Read About It: The Money Savings Program: Laying the Groundwork for a Brighter Future A Dream Deferred: Leon’s Money Savings Story “Living in my own house vs. in a group home or on the street has been my dream ever since I was in my 20s!” At age 57, Leon has been around the block […]
Castaway: Marie’s Story
Her Mexican mother abandoned her at birth. Her American one was distant and cold. Not surprisingly, Marie grew up feeling emotionally shipwrecked…with no land in sight to call home. 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 milestone, […]
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 […]
