Ohio Independent Baptist, June/July 1938

God and Flag are Honored ·'~2S"252522525252.52s2s2m22m2_1:- J ~ WANTED ~ l}J F . C Rj 1rst grade teacher for 1968-69 chool year. Must be certified in Oh io and belong to an Independent Bapti t Churc·h. Write Xenia hriis– tian Day choo l, J l 20 South De– troit treet, Xenia, Ohio - 45385. ll [~~~ A Personal Testimony by Miss Carla Packard Boys Learn to Bu ild Nothing is more refreshing th an th e " w ay" in wh ich the Lord le ads in th e lives of His children. The principal of the Xen ia Christian Day School is Miss Carla Packard . Prior to her becoming a part of this work, she taught in the field of fore ign languages at Cedarville College. Your editor was interested in knowing HOW the Lord had led in directing her to accept this new work. We feel that her testimony will prove a challenge to many who read it. " The Lord moves m mysterious ways His wonders to perform!" Just one year ago t his month my pastor approached me wi,th a sur– prising question. For years, P as,tior Teeters e:xiplai:ied, the Board of Em– manuel Baptist Ohurch had been praying about ,the iformation of a ' Christian Day School. A fine ;iew educational unit had been added to the church with th i in mi:ld; norw someone was needed to direct ,the school. Would I be interested b. the position? I laughed; ,the ,thought of myself as a "lady ' principal" struck me as quite amusing, e peoiailly since I wa a college language teacher! The pastor asked me ,to pray about it, however, and I oould:1't refuse that request. The following two months were difficult, for the Lord began to deal 'with me about acceptbg ,the position of principal. "Why M ?" I argued. "My training is in French!" Then one December morning as I was s,itting in a Cedarville College chapel service, the peaker said, "When the angel came to Mary to tell her he would be the mother of Jesus he didn't ask why she was chosen, but imply repJi.ed, 'Behold ,the hand– maid of ,the Lord. Be it unto me according to T,hy Word.'" I real ized then that I had no right to questio:i the wi dom of God's plan. Shor,tly thereafter I ,told Him that I would direct the Ohristian Day School, a;id immed>iately there came the as urance that this was where He wanted me. After I had accepted the position, Pastor Teeter shared with me hi own experience. For ju t three days after talking with me, he had prayed about the chooJ and my part in it. The:i, he said, ,the burden wa lifted and he k:1ew that the Lord had taken care of everything. How thrilled I was to know that ,the question >had been ettled by our Sovereign God Him elf! On the foHowiog day, ata:i did his be t to convi::lce me ,that I had made the wrong decision. Peace came once more only when I read of ilme Battle of Jericho: God' people obeyed Him, and He brought the wall down! Si :i.ce that day, God has led u one step at a time. On September 6, the Xe:1ia Christian Day chool opened its doors, and there are now -thirty~four children enrolled in our nur ery a:1d kindergarten olasses. We rejoice ,to see the intere t of aved a:-id un aved parents alike in ,llhe Chri tian training of their children. A the Lord lead , we plan to add from o:ie to three grade nex,t faJI. How thankful I am for ,the part God has given me in thi wonderful adve:iture - His miracle! Mrs. Osborn Teaches 1he Christian Leaders of Tomorrow! rHE OH 10 INDEPENDENT BAPTIST JUNE·JULY, 1968 11