The Ohio Independent Baptist, February 2003

()llS ()f H<)p , l 011 ri1111ecl t 'ht 1, t 1-.. thl' " h1. )U"-l' ()f h(lf)L' .. for .,II \\ho\\ ill llec to I lin1. In t ' h, 1, t \\ L' h,t\ L' the " hope nt eternal 1trc \\ hich God , \ ho l·,,nn1.){ h L'. p, nnu, ' d bc ft)rc ttntc hcgan" (1' itu~ I :_) . To ( ' ht 1,1 \\ L' h,t\ e " fl ed for refuge to la) hold nf the hope set b L' f1.) t L' u, rhi ht)pt' \\cha\ ca!'- an anchor of the \Olli. both ,u, l' ,tnd ,1cadfa~t' · ( l-l chre,," 6: 18- 19). \11 le ' L'r htlpc, ultitnatcly di sappoi nt and disil lusion u~. t-= \ ' ll the l lnJerg. rt)und Rail road cc uld onl .. Lake p oplc so fa r. l~ut nur " ht)ll . c of hope" firnil ) and c learly pr )1n i e · to take u, all the \\ a \ to the athcr·~ hou~c ! nn1c h) the li ght that still . hine~ in the darkncs. for you! Tt) hr1,t. the ulti1natc " I-lou: c of Hope ... The tin1e to fl ee to Hin1 ,, 110,, ! nme to "e . t ~ 91s er Pastors' ana Wives' Retreat April 6-7 Sunday night - Monday 8 for t~e Pastors ond Wives' Retreat Begin l Opm unday - onclude Mo nday pm - @ 7:30 pm PLACE - The o n1fort Inn , Bellville, hi o *~ Exi e 165 off I-71 CO T - Per Couple 125 - include lodg ing & 3 meal ( 130 for " in-room " spa Extra night avai labl e at low rate) Afternoon Free T ime Biking, Mi11iature Golf, wimming, ere. peakers - Our Friend , Phil and ue Miller - «Lay leader look at the Pastorate" ame: Phone umber: ( ) ------- - ------- Amr. Enclo ed: J\.1nke checks payable to: OARBC A,fail to: Dave Warren, 360 College Hill Dri/Je, Cedarville, Ohio 45314 How To Reach Us... State Representative David & Pat Warren 360 College Hill Drive Cedarville OH 45314 937-766-5913 warrenoarbc@juno.com Church Planting Coordinator Max & Phyl lis Tucker 9163 Steamboat Way West Chester. OH 45069 51 3-942-1295 pltucker5@juno.com 2 radcmy cyMonth n1ulti -cultural secondary schoo l on the ca\ t \ ide of le e land. range hri stian Academy. ce lebrates Black -I istory Month in a realistic way. Orange hri sti an serve~ 96 students in grades 7- 12. wi th 52% Bl ack, 4 1 % White, 4o/o sian, 3o/o Multi- rac ial. and I % Hispanic. Margene Avery, who . c rvcs capably a. ad1nini5trator of the schoo l, and her faculty realize the ir unique re pons ibility and pri vilege to train young peopl to li ve t gether in love and unders tanding. They arc encouraged by their board and current supporting churches, Bethlehem Baptist and Cedar Hil l. To he lp fac ulty and tudent get a ' fee l" for black history a well a, to teach accurate informati on, the entire school become, in ol ed wilh black hi tory for the month . In 2002 they de eloped themes of ten ion to he lp facully and tudent " feel" the ten ion that exi ted during the dark year of slavery in our country. The fir. t week in 2002 they looked at lynching and per a na l ten. ion, . The ccond week ' theme centered on integration and educationa l ten ion , the third week ' theme on ..., the Freedom rides and political ten ion . The las t week ' '" theme centered on the churche and biblical reconc i I iation. Mr ·. A ery explain , "Mo, t people avoid ·ituation and di , cu ion that cau e ten ion becau e we are af raid of being uncomfortable. That alone i one of the emotion that African– Ame rican have experienced." When facing the e rac ial ten ion fo r a month . Gene report , We all fe lt it - black and white." She ummarize , aying. "In thi way we forced our e lve to learn and grow o that we will not repeat hi torical . ituation that were wrong. ,, To develop the e theme, , chool tarted each day wi th a tri via que tion, with the an wer given the fol lowing day. Po ter and pi cture aJ o hung around the building with number . Student were al l gi en numbered paper and the tudent and taff member with the mo t identified picture received a pri ze. Famou Af ri can American, we re featu red around the chool in li fe- ize cardboard di play ; ome of the ir inventi on were al o featured in a gla di play ca e. Every Friday a different family film wa hown. The Fine Art department performed a Chri ti an Black Hi tory program for four chool and two churche entitled, A People' Heritage," written by teacher Carolee Up hur and her i ter, Cecily Patter on. The program revealed the integral part that black people have played in the development of America from l 492 until the pre ent day. Poem , ong and drama enhance the narrative a well a vari ou 'te timonie "of tho e who he lped the black people from Jewi , h and Mennonite background, gain their proper pl ace of equality. . . . . Not onl y did faculty and tudent get involved 10 th1 learning proce , but la t year two of the parents ho ted a fini hing chapel that wa. done on the gym fJ oor, reenacting the di comfort and fear in a lave hip . They then di cu ed the ideal freedom found onl y in Je u Chri t. Th i year' weekly theme inc lude Ori gin of Nationalitie and Hi tory of Slavery. Civil War to Civil Right , Famou Bl ac~ . American , and la tl y. Hi Lory in the Making at Orange Chn t1an Academy. Pa tor Warren Maltox , of Cleveland . will al o pre ent a three-hour eminar,"God and Black Hi tory," one evening for a Parent Teacher Fell ow hip meeting. The teacher wi ll al o u e their fo ur teache r ' meeting thi month to view ·'Eye, on the Prize.,, Reflecting back on 2002, and certainl y wi th a mind towar.d thi year, Margene add , "Throughou t the month, and mo t of th1 year, we have tre ed our difference a God IT.lade each pe~ on unique while working on our li kene e in Ch.n t. Created 1n the ame p~ent , Adam and Eve, and then born again from a?ov~, we are blood brother and i ter in Je u Chri t. Our education 1 continuou in learning and appreciating the di ver ity of our God ."