Unanswered Questions
Okay, so I'm getting a lot of e-mails from people wondering what happened to certain people and entities featured in Jesus Land. Here are some answers.
Jerome - I have not seen Jerome since shortly after the funeral. Last time I heard, he'd been fired from McDonald's, where he was on work release for not paying child support.
My parents - They are full-time volunteers at a missionary compound in Orlando. (The Wycliffe Bible Translators). We are estranged.
Escuela Caribe - Yes, it still exists and it is thriving! Teen behavioral modification programs are a multi-million dollar business and "New Horizons Youth Ministries" has lined its pockets with its $3K-$6K a month tuition.
"Scott" - Last time I heard, he was a janitor at a Kentucky synagogue, divorced with two children.
I am, however, in very close contact with my two older sisters, Laura and Deb, who are devout Chrisitans and whom I deeply respect.
Jerome - I have not seen Jerome since shortly after the funeral. Last time I heard, he'd been fired from McDonald's, where he was on work release for not paying child support.
My parents - They are full-time volunteers at a missionary compound in Orlando. (The Wycliffe Bible Translators). We are estranged.
Escuela Caribe - Yes, it still exists and it is thriving! Teen behavioral modification programs are a multi-million dollar business and "New Horizons Youth Ministries" has lined its pockets with its $3K-$6K a month tuition.
"Scott" - Last time I heard, he was a janitor at a Kentucky synagogue, divorced with two children.
I am, however, in very close contact with my two older sisters, Laura and Deb, who are devout Chrisitans and whom I deeply respect.
3 Comments:
The power in this book must be brought to a movie screen. It is the kind of story that would be unbelievable as fiction, but goes off like a nuclear bomb as reality. I think in a way it is the perfect answer to Mel Gibson's Jesus movie. Lets see what real life fundamentalist Christians do in the name of Jesus. I think Jesus would kill himself if He came back and saw what was done in His name.
jacki asks Julia, after all you have been through, what is your relationship with Jesus today? Thank you so much for writing your book and if you are ever in the Chicagoland area please let us know, I would love to meet you. And keep us posted on your second book. God bless you!!!!!!!!!!!!
OK I have to know: did you attend Taylor U in the fall of 1985, after getting out of Escuela Caribe?? I just finished your book last night--you mentioned that your parents had decided you would attend "a Christian college in Upland, Indiana." I know you graduated from Calvin College (almost as bad as TU), but did you start at Taylor? I was a freshman there myself in the fall of 1985 and am so curious about whether you were there too! Meeting you might have helped me out--I was considered a bad witness for Jesus because I occasionally cussed. I thought I had it bad, but Jesus Land puts it all in perspective!! Thanks for sharing your story. It meant the world to me.
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