Cliff Schimmels tells a warm-hearted little story of something
that happened in his youth. It took place one cold, winter morn-
n g before he had started school. His father came into the kitchen
d asked Cliff if he would like to go with him to feed the cows.
at sounded like fun to Cliff, so he dressed warmly and went out
take his place in the world of work.
Cliff and his father harnessed the team, Babe and Blue, and went
over the hill with a wagon full of hay. After
they had found the cows and unloaded the hay
for them, they started their journey back home.
Then Cliff's dad looked over at him and said,
“Would you like to drive?” Cliff naturally
responded “Yes,” for it was exciting to get fo
drive anything, whether it was a car, a truck, or
even a hay cart.
So Cliff took the lines from his father and
looped them over his hands as he was told, and
then they plodded toward home. But the plod-
ding bothered young Cliff, and he decided that
i sem they should speed up. First they began at a trot,
ir “and that was so much better to Cliff that he decided he would
quicken the pace even more. Unfortunately, Babe and Blue had
~ other ideas, and they began to run.
~ As they moved faster and faster, the wagon began to bounce
~ from mound to mound. Realizing what was happening, Cliff
~ began to try to slow down the runaway team, and he pulled on the
lines until his small hands began to cramp. He cried and pleaded,
but nothing seemed to help. Old Babe and Blue just kept on run-
ning.
Cliff then glanced at his dad, who was sitting there looking
* across the pasture as the world went by. By this point, Cliff was
frantic. His hands were cut from the lines, and tears were stream-
ing down his face. Finally, in utter desperation, Cliff turned to his
father and said, “Here, Daddy, I don’t want to drive anymore.”
That event took place many years ago, and after Cliff grew old
enough to have children calling him “grandpa,” he became fond of
~ retelling this little story. And when you think about it, it’s the sort
of story that helps us to get a handle on the nature of God's pres-
ence and provisions. Like Cliff's father, God is always with us, but
rarely does He choose to take the lines out of our hands unless we
~ are willing to ask Him to.
~ Italso fascinates me that, like Cliffs father who was sitting there
quietly while it seemed that Cliff was caught in a horrible chaos, so
~ God patiently waits with us through all of our times of struggle
and difficulty - waiting until just the right moment when we real-
= ize that, no matter how much power we may have in our hands,
4 we simply have to turn to the Heavenly Father and say, “Here, I
~~ don’t want to drive anymore.”
Ks
Jeff Hensley is pastor of Kings Mountain Baptist Church. His
column appears each week in the Kings Mountain Herald.
RED CROSS BLOOD DRIVES
© The Cleveland County Red -
¢ Cross has scheduled the follow-
| ing blood drives for the month
. of March. All donors may enter
. a drawing for a chance to win a
| cruise for two and two Delta
* round trip airline tickets.
Monday, Wal Mart, Shelby,
12-4:30 p.m.
Friday, March 21 - Burkes
Outlet, 1655 E. Dixon Blvd.
Shelby, 12:30-5 p.m. Free Chick
fil-A coupons and free T-shirts.
Tuesday, March 25 - Kings
Mountain High School, 8 a.m.-
Friday, March 7 - Cleveland 1:30 p.m. Free Chick fil-A
Mall, 11:30-4 p.m. Free Chick coupons.
fil-A coupons. Wednesday, March 26 -
Sunday, March 16 - Christ Polkville Volunteer Fire Dept.
Covenant Church, 1050 Sam 3-7:30 p.m.
Lattimore Rd., Shelby, 8:30 a.m.- March 31 - Lowe's, Shelby,
1pm. 12:30-5 p.m.
The Kings MoUhtain Herald
Solid Rock Baptist Church,
Kings Mountain, will host the
Bluegrass Gospel Tones in con-
cert March 8 at 7 p.m. The pub-
lic is invited. For directions or
more information call 704-739-
5135. !
Worshipfest 2008 will be at
Second Baptist Church, 120
Linwood Rd., Kings Mountain
Saturday night at 6 p.m. The
free concert features Living
Truth, More Than Rubies, and
Faithful Friends. Churches,
ministers, and worship leaders
are encouraged to attend. For
more information call 704-739-
4216.
