Estes Summer 2024
News & Class Updates

8/1/2019 Update

TOMORROW IS GRADUATION!!! –here is the list of approved guests: https://family.pep.org/estes/graduation/guest-list/ Reminder: the Estes Unit is an all-male prison.  Because many men are enticed by pretty women, ladies, please do not wear tight-fitting clothing to graduation.  This is for your loved one’s sake! Action item: please pray for all class members, that they will feel an abiding love and peace as they […]

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Estes Fall 2026 Update #7

Dear PEP Families, Here is this week's class update: Click here to see the latest class pictures: https://family.pep.org/estes/photos/ Read how participants describe “a day in the life of PEP” through our weekly class journals here: https://family.pep.org/estes/journal-3/ Enjoy reading our monthly newsletter (with more pictures!) here: https://family.pep.org/estes/esteschronicle/ To see your loved one’s grades/GPA, please click here: https://family.pep.org/estes/gpas/ As always, thanks for...
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Estes Fall 2026 Update #6

Dear PEP Families, Here is this week’s Fall ’26 class update: Click here to see the latest class pictures: https://family.pep.org/estes/photos/ Read how participants describe “a day in the life of PEP” through our weekly class journals here: https://family.pep.org/estes/journal-3/ To see your loved one’s grades/GPA, please click here: https://family.pep.org/estes/gpas/ Thanks for your continued support! Blessings, Laura
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Estes Fall 2026 Update #5

Dear PEP Families, Here is this week’s Fall ’26 class update: Click here to see the latest class pictures: https://family.pep.org/estes/photos/ Read how participants describe “a day in the life of PEP” through our weekly class journals here: https://family.pep.org/estes/journal-3/ To see your loved one’s grades/GPA, please click here: https://family.pep.org/estes/gpas/ Thanks for your continued support! Blessings, Laura
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Estes Fall 2026 Update #4

Dear PEP Families, Here is this week’s Fall ’26 class update: Click here to see the latest class pictures: https://family.pep.org/estes/photos/ Read how participants describe “a day in the life of PEP” through our weekly class journals here: https://family.pep.org/estes/journal-3/ To see your loved one’s grades/GPA, please click here: https://family.pep.org/estes/gpas/ Thanks for your support – enjoy the holiday weekend! Blessings, Laura
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Estes Fall 2026 Update #3

Here is this week’s Fall ’26 class update: Click here to see the latest class pictures: https://family.pep.org/estes/photos/ Read how participants describe “a day in the life of PEP” through our weekly class journals here: https://family.pep.org/estes/journal-3/ To see your loved one’s grades/GPA, please click here: https://family.pep.org/estes/gpas/ Thanks for your support – have a great day! Blessings, Laura
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Estes Fall 2026 Update #2

Dear PEP Families, Here is this week's update: Click here to see the latest class pictures: https://family.pep.org/estes/photos/ Read how participants describe “a day in the life of PEP” through our weekly class journals here: https://family.pep.org/estes/journal/ (Click week # to read a particular post.) As always, thank you for your support! Blessings, Laura
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Estes Fall 2026 Welcome – Update #1

Dear PEP Families, Welcome to PEP’s Fall ’26 class at the Estes Unit!  There’s plenty to go over in this first weekly update, so let’s get started: Click here to see the latest class pictures: https://family.pep.org/estes/photos/ Read how participants describe “a day in the life of PEP” through our weekly class journals here: https://family.pep.org/estes/journal/ (Click week # to read a particular post.) Enjoy reading our monthly newsletter (with more pictures!)...
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Estes Summer 2026 Class Update #13

PEP GRADUATION PICS ARE HERE!!! Here is how you can see all graduation pictures: Take a brief survey here: https://family.pep.org/estes/estes-summer-2026-graduation-survey/ (“Regular class updates” = weekly class journals, weekly class pics and GPA updates) The “Thank You” page will provide a link to all our graduation pictures – please save this link! You can also view the selfie booth photos here: https://photos.pep.org/Estes/Estes-Summer-2026/Selfies It has been my honor to work with you....
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Estes Summer 2026 Class Update #12

Dear PEP Families, Here is this week’s class update: Click here to see class pictures: https://family.pep.org/estes/essm26photos/ Read how participants describe “a day in the life of PEP” through our last two weekly class journals here: https://family.pep.org/estes/journal/ Graduation pictures will be available soon … stay tuned! Blessings, Laura
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Estes Summer 2026 Graduation Update #3

Dear PEP Graduation Guests, The guys are SO excited! Here are a few last-minute notes about Friday’s ceremony: The Estes Unit address is 1100 FM 1807 in Venus, TX – please eat lunch and use the facilities prior to your arrival. Remember to bring your most patient, positive self to check-in on Friday – the security staff is just doing their job. Also, please don’t stand in line more than 2 minutes before your assigned check-in time. Parking info: guest parking is on the left-hand side of the...
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Week 6

Nov 5, 2019

Monday, Oct. 21, 2019 Several of us attended Toastmasters this morning while the rest of us spent our morning in the dayroom. Toastmasters is a public speaking course we take in order to overcome our fear of public speaking. We have to be prepared to speak in front of the executives who come to hear […]

Week 5

Nov 5, 2019

Monday, October 14, 2019 Today half of us had the day off from PEP and used it for some much-needed rest and study time. The other half of us had Toastmasters. Toastmasters is a class that helps us develop our public speaking skills. In Toastmasters, we have 10 projects or topics to speak on, whether […]

Week 3

Nov 5, 2019

Monday, September 16, 2019 After starting out with a prayer, an executive began to teach us Chapter Four in our Living in the Village study guide. We learned about three basic life insurance policies. The first policy we learned about was term life – it is the simplest form of insurance and carries a low […]

Week 2

Nov 5, 2019

Monday, September 9, 2019 We had Toastmasters in class today. It was an awesome class. We talked about all sorts of things; we even got to say things like what type of animal we would be if we could choose. Some people said they would choose to be tigers, owls, lions, bears, dogs, etc. Toastmasters […]

Week 1

Nov 5, 2019

Monday, September 2, 2019 Every single participant that goes through the Prison Entrepreneurship Program (PEP) and successfully completes it knows how valuable the class is. There are a number of lessons we learn, and each and every one of us undergoes a transformation process as we address issues that are life changing. Most come into […]