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Monday, November 2, 2015
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Efforts to thwart a halfway house end up helping "Save the Church" expected in attendance. But that was not the case at all. The house was packed with 250 people interested in finding out more about the project and even then County Commissioner Johnny Waldrip showed up to inquire.
"That's why they were looking for an unincorporated area with a house and some land. They could start with a house and then start building these cabins or sheds." said Hunt.
Hunt and others formed the group Hunt said that he first learned called, Not in Grayson County, about the project from Jerry and put a board together which Helvey, who had stropped to ask consisted of Hunt as president, questions of the new property Marilyn Hunt, vice president; owners. After Hunt learned about Margaret Garrett, secretary; CoRob Hunt presents check of $10, 505 to Jean Norman it, within six hours, the treasurers Carolyn Harrell, Bruce Back in latter part of 2007, Mission to the fact that prisoners cannot be information had spread throughout Butterfield and J.W. Ham; Bruce Dawsey, media spokesperson; paroled if they have no address to Howe ISD's email system. That Gate Prison Ministry of Missouri started the major inquiries that led Traci Carlson, public relations go to. The ex-convicts were to purchased 26 acres with a 3to the initial meeting. liaison; David Harrell, legal attend and join a local church; bedroom house at 1589 Harrell liaison. meet a 10 p.m. curfew; attend Road in Howe to be used as a classes every week night; not have "Our first question (to Mission residential house for Texas Gate Prison Ministry) was, 'what Their next meeting took place on any alcohol, drugs, pornography, parolees. Harrell Road residents kind of supervision do you have Dec. 18, 2007 at the Howe Church weapons, have guests only with ,including Rob Hunt, met to form a of Christ where another 250-300 group to protest the group's landing approval; and be employed by the and do you have any trouble at your other location?'" said Rob were in attendance. Pastor Toby second week. Howe opponents in their backyard. Hunt. "The answers we got were Soechting explained that the expressed grave doubts that 11 'we never have any trouble church was neither for nor against The local house and program was to former prisoners living together whatsoever and the supervision the proposed residence for be called the North Texas Fort Good could do so without problems, parolees and expressed his love either among themselves or in the comes from a parolee who has Shepherd and the purpose was a gone through the program and and cares for the community and community. faith-based house. The co-founder serves as an on-site manager.'" urged prayer for parolees. of the company, Rick Mathes planned to provide residence for 10 Bruce Dawsey, longtime law Through investigation, they found Dawsey, spoke as a resident and enforcement officer and now people coming out of Texas not as a police officer gave the Howe ISD School Board member, out that all that has to happen is prisons. The operation was to be led the charge and did most of the that the Texas Parole Board has to facts of another Mission Gate run by Lynn Ferguson, long active bless the site. As long as the Prison Ministry location housed in speaking at events held to rally in prison ministries in Texas. halfway house doesn't receive Cuba, Missouri. opposition. The group initially funds from the state, there is no met at Robert Hunt's house on The ex-inmates were to use the continued on Page #3 property as an alternative house due Dec. 15, 2007 and only a few were oversight.
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