MY FATHER

MEMORIES OF MY FATHER: ABNER KAUFFMAN On today's 85-mile snowy drive back to Harrisburg where I am currently contracted for work, my thoughts keep running to my dad.  Reflecting on my childhood now as an adult, and especially since his passing in September, has made me so grateful for all the ways I feel he empowered me rather than just sheltered me.  It is because of how he taught me to handle a car in snow that I have no fear of driving in it.  In fact, I probably enjoy it a little too much, He taught me how to run his skid loader, excavator and tractor. As an adult, I realize how blessed I am to have a dad who let me attempt things rather than just doing everything for me.  And if my way of doing it didn't work, he was there to teach me what I need to do to change to make it work. My dad was not a perfect man, but he was an honest, hardworking man of God who loved his family well.  I miss him fiercely some days.  Submitted by Violet Kauffman, Volunteer Missionary Bedford County Jail This is My Father's World During the month of JUNE, take time to pray for all the fathers who are incarcerated.  Pray that their hearts will be healed,  minds transformed by the Spirit of God, families restored and their preparation for a successful re-entry when that day comes. Father’s Day began in 1910, two years after the first official celebration of Mother’s Day in the U.S. The holiday began thanks to a woman named Sonora Smart Dodd, who had been raised with her siblings by her widower father, Civil War veteran William Jackson Smart. Inspired by how her father rose to the challenge of parenting alone, Sonora Smart Dodd thought there should be a special day to recognize fathers as well as mothers according to History.com June Dates June 6:  D-Day June 10: New Moon June 14: Flag Day June 19: Juneteenth: Emancipation Day! June 20: Father's Day June 20:  Summer Solstice (11:32 P.M.,EDT) June 24: Full Moon The Department of Corrections announced on May 19 that began opening state prisons to visitors in phases, based on each facility's rate of vaccination, number of active infections and results from tests that detect levels of the coronavirus in wastewater. SCI Laurel Highlands  welcomed the first  visitors on May 22, followed by SCI Waymart on the 27th, SCI Muncy on the 30th and SCI Cambridge Springs on the 31st.  Quehanna Boot Camp will open for visits on June 3.   Additional information on visiting rules and scheduling visits is available on DOCs website. The state has still not given guidance to county jails on reopening to visitors, having many of them unsure of how to proceed. LIFELINE June 2021 Contact Us: leadinginmates@gmail.com Visit Our Website: https://www.reenteringlife.org God's work never stops. In spite of the holidays and in spite of prison lockdowns, God's kingdom continues to grow.  Ministry office staff are still hard at work - from our homes. Hours and lines of communication remain the same. You are always welcome to call at 717-385-2037, email at leadinginmates@gmail, or leave a message on LIFE's FB page.  Do you buy on Amazon?  Simply go to www.Amazon.smile if you wish to donate money to Leading Inmates in Faith & Education (LIFE, Inc.).   At no extra cost, you can support those serving men & women behinds bars. Every time you place an order on AmazonSmile, LIFE, Inc., will receive a 0.5% donation from the AmazonSmile Foundation. Big security changes have been implemented by the State which directly affect the way materials are distributed (or not) to inmates. These new measures also impact our use of funds.  We anticipate even greater future costs as we put new methodologies in place to maintain our caliber of instruction within the new constraints.  COVID-19 has also prevented volunteer programs from re-opening, and it appears that 2021 may bring some good news, however, prayer is coveted for our inmate-students to keep the faith, live a Christ-like witness, stay strong & firm and bear with patience this time of isolation. Security changes will be significant when the prison doors re-open.  With hope we look forward, with the Spirit's comfort & joy, to whatever support you can share, be it prayers, financial support and/or joining our volunteers in direct ministry. Newsletter Designers:  Marcia Sinkovitz and Tess Sinkovitz-Blosser

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