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A Life Behind Bars: Transformation Through Education
By
Jana Melpolder
Antoinne Murphy is serving a 25-year-to-life sentence for homicide at Sing Sing Correctional Facility. Murphy grew up in a middle class home in Flushing, Queens and attended private school. At 16, he says he headed down the wrong path and began selling drugs. Since his incarceration Murphy has obtained his bachelor’s degree through Mercy College,…
Give Us This Day OUR Daily Bread
By
Jana Melpolder
I love this video that was just posted on Odyssey Networks. How does a Christian ministry help a Philadelphia community gain access to healthy food? One man in this video points out that The Lord’s prayer says “Give us this day OUR daily bread”. It doesn’t belong to just one person but to all of…
Dreams: Finding Fear, Finding Faith
By
Jana Melpolder
Dreams. What dreams don’t I have? Dreams to find a few moments to sleep. Dreams to live in the same state as my boyfriend. Dreams to one day publish a book. Dreams to pay off my student loans. Dreams to live with less stress – the way God wants me to. Dreams to possibly one…
Sudanese American Women Are Encouraged to Further Education
By
Jana Melpolder
I originally posted this on Open Equal Free – check out the site! Women who left the worn-torn country of Sudan were given a clear message at a recent conference: the path to success in the United States is paved by education. The 2012 Sudanese Women’s Empowerment Conference was held in West Des Moines, Iowa,…
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