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... Linking inmates and their children |
What is Story Link Program?
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Being part of a family is a basic human need. When a parent is incarcerated, the relationship between the parent and child is often strained. Seeing the disjointed and uncomfortable interactions between parents and their children on family visit days prompted the creation of a program that would open the lines of communication and strengthen the bonds between parents and their children. Since Story Link Program started in 1998, over 15,000 books have been read to children and many relationships have been restored.
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![]() “What a wonderful program this is! In a system that seeks to punish by separating loved ones from one another, it’s certainly refreshing to see a program that encourages family togetherness.” ~ an offender at Missouri Eastern Correctional Center in Pacific, MO. |
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“We just never know how God is going to use the books and tapes that are sent, but we can trust what He says in Isaiah 55:11 that His Word will not return to Him empty, but will accomplish what He desires”. ~ Dana Abendschein, VIC and Program Director
“On this particular Saturday, I was going to Tipton, Missouri. When the alarm went off at 4:00 a.m., I didn’t want to get up and started to think of excuses so I could roll over and go back to sleep. But the Lord didn’t want me to do that. I got up, got ready, and met the team for our three hour drive. At the prison, a man came over to me with the book to his child already in the mailing envelope. He asked if he could just talk to his daughter on the tape recorder. He began apologizing to her for allowing drugs and alcohol to control his life and hoped she could forgive him ![]() |
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Besides providing an opportunity for inmates to reconnect with their kids and grandkids, Story Link Program is also encouraging literacy among inmates and their families. In addition, it gives an opportunity for Christian witness and ministry; several inmates have made professions of faith in Jesus Christ at the reading sessions!
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If you would like to Go or Give, contact: |
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First Saturday
Pacific, Licking
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![]() First Tuesday Federal Prison |
![]() Second Tuesday Chillicothe and Federal Prison - Greenville, IL |
![]() Second Wednesday |
![]() Second Saturday Vandalia, Bowling Green, Charleston |
![]() Third Tuesday Boonville |
![]() Fourth Tuesday Farmington |
![]() Fourth Saturday Fulton, Tipton, Jefferson City |
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(Jesus said) "I tell you the truth, whatever you did for one
of the least of these brothers of mine, you did for me." Matthew 25:40
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