You certainly have been in an intense place of God working in your heart and in your life. I often wonder if Joseph recognized it when it was happening to him, but God was changing his character. Terry: That’s my favorite Bible story, Joseph. When I can read that, I pray, "Lord, help me not to have bitterness." I was so moved by his story, because here he was, had been sold in slavery, put in prison, yet he had no bitterness in him.
I just finished reading Joseph, a man of integrity and forgiveness by Chuck Swindoll. I’ll remember stories of the Bible, and I’ll try to think of those things. Terry: When you’re alone, how do you occupy your thoughts positively?įrances: I put the Word of God in my heart, and I’ll sing songs. There have been moments where I felt myself going that way, and I have people around me who will help me. How have you kept your heart from being bitter? Seventeen years is a long time.įrances: Yes, but I’ve prayed that I wouldn’t become bitter, that I wouldn’t remain angry, that I would just give all of it to God and let Him handle it. Terry: I know from the very beginning that you have always declared your innocence.
I came into an environment that was already grounded spiritually, so that helped me a lot. How did God provide for you here?įrances: When I got here, there was already an established chaplaincy program going on that was alive. Terry: When you came into this setting, you had a lot of alone time in a way that you probably didn’t have when you were on the outside. So when my mom told me about that, I said, "Okay, let me try this." And so I did. You need a relationship with Jesus, and I had never heard that before. Terry Meeuwsen: Where were you at spiritually when you first came in 17 years ago?įrances Newton: I had accepted the Lord into my life probably six months prior to all of this, and I had been in church all my life. All because she chooses to place her trust in Christ. Despite all of her disappointments, Frances remains calm and even hopeful. The inconclusive evidence, lack of proper representation, and questionable circumstances surrounding Frances’s conviction leave a lot of holes in her case. But two hours before her appointed death, she was granted a 120-day reprieve. She was scheduled to be executed on December 1, 2004.
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Allegedly, Frances killed her family so she could collect a $100,000 life insurance payment.įrances says she didn’t commit the crime, and to this day, she maintains her innocence.Īccording to Frances, she had poor representation at her trial and at every stage of her appeal. The state of Texas convicted Frances for murdering her husband Adrian and children Alton and Farah. She’s a Christian who’s been on death row since 1988. CBN.com“I have to tell anyone who thinks just because they’ve become a new Christian that everything is going to go smoothly that it’s not.”įrances Newton knows this from experience.
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