THE NEWS-JOURNAL
Raeford, N.C.
Seplcmbrr 4, 2(MI2
Religion
Missionary Union meets Sept. 22 at Rock Hill
Church Announcements
The Hoke County Missionary
Union will hold its annual session
September 22 at 2:30 in Rock Hill
Missionary Baptist Church.
The Annie Y. McKinnon Scholar
ship recipients will be recognized at
this session.
Hoke County Union consists of
Missionary Baptist churches and any
Missionary Baptist church may join.
All meetings and sessions are open to
the public and visitors are encouraged
to attend.
The Hoke County Missionary
Union sessions rotate among the vari
ous churches.
Ephesus Baptist revival
Ephesus Baptist Church, 4750
Arabia Road, will hold a revival Sun
day, September 22 through Wednes
day, September 25 at 7 p.m. each
night. The speaker will be Dr. Michael
Moore. Fordirectionsor information.
Jan Pettey will perform at a gospel
fest planned for this coming Sat
urday
call Pastor Wavne Sanderson at 424-
•3802.
Remembering 9-11
On Sunday. Septembers. Raeford
Roll call for prayer
In.light of the terrorist attacks of
September 11 and responding mili
tary action. The News-Journal is
compiling a prayer list for those
service men and women who may
be in harm's way or arejust in need
of our prayers at this critical time.
We also think their families should
be included in our special prayers.
Call in, e-mail, or fax the names
of those you want to be included on
the list so that their names may be
published and the entire commu
nity can add their prayers to yours.
Include names, branch of ser
vice and the service person or
person’s connection to Raeford/
Hoke County or their close family
members. For security reasons, we
are not including the rank and unit.
Our list so far includes:
A special request from a U.S.
Air Force commander in Afghani
stan — "We need Christians to pray,
pray, pray. We’re in a blood bath
here! Please pray for God’s protec
tion of our troops and His wisdom
for their commanders. Pass this on
to as many as you think will re
spond."
Another special request is for
the chaplains who "have been run
ning ragged’’ in many capacities
including officiating at the funerals
of those killed in action.
U.S. Army
Chuck LaMonte; Samuel Eden,
husband of Yolanda Eden, son-in-
law of Dorothy Cook; Anthony
Cook, husband of Karen Cook, son
of Dorothy Cook; Brian Wells, hus
band of Deane Dougherty Well;
Thomas C. Wilson and Cathy Wil
son, son and daughter-in-law of
Pat Allen Wilson; Michael
Sundborg, husband of Dawn
Reynolds Sundborg and father of
Ryan, Stephanie and Laura; Shelton
Terry, Pam Terry and son Ira
McKeller, former Raeford resi
dents; Karl Wilkie, son of Delinei
and Juanita Wilkie ILirefoot.
The following names are cour
tesy of Raeford Methodist ( Inircli:
Paul Sark, Mike Garry, leremy
Henderson. Kelbv Ghiss. Jenny
Comley, John Woodard. Brian
Smith. Brian Banks, Jack Ptirliam.
Stephan Tetreault. Chiis
Derepentigny, Jeff .Melton, frank
Bird, Jason Gonzales, Noimtin
Johnson, Johnny Meyer. Kirk
Randolph. Davis Thigpen and
David Joseph Blake.
U.S. Air Force
Michael S. f rame, son of Mr.
and Mrs. I'.rnest frame: Mac
Langdon.sonofMr. and Mrs. Glenn
Langdon; Steven P. Knoll, husband
of Rhonda G. Knoll and father of
Josh; Steven Lovette and Jessica
Lovette. son :ind daughter-in-l;iw
of Colin and Bobby Lovette; Neil
Kellar, son of Patricia Kellar; ron\
Mitchell, husband of Cathy; M;uio
Monroe, nephew of .Mary Roper;
submitted by Raeford Methodist
Church — Matt McMenamin.
James 1 lenderson and 1 .ester Davis.
U.S. Navy
Fd Baker, .son of f.(.klie;ind Mary
Anne Baker; Randy Meinty le, son
ofCarolyn McIntyre; Larry fyrelle
McLeod, son of Mary Bronson
McLeod, grandson of Mr. ;ind M rs.
Thomas Bronson, brother of
Cornelia McLeod; James W.
Watson Jr., son of James and I .inda
Watson; Lew is Dees, son of Rachel
Dees and the late Bill Dees;
Jermaine Johnson, son ,of Derwin
and Veronica Johnson; Clifford J.
McNeill, son of Mac and Suirie
McNeill; submitted by Raeford
Methodist Church — Karl Rauch,
Gabe Brazell, James Keith Jack-
son, Philip Ballard.
