My apologies.

In his spot, it’s difficult to see that God is working.  I don’t doubt it. However, I think Christians do best when they don’t have control.  I wanted to share that God might be saving him from something worse than prison.  Perhaps.  It could be God needs him to minister his story to someone in prison so that they may be a better husband and father.  Some of the things God does through us, through Francisco, we may never see, but we know what it looks like and we press on.

I told him to write down 100 blessings.  Make a copy and send it to me and keep one for himself.  No doubt there will be bad times, difficult times of doubt.  Then he can count his blessings, name them one by one.

I still have hope to get that picture of Francisco. Someday. What a blessing for me to be able to say and share all the things I thought I would not be able to.  I’m like a talking donkey.  One hour visits are not near enough time.

At the end of 53 or 70 months, Lord willing, I will be there in Mexico and embrace my brother.  There we will start a new beginning.  It’s what Jesus is all about, new beginnings…  Life.

peace.

johno~

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