These are the same picture of the New York Skyline taken 18 hours apart from the Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Central Park Reservoir in January 2015. I was struck by how different they looked after just the passage of a short time…18 hours. How quickly the sky, mood and appearance of the same setting went from sad and foreboding to crisp, clear and hopeful.
In a way, the metaphor and imagery of these two identical pictures, taken within a few ours of one another captures what can happen in a person’s life when the sunshine of love, acceptance and hope burst forth to warm up someone’s soul. At DHT 72-Hour Fund we offer ACCEPTANCE of the ex-offender when they arrive at our offices. After that, LOVE and HOPE take root as the individual finds a new wardrobe and receives backback filled with personal hygiene items. When people feel the warm hug of Jesus wrapped around their shoulders like a flannel blanket, their spirits are renewed and a new dawn breaks through the darkeness of their former life. This may be why for the recidivism rates for ex-offenders who get help from God through 72-Hour Fund is less than 20% VS. 50+% average for the State of Colorado.