Goldie Calhoun
Goldie Calhoun
Did you ever think that a simple Christmas card could save a person's life??? Well, one of mine did last Christmas! How awesome that God could use a little card to save a life!
One of my students, Goldie Calhoun, wrote: "I got into a depression mode. I was getting ready to attempt another suicide until the officer came to my cell door and asked my TDC number. He handed me a small envelope. So when I looked at it and seen it was from you, I just laughed.
I haven't wrote to you in so long. I never thought I'd get a card from you. So I'm letting you know I appreciate the card. You just don't know how it felt to get a card from someone. If I hadn't received your card I would probably be dead by now. So I like to say thanks again for the card." That just gives me goosebumps & awe for what the Lord can do.
This is a snippet from one of my newer student's letter:
One of my students, Goldie Calhoun, wrote: "I got into a depression mode. I was getting ready to attempt another suicide until the officer came to my cell door and asked my TDC number. He handed me a small envelope. So when I looked at it and seen it was from you, I just laughed.
I haven't wrote to you in so long. I never thought I'd get a card from you. So I'm letting you know I appreciate the card. You just don't know how it felt to get a card from someone. If I hadn't received your card I would probably be dead by now. So I like to say thanks again for the card." That just gives me goosebumps & awe for what the Lord can do.
This is a snippet from one of my newer student's letter:
Patricia,I know what is generally said and believed about you as being an honest, outspoken Christian woman who puts a lot of physical and mental energy into what you want to achieve in doing for each of your students. I know that your love for the Lord in working with us in reaching this goal is set in your heart in changing prisoners lives. I wouldn't trade this experience for anything. You telling me I should never be ashamed, that I was special and you was proud to have me as your friend. I can't describe what those words meant to me. You gave me the confidence to come forward, and I'll forever be in your debt. You see, not only did you help prepare me for my new life, but you also let me in on the family secret...God's love. In spite of all my painful memories, I want God to be a part of my identity.