enrolled in Shasta Bible College where today she’s working on her B.A. in Bible […]
The Carnie Kid: Rachel’s “Round and Round She Goes” Roller Coaster Life -Part 2
(Read Part I here) Part II: In which Rachel does “horrible, disgusting things”… and has them done to her. She faces 35 years; that is, until a judge plays “Let’s Make a Deal” and Rachel chooses the door with the winning prize. The Devil Under the Bridge As is often the case, when Rachel’s […]
The Carnie Kid: Rachel’s “Round and Round She Goes” Roller Coaster Life -Part I
From a catastrophic childhood marked by drugs and abuse…to a seemingly idyllic carnival career…to becoming a habitual thief surviving on the streets, Rachel Puccinelli was facing 35 years in prison—until a judge, a prison chaplain and a case worker changed the trajectory of her life. A Three Part Story PART I: In which Rachel […]
