The Ohio Independent Baptist, October 2001

ear Forever Friends: HConsider your ways...Consider your ways." Last night 1 went to bed with these words of the prophet Haggai lingering in my mind . I had read them early, then meditated on them throughout the day. After time alone with the Lord this morning (September 11) I turned on the coffee pot, but rather than reading my de":otional book of hymns a I usual ly do \vhile the coffee i brewing, I wi tched on the radio. In the middle of a routine new ca t came the announcement of a pl ane crashing into one of the World Trade Center to\vers. I poured my coffee and went immedi – ately to the famil y room. Ju t as the te!evi ion image came into focu , I w1tne ed the attack on the second tower. Only phone call took me away after that though l traveled around the world in prayer for victims, their loved ones (and rn ine), mi sionarie , and government offi cials. Today, I've witnessed the willingne s of o,ne to co1nmit murder and uicidc to fu rther their evil purpose , and I've wept Ladies who gave their testimonies at the Spring OWMU meeting / This Notice Is To Jar Your Memory! Pray that we reach our goal of $4,050 for Medals for Glory before October. me.11lto: Fr anclne Beres 4331 Ell6worth-Rr::ir:-.--- Stow, 011 44224 over the knowledge that too often we, God 's people, ha e let the trivial tl1ings of thi world divert our time energy and devotion fro ,n Chri t ' good and noble cau e. Is God once again peaking through Haggai and admoni hing u to "Consider our way "? Th is same day a letter ha come fro1n mi sionary friends in New Gu inea. It begins... ''Dear Friend , hoii• is J:our daJ' going? Ho111 JJroduclive have J 'OU heen.for the Lord so f ar in 200 I ? H OH' is rour t1•alk \Vith the Lore/? It is goocl to ask our– selves tough, challenging questions like these. On the other hand, i,t.1hen the ansirers are not positiFe, re._flecting on such nzatlers can becon1e depressing and discouraging. Where do i,·e goJi·on, there ivhen things are not as thev should he? The Lord is calling on us to n1ake changes or allo\·V Hiln to change us. What about the things over 1,-1.•hich i,ve haFe no control? Need ive _vie/cl to 11egativisn1 and beco,ne despondent? A bsolute~r no/! Those of. us \1 1 ho k1101, · the Savior are on the , ....inning sicle.' We are the chilclren of the /i,·ing God \tt'ho H 1 ill defeat /-!is e11en1ies and hefore il·hose Son ever }' knee shall boii·. He is KING OF KJNGS ancl LORD of· LORDS. No ,natter u·hat the i1111neciiate circu1nsta11ces. Gocl 's JJeOJ /e have no reason l o he negati,·e. deJJresserl or cliscouragecl. 'L(/i up J'Our heacls. hecause )'Our rcc/e1111Jtion is near. ·" God 's tin1ing is perfec t i it not? On th is sad day He, aga in , say to u through rniss ionari c in C\V Guinea; "C'onsidcr your ,vays;" repent if you need to. Then take heart, and get busy. There ' ,nuch to do be fore I-le corn cs. Wc rnust 1na kc ' ' Pass ing It On ...To Our World" 111ore than a ni ce thcn1c. ll n1ust be our hi ghes t pri ority, our heartfe lt pa ·~io n. In I li s Love, Sue Miller Inn at Amish Door Retreat November 8-9 Speaker: Gloria Dayton ·1 heme: "Seekers of Your rieG rt" ~ tor 11101"'8 1ntorrne.1 t1r)11, c. 0,1 t. ,~ t !3ro11,1 ::;treel 8~?/Jll::,f C '/1111r. /1. llAro,1, at ;j30 .37€, 0·,,...,!; 2001-2002 OWMU Officers President SueMiller 1750Flinthill Drive Columbus,OH 43223 614-8754128 Vice President: Susan Johnson Box247 Huntsburg,OH 44046 440-636-5543 Secretary: BettyDyak 1911 Eldridge Ave. Akron, OH 44301 330-724-9676 Treasurer: FrancineBeres 4331Ellsworth Rd. Stow,OH 44224 330-945-9346 OW .111V fFa([ :Meeting (Tuescfay, Octv6er 23 1:00 p. 1n. <;race()3aptist ('fiurcfi 3491 1/)an:S 18(l'J. '(t'eslercr1/Te Ofi 10 Specia( 1 feat ure: :More Susie Queen L ice ·Project: ']i4eda fs for (}le>')' Ol1io I11depe11dc11t Baptist is a publication of the ()l1io .\ ssociation of Regular Baptist ( ' hurc ht.·~ 1<:ditor Stale Rcprcscntatt , c l)a\ ill \\' ar1 t'n .\ !tts i~tant i.: ditor Pat \,\,'arrcn l\ lanagi ng 1-4:ditor Linda 'l'hon1a~ 'l't.•rhniral ,\ 'i1.;i1.;tancc R l'g. t , l l' r (i 1 .1ph1c, R.indl>lph L'\\ '\ 01 k P IL'.l,L' dtl L'l l .tit l'lHlllllL'll l , , l l U I L'\ (>Olldl'lll l' ,t lld Il l'\\ , ll l ()hi(> I nlh:pc11dcnt lt1pti\ t ,.:! 7 l ,t,t l)t l\L' l ) ;.1, 1011() 11 J""l4(l) t) 1 7 )l) l 02l) ~ lhl· ()IB 1, puhlhhl·d ,1, 11111L·, j)LI ,1..•,t1 h, lht• t )hh1 \ ,,u1..1,llhHI ,11 1{1,. •td.11 B .1p11,1 t hutlhl, ,.?., l ,r... 1 Il1"~·. ll.1,1u11 <>I I l"'tl'> '-. ulhl11pt11111,.11l· 'iilll\~l"'ln1c1g11)p,1 ,L.ll - "'I