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PRISON FELLOWSHIP BLOG: incarcerated mothers

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From Addicted to Healed

  Kellie has come a long way in the last few years, but getting clean has not been easy.

By Emily Harris Greene
December 5, 2018
Angel Tree | Children with Incarcerated Parents | incarcerated mothers | reconciliation
Daughter's of Destiny_Annie Goebel
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Searching for a Happy Ending: One Daughter’s Quest to Find Her Destiny

Before co-founding the women’s prison ministry Daughters of Destiny with her husband Mel, Annie Goebel was looking for a happy ending in all the wrong places.

By Emily Harris Greene
November 7, 2018
Daughters of Destiny | incarcerated mothers | Incarcerated Women | Juvenile Justice | women in prison | women prisoners | Women Unshackled | Women's Ministry | Youth Justice
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Lost and Found: One Prisoner’s Secret to Joy

Peaches followed her families footsteps all the way into prison. After having her first child while she was incarcerated she knew something had to change.

By Prison Fellowship
August 29, 2018
Chowchilla | Hope for Prisoners | incarcerated mothers | Incarcerated Women | Insider
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Rebuilding Bonds Behind Bars

" I'm going to be OK if I just trust in God with all my heart."

By Prison Fellowship
June 13, 2018
incarcerated mothers | Incarcerated Women | Insider | Prison Fellowship Insider
Sheila Silver
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Abused, Assaulted, Arrested

  "I had three beautiful children—the perfect neighborhood, the perfect job, the perfect car."

By Emily Harris Greene
June 6, 2018
California | Chowchilla | incarcerated mothers | Incarcerated Women | Insider | Prison Fellowship Insider
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Angel Tree Helps Moms Build Bridges

Charnell's desire to make her kids feel extra special blinded her from seeing the consequences of her decisions.

By Grayson Pope
May 7, 2018
Angel Tree | Christmas | Detroit | Families of Incarcerated | incarcerated mothers | incarcerated parents | Mother's Day
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How One Costly Decision Changed Pamela’s Life Forever

  "Everybody makes mistakes, and everybody can be forgiven."

By Emily Harris Greene
April 18, 2018
incarcerated mothers | incarcerated parents | Incarcerated Women | Insider | Prison Fellowship Insider
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Incarcerated Mothers Carry on Angel Tree Legacy

The children were headed to the prison's gym where they would meet their incarcerated mothers for a day of fun and memory-making.

By Mary Ellen Armbruster
July 19, 2017
Angel Tree | Children with Incarcerated Parents | Colorado | incarcerated mothers | incarcerated parents
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Running into Christ’s Open Arms

Crack cocaine. Prostitution. Murder. Lisa was running from a past haunted by her crimes. And the fear and guilt were overwhelming.

By Prison Fellowship
June 7, 2017
incarcerated mothers | incarcerated parents | Moms Behind Bars | women in prison
biblical mentor elizabeth and mary
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Biblical Mentors: Elizabeth–Mother, Sister, Friend

"Blessed is she who has believed that the Lord would fulfill his promises to her!"

By Emily Harris Greene
May 16, 2017
Elizabeth | incarcerated mothers | Mary | Mentoring Prisoners | mothers | women in prison | women of faith
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