by Lynn Oldshue | Sep 19, 2018 | A Southern Soul
“We are shooting an episode for The Good Road that airs on Public Television in April. We are featuring Da’Cino, Jesse and Mayo from Light of the Village. Jesse is leaving and going to college today so we are giving the story a happy ending. The premise of our...
by Lynn Oldshue | Sep 18, 2018 | A Southern Soul
“I am a pastor at Trinity Family in Trinity Gardens in Prichard. We started a church plant here ten years ago and my family moved to the neighborhood. I grew up playing basketball and have always gravitated toward the African American community. I dated an...
by Lynn Oldshue | Sep 17, 2018 | A Southern Soul
“I went to Shaw High School in Mobile and graduated from the Naval Academy, I did two tours overseas in Japan and Singapore and deployed to the Arabian Gulf. I came off active duty on July 13, 2001. Then 9-11 happened and I went back into the Naval Reserve. The last...
by Lynn Oldshue | Sep 16, 2018 | A Southern Soul
“Our mission at Light of the Village is to go into the world of other people and meet them where they are and help them draw closer to God. We are sending two of our kids off today. One is moving away and the other is going to college. It is hard, and sad, but...
by Lynn Oldshue | Sep 15, 2018 | A Southern Soul
“I grew up in Prichard. I moved to Atlanta for a little bit and then to West Mobile. I wanted to get as far away from Prichard as I could. The crime, the low property values. I didn’t want to invest here long term, but it kept calling me home. I realized I was...
by Lynn Oldshue | Sep 15, 2018 | A Southern Soul
“I am left handed and paint the fingernail on the finger I use the least. It is an icebreaker and a distraction. It is something weird enough to keep the scrutiny away. A little flashbang in the corner. In this line of work of serving people, it works. I never had a...
