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WORDS about the WORD Texas 2000 fundraiser set July 11
By Deacon Ruben Castaneda
.... Jesus of Nazareth
Catholic Church
GOD SPEAKS TO US
IN EVENTS
1 Kings 19:9, 11-13
Romans 9:1-5
Matthew 14:22-33
As we read the Book of Kings
\ve are introduced to two themes:
silence, and the unexpected.
Elijah was miserable. lie felt
himself to bfe a failure and he
yvanted to die. But he was or-
dered to eat, and to journey to
iHoreb, the mountain of God.
There he was told to stand on
>he mountain, where the Lord
was to pass by. Now in those
days it was believed that thun-
der was the voice of God. The
Hebrew word "kol" means voice
!fis well as thunder and storm.
There was an earthquake that
split the rocks, and caused a
mighty rush of wind. These vio-
lent manifestations would have
been seen as God speaking.
And yet God was not in them.
He was in the sound of a gentle
breeze. The Hebrew, also means
a whisper, a calm silence, in one
'rendering "a sound of sheer si-
lence." All this wealth of mean-
ing contained in one Hebrew
< houn, which we can lose in the
tfjngle word, breeze. Then it was
. tjhat Elijah covered his face w ith
.jbiis cloak and knew the Voice of
God. And yet many are so afraid
Hf silence. The unexpected also
Surfaces in St. Paul's letter to
•the Romans. Here is a man
Deacon
RUBFN CASTANEDA
whose very life is Christ, who
said: "I live not I, but Christ
lives in me," Yet he is ready to
lose the essence of his being if by
doing so, he can save his fellow
Israelites.
And in the Gospel of Mat-
thew? Where are those two
themes? Jesus sent I lis disciples
away. He ordered them into the
boat and told them to cross to
the other side of the water. Then
He went alone into the hills to
find the silence that would allow
him to be with His Father. These
times of solitude seemed to be
essential to His ability to con-
tinue; to be with His Father. In
this stillness it was like.tapping
into the source of His power, and
written by local pastors
realizing who He was.
Not so, for the disciples, who
were rowing into the teeth of a
gale. Perhaps they wondered
why their Master had sent them
into such danger. Storms blew
up on Lake Galilee without
warning, and worse than a storm
was what they thought was a
ghost. But He came to them, and
called out to them; and Peter on
impulse walked towards Him
across the waves. Was he test-
ing Christ or himself? Jesus put
out His hand at once, and held
him. Then came the silence as
the wind stopped and storm
calmed, and in the calm the dis-
ciples knew Him as the Son of
God.
God speaks to us in events.
He is in the laughter and in the
tears. He is with us in the ordi-
nary, and in the suddien, unex-
pected storms. He knows that
we start things and do not al-
ways continue, and we cai
always find the faith, let alone
the courage to walk towards
Him. We imagine He will over-
ride; the noise of our World and
tell us plainly in a loud voice
what He wants us to do. But He
is unexpectedly silent. Yet if we
find in the day a time to be silent
with Him - a short prayer in the
morning, or a gathering into
awareness at a stop sign, or the
traffic light,-or just the Words
"thank you" when we remember
His goodness - then His voice
will be in that stillness and His
hand will hold us.
Edgar,
p James and Patricia Edgar of
'^reckenridge announce the en-
gagement of their daughter,
Kari Lee Edgar to Robert Dustin
Anderson, son of. Bobby and
Paula Anderson, also of Breck:
<?nridge.
The bride-elect is a 1995
graduate of Breckenridge High
; School and a recent graduate of
'Southwest Texas State Univer-
sity in San Marcos, with a bach-
elor of science degree in health
^information management. She
<»t4 the granddaughter of the late
|Lee Scott and Margaret
Robinson of Woodson and
jBonnie Edgar and the late R.W.
Edgar Sr. of Albany.
The prospective groom is a
1995 graduate of Breckenridge
High School and will graduate
from Texas Tech University in
• Lubbock with a bachelor of sci-
ence degree in civil engineer-
ing- He is the grandson of Doris
Wylieand the late W.L. Wylie of
Breckenridge and Bob and Jean
Anderson, also of Breckenridge.
The couple plan to marry
August 21 at the Lord's,Old Time
j-Gospel Church in Breckenridge
!* and plan to reside in the Dallas/
Fort Worth area after their
marriage.
DUSTY ANDERSON & KARI EDGAR
Gillit, Overby set wedding date
A September 25 wedding is
: planned at the Whitney Theatre
r for Gina Gillit and Glen Overby.
; The bride-elect, daughter of
i Martha Gillit and the late Elvis
i Gillit, graduated from Albany
(High School and attended
; Abilene Christian University..
I She is employed by the Abilene
: Reporter News.
; The prospective bridegroom,
ison of Donald and Sharon
| Overby of Rotan, graduated from
jRotan High School and West
J Texas A&M with a bachelor's
:degree in agriculture. He is em-
J ployed by Farm Bureau Insur-
lance in Snyder.
Merrell earns
WTAM degree
Nicole Merrell, daughter of
jBobbie Cauble, graduated from
jWest Texas A&M University at
jthe May 15 commencement cer-
jemonies.
Merrell was among the 273
:WTA&MU students named to
Jthe Dean's List for the 1999
spring semester. Students on
jthe Dean's List achieved a grade
Jpoint average of 3.25 . to 3.85
with a minimum of 12 under-
graduate hours.
A Sunday luncheon has been
planned for July 11 as a
fundraiser for the "Texas 2000"
crusade, which will be bringing
"The Power Team" to Albany
durihg August.
The luncheon will be held at
12:00 noon immediately follow-
ing morning worship services at
First Baptist Church. The menu
will include brisket, beans, sal-
ads,.dessert and iced tea.
Donations will be taken for
the meal to sponsor "The Power
Team," a group of Christian
strong men, during a five-day
crusade in Albany.
The team is scheduled to be in
Albany on August 18-22 and will
hold nightly meetings at the Al-
bany High School Auditorium.
The team will also conduct dem-
onstrations in local schools dur-
ing the day.
Two assemblies will be held
in Albany on August 18 — one
for the elementary and another
for junior and senior high stu-
dents. Moran and Lueders stu-
CARD OF THANKS
May God Bless each of you
for your expressions of kind-
ness during our recent loss, the
visits, flowers, cards, and
prayers will always be remem-
bered.
Betty Sue and Pete Torres
and the family
of Harvey Buckner
CARD OF THANKS
Thank you to everyone Who
sent cards, flowers, who visited
and called during my two stays
in the hospital, and since I came
home. And to those who sent
food, ti was greatly appreciated.
Most of all, thank you to all the
people praying for me. It meant
so much to us to know so many
people cared.
Raymond Hawkins
and family
dents will also attend the Al-
bany assemblies.
The group will travel to Stam-
ford for an afternoon assembly
on August 18, followed by an
appearance in Throckmorton on
, August 19 and Breckenridge on
August 20.
Each evening the team will .
hold a crusade at the local audi-
torium. Students attending the
rallies during the day will be
invited to participate in the
evening services.
This is the third year tjie
"Texas 2000" crusade is being
sponsored in Albany by First
Baptist and Friendship Baptist
Church, along with First Bap-
tist in Moran. FirstUnited Meth-
odist Church and First Assem-
bly of God are both joining the
local Southern Baptist churches
in the effort to reach every resi-
dent in Texas with the gospel
message of Jesus Christ by the
year 2000.
VBS fun
Taryn Brown (c) gets a lot of help with her Monday night
Vacation Bible School project from Josi Hudson (I) and
Bethany Salters. The first VBS of the summer was held
Monday through Thursday at Trinity Lutheran Church
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