I had planned on posting many photos tonight from my time at Angola; however, I don't have the photos in the correct format for posting. The photos were given to me on a CD in "video" format, which I cannot transfer to the blog individually. I have asked for the photos to be sent to me and provided my address. I did not take any photos with my own camera, as someone else was taking many photos throughout my visit. I trust I will get copies from him on CD to simply transfer to my computer and post on the blog.
I also have photos from the women's conference at Crosspoint Baptist on the video, so hopefully I will get these as well on CD to share.
God has used the Warden at Angola to turn the place around from being known as "the bloodiest prison in the south" to now being a model for prisons all throughout America. Now there are churches on the property, as well as a Southern Baptist seminary where the prisoners can get a seminary degree while in prison!
Ruth Graham has been buried in a casket made by the prisoners at Angola. Billy Graham and Franklin plan to also be buried in caskets built by the prisoners at Angola and have already bought them. Billy Graham is very much connected to Angola.
While I sang on death row, I met a man named Bobby Hampton who was saved. He smiled as I walked by singing "Just As I Am" and "Amazing Grace." He offered me a necklace he made with a cross, and he said he was a singer. I asked, "Do you know 'Soon And Very Soon'?" He smiled and said, "I sure do." We started singing together:
"Soon and very soon we are goin' to see the King..."
"No more cryin' there, we are goin' to see the King..."
Bobby Hampton and I lifted our voices in harmony. No microphones were needed as our voices carried with perfect acoustics in the concrete jail as the other prisoners clapped along on death row.
