When Two Or More Are Gathered

Hello everyone.

Well, Mom, Nanny(Dad's mom), and Maw-Maw(Mom's mom) are in LA with dad this weekend. Britiany and I couldn't go this trip. Brit, I believe, is going next weekend and I am going back in a few weeks. I talked to mom after her visit this morning and she said dad is doing ok, as usual.
Everyone, every time dad crosses your mind, please send up a silent prayer for God to bring him home. As time goes on (and I believe I am speaking for the whole family on this) it doesn't get easier; not for dad, not for us. We learn how to live with it, days goes by, and life does go on; but our spirits are broken, our hearts are hurting, and faith is shattered. We need dad home. We know that the only thing that is going to get him here sooner is a lot of prayer. We all know that there is power in numbers and thats what we need; as many people praying as possible. I thank you all so much for all the prayers you have already sent, but please don't forget about dad over time. We need your help. Dad needs your prayers.
I love you all so very much and dad does too. Just please, don't forget to

Keep Jeff Pierson in you prayers!

Thank you for all you do,
Love,

Shekinah

Dad's Day 2

Jeff Pierson


Hey everyone. Mom, Grandad, Britiany, Chessie, and I all went to see dad again this past weekend. As I said in the last "Dad's Day" post, we had to wait and get processed for about forty-five minutes before we actually got to go in. When dad came in the visiting room his face lit up like a kid in an amusement park. He was so excited to see us, as we were him. He cut his hair that morning and he looked a lot better this visit. We also got to get our picture taken with him! He said he will send us a copy as soon as he can and I will post it. He told us about his job there (he is serving in the kitchen, so he is pretty much a cafeteria lady :] ). He said it is very fast paced and that it is just OK. Overall, he seemed alright. I mean, he is as good as he can be, but he is really finding God in a lot of ways he didn't expect. Please just remember to keep praying for him and for a miracle to get him out of there. He loves all of the letters you guys are all sending him so please keep those coming too. I know that God is in control, as always, but don' stop praying!

Keep Jeff Pierson in your prayers!

Love,
Shekinah

Letters

Hey! Well a lot of people have been asking about dad's address. The complete address is on http://www.bop.gov/ but dad's number is:
Jeff Pierson #26251-001

Be sure to read the rules on what you can send. If  you're sending anything besides paper or a picture make sure they will let him have it. Anything that is not accepted will be sent back to you and they use his money to send it. Remember, he is allowed so much money a month. If you have anymore questions about what you can and cannot mail, just comment in this post! Thanks guys!


Keep Jeff Pierson in your prayers!

Love,
Shekinah

A Day With Dad

'Jeff Pierson'

Hey everyone. Well it has been a crazy week at school so I haven't had a chance to update about our visit. Over all, everything went well. We got to the prison at eight am and we had to wait outside for about 40 minutes. There was a line and they only let fifteen people in at a time. Trust me, the guards were in no hurry to get anybody in. When our group was called, we went into the front and we all had to sign a visitor form and wait for them to again, call our group. They made us take off our shoes, jackets, jewelry, etc. and put the into a bucket while we walked through a metal detector. Then we had to wait for them to let us into the prison. When we got inside they took us to the "visiting" room. It was basically a 35x60 foot room filled with rows of chair sitting back to back; no tables. There were windows, but they had bars on them and there were vending machines (they had a microwave for food from the machines like hamburgers and hot wings). It only took dad about five minutes to come in after we were the waiting 9but he said sometimes we could have to wait a very long time; until the guards tell him we are there). Seeing dad was great! Although, we didn't get to hug him for as long as we would have liked. It was also very, very loud and hard to hear because there were so many people there (but dad said only about 5% of inmates even get visitors ever). The guards were nice and generally didn't pay to much attention to us. About every three hours they would make the inn mates stand up for a head count. Dad's hair was so long! He's also lost a good bit of weight. He seemed..... okay. He told us that the guards are pretty mean and that there are so many rules to learn. Rules not just enforced by the guards, but also "inmate" rules as well. He told us all about his "bunk mate", Esteban. who is a Mexican and a brother in Christ. He and dad do Bible studies together everyday and dad is very thankful for him. And when you pray for dad, keep Esteban in your prayers as well.
Leaving him Sunday was once again the hardest thing I ever had to do. I can't wait until the day he gets to walk out of that stupid place with us. If you want to visit dad, please get with me, mom, or Brit. I know dad misses you all very much and he told us to tell you all he loves you.
Please keep, Jeff Pierson, in your prayers.
-Shekinah

visit update

promise im gonna post all the details from our visit with dad soon. Ive just got a super full schedule at the beginning of this week, but as soon as i get a free minute im on it. PROMISE!!!

2 weeks and 3 days...it's finally time to see him!!!

Well, tomorrow is the day we have been waiting 2 weeks for. We finally get to visit dad. Anita, Kinah and Nanny are going to head out late tonite, it's an 8+ hour drive for them. Im going to head out around 4 in the morning, it's about a 5.5 hr drive for me. Hopefully we will all have uneventful trips. I know we are all counting down the seconds until we get to hug him and see for ourselves that he is ok. I dont know about anyone else, but im nervous too. Prison is such a scary place and I dont know what to expect. Visitation hours are 8:15- 3:00 sat and sun. I wont be there until about 10:30, but Anita and the rest of them should be there as soon as they open. Im sure there are alot of yall that would like to go see him, or at least I hope yall do. After we talk to him tomorrw im sure we will have alot more info to give everyone. I dont know much about visitation, except what i've read in the handbook. (if you're interested in reading it you can find it at http://www.bop.gov/ . just search for FCI oakdale and then on the right side of the screen there are some adobe files what you can open and read.) I know that the dress code is SUPER strict and that if we leave the visitation room for any reason that we can't go back in for the day. They have vending machines that we are allowed to take change for, but other than that I doubt there is lunch or anything. We can go get food after we visit, but i wonder what my dad will do if he has to miss his lunch time to visit with us. I guess we'll find out soon enough. Ok, I just wanted to update yall a little. Im not great at this blog thing so bear with me! I will for sure write and let yall know how tomorrow and sunday go! Please pray that we will all have safe trips there and that we will be able to stay awake with no problem. Talk to you soon!

Matthew 11:28

Brit

Talked to dad:

I talked to dad today. He said that mom, Britiany, Nanny, Curtis, and I get to come and see him this weekend. We are all very excitedand can't wait to let you know how it went!