Redemption Road – The David Pot Story

Posted 05.02.2024

Redemption Road: The David Pot Story There are some tough nuts to crack among humankind…from those who outright reject God—doing whatever seems right in their own eyes—to those who know the truth, yet allow shame and guilt to keep them from surrendering all. David Pot belonged to the latter category. And it would take decades […]

Castaway: Marie’s Story

Posted 10.26.2023

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

Posted 09.26.2023

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

Posted 09.26.2023

(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

Posted 09.21.2023

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 […]

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