WORLDWIDE FORGIVENESS ALLIANCE (WFA) invites you to this healing interactive workshop with Life Sentence Founder, Debbie Parnam.
The workshop will be taking place 4:00pm, August 6th, 2011 at the Westminster Presbyterian Church at 240 Tiburon Blvd, Tiburon, California.
The WFA is also celebrating its 15th International Forgiveness Day on Sunday, August 7, 2011. For more information on IFD, see http://www.forgivenessday.org
Debbie Parnham presents workshops nationally at conferences such as the Parents of Murdered Children, the National Organization for Victims Assistance, and the Texas Victims Clearinghouse Conferences. She has also traveled to other states, speaking in the prisons to incarcerated youth and other youth at risk, giving them hope.
Debbie has been actively engaged, lecturing nationwide about the murder of Brent. The goal of Life Sentence is to educate youth, parents and the public about the effects of violence and substance abuse. Life Sentence brings reality to the youth of today in a way they can understand through a Mother's heart. Topics of discussion are Violence and Weapons, Drugs and Alcohol, Anger Management, Sexual Abuse, Forgiveness, Hope, Inner Peace, A New Sense of Self-Control, Consequences of Life, Victims' Rights.
Debbie states, "Forgiveness is a journey, a process in life. Because of the abuse and violence that I have suffered, I have made the subject of forgiveness a major part in the program. I have had the opportunity to be face to face with the young man that murdered my son Brent. Knowing that someday Gabriel would be released from prison, I felt that the most effective way to reach this young man was through forgiving him. In his experiencing my forgiveness, it became the critical element in reshaping and changing his heart toward myself, himself and others. Forgiveness is the first step to reconciling ourselves to those who have hurt us. It heals the old wounds that would rob us of our peace and releases us to love again unconditionally. Forgiveness does not mean forgetting!"