Kirsten and Scott--a husband and wife that are separated by jailhouse walls, as he is incarcerated despite his innocence. He is facing life in prison without the possibility of parole. As a family of 4, and then 5, as the story unfolds, Scott and Kirsten knew the "good life." But God had a better one in store. They first had to be broken. They plumb new depths of their faith and in their knowledge of the Word in these days that some would consider dark, but that God infused with great joy. Throughout a total of 16 months of separation they wrote letters to each other that are filled with the stories that capture the depth of their love, family life, fear, questioning, and details of what God is doing in, around and through them. Many of the letters are laced with snaphots of jailhouse interactions in the maximum security unit where God still dwells. It is inspiring to see how the Holy Spirit moves throughout the whole situation when you see Scott’s letter next to Kirsten’s as the days go by. Prayers are being prayed and answered and it is all recorded in the daily wrap-up. It is a God story. It is a love story. And the letters are delivered daily. Make sure you
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november 19th – inside/out 2.0
by Kirst on October 31, 2009
Hi Sweetheart,
How was your day? I pray that this cold leaves you quickly. Your mom mentioned that this was the third go-around, not much fun. Hopefully we are at the tail end of all of this, for both of us.
I’m so glad I called you earlier today. Once again, they locked us down after dinner and didn’t allow us back out until 9:45. Once they popped the cell doors open I ran straight for the shower and signaled for Darryl to save me a phone. At that time I didn’t realize how late it was, otherwise I would have tried to call you first. I had received a haircut right as they were serving dinner so I didn’t get a shower before they locked us down for the night. As I exited the shower, I was approached by 2 whites looking for me to handle a tense situation that was brewing. I wound up calming things down for the meantime, but I’ve got more work to do tomorrow. By the time I was free to make the call to you they were locking us down. When I got back to the cell, Jonathan looked at the disappointed look on my face and said, “Looks like you didn’t get to call Kirst.” We then prayed together and God helped me to deal with my bitter feelings of not being able to talk with you. I also prayed he would comfort you and guard your emotions.
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