Jarvious Cotton is not allowed to vote. His family has been denied the right to participate in democracy for at least 5 generations. His great-great-grandfather could not vote as a slave. His great-grandfather was beaten to death by the KKK for attempting to vote. His grandfather did not vote because of the…
My Dear Friends and Family, It's been 4 weeks since I surrendered to federal prison camp. I am feeling homesick now more than ever. People are friendly here which is nice but I've come to see that most relationships are superficial. Constant joking and fake laughter fill most conversations. This makes it…
Recently I met a man in the chow hall who, when asked what he did to get into this federal prison, responded: I gave the wrong man a ride on my jet. For this he received a 5 year sentence. He was a pilot who owned his own jet and charter company.…
Havilah and Anne Marie May 23, 2023, Daniel, Anne Marie, my sister-in-law Havilah, and myself boarded a plane in Boise to begin our journey to Romania. The purpose of this trip was expressly to pack up our things from the house that we had lived in and had planned on returning to…
It's been a week since David had to surrender to Lompoc Federal Prison Satellite Camp. We chose to drive down to California early and spend a few days at the beach all together before he had to leave us. We stayed at Pismo Beach and enjoyed the playing on the beach for…
My dear friends and family, I am drafting this letter with a ball point pen which has about 99% of its ink used up. I've never in my life seen a pen so empty of ink. The scarcity in my environment is one of the constant reminders that I am incarserated. Sometimes…
Hello friends and family,I have arrived and gotten settled at Lompoc Federal prison camp. The guys here have been welcoming and friendly. I do not fear for my safety and I have been able to slept well. The first night I met a small group of believers having a Bible study. There…
I got on the top bunk to get a better view of the sun. It was then I saw sketched in the window frame, "Cristo la Luz del Mundo."
59 On Friday April 28, we were notified that David will be serving his prison sentence at Lompoc Federal Prison Camp in Lompoc, California. This is not what we had requested and we were shocked that he is being placed over 800 miles from home. We had been told that the Bureau…
March 2023, An update. David was arrested by FBI agents on May 2, 2022 at the Portland Oregon airport while our family was trying to return to the mission field in Romania. The agents initially refused to state why David was being arrested. He was taken to an interrogation room in the…