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♦ FRIDAY, OCTOBER 20,2006 6B MISSION From page jB returned, but a few homes have been re-built. “As we travel out to locate our first site, it is still hard to find the streets since most surface street signs have been washed away and not replaced. Some local hom eowners have painted their own signs and hung them at a nearby intersection. The hurricane/flood has also physically changed some routes, so it is more difficult to locate the homes. “We locate our first home and the owner is standing outside eagerly awaiting our help. We do our greet ing, circle up for prayer, and start the work. We finish that house with the assis tance of the homeowner. We know it is hard for her to discard everything, and for Church Briefs Lowery concert The sounds of Christian music entertainment will ring loudly Oct. 27 at the Second Baptist Church in Warner Robins as Christian recording artist, songwriter and comedian Mark Lowry brings the God Is Crazy About You Tour to the city. A presentation of Premier Productions, this event begins at 7 p.m. Tickets are available at the Valley View Church office and select area Christian book stores. To charge tickets by phone, call 1-800-965-9324. Complete information may be obtained by calling 478- 923-7101 or by logging onto DOBSON From page jB his mental health. And by all means, do not tolerate unkindness to animals. Question: I’ve heard that Attention Deficit Disorder is controversial and that it may not even exist. You obviously dis agree and believe that ADD does exist. Dobson: Yes, I disagree, although the disorder has become faddish and it tends to be overdiagnosed. But when a child actually has this problem, I assure you his or her parents and teach ers don’t have to be con vinced. Question: What does behavioral research tell us about the best way to raise children? Have scientific studies spelled out what works and what doesn’t, especially regarding how to disci pline properly? Dobson: My answer may sound like heresy coming from a man who spent 10 years of his life as a profes sor of pediatrics, responsible for medical and behavioral research, but I don’t believe the scientific community is capable of determining the best parenting techniques. There have been some worthwhile studies, to be sure, but the subject of disci pline almost defies definitive investigation. Why? Because the only way to study this topic scientifically would be to place newborns ran domly in “permissive” vs. POWELL From page jB So went our conversation. I was visibly shaken knowing my son had been involved in such a perilous undertaking. I had to stop thinking about it. I thanked the Lord and His angels for looking over Bill and David and keeping them safe. We raise our children to the best of our ability but never know when they are going to put themselves in harm’s way. When they start driving the car, riding with other teenagers and going on dates, we pray for their safety, pacing the floor and waiting up for their return home. A minister once told me of a Biblical principal taken from the book of Hosea that if applied would protect our loved ones. Just as there are physical laws such as gravity, there are also spiritual laws her to watch us remove her possessions and stack them by the curb to be trucked away forever. “At the end of the day, we circle up, thank God for his blessings and keep ing us safe, present a Bible signed by all the workers, some handmade crosses, and one volunteer presents the homeowner some bread baked before the trip to New Orleans. Then we split up and move on to the other homes. We do as much as we can, but others will have to return.” Hamilton says that while many in New Orleans have lost all their material wealth “they still have their faith, and they need our help. They still smile and are not angry because they know the Lord will provide.” The work of the mission is hard physically and emo tionally, he said, “but the www.premierproductions. com Night of Light at New Life New Life Church, located at 2089 U.S. Hwy. 41 South in Perry will hold a “Night of Light” as a Halloween alternative at 6 p.m., Oct. 31. The theme of the event will be “Shining for Jesus.” All are invited to attend. There will be worship songs and skits, carnival games, pumpkin carvings, a Bible character costume contest and refreshments. For more information, or for transpor tation within the Perry area, call 988-9158. “disciplined” families, and then keep them under close observation for 10 or 15 years. Since it is impossible to do that, researchers have tried to tease out informa tion where they could find it. But family relationships are so multidimensional and complicated that they almost defy rigorous scrutiny. Indeed, most of the stud ies reported are scientifical ly useless. For example, Dr. David Larson, psychiatrist and formerly a researcher at the National Institutes of Health, reviewed 132 articles in professional journals that purported to investigate the long-term consequences of corporal punishment. He found most of them flawed in design. Ninety percent of the studies failed to distin guish between good homes where spanking was admin istered by loving parents, and those bordering on (or actually inflicting) child abuse. This distinction is critical for obvious reasons. Dr. Larson concluded that the findings were invalidat ed by this failure to consider the overall health of fam ily relationships.To repeat, the consequences of various approaches to parental dis cipline appear to be beyond the reach of social research. It is simply not possible to study this complex subject scientifically without warp ing families to set up the research design. Even if such studies were conducted, the researchers would be study ing contrived families not typical parent/child relation ships. that govern our existence. Hosea prayed for a provi dential protective hedge around his wayward wife, Gomer. Accordingly, we should peti tion God to place a ‘Hedge of Protection’ around our children so high, so strong and so impenetrable that evil cannot get to them and no harm can befall them. People who have applied this principal tell me that it real ly works. A father whose daugh ter was on drugs and run ning with the wrong crowd told me that he prayed unceasing for his daughter for over a year. As God’s hedge became stronger and strqnger through his daily prayers, his daughter began to change. Evil influences were blocked out and no longer could get to her. She finally came around and became the type of person she was raised to be. I 7 Submitted A local volunteer group recently took this picture on a mission trip to New Orleans. blessings are immeasur- 109 Bear Camp Lake Road, able. There is something for Irwinton, GA 31042, or Dick everyone to do. If you can’t or Judy Hamilton at dick, do physical work, you can sit judyhamilton@cox.net or and allow the folks to grieve, 988-2614. Mission trips to or provide financial help.” New Orleans are now being Those willing to help scheduled for December and should contact “Unto the February. Other dates can Least of His” c/o Bobby Gale, also be scheduled. Greater Union Choir perforins The Mass Choir of the Greater Union ’ Baptist Church, which is located at 1006 Marion St. in Perry, will hold an anniversary cel ebration at 3 p.m., Oct. 29. All are invited to this service of music and fellowship. Call 987-0237 for more informa tion. New motto “Speaking Where The Bible Speaks” is the new motto for the Bonaire Church of Christ. Sunday services include Bible study at 10 a.m.. Dobson is founder and chairman of the board of the nonprofit organization Focus on the Family, PO. Box 444, Colorado Springs, CO. 80903; or www.family. org. Questions and answers are excerpted from “The Complete Marriage and Family Home Reference Guide” and "Bringing Up Boys, ” both published by Tyndale House. WAYNE MOfllllS I . v .,i 2006 FOCUS SI ISißi NtP( ’’ rifi&l**»slß,4ool 2006 GRAND MARQUIS imevs YB - r ya». .. i\nv<! m Drivers. Loaded 1 WUSbwtß* $32,200 ] 2006fXP|DmON 4X4 llstf&i*ff»s42,3ooj Z"ttAJ59S> waync hohnis ! 1608 SAM NUNN BLVD. r PERRY, GEORGIA » l Monday-Friday B:3oam-Bpm Saturday 9am-6pm I www.waynemorrisford.Eom • www.woynemorrisford.Eom » wvw.waynemorrisford.com wwwawaynemorrisford^com RELIGION and worship services at 11 a.m. and 6 p.m. Wednesday Bible Study begins at 7 p.m. Bonaire Church of Christ is located at 459 Highway 247 in Bonaire. Phillip Stuckey is the Evangelist. All visitors are welcome. Sacred Heart Fall Festival Sacred Heart Catholic Church, 250 South Davis Drive, Warner Robins is planning its annual fall fes tival Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., with free concerts, Radio Disney live on stage all day, a hot air balloon, rides, games and a flea mar ket. CLOCK REPAIR 26 Years Experience House Calls Only FACTORY WARRANTY FOR HOWARD MIUiR tf}2-tethSW\ UNBELIEVABLE SAVINGS ON i roK PROGRAM (ARS 12006 TAURUS SIS. I CD. |,j u Power, imb^w^Boo] 2006 FORD 500 - I $24,800 mrsm 2006EXPLORSR XIY ■BmB ■ ! OR CALL TOLA. FREE 1-800-741-5478 It only takes a spark u T Tow shall we sing I" 1 I the Lord’s song JL Xin a strange land?” (Psalms 139:4) I found the answer to that question while on a mission trip in a foreign land. The evangelistic team based in San Antonio, Texas experienced minor vehicle problems at one point of their travel in old Mexico. 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