Reaching the world

Since its inception six months ago, the blog Teen in Jail has received comments and emails from scores of teenagers, parents, grandparents, teachers, churches, youth groups, drug rehab programs, former inmates and families of prisoners. They’ve emailed from as far away as the U.K., Greece, Brazil and Malaysia. They’ve written asking for advice in personal situations with drugs or gang involvement or to convey their fears about their children or grandchildren. Others have just emailed encouragement to Ted. Many have written to tell him they are praying for him. Ted has already received invitations for speaking engagements when he is released.

If you Google “Teen in Jail” and Braden, you get over 103,000 hits. The blog has appeared on a wide variety of sites for teens, criminal justice, a congressional bill, newspapers, news channels and sites in countries such as France, Italy, Thailand, Russia and Ethiopia.

Not all the responses have been favorable. Some are understandably skeptical as to the outcome. Most, however, encourage Ted to keep up the good work and to let them know he is making a difference.

And he is…

To get a message to Ted, you can either leave a comment on the blog or email teeninjail@yahoo.com. I print out all comments and emails and send them to him. He appreciates all your thoughts and prayers.