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| Ex-inmate helps others walk road to redemption |
| By maryvilledailyforum.com |
| Published: 04/11/2011 |
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From a life of crime, homelessness and prison to one of faith, humility and forgiveness, Ricky Kimble has come a long way. Now he's sharing his story of redemption each Thursday evening with inmates at the Maryville Treatment Center east of town. Kimble grew up in a Kansas City housing project. He was the youngest of eight children raised by a single mother. "The only time our mother really had control of us was when she took us to church," he said. "Our father was a drunk. He was very abusive. He taught us to deal drugs, bootleg liquor and shoot guns. Nothing positive ever came from our father. Everything around him was destructive." Read More. |
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