She was pen pals with Voltaire, a hardworking single mother who always kept a lover – 12 of them over the years. she rewrote Russia’s laws, expanded its borders and powers, made America’s John Paul Jones briefly an admiral in her navy and became Europe’s greatest art collector. a gown in the Kremlin Armory testifies [...]
Published: Tuesday, December 6, 2011 at 2:19 p.m. last Modified: Tuesday, December 6, 2011 at 6:03 p.m. SARASOTA COUNTY – As Nicole Mitchell nestled into her couch to watch a TV crime drama at her Sarasota home one night in 2009, a strange man dressed all in black was breaking the screen door on her [...]
Tweet Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Download the latest version here. you also need to have JavaScript enabled in your browser. Sting would be proud – Since 1996, Harold Hackett has tossed about 5,000 messages in bottles into the ocean from his home in [...]
I thought this summer would be the perfect time to start a pen pal for my children. I remember having a pen pal through school when I was in third or forth grade. I loved receiving mail from her and learning about this random person that lived far away. So I thought this summer would [...]
My adventure started more as a desire for pen-pals from China. In the late 70′s,when my family had a couple from Taiwan live with us, one of the memories I’ve always carried from that time, was them telling me if you ever have the opportunity, go to visit China. I thought, maybe, just maybe, if [...]
From a corner of an office inside a 19th-century farmhouse outside Liberty Mills, Rachel gross is trying to make life better for prisoners on death row – one letter at a time. She’s been at it for nearly 34 years, after her husband, Bob, came home from a church meeting with an idea. “You like [...]
There are many facets open for volunteer service in prison ministry. A quick inventory of your interests, concerns, and spiritual gifts will help to determine how you can best serve. 1.go to the Prisoner: Visitation. one on one contact with prisoners opens the door for the life-changing message of Christ. 2.Chapel Services and Sunday Worship [...]
