Deval Ellis

Don't forget visiting them while they was in prison.

Don't forget visiting them while they was in prison.

And I would say to you too, you just have to have your own relationship. And once you have your relationship, ask God for clarity. God will give you clarity whether he sent it through Wes, if he sent it through Ms. Lawrence, if he sent it through the pastor. It might be a child or one of your kids.

And I would say to you too, you just have to have your own relationship. And once you have your relationship, ask God for clarity. God will give you clarity whether he sent it through Wes, if he sent it through Ms. Lawrence, if he sent it through the pastor. It might be a child or one of your kids.

You know how you were saying about being more personal? I feel like that's why we're having a hard time right now reaching this generation. For sure. Because churches be rooted in tradition. And we cannot be. In order to reach this new generation, that's what I do. I devote my time to children now, especially at-risk children.

You know how you were saying about being more personal? I feel like that's why we're having a hard time right now reaching this generation. For sure. Because churches be rooted in tradition. And we cannot be. In order to reach this new generation, that's what I do. I devote my time to children now, especially at-risk children.

The only way we're going, we can't reach them how Grandma done reached us. We have to reach them where they are. Let's just get them in here. And they need the love. Yeah.

The only way we're going, we can't reach them how Grandma done reached us. We have to reach them where they are. Let's just get them in here. And they need the love. Yeah.

Well, we definitely know my faith was tested when I was in prison. Even though I knew I was wrong, like I broke the law, and not just the law, but I went against God and I knew better. We all know to whom much is given, much is required. But I can say that my faith was really tested in the thick of it. I knew I wasn't not gonna do 30 years. I knew I wasn't gonna do 30 years, but it's like,

Well, we definitely know my faith was tested when I was in prison. Even though I knew I was wrong, like I broke the law, and not just the law, but I went against God and I knew better. We all know to whom much is given, much is required. But I can say that my faith was really tested in the thick of it. I knew I wasn't not gonna do 30 years. I knew I wasn't gonna do 30 years, but it's like,

Faith will make you look crazy. People will begin to think you were crazy. So when people were asking me when I was going home, I would say next year and next year will come and I'll still be there. And then it got to the point where I woke up and I told him, I said, don't call me Angie anymore. Call me free. Because I felt like every time somebody said free, they were in agreement.

Faith will make you look crazy. People will begin to think you were crazy. So when people were asking me when I was going home, I would say next year and next year will come and I'll still be there. And then it got to the point where I woke up and I told him, I said, don't call me Angie anymore. Call me free. Because I felt like every time somebody said free, they were in agreement.

And so I wouldn't even answer to the officers. Call me free. Call me free because that's what I'm going to be. I'm going to be free. And I'm going to go. I begin to write my book in prison. And people would say, what is she writing a book for? She is crazy. Her time is getting to her. I'm writing a book because guess what? It's not a New York Times bestseller yet, but it's published.

And so I wouldn't even answer to the officers. Call me free. Call me free because that's what I'm going to be. I'm going to be free. And I'm going to go. I begin to write my book in prison. And people would say, what is she writing a book for? She is crazy. Her time is getting to her. I'm writing a book because guess what? It's not a New York Times bestseller yet, but it's published.

It's a seed. And I begin to tell God, I said, now God, I'm helping everybody else get out of prison. I had started writing motions for people and they were leaving. And the hardest time came when I watched my friend leave. They told me I was in, it was during COVID. And they called up there. I was in confinement. They said, Corinne got immediate release. And I was like, wait a minute, Jesus.

It's a seed. And I begin to tell God, I said, now God, I'm helping everybody else get out of prison. I had started writing motions for people and they were leaving. And the hardest time came when I watched my friend leave. They told me I was in, it was during COVID. And they called up there. I was in confinement. They said, Corinne got immediate release. And I was like, wait a minute, Jesus.

Wait one minute. Now, wait a minute. I'm helping everybody else go. And it's working for them. And then it really was hard because this girl was not going to file for clemency. And I encouraged them. I'm like, no, you've got to file. You've got to file. Yeah. And I said, well, here. She said, I don't know how to do it. I said, take my application. Take my name off of it. Put your name.

Wait one minute. Now, wait a minute. I'm helping everybody else go. And it's working for them. And then it really was hard because this girl was not going to file for clemency. And I encouraged them. I'm like, no, you've got to file. You've got to file. Yeah. And I said, well, here. She said, I don't know how to do it. I said, take my application. Take my name off of it. Put your name.

Just change the information. Y'all, President Obama granted her clemency. Mine's got denied. My paper, that's my, and I said, well, I called my father boohoo crying. And I'm like, daddy, what's up with your guy? What's your homeboy saying? Because how is crystal free? And I'm still in prison. And that was my paperwork. But that was a time that I really had to be like,

Just change the information. Y'all, President Obama granted her clemency. Mine's got denied. My paper, that's my, and I said, well, I called my father boohoo crying. And I'm like, daddy, what's up with your guy? What's your homeboy saying? Because how is crystal free? And I'm still in prison. And that was my paperwork. But that was a time that I really had to be like,