Dover Baptist Church, 1501
Polkville Rd., Shelby, will host a
chicken pie supper Sat., March
8 at 5 p.m. Takeout is available.
For more information call Dr.
Bulo Price at 704-487-8462.
Midview Baptist Church, 703
Margrace Rd., Kings Mountain,
will host One-N-Christ in con-
cert Sat., March 8 at 7 p.m. The
public is invited. For more
information call Ronny Roberts
at 704-730-9382 or 704-300-5355.
8th Street Church of God,
906 S. 8th St., Bessemer City,
will hold a benefit dinner and
singing for Johnny Pendleton
March 8. A spaghetti dinner
begins at 5 p.m. and costs $5.
The singing begins at 6 p.m. For
more information call 704-435-
8256.
The final Kings Mountain
Community Lenten service
will be March 12 at Boyce.
Memorial ARP Church. The
service will be brief and the
public is invited.
Resurrection Lutheran
Church, 600 Crescent Circle,
Kings Mountain, will hold its
final evening meal and lenten
prayer service Wednesday,
March 12 at 6 p.m. and 6:45,
respectively.
Antwone Camp will present
her initial sermon on Sunday,
March 9 at 5 p.m. at Peoples
Baptist Church, 1010 Groves
St., Kings Mountain. Pastor
John Houze invites the public.
Kingdom Life Ministry, 114
S. Railroad Ave. Kings
Mountain, will hold Spirit of
Excellence Women Month dur-
ing March with various area
speakers participating. The
theme for Sunday, March 9 at 4
p.m. is “Created for Greatness,”
and the theme for Sun., March
16 at 4 p.m. is “Called to Lead.”
For more information, call 704-
734-0082.
WNC Ministries is creating a
Women’s Ministry Directory.
All women who desire to be
included, regardless of race or
denomination, should call
Billie fo letiorios as at 704-914-8999 or
CHURCH BRIEFS
Carla Ellis at 704-923-7746 by
March 11. The directory will be
available on March 22.
Adams Chapel AME Zion
Church, 212 Lake Montonia
Road, will hold its annual Youth
Revival Explosion March 10-12.
Guest speaker will be Rev. Keith
Wiggins of Pleasant Ridge AME
Zion Church, Gastonia. There
will be dinner and homework
assistance from 4:45-5:30 p.m.,
breakout sessions from 5:45-
6:30 p.m., and a praise service at
6:45 p.m. During the breakout
sessions, ages 0-grade two will
have Bible study and play time,
grades 3-8 will have EOG stud-
ies, and grades 9-up will have
Bible study and discussion. For
more information call Tracy
Hutchens at 704-718-5748.
‘Beulah United Methodist
Church, 1534 Stony Point Rd.,
will hold a breakfast buffet Sat.,
March 15 from 7-10:30 a.m. The
cost is $5 for adults and $3 for
children under 12.
Pastor John and Fonda
Houze will celebrate their 17th
pastoral anniversary at Peoples
Baptist Church, 1010 Groves
St., Kings Mountain, on Sunday,
March 16 at 11 a.m. and 3 p.m.
The public is invited.
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will celebrate five years of min-
istry Sat., March 22 at Kingdom
Life CM, 114 S. Railroad Ave.,
Kings Mountain. From 9 a.m.-
12 noon, the group will
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led by Ministers Melissa
Spearmen and Sandra Moore;
and at 5 p.m. Pastor Cruceta
Jeffeirs will lead a worship serv-
ice. For more information call
704-734-0082.
Peoples Baptist Church, 1010
Groves St., Kings Mountain,
will hold its Easter Sunrise
Service on Sunday, March 23 at
6 a.m. Regular worship will be
at 8:30 a.m. The public is invit-
ed.
Sunrise Baptist Church,
Kings Mountain, will host
Adam Beard of Bessemer City
in concert Sat., March 29 at 6
p-m. The public is invited.
Refreshments will be served fol-
lowing the singing.
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