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 subscribe to my RSS feed to receive daily updates of our story. To learn more about this blog and the background behind it, check out the About Section.

november 20th – inside/out

by Kirst on November 1, 2009

Hi Sweetheart,

It’s about 11:30PM and Jonathan and I just finished our Bible Study.  Due to the events of the day we were unable to do it earlier.  But God carved out a time when we could, and we praised Him.  But share more about that in a little bit.

I am so glad I called you when I did tonight.  I was doing dinner clean up and it was semi-quiet in the day room so I picked up the phone and dialed.  I am again praying that the Lord will apply His healing touch and make quick work of your cold.  I also pray that the house will be cleared of the germs that keep rotating around.  The fact that you receive alone time today is a tremendous blessing and answer to prayer.  You needed time to rest your body and mind, especially while suffering from a cold.  The Wrights seem to always be there when we need them, they are family.

I had a good talk with a young kid in here called “Lazy.”  He has been in here for about 3 weeks but we’ve never had the chance to really talk.  I was standing by one of the tables in the day room and he was seated.  He looked up at me and said, “Have a seat man, we need to talk.”  I smiled and sat down and asked about what was on his mind.  He had a curious look on his face and asked, “Man, why are you in here, did somebody fall or trip and blame it on you?  He knows that charge that I am in here on and was joking around a little.  Basically what he was saying is that he couldn’t see me doing anything like that.  He said, “That’s just not you, dog.”  I told him that my faith is in God and that he is going to see me through all of this.  That started a candid conversation about his family and his walk with God.  He just started opening up, which surprised me because he is normally quite guarded.  We talked for about 15 minutes about how the Lord is working in our lives and about his faithfulness.  It was such a powerful time of connecting and praising God.

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