FREE JANUARY 2012 Vol. 11 No. 1 ... if any would not work, neither should he eat. 2 Thessalonians 3:10 God’s Family Tree I Was in Prison and You Came to Me By Fred Comella Kathryn LaChance-Szarko understands The Story of Mama Ruth aving the strength of character to this. By Ralph Davis Photo: Ruth Wilson (left) and her sister Faye act beyond onesH misgivings, The LaChance uth Wilson is eighty-four-years-old. est neighbor was over a mile away and it frailties or even Family were no Since the summer of 1993, she has was a three mile excursion to the Catholic illness, in the hope strangers to per- beenR writing letters to prisoners incarcer- Church they attended. Being accustomed that one might forming. Born to ated in several prisons around to using an outhouse, heating with a bring a sense a musical family, the country. Incredibly, wood stove, and learning in a of purpose and David and Kath- she averages 150-200 one-room schoolhouse, we hope to the lives ryn were joined per month and corre- can imagine the culture of others is most by sister Susan sponds with over 400 shock the family expe- admirable to say and her husband inmates altogether! rienced when they the least. Using Gary DeGraide One day, of course, moved to Kearney, ones God given of New England the inevitable will New Jersey. talent to both radio fame as “The occur; Ruth will die inspire and soothe Family Tree”, and then what will Ruth said that it was the troubled souls singing the pop happen to those a lot of fun being a of those in need hits of the 1970’s who depend on her teenager in the 1940’s. is certainly some- in area night clubs. letters? The purpose It was the big band era; thing from the Brother Dan was of this article is to tell everyone liked to dance heart. Through- too young at the Ruth’s story of steadfast and roller skating “was the out the Bible we time but would love for those behind bars and rage.” She said that a bus ride read of how music become a big part to encourage some of our readers to help from Kearney to Newark, NJ only cost has been an instru- of the LaChance out with this most important ministry, by a nickel so she and friends went to skate ment of that effort The Family Tree from about 1974 family music with taking on some of the letter writing. at the Newark rink. Newark was a navy for the Christian time, and eventu- town and sailors were frequently at port, messenger and how the hymns of the faith- ally become an accomplished worship Ruth was born in rural upstate New York in Ruth met her husband Jim there, one year ful have provided comfort and spirituality a town now called Corinth with a younger LaChance Family to Page 5 Mama Ruth to Page 3 to the believer. Today is no different and brother and sister. Ruth said that their near- Old Testament prophecy fulfilled Is The “War On Terror” A Fraud? By Coach Dave Daubenmire before our eyes? is because they are searching for someone t the risk of being labeled a “Truther”, to articulate a position on a particular issue By Joe Kovacs cryptic biblical prophecy to the news events or a “Birther” or a “Conspiracy Theo- and they know that they can count on me (WND) What do sycamore and cedar trees happening right now, in our current time. rist”A I thought I would take the opportu- to give them a good sound-bite. have to do with biblical nity to share with you prophecy, the tragic The key verse in ques- some observations They are not on my events of 9/11 and tion is Isaiah 9:10, that I have recently side. I came to under- the imminent future which states: “The made. stand that years ago, of the United States? bricks are fallen down, but in their attempts Everything, according but we will build with I suppose I find myself to be “fair and bal- to a new book which hewn stones: the syco- in a few head-butting anced” they call on says an obscure text mores are cut down, incidents every now me to give the “Right- from the Old Testa- but we will change and then because I Wing-Wacko” position ment prophet Isaiah them into cedars.” d o n ’ t j u s t t a k e that their journalistic is an urgent wake-up (King James Version) things at face value. fairness requires them call for all Americans Although I don’t know to display. Rarely do I in light of what hap- These words were when it happened I get the opportunity to pened on that fateful first uttered by lead- have become one of have a serious discus- day in 2001. ers in ancient Israel those who questions sion with a qualified, and in response to almost everything I veteran reporter. They “The Harbinger” by The roots of a sycamore tree at Ground a limited strike by hear, especially when it comes from the are not really interested in what I have to Jonathan Cahn, a mes- Zero felled on Sept. 11, 2001, have been Assyria on the lands media. say. sianic rabbi from the preserved as a memorial to the event in of Zebulun and Naph- Jerusalem Center-Beth New York City. tali – an attack the Having spent the past decade or so dancing Like so much in the media, the leg-work Israel Congregation in prophet makes clear in and out of the public eye I have become is done by some recently-graduated- Wayne, N.J., deciphers stunning connec- is actually part of a limited judgment by adept at reading the bias in the media. 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