Hello again.
July went by, and almost August as well.
We have had too many people off on vacation to really do anything over the summer – so we apologize for skipping July’s newsletter.
I recently had a meeting with Secretary Crosby that went well, -as always-. I will hopefully have some real good news in the next newsletter …after the follow up meting with Director Carter.
I can tell you that the meeting partly had to do with donations of color TV’s for those of you who cannot purchase one yourself. We also talked about the vent situation on wing 2-at UCI, and the handcuffing on the back with the black box at FSP. Hopefully some good will come out of that too.
Some of us have been To Washington DC, spending days in front of the U.S supreme court while “starving for justice” A protest against the death penalty. I had the pleasure of meeting Dale Recinella in person for the first time, and also listened to his speech: “The biblical truth about the death-penalty”. It was very powerful, and I hope over time that churches in the bible belt will have an opportunity to listen and hear what the bible has to say about the death penalty.
It is far from an " eye for an eye” and maybe people really need an encounter with Jesus to know this in their hearts.–
Anyway, God has truly blessed you all with a man like Dale Recinella who is so dedicated to his purpose in life.
While literally on the steps of the U.S Supreme Court, Sandra Day O’Connor decided to retire, which was kinda strange – actually witnessing the immediate reaction close up.
I have to tell all of you who write with prayers and greetings to James/Ali and our entire family that I pass on every
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greeting, and it means the world. Thank you so much for your love and prayers.
Some of you know that they took him roundtrip: Pinellas county / UCI within 24 hours some weeks back, with a stop at Bradford County Jail to spend the night. Nobody bothered to tell him why they did it, but he was no longer “red dot” prisoner when he returned. Also to those of you who knows how he loves to talk, I can tell you that the jail is “using” him to minister to the young kids in Pinellas county jail, and it gives him a change to not only talk, but talk about Jesus, which seem to be his favorite thing to do these days. His love for God is making him grow out of himself and into something so much bigger, and it is awesome to watch. On a more practical level his right to a speedy trial was waived due to Michael Mordenti’s trial. Unfortunately that did not turn out as we all hoped, the Jury found Michael guilty again. The state did not seek the death penalty this time, but coming home was what he wanted and hoped for. He is of course appealing, and he needs your prayers as well.
A Big campaign for a moratorium on the death penalty is coming to Florida in October, which is very exiting. It is the Catholic Church and various organizations doing it. More about that next month when we know more details.
As you will find on page 9, my rude cat is back. Thank God. I sure have missed his sharp tongue and good looks. Well, as you will see, the good looks is a thing from the past, I have no idea what he has been up to this summer and I am afraid to ask. I do know however, that what he is talking about is relevant and worth reading. Some people are so full of them selves and so pitiful that one can only feel sorry for them. I must admit that when I read it the first time, I found it more than hard to be Christ like. As I have said before – arrogance and ignorance mixed is a very dangerous cocktail.
Fortunately, I don’t have to deal with it. I have cats for that
Stay strong and god bless you….Hannah
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