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<b>Harrisburg, Pennsylvania </b>– <i>Letter to My Son</i> by
Gary Bowen presents a compilation of letters written to his son, Jonathan
(Jon), during his incarceration in jail that bring to light the love of Christ
and instruct the wayward how to develop a personal relationship with the Lord.
With compassion and urgency, he felt led to win his son’s heart back to Christ
and to instruct him in the ways of God’s wisdom through a series of letters.
With a fatherly love, many issues are discussed that show how one can get back
onto the path of life with the Lord. Highlighting the importance of why walking
with the Lord is so important in our lives not only for the here and now, but
for eternity, Bowen has selected these letters to include in this endearing book
to bless readers and to win souls back to Christ. Readers will be blessed by
the wisdom, scripture and teaching that come from a father’s heart to win a
prodigal son back to the Lord. </div>
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Residing with his wife Eilene alongside the Susquehanna
River, 15 miles North of Harrisburg, PA, Gary Bowen is Christian that has
worked for 6 years in the county prison system. He knew all too well what his
son would encounter during his incarceration. His hopes and passion in putting
together this book is to teach others about the love, compassion and redemption
that is offered through Jesus Christ. </div>
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Letters to My Son by Gary Bowen culminated from letters the author wrote to his beloved son during his incarceration in jail. Endearing, each letter expresses not only his thoughts, but preaches the Gospel of Truth as the author was led to instruct his son to get back on track with the Lord. After a series of arrests, it was later revealed that the son was hanging our kids that were considered “Goths” whom are believed to worship the devil. Revealing that there are only 2 paths to follow in this world, one is to serve God, and the other is to serve Satan.</div>
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The choice is yours as the author reiterates that just being a “good” person will not get you to Heaven, but confessing Christ with your mouth and believing in your heart that Jesus died and rose again to pay for your sins.
Within this, the author’s instruction speaks to sons, but to all, encouraging them to follow God, most importantly reminding them to adhere to God’s words above all else as noted in Proverbs, presenting that the fear of God is the beginning of wisdom.</div>
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Much instruction is given on our thoughts and a walk with the Lord that reiterates the importance of prayer, daily Bible reading and community within a church. Readers will find this read inspiring and insightful.
It is the hopes of the author that others will read these letters to his son and become born again. With much Biblical wisdom, the author speaks truths into the hearts of those that have been deceived into serving the Father of Lies, Satan. This book comes highly recommended as an evangelistic tool to reach out to those who are lost and/or imprisoned and/or using drugs.</div>
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You may visit Gary at his site, <a href="http://author--gary-bowen.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Gary Bowen</a>. You can get your copy of <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Letters-My-Son-Gary-Bowen/dp/1514430053/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1459197482&sr=1-1&keywords=gary+bowen+letters+to+my+son" target="_blank">Letters to My Son at Amazon</a> and in <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Letters-My-Son-Gary-Bowen-ebook/dp/B01AAOHJDG/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1459197482&sr=1-1" target="_blank">Kindle</a>.</div>
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This is the story of letters written to my son while he was incarcerated in county jail. My story begins when my son Jonathan was a minor and living with his mother after his parents' divorce. Jon took his mother's car and ran into a lady's porch. </div>
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The police were called and found marijuana and drug paraphernalia in the car. Prior to this, Jon was “hanging out” with a group of young goths (Satanic group). This was a young group of kids dressed in black and worshiping the devil. John went to court and was sentenced to probation for one year for his first offence in the First Offenders Program. </div>
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When he completed the course, the conviction would be sponged from his record. Jon saw his probation officer monthly. John had drugs in his drug tests, and his attitude did not change. The probation officer gave him a second chance, and he was sentenced to another year of probation. Jon's mother called me and asked me to take Jon and take him to his probation meetings. I did this, and Jon was still hanging out with the goths and still was not passing his drug tests. </div>
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Probation sent Jon to court, and he was put in work release. Work release placed Jon at Wendy's. The first night of work, Jon returned from Wendy's high; he was then placed in the main jail. This is when the letters between Jon and I began, and the story begins.</div>
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Gary Bowen resides in the country 15 miles north of Harrisburg, PA, with his wife Eilene on three acres of land beside Susquehanna River. They attend Bible Fellowship church in Dauphin. Gary and his first wife Rose; raised four boys, and one daughter in their home by the river. Gary and Rose divorced, and Gary remarried his present wife Eilene.<br />
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Having worked six years in the county prison, he knew what Jonathan faced while he was incarcerated. Gary wrote letters to Jonathan and tried to help him turn his life around. As a born again Christian, Gary felt burdened to show Jon how to restore the love of Christ in Jonathan's heart, and wrote John letters <br />
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The letters were to encourage Jon, while he was incarcerated, and show him how to make changes, and lead Jon closer to the Lord. The letters became the pages of the book. Many letters were written, and some of them aren't contained in this book. Gary's prayer is for other's to know the love of the Lord and develop a personal relationship with him.</div>
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