‘Life is good on the outside’: Triad pastor holds Thanksgiving celebration for those formerly incarcerated [Video]

DEADLINE IN THE COMING HOURS. IT IS ONLY NOVEMBER 18TH, BUT THE SEASON OF GIVING IS ALREADY HERE FOR A TRIAD PASTOR. HE HELD AN EARLY THANKSGIVING DINNER CELEBRATION IN HIGH POINT FOR FORMERLY INCARCERATED MEN AND WOMEN. WXII 12 KARA PETERS HAS MORE ON THEIR STORIES AND HOW THEY’RE TURNING THEIR PAST INTO PURPOSE. MORE THAN 20 MEN AND WOMEN HERE IN HIGH POINT GATHERED FOR THAT EARLY THANKSGIVING CELEBRATION. THEY TELL ME, HAVING THE OPPORTUNITY FOR A SECOND CHANCE IS WHAT THEY’RE MOST GRATEFUL FOR. THIS HOLIDAY SEASON. 4646 MORE THAN 500 COMBINED YEARS OF TIME SERVED, SYMBOLIZING THE PAST BEHIND THESE MEN AND WOMEN AND A NEW WAY FORWARD. AN EVENING OF LAUGHS, REFLECTION AND GOOD FOOD. THEY CAN RELATE TO ME AND I CAN RELATE TO THEM BECAUSE THEY’VE BEEN DOWN THAT SAME ROAD IN ONE WAY OR ANOTHER. PASTOR CALVIN SELLERS, WHO SERVED TIME HIMSELF, …