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Terrell Golden and Xavier Johnson studying at St. James CME church, where a home
work program is under way three days a week.
St. James CME looking
toward the future
By NANCY HAWK
Journal Staff Writer
Editor’s note: This is the
second in a series on local
churches.
When the door opens and
you look around the room,
you might expect some whin
ing or maybe even some cry
ing; at the very least a: “I
can’t do this.” Instead you
would find a group of young
people with their eyes on
their futures.
Students from first grade
through ninth come to St.
James CME Church on
Tuesday, Wednesday and
Thursday for some extra
studying. Mostly they do
their homework, but the
impressive thing is that they
come into the room, sit down
and get started. No pushing
or scolding just studying,
without a lot of fuss.
The idea started more than
a year ago. Teachers who are
members of the church talk
ed about the needs of school
children and how the test
scores for local schools are
not good. Michael Hardin,
brought the issues up again
in July, but it was still a
work in progress.
The pastor was the next
level to take on this proj
ect. Seeking more help, both
in prayer and membership
action, the Pastor spoke of
the struggle that happened
The right way to start a new year
Happy New Year to all.
I take this opportu
nity to say “Thanks”
to each of you for your sup
port of “Reflections” over
the past.
Your encouragement is
greatly appreciated.
The positive responses to
my letters to “Santa” and to
God were overwhelming.
As we leave the old year
and move on to the new, I
ask for your prayerful sup
port that I will be attentive
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Shining the ught
in the desert from the Bible’s
book of Jeremiah during a
sermon. This is when the
program began to take shape
and Ruth McHugh, another
church member began to
push for the tutoring pro
gram to actually take shape.
So it was born and exists as
a ministry of hope from St.
James Church.
Delores Lewis,, a resident
of Perry who has taught in
Perry and also in Boston
for a period of time, is an
inspiration in motivation
and encouragement.
Ruth McHugh while not
working as a teacher, helps
keep the children on track.
McHugh sees this as a min
istry that needs to expand.
The effort here is not a fund
ed option of some technical
authority but it is the spirit
of the heart that communi
ties have been founded on
for centuries: Those with
willing hands simply doing.
The students, who are
from Tucker, Perry Primary,
Perry Middle School and
Perry High School, are seri
ous about their work. Most
when asked what their favor
ite subject is say “math”.
The study time, which is
three days a week, and the
program helps the children
get their homework and
to God’s voice and follow His
leading.
Lord,
prepare
me for this
day,
Direct
me as I go
my way,
Show me
the deeds
I ought to
do,
That I
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extra reading done.
Lewis hopes the program
can expand. “We are here.
We are willing to spend the
time.” She believes the pro
gram can reach many stu
dents, but there is a need
for a van to come their way,
and more children could par
ticipate.
Tyrell Golden, a seventh
grader at Perry Middle
School, is the assistant.
When asked why, Golden
says, “I don’t mind helping
here, it’s my community and
it is how I give back. This
is my granddaddy’s church
and he believed in his com
munity. I like to help every
one in my community. ”
Xavier Johnson is a fourth
grader at Tucker Elementary.
Johnson says, “I like math
but studying helps me for
school tomorrow. I just have
it ready. Everyone here is
nice.”
Another Tucker student
Jakira Taylor is a third grad
er. Jakira believes it is her
teacher’s help that means
the most. She confided,
“Math is like PE, because
there are fun things to do
like multiplication, adding
or subtracting even round
ing.” What does Taylor want
to be when she grows up
? A doctor or a teacher or
a cheerleading coach. She
says.
See SHINING, page 6B
Guide me where I need
to be,
Show me someone to lead
to Thee,
Give me wisdom as I seek
The words of love that I
should speak.
I pray, O Lord, to do my
best
Grant me courage to face
each test,
Help me firmly take a
stand
And walk with Jesus, hand
in hand.
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First prom with Welch
Marion Welch was the
prettiest, sweet
est and most per
sonable fifth grader I have
ever known. She was very
mature for her tender age
of 12. All fifth grade boys
were infatuated with her.
I particularly remem
ber attending a class prom
party at Cynthia Muse’s
home. After the meal we
assembled for the prom.
There were a total of ten
proms lasting about 10 min
utes each. Each consisted of
walking out the driveway,
down a hill and returning
to the house. All the girls
were given a card and a
pencil. As the boys asked to
be escorts, the girls would
jot down their names in
order.
All the boys made a* mad
rush toward Marion Welch,
many pushing and shov
ing to get in line. Some
poor guys were left out as
Marion had only 10 avail
able slots, but I was lucky
enough to be number six
on her escort list. When it
came my turn, I was ner
vous. My jitters were short
lived, however, as Marion
seemed so open and person
able. During that remark
able 10 minutes she made
me feel like I was the only
Teens try everyone’s patience
Question: I hear so
much about communi
cating with our children
and making sure we stay
on the same wavelength.
How can I do that dur
ing the teen years?
Dr. Dobson: You can
expect communication to
be very difficult for several
years. I have said that ado
lescence is sometimes like
a tornado. Let me give you
a better analogy. This time
of life reminds me in some
ways of the very early space
probes that blasted off from
Cape Canaveral in Florida.
I remember my excitement
when John Glenn and the
other astronauts embarked
on their perilous journeys
into space. It was a thrilling
time to be an American.
People who lived through
those years will recall that
a period of maximum dan
ger occurred as each space
craft was re-entering the
Earth’s atmosphere. The
flier inside was entirely
dependent on the heat
shield on the bottom of the
capsule to protect him from
temperatures in excess of
1,000 degrees Fahrenheit.
If the craft descended at
the wrong angle, the astro
naut would be burned to
cinders. At that precise
moment of anxiety, nega
tive ions would accumulate
around the capsule and
prevent all communication
with the Earth for approxi
mately seven minutes. The
world waited breathlessly
for news of the astronaut’s
safety. Presently, the reas
suring voice of a man named
Chris Craft would break in
and say: “This is Mission
Control. We have made
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other person in the world.
We held hands strolling
down the hill and back up
towards the house. When
the walk concluded she was
most gracious, expressing
her pleasure and apprecia-
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kind and considerate to
everyone.
Marion lived in Perry for
only one school year. Her
family moved away and I
know not where. I have
often wondered how she
fared in life. Based on my
exposure to her, I would
bet she enjoyed a success
ful career and became a
wonderful wife, mother and
grandmother.
Of all the people I encoun
tered during my growing up
years in Perry she was the
one I felt most likely to suc
ceed. I have often wondered
how some young people can
be so well adjusted early
contact with Friendship
Seven. Everything is A-OK.
Splashdown is imminent.”
Cheers and prayers went
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Dobson
Focus on the Family
Cronkite seemed relieved.
The application to the
teen years should be appar
ent. After the training
and preparation of child
hood are over, a pubescent
youngster marches out to
the launching pad. His par
ents watch apprehensively
as he climbs aboard a cap
sule called adolescence and
waits for his rockets to fire.
His father and mother wish
they could go with him, but
there is room for just one
person in the spacecraft.
Besides, nobody invited
them. Without warning, the
mighty rocket engines begin
to roar and the “umbilical
cord” falls away. “Liftoff!
We have liftoff!” screams
the boy’s father.
Junior, who was a baby
only yesterday, is on his
way to the edge of the uni
verse. A few weeks later,
his parents go through the
scariest experience of their
lives: They suddenly lose
all contact with the capsule.
“Negative ions” have inter
fered with communication
at a time when they most
want to be assured of their
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in life. Is it due to genet
ic disposition, parental
upbringing, Providential
influence, or a combina
tion of these factors? I
hope that my three grand
daughters - Ashtyn, Alyssa,
and Jordan - will emulate
Marion Welch’s example as
they grow up.
As we enter the new
year, those with young
children should make it
their number one priority
to raise their children in a
Christian environment, to
ensure they receive a good
education and acquire the
proper social skills to equip
them to survive in a diverse
and competitive world, and
to make certain they don’t
run around with the wrong
crowd.
Association with the
wrong crowd has destroyed
more young lives than
any other single reason.
For those who already
have grown children, rest
assured they still need us
as much as ever. We must
listen to them, encourage
them, and be there for them
when they need us. There
is no greater assurance
than to know your parents
are standing behind you in
steadfast love and enduring
support.
tion. I
am sure
she
treated
her other
nine
escorts
the same
way. She
was that
type of a
person,
friendly,
son’s safety. Why won’t he
talk to them?
This period of silence
lasts much longer than a
few minutes, as it did with
John Glenn and friends.
It may continue for years.
The same kid who used to
talk a mile a minute and
ask a million questions has
now reduced his vocabulary
to nine short phrases. They
are: “I dunno,” “Maybe,”
“I forget,” “Huh?”, “No!”,
“Nope,” “Yeah,” “Who me?”
and “He did it.” Otherwise,
only “static” comes through
the receivers - groans,
grunts, growls and gripes.
What an apprehensive time
it is for those who wait
on the ground! Years later,
when Mission Control fears
the spacecraft has been
lost, a few scratchy signals
are picked up unexpectedly
from a distant transmitter.
The parents are jubilant
as they hover near their
radio.
Was that really his voice?
It is deeper and more
mature than they remem
bered. There it is again.
This time the intent is
unmistakable. Their spacey
son has made a deliberate
effort to correspond with
them!
He was 14 years old when
he-blasted into space and
now he is nearly 20. Could
it be that the negative envi
ronment has been swept
away and communication
is again possible? Yes. For
most families, that is pre
cisely what happens. After
years of quiet anxiety, par
ents learn to their great
relief that everything is A
OK onboard the spacecraft.
See DOBSON, page 6B
up in res
taurants,
banks,
airports
and mil
lions of
homes
across
the coun
try. Even
CBS
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