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UMC, like United Methodist churches
across the United States, will be re
membering the events of September
11,2001.'file II a.m. service will be
;i celebration of the Lord’s presence
on that day and since. There w ill be a
piitriotic theme on that Sunday. If you
tire not attending a church, you tire
warmly invitetl to share this Sundtiv
with them
Awana celebration
Ttiberntiele Btiptist Church will
host tin Awtinti Pegistrtition Cclcbrti-
tion on Sundtiy, Septemher 8 from 5
to 7 p.m. there will he ice cretim. hot
dogs, games, tind fun. All children,
\outh tind ptirents tire invited to regis
ter for Awtinti. The church is loctited
tit Kocklish ill 3210 I.IikImiv Road.
For more informtition, ctill S75-2S25.
Awtinti is ill) evtingelism and dis-
cipleship piogrtim foi children and
south. Awtinti stiinds for Approved
Workmen Are Not Ashamed and is
taken from 2 'I'imolhy 2:15. The
Awtinti club til Tabemtiele Btiplisl
Church will begin Sundtiy. Scplcm-
hci 22 tind will he ctich Sunday from
5 to 7 p.m. tor inquiries, ctill Pastor
Paliick Wood ill S75-2825,
New True Believers
celebrate anniversary
The Re'\. Curtis aiul the New True
Believers of Raeford will celebrate
their fifth anniverstiry Salurdtiy, No-
\ ember 2 til J.W. Turlington School.
The iloors open at 5 p.m. with the
program beginning at (>. Advance
admission is $ 14 and 51 b tit the door.
Children b 12 ptiv Sb til the door.
Speeiiilguesls w ill be Keith "Won
der Bov" Johnson tind the Spiritual
Voices of Brooklyn, New York; New
Beginning featuring Damon Little of
Baltimore. MaryLind; The
llebrewelles of Fayetteville; and
Bobby Chirk Sr. and the Gospeltitors
and the Knights of Harmony, both of
Laurinburg; and I he New Rolling
Trtivelers of Apex. 'I'he Revis tiltires
of Asheboro will open the show.
Tickets are on stile at Rtidio Sta
tion WMI A 14(1(1 AM; Iflwood Bar
ber Shop: Wilson Barber Shop and
Donnie's Betiuty Salon.
Word of Life plans
Every fifth Sundtiy is observed at
Youth Dtiv ill Word of Life Temple,
1988 Fayetteville Road. The youth
arc in chtirge of the service and the
morning sermon is a topic that con
cerns them.
Sunday. September 8 at 4 p.m.. the
New Members Committee of Word
of Life will sponsor a service. Dr.
Barry O. Schoffner and members of
Buffalo Springs Baptist Church will
be in charge.
The Women Reaching Out Minis
try will sponsor their annual Women’s
Conference September 20-22. The
theme is "Women seeking a change
that will remain." The service sched
ule is: Fridtiy, September 20, 7:30
p.m. and Saturday, September 21, 11
ti.m.; Pastor Sirander Allen of
McCormick’s Chapel Baptist Church
will be the guest speaker. Brunch will
be served following the Saturday
morning service. On Sunday, Sep
tember 22 at the 11 :i.m. service, Pas-
torGwendaI ccofMelbourne, Florida
will be the guest speaker.
Word of Life's pastor Bishop Os
car Cunningham will be the guest
speaker in a three-night revival (Sep
temher 25-27 at 7:30 nightly) spon
sored by 'Tabernacle of Praise, lo-
Ciited on Steven Street in Raeford.
The host ptistor is Bishop Arnold
McRae.
Minister Cornell Duncan will be
Ihe guest spetiker at Christ Free Will
Baptist Church Sunday, September 8
;it 4 p.m.
Gospel fest, talent show
A gospel Test and plate sale are
being sponsored by 'I'he New True
Believers ;it the libr:iry stage in down
town Raeford ;il a.m. -8 p.m. Satur-
da\. September 7.
There will be games and a talent
show for youth. Singing, beginning at
3 p.m., will be by Mcl-aiichlin Chapel
Male Choir, Four Real Gospel Art
ists. Jan Pettey, Center Grove M.B.
Church Male Choir, Southern Bells,
Sister Kathryn Fennell, Big Red 'n'
Ihe Spiritual Notes, Rev. Curtis ‘n’
the New 'True Fklievers, J.L. Glenn
Singers. Appointed II Ministries
(diinee). Blessed Foundation, Leach
Springs Male Choir. I'ull Gospel Sing
ers and Waiiiors foi ( hiisl.
Preschool openings
'I'he Riieford United Methodist
Church istakingapplicalions for next
year's preschool. 'There tire openings
for three and four years olds. Call
Jane Britt at 875-43^/8 for more infor
mation.
Home Bible study
There is home Bible study Thurs
day nights at 7 p.m. at 7100 Phillipi
( hurch Road. Rockfish. Everyone is
welcome to attend. I’or more infor
mation, call 848-OlhO. Child care is
provided.
Single Mom’s Night
Single Mom’s Night takes place at
the Chapel of Jesus Christ Family
Worship Center. 2295 North Horace
Wallers Road, in the Five Points com
munity every Tuesday night. A nurs
ery is provided. For more informa
tion, call 875-8167 or 875-4419.
Ministers, wives meet
The Raeford/Hokc Ministerial
A.ssociation meets the first Tuesday
of each month at 8 a.m. at the Wagon
Wheel Restaurant.
TheHokeCounty Ministers Wives
meet the last Saturday of each month
at Edinborough Restaurant at 9:30
a.m. Wives of pastors (active or inac-
ti\ e) are welcome.
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Be thankful for the bad
Even fleas have purpose
Eastor’s
There is a difficult verse in the
Bible that goes "in everything gives
thanks ” (I Thessalonians 5:18). You
see, most of us have no trouble giving
thanks when everything is rolling
along. When life is good, there are
few problems and no setbacks. The
problem however, is that this verse
says "in everything. ” That means
when the car breaks down, the AC
goes out, our kids get in trouble, we
get in trouble, money is tight, our
health is not what we want it to be, etc,
we arc to give thanks.
Now my question is, why'.’ I mean,
when my car is being towed or on the
hottest day of the year the parsonage
AC goes out — I really don't feel like
giving thanks! I would much rather
fuss and fume! (Of course all that
fussing and fuming doesn’t fix any
thing and for that matter till my wor
rying and pouting doesn't help either,
as Debbie isquick to remind me). But
w hy should we give thanks when ev
erything seems to be going wrong,
when we are having a really "bad"
day?
We ‘give thanks" because in do
ing so we are growing as a Christian.
We give thanks because we tire learn
ing to trust God in every situation and
finally we give thanks because in giv
ing thanks we discover that even in
the midst of problems God is bringing
us ble.ssings.
How is that possible? Because God
is good all the lime! And because
giving thanks opens our hearts to
God’s petice in the middle of our
storm. His love in the miilst of our
heartache and His grace in the midst
of our sire.ss. One of the things 1 have
learned in my Christian walk is that
when I look back I can see God in the
midst of everything. I can see His
blessings in things that I thought were
trials and tribulations.
In fact, one of Ihe best illustrations
I have seen of that gospel truth was in
a devotional several months ago. It’s
a true story concerning Corn'e ten
Boom. Corric, until her death several
years ago, was a wonderful Christian
witness for the Lord.
In fact, her life story was portrayed
in a Billy Graham movie entitled,
“The Hiding Place. "
Part of that story involves the ar
rest of herself and her entire family by
the Gestapo for hiding Jews during
World War II. Following the arrest,
she and her family were sent to a Nazi
concentration camp. That camp was
filthy, but even worse there were fleas
everywhere.
For a while Corrie struggled with
giving thanks for the fleas even though
her sister (who would die in the con
centration camp) insisted that they
should give thanks for everything,
including those “blessed’’ fleas! That
^en
Rev. Rkbard Vaughan
Raeford United Methodist Church
was really hard for Corrie to do until
the day she realized how God had
blessed them with those fleas because
she suddenly realized that because of
the fleas Ihe guards did not come into
their barracks to "bother the women’’
or to stop them from praying and
signing hymns.
Corrie and her fellow women “pris
oners” were free to worship the Lord
and study the Bible because of those
"blessed" fleas!
So how about you and me? What
are some of the fleas in our lives?
What are those things that arc making
it a bad day for you? What is it that is
making you and I grumble and com
plain? Think about it, what arc the
"fleas" in your life (i.e. big difficul
ties and little annoyances)? 'Then take
this moment and give thanks! Why?
Because when we do you and I will be
amazed at Ihe sudden peace we find,
at the amazing strength that comes,
and even the wonderful wisdom that
begins to fill our soul.
The next time you and I start to
grumble and complain — let’s re
member God’s fleas and give thanks.
Amen? Amen!
SEEDS i
CL
fromI
THE !
SOWER
Michael A. Guido
Metter, Georgia
A driver wondered, "Why’s that
truck following me so closely?"
He stopped his car and hurried
to the truck, only to find it
driverless. Then he remembered
bumping into the truck when he
backed up, and it hooked to the
bumper of his car.
Mistakes of the past have a way
of hooking onto your mind, don’t
they, and they won’t let go.
A great man committed an awful
sin. It was hooked to his mind and
it haunted him. But he confessed it
to the Lord. Then he cried, "He has
removed our sins as far away from
us as the east is from the west."
Hooked onto a miserable
memory? Want forgiveness and
freedom? Call on the Lord.
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