In the News ... "Preachers apply wisdom gained in prison"

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• Inspired to work with one another in reaching the city’s lost

By Bob Campbell, Reporter
Odessa American
 
ODESSA, TEXAS - Once known as “Shoeshine,” “Woods,” “Silky Slim” and “Tex,” now the Revs. Ismael Rivas, David Wooden, Darren Willis and Jami Butts are applying the street smarts they gained outside the law to their Odessa ministries.

Having served a total of seven prison terms, they say their years in “the joint” were a necessary step toward building their new lives ...

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