Yesterday I accepted Keith Sultzbaugh’s resignation from Friends Over
Fences.

Keith donated countless hours working with returning citizens by being a
Pen Pal to many men, helping to place them in housing, picking up and
delivering furniture and giving them work at his own expense and much more
that we never saw.

Keith will be missed and I want to thank him for his tireless efforts on
the behalf of returning citizens.

I know he will continue working with the needs of returning citizens
through his leadership of the Housing Committee for Capital Region
Ex-offender Support Coalition and the inmates he has befriended over the
years.

Blessings to all,

Stephen Sands

“Treat a man as he is and he will remain as he is. Treat a man as he can
and should be and
he will become as he can and should be.”
― Stephen R. Covey
<www.goodreads.com/author/show/1538.Stephen_R_Covey>, *The 7 Habits
of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change
<www.goodreads.com/work/quotes/6277>*

Friends,

Eat and Run is over for the summer and will start again in the fall.

But we will continue to meet at 6.

I will be talking about “Managing Expectation.”

Looking forward to seeing you there

Thank you,

Stephen Sands, Co-Director
Family Circle Ministries D/B/A Friends Over Fences
a 501 (c) 3 non-profit

80 Brooklane Court

Elizabethtown, PA 17022
Cell – 717-439-0466
*ssands@friendsoverfences.org <ssands@familycircleministries.org> *

*Do you buy on Amazon? Follow this link AmazonSmile
will donate $$ to Family Circle
Ministries. No cost to you but support for those serving inmates and
ex-offenders.*

“Treat a man as he is and he will remain as he is. Treat a man as he can
and should be and
he will become as he can and should be.”
― Stephen R. Covey
<www.goodreads.com/author/show/1538.Stephen_R_Covey>, *The 7 Habits
of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change
<www.goodreads.com/work/quotes/6277>*

Friends, I met Ron James years ago when I was speaking at SCI Pittsburgh on
a Sunday morning for 2nd Chance Ministries. Afterward he asked if I would
write to him and we have been good friends ever since.

His story is one of God’s grace in a man’s life as well as a man who is
determined to make the right choices now.

Keith and I have watched this man grow in the Lord and truly blossom as a
man of faith.

He has asked that we help him find places that will show his completed film
CHOICES so we are reaching out to you.

Would you ask your pastor to consider showing this at your church?

Would you Sunday school class sponsor the showing during the Sunday school
class time?

Does your church have a movie night?

Can you help Ron share his message of redemption?

Take a few minutes and watch the trailers listed below and I believe you
will see why this film will change lives.

And the contact Tj listed below to schedule Ron at your church.

Blessings
Stephen

*Faith based Film: CHOICES*

*All the trailers and links you can find here: *https://www.youtube.
com/channel/UCJ6NhjS273IwDPlcnNHYTfQ

*Info on me: *www.TheVisionProgram.com <www.thevisionprogram.com/>

*Foundation/Ron info*: www.yourchoicefoundation.org/

Attached is the film poster and some movie art work.

A free will offering opportunity to give to the foundation and a table set
up.

Blessings
Tj

Friends,

Next Meeting of Friends Over Fences is Wednesday March 28th. Grantham
Church has a nice $3 meal at 5 PM and our meeting is at 6PM..

We will be talked about why setting boundaries is a good course of action.

The title is: Fences Make Good Neighbors : Setting Boundaries

Thank you,

Stephen Sands, Co-Director
Family Circle Ministries D/B/A Friends Over Fences
a 501 (c) 3 non-profit

80 Brooklane Court

Elizabethtown, PA 17022
Cell – 717-439-0466
*ssands@friendsoverfences.org <ssands@familycircleministries.org> *

*Do you buy on Amazon? Follow this link AmazonSmile
will donate $$ to Family Circle
Ministries. No cost to you but support for those serving inmates and
ex-offenders.*

“Treat a man as he is and he will remain as he is. Treat a man as he can
and should be and
he will become as he can and should be.”
― Stephen R. Covey
<www.goodreads.com/author/show/1538.Stephen_R_Covey>, *The 7 Habits
of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change
<www.goodreads.com/work/quotes/6277>*

Friends,

Next Meeting of Friends Over Fences is Wednesday March 21st Church has a
nice $3 meal at 5 PM and our meeting is at 6PM..

We will be talked about why setting boundaries is a good course of action.

The title is: Fences Make Good Neighbors : Setting Boundaries

Thank you,

Stephen Sands, Co-Director
Family Circle Ministries D/B/A Friends Over Fences
a 501 (c) 3 non-profit

80 Brooklane Court

Elizabethtown, PA 17022
Cell – 717-439-0466
*ssands@friendsoverfences.org <ssands@familycircleministries.org> *

*Do you buy on Amazon? Follow this link AmazonSmile
will donate $$ to Family Circle
Ministries. No cost to you but support for those serving inmates and
ex-offenders.*

“Treat a man as he is and he will remain as he is. Treat a man as he can
and should be and
he will become as he can and should be.”
― Stephen R. Covey
<www.goodreads.com/author/show/1538.Stephen_R_Covey>, *The 7 Habits
of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change
<www.goodreads.com/work/quotes/6277>*

Friends,

Next Meeting of Friends Over Fences is Wednesday March 21st Church has a
nice $3 meal at 5 PM and our meeting is at 6PM..

We will be talked about why setting boundaries is a good course of action.

The title is:

Thank you,

Stephen Sands, Co-Director
Family Circle Ministries D/B/A Friends Over Fences
a 501 (c) 3 non-profit

80 Brooklane Court

Elizabethtown, PA 17022
Cell – 717-439-0466
*ssands@friendsoverfences.org <ssands@familycircleministries.org> *

*Do you buy on Amazon? Follow this link AmazonSmile
will donate $$ to Family Circle
Ministries. No cost to you but support for those serving inmates and
ex-offenders.*

“Treat a man as he is and he will remain as he is. Treat a man as he can
and should be and
he will become as he can and should be.”
― Stephen R. Covey
<www.goodreads.com/author/show/1538.Stephen_R_Covey>, *The 7 Habits
of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change
<www.goodreads.com/work/quotes/6277>*

Dear Friends,

You are invited to this year’s Christmas Party and Dinner. CHRISTMAS DAY at
1 PM at Grantham Brethren in Christ Church.

Grantham Church has graciously offered to host the event and supply the
food and help.

*Who is invited?*
– Ex-offenders (or others) who have nowhere to go on Christmas, and their
families
– Friends Over Fences supporters
– Anyone interested in being a friend to those unable to celebrate with
their families this year.

*How can you help?*

*Attend! *If you are able to join us, please RSVP to me by replying to this
email.

Bring someone! Many of our returning citizens will have nowhere to go on
Christmas day and no transportation to the church. Invite them, bring them
and be blessed.

*Serve!* We are looking for volunteers to help set-up and serve the meal.
If you are interested in volunteering, please contact Dan Bisbee at
dbisbee@granthamchurch.org

*Bake!* We are aiming to have a bountiful dessert buffet as part of the
meal. Homemade desserts can be brought to the church on Christmas Eve or
Christmas Day to be served at the meal.

*Give! *We would like to give gifts to all ex-offenders and their families.
Individually wrapped gifts can be placed on the table in the family/library
entrance. Please label each gift for man, woman, or child noting the
appropriate age for the children’s gifts.

Thank you,

Stephen Sands, Co-Director
Family Circle Ministries D/B/A Friends Over Fences
a 501 (c) 3 non-profit

80 Brooklane Court

Elizabethtown, PA 17022
Cell – 717-439-0466
*ssands@friendsoverfences.org <ssands@familycircleministries.org> *

*Do you buy on Amazon? Follow this link AmazonSmile
will donate $$ to Family Circle
Ministries. No cost to you but support for those serving inmates and
ex-offenders.*

“Treat a man as he is and he will remain as he is. Treat a man as he can
and should be and
he will become as he can and should be.”
― Stephen R. Covey
, *The 7 Habits
of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change
*

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We are starting to see some of the Juvenile Lifers who recently became
eligible for release under the new law that declared that juveniles could
not be sentenced to life in prison without the chance of parole.

Friends Over Fences has been friends with Eddie McCrary, a Juvenile Life,
for almost 4 years since Ron James introduced us to him.

Eddie is being released on Wednesday and Tod and Keith will be waiting at
SCI Chester to pick him up when he walks out the gates. After he checks in
with parole in Hbg, we will take him out to dinner and then he will do his
first speech as a free man to our meeting at Grantham BiC Church at 6PM
Wednesday evening.

Come and join us and listen to Eddie tell his story.

More at ysrp.org/eddies-story/

Thank you,

Stephen Sands, Co-Director
Family Circle Ministries D/B/A Friends Over Fences
a 501 (c) 3 non-profit
1601 Susan Lane
Mechanicsburg, PA 17055
Cell – 717-439-0466
*ssands@friendsoverfences.org <ssands@familycircleministries.org> *

*Do you buy on Amazon? Follow this link AmazonSmile
will donate $$ to Family Circle
Ministries. No cost to you but support for those serving inmates and
ex-offenders.*

“Treat a man as he is and he will remain as he is. Treat a man as he can
and should be and
he will become as he can and should be.”
― Stephen R. Covey
, *The 7 Habits
of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change
*

Friends,

One of our sister ministries, New Person Ministries, is having a
fundraising banquet on Friday March 10th at Conestoga Mennonite. The meal
will start at 6:30 with light refreshments starting at 6.

The speaker is Cindy Sanford, author of* Letters to a Lifer*.

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Tickets are free but should be reserved in advance. A freewill offering
will be taken. You can email Jordan Kauffman <jrkauff1@gmail.com> or go to
www.eventbrite.com/e/spring-banquet-tickets-31157695506

.

New Person Ministries helps hard to place inmates with their homeplans.
This includes sex-offenders that many places can not help. Friends Over
Fences strongly encourages you to join us at the banquet to find more about
this great ministry or consider sending a donation to them at:

Jordan Kauffman
Executive Director
New Person Ministries

730 Philadelphia Ave,
Reading, PA 19607

Thank you,

Stephen Sands, Co-Director
Family Circle Ministries D/B/A Friends Over Fences
a 501 (c) 3 non-profit
1601 Susan Lane
Mechanicsburg, PA 17055
Cell – 717-439-0466
*ssands@friendsoverfences.org <ssands@familycircleministries.org> *