We went Monday and I couldn't believe the picture Marlowe had painted. All he had was a black and white picture and he painted everything in color. He had Bella's eye color perfect! He had a red rose sticking out behind her back, like she used to do to pretend she was hiding something from Baylor. And a red rose was her favorite flower! There is a part of the picture where she is sitting in Jesus arms and her hair is darker and pulled back just as it was in the hospital. He told us that Jesus and the Holy Spirit gave him the will to this. Im not sure if he had some outside help with this picture for all the colors but he swears that it was only the black and white picture. He showed us his room where he paints and we toured around where he lives. A warden gave us a first class tour. We had a fabulous lunch with her also. I was blown away how well that prison works. It was a great day!

Wow, Kim, what an amazing experience. Such a great example of the reach of Bella's story. I emailed your blog to the Chaplain at Angola, Brother Jim Rentz, and he was very touched that Marlowe's painting had such an impact on you.
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