Crime leads to untold agony for both victims and their families; and for the families of those who carried out the crime. It is the deed that never stops giving - pain and deep grief. As a victim of crime on a few occasions, I know the long term results and health costs that arise from crime.
If you are contemplating carrying out a crime and read these words, the best advice is Don't. Just don't.
Right now, millions of children have a mom or dad in prison. Angel Tree have a program that assists these little ones. This Christmas, in the spirit of Lumiere, why not help a little child crying at home for his or her mom or dad who aren't able to be with them.
And if you are in an area where there is no help for children of families affected by crime, why not start a group to assist them?
As Angel Tree tells us, the challenges of a prison sentence don't stop at the gate. When parents go to prison, their children also partake of their punishment, often struggling with poverty, shame, anger, abandonment and loneliness. Prison Fellowship's Angel Tree program delivers Christmas gifts and a personal message of love to children on behalf of the Mom or Dad behind bars.
CEO Jim Liske of Prison Fellowship Ministries sends regular bulletins to Lumiere Charity of the inspired work the Fellowship does. Among the wonderful ways Prison Fellowship ministers, is Angel Tree. Many children have an empty place at the table this Christmas; perhaps Divine Providence is calling on you to touch the lives of one of these innocent ones with a gift that will bring gladness in a season of joy...
For more information on Angel Tree, see link
http://www.prisonfellowship.org/programs/angel-tree/
PJM Angel Tree
Angel tree helping children
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hQ7RlORvKGk&feature=watch-vrec
Angel Tree
*With thanks to PrisonFellowship.org Angel Tree,Youtube
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