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Healing Newscast – Doctors Told Him He Might Never Walk Again [Video]

Not many people walk again after their leg has been injured in a close range shotgun blast. But here’s a story that defies those odds: an inmate whose leg was …

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Men returning home from San Quentin State Prison
California / Inspiration from Inmates / Interviews / News / Reentry / USA / Videos

Incredible true story of men released from prison who DEFY the return-to-prison statistics!

You’ve heard the story before–the majority of inmates released from prisons in California will re-offend and go back to prison. It’s the sad tale of an endless cycle of defeat. …

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Watch Video: Inspiring story of an inmate’s severe pain healed spiritually

Christian Science volunteer Chaplain Fran shares the inspiring story of an inmate she was working with who healed a serious problem of recurring pain using only what she learned by …

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Man cured of insanity

Recently a former prison chaplain, Brian Kissock–now living and teaching Christian Science in Northern Ireland–told of an inmate who had been clinically diagnosed as being insane. The man often disturbed the Christian …

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Chaplain’s Video: A quick healing at a mental hospital

Welcome. Here’s our third Healing Newscast in the series. You’ll hear  Chaplain Marlon tell of a healing that occurred while visiting a mental hospital–which he does often.  After praying for a patient, …

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Light in prison Interview Series
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Introducing the Light in prison Interview Series: Sharing stories of hope and progress

We created the Light in prison website to specifically  focus light on the healing and redemptive work going on now in our California prisons, jails, and youth facilities. Our own Christian Science chaplains …

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Sheriff’s innovative inmate training program (AB 109 Auto Workshop) saves Tehama County thousands

The Light in prison video team interviewed Tehama County Sheriff Dave Hencratt and Deputy Sheriff Rich Ryan about their innovative AB 109 Auto Workshop inmate training program. Started in 2011 …

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Chaplain’s Video: Inmate’s Prayer Heals an Infected Foot

Want to know what Christian Science Chaplains do in prisons, jails and youth detention facilities?  They bring the light of Christ to those who most need it. In this Healing …

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I the Lord have called you…to open the blind eyes, to bring out the prisoners from the prison, and them that sit in darkness out of the prison house.

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