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INSPIRING HOPE THROUGH TRANSFORMATION
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“It's a hard life to be married to a prisoner. ... So, trust God. Pray a lot! Pray for your spouse, that they, too, would seek God. That's that only thing that can help you and them move forward.”
Elsy Lopez met her husband, Lázaro, at Home Depot when they were in their early 20s. She was an employee. He was a customer. Though she doesn't remember what he came to buy, the two became inseparable and eventually married.
But after Lázaro became embroiled in criminal activity alongside his brother, he went to prison on a 12-year sentence.
Lázaro and Elsy both wanted their marriage to succeed, but they couldn't deny the separation was hard. For part of that time, Lázaro was incarcerated in the city of Okeechobee, Florida. Though Elsy was determined to visit, the prison was three hours away by car—or it would have been, if Elsy had a car.
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