This evening we spent some time laughing and expressing joy. The offenders say that they haven’t had that kind of joy for years.

 

At dinner, one offender commented that he “won’t be able to enjoy shrimp for another 20 years.”

 

This morning, as the guys arrived, we were greeting them and one participants said that he “hadn’t been greeted this much in years.”

 

We’re seeing some changes in the offenders that are participating in the weekend. They’re opening up more and the conversations are very lively.

 

The talks that the team have done have been right on target. The team members have set the example for sharing through their openness in their talks. There have been many stories centering on forgiveness and tomorrow we’ll do a special exercise on forgiveness.

 

We can’t say enough good things about the staff at Wabash. Even the superintendent has been encouraging his friends to pray for this weekend.

 

I’m sorry that I don’t share more details, but it’s late and we’re starting the day early again tomorrow. I’ll be going out with a team to distribute cookies to the general population.

 

More tomorrow.