Prison stories: A young Iraq war veteran's story S was a 19-year old when we met him at Alpha in prison. He served 9 months in Iraq, his story is sad and deeply moving. He told me: "I struggle to sleep, because I have vivid flashbacks of my time in Iraq. I am plagued by pictures of the bloodshed I saw in Iraq among civilians, US servicemen and especially of some of my friends who were killed and maimed in front of me."
I was moved and troubled by this deeply wounded young man's story The next week he was transferred to another prison, I...
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| Launching Alpha at Tomoka Correctional Institution, Daytona Beach, Florida Oct. 22, 2009Click on photos to enlarge
On October 22, 2009, the day after the National Alpha Conference, in Orlando Fl, 24 Volunteers went to Tomoka C. I. in Daytona Beach.
The purpose of the visit was to launch the first ever Alpha course in this maximum security prison.
The featured speakers were Bear Grylls of the Discovery Channel's "Man Vs. Wild" and Paul Cowley.
| |  | | | Alpha launch Tomoka: Chapel Service 01 |
| |  | | | Alpha launch Tomoka: Jack Cowley (US Director Alpha for Prisons and Re-entry) introducing Bear Grylls (Man vs. Wild) and Paul Cowley (International Director Alpha for Prisons) |
| |  | | | Bear Grylls speaking with attendees at end |
| |  | | | Bear Grylls & Jack Cowley |
| |  | | | The Band who lead the worship music |
| |  | | | Alpha Launch Tomoka: Chapel Service 02 |
| |  | | | Leading worship at Alpha launch meeting. |